Sewing Room rehaul and what I am focusing on today.

 I am home alone today since sweetheart went over the Mountain to yet another funeral. I don't do snowy Mountain pass trips because they make me too anxious.

Today I hope to move along on a little 8 year old boy's scripture bag. He saw my grands bags and wanted one. He chose John Deer. He gets baptized next Saturday, so I need to move right along. I would like to gift it to him then.

For Christmas this year I asked for new, white storage spaces in my sewing room. Out with the tall brown cabinets and in with white, under the table storage.  I found I was constantly moving everything due to limited counter tops. Problem solved. I love just sitting in here. My space is super small, yet cute and functional. 

There is still room to sit and machine quilt at my sit down longarm Juki.

I can enjoy my design wall view while sewing. I use my cute Scrub Stitchin' Bag for threads.

Behind the door storage and ironing board storage.

A new storage cabinet that extends my cutting space perfectly. It reminds me of Australia and Jo being topped with a tea towel she sent me for Christmas. 

My ironing board extra sizer pressing board duos as more design displays.  I simple set up the ironing board with it on top when pressing quilt tops and backs.

A floor basket duos as a cute display and my project bag storage.  These bags have precut quilts in them.

My daughter designed this decorative wall that also showcases blocks I am currently working on. It was made from things I already had.

View from the hall looking into the room. I like to sew in an "L" shape with a pressing table to my side. I covered the dark table legs with a fabric.

Design wall and Crazy Sewing Ladies Quilt.

The closet space is used for lots of storage and a little decorating. 

January Chookshed number is 3.

 

The random number generator picked 3.

For me that means to start a new quilt I have been excited to try and put my Country Rose top together.  

Halo is cut and ready for curved piecing.

Country Rose blocks are done and ready to become a top.

Here is the linky.  Show us what your number 3 is.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Chookshed Challenge 2026

 

Welcome back to year 3 of the Chookshed Challenge. Our new badge is ready, and I will post the number for January around 7 tonight Mountain Standard Time.

Anyone can join. The rules are completely loosely interpreted and flexible. Rearrange numbers throughout the year to meet your needs.  The idea is to enjoy progress toward your own goals with a great community of friendly support.

It starts with a numbered list of personal sewing/stitching goals. Some like to add other related goals such as decluttering. Some like general goals like "start something new" while others are very specific. Goals do not have to be finishes. It is ok to just "make progress". A number will be drawn each month and posted here to indicate which goal to focus on that month. Make your goals big or small to meet your needs.

The challenge goes from January through October 2026.

Here is my numbered list.  After visiting on zoom today with the Chookshed Stitchers, I may change the numbers around to match similar projects or goals with other friends. Sewing is more fun with friends even if they are all around the world.

1. Aurora Progress - king size. Needs more blocks, but they are large.

2. Make a bag

I have one nearly done I can finish, but I also want to make 3 more for my grand daughters for Christmas. 

3. Country Rose top plus Halo progress

Country Rose is a sampler. I just want to finish the top. The blocks are done.

Halo is all cut. It is curved piecing.

4. Life's Little Stars progress

I have not started this one yet, but I am excited to.

5. Quilt coat progress 

I want to make a quilt coat from this jelly roll I won.

This is my idea.

I am also in love with this one and hope to do something similar some day. Love the sleeve. 

I just found these photos online.

6. Disney Princess Stitching

They need eye lashes and little details stitched.

7. Disney Princess Progress 

They also need to be put into their castle.

8. Omigish Progress 

This was a leader ender that got skipped over. They are 4.5 inch blicks.

9. Shimmer Quilt Progress 

I have not started this but have fabric selected. I took a class last year and am excited to get started on it.

10. Start Tea party 

I want to maybe do it with wool applique.  I have been wanting to learn how.  It also uses a quick curve ruler that I am excited to learn.

Participants:

Chris

Grace

Lianne

Lin

Lyndsey

MaBetty

Narelle

Rose Marie

Sharm

Dreamworthy Quilts (you are here)

Here is the linky for your 2026 list.  Hope to see you there.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Enjoyed a short Chookshed zoom today where we started our plans for another year of the Chookshed Challenge

There has been a bit of sewing and putting puzzles together happening at Dreamworthy Quilts this past week.  There has also been a calm Christmas, time with family and friends, and a tragic loss of a good neighbor. We continue to look for the positive moments to be grateful for and move more steps forward than backward in our goals and ambitions. Life is to be enjoyed, and it begins with perspective. 

In The Sewing Room

I added a row of sunglasses to a beach themed row quilt. I am loving this little round robin.

I have a bit more stitching to finish the mane and tail on the horse for this row quilt. You can tell in the hooped area. This is identical to another row I made previously.

 

I still have more pieces to glue baste on my two other Farm Sweet Farm quilts.

Life events

Things have been busy since my last post in October.  We did a family motorcycle camp trip that was super fun. We even trick or treated around the camp.

My grandson got a bad friction burn from his motorcycle tire. He tipped over, got pinned under while the throttle got stuck on, and it chewed right through his jeans and knee.

He had to go up to the Salt Lake City Burn Center for a lengthy stay for skin grafts. They removed skin from his thigh for the graft. It is healing very nicely, and he has not let it slow him down at all.

You can see the skin donor site on his thigh. It is compression sleeves and no sun or swimming for a year.

I was able to take a turn at the hospital with him for a weekend. Entertaining an active 6 year old who is hooked to wires in bed was a tricky deal, but we did have fun times. We played on the floor, built a lego truck, and shot down little magnetic creatures with a nerf gun.

When I wasn't at work or with him, I was tending his other 4 siblings so mom and dad could go 3 hours away to the hospital to be with him.  Many neighbors and church members stepped up to help so much. They took turns with kids, brought in meals, and showered our boy with hospital activities and gifts.

Halloween found me with my math team dressed as dominos and one witchy one (me).

In November, I was able to hold both the baby boy grands at the same time since my son was able to drive in for a visit.

We also had a friend wedding where my grands were ring bearers and flower girls.

In December I attended my 2nd grade grand's Christmas program.

She is a tiny thing compared to her classmates.

We also mourned at a friend's funeral this past week. I lead the music, my son was a pall bearer, and my husband spoke. My son is the short one in brown.

His wife took his final ride with him to the cemetery in a horse drawn buggy.

2026 plans

Yes. I am hosting the Chookshed Challenge again this year. Yay! I truly love participating with you all. Watch for a post tomorrow and you can participate by making a list numbered from 1 - 10 of your goals. I will draw a new number each month, January through October 2026, to guide us through a fun sewing year.