Last Saturday we emptied out the attic storage room–the room we call The Anne Frank Room because of the hidden door. The big, deep drawer units that were in there weren’t the best for organized storage, and Bob is building me shelves. The plan is that everything that goes back in will be ORGANIZED! Of course there were some quilts in there.
Since my nephew, Cole, always spends a few days with me after Christmas, and we usually need a project, our project turned out to be organizing the quilts! He made Excel Spreadsheets for five categories of quilts–Quilts from Karen’s Fabric, Quilts from Karen’s Books, Newly Made Quilts, Quilts from the 1920′s – 1950′s and Quilts Pre 1920. Each spreadsheet has a spot for the name of the quilt, it’s size, where it’s stored and a place for notes. Then the fun began–sorting, photographing and tagging! But not just the quilts that were in the Anne Frank room. Oh, no! We did them all. The quilts from my Swedish immigrant trunk. Honest, there is a trunk under all those quilts!
The quilts in the studio.
The quilts in the TV cabinet.
We brought the last of the quilts home that were still at the Anna Lena store!
And the biggest stacks of all–the quilts from my books! On the left, the quilts from Bundles of Fun. In the middle, the quilts from Fat Quarter Fun. On the right, quilts from Quilts From My Garden. Why did I think it was a good idea to make each quilt twice–in different colorways–to see how different they could look?!?
Right now there are quilts EVERYWHERE! It takes longer to fold them up neatly and store them than it did to open them up and photograph them!
But I brought home my baby crib, and some are going in there.
Quilts from my books are stored at my mom and dad’s house. The Swedish trunk is full. The guest beds all have quilts on them. I’m even going to be selling some of them. That’s what this stack is.
I’m sure I’ll come across a few more, but I’ll add them to the great spreadsheets Cole made, and it will be so nice to know where everything is! Thanks, Cole, for making Anna Lena Land a little more organized!
16 Responses
December 31st, 2009 at 6:06 pm
It’s good to know you haven’t overdone it with the quilt collecting. Next year at this time, I hope you give us an update of how many you’ve sold and how many new ones you’ve acquired. Could 2010 be the year you sell more than you make and purchase??!! I won’t hold my breath.
December 31st, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Gosh he must be a child genious. How does he know all that spread sheet stuff????? Amazing!!! Wish I was that smart AND organized. I will never be organized…I am a stuffer and crammer. LOL……
December 31st, 2009 at 7:05 pm
At this point, I think you to chip your quilts and us a GPS system. No doubt Cole could figure it all out!
I think I got dizzy looking at all your quilts!
December 31st, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Ahem. I think you SHOULD chip your…
December 31st, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Cole has helped yearly on “projects”. …are those cataloged on spreadsheets as well??? Great job – love the pictures!!
December 31st, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Were u suprised at how many you had?? I am sure the actual number was astounding! Great job, Cole….good luck getting the Auntie organized, you definitely have the upper hand on this project!!
It is fun, tho when yo
December 31st, 2009 at 9:38 pm
sheesh….shouldn’t type in the dark, I guess….
It will be nice to have them all organized.
January 1st, 2010 at 3:00 am
Now I know what I am – a “stuffer and crammer”! Thanks, Laura, for providing a label for it. And Karen – I’m envious of all the storage places you’ve found for your beautiful quilts. Happy New Year to you all!
January 1st, 2010 at 11:52 am
Send Cole my way! Happy New Year
January 1st, 2010 at 7:41 pm
I remember those rooms! I just didn’t realize they held so many more treasures than we could see.
January 1st, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Oh my goodness Karen, I was hyperventilating looking at all those quilts. You certainly have some wonderful treasures!
Will you be selling your quilts on your website or your blog?
Just think, you unload some of the quilts and then you’ll have some money to spend on more fabric or another trunk or heck, maybe even a new car LOL.
Happy New Year!!
Peggy in NJ
January 2nd, 2010 at 11:46 am
I am a beginner, with only 15 quilts “under my belt”, but I love to see the new designs on your webslite and try to copy some, especially the short projects. Keep em coming!!
January 2nd, 2010 at 11:52 am
Wow that is more than I would have guessed. You really need to work out something to hire Cole out…he could be paying for his college with his skills and so many of us out here need them. Robin
January 4th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
So how many quilts do you have?
January 5th, 2010 at 2:33 am
Sweet Mother of…COLE! I think he’s going to be an analyst when he’s all grow’d up! Papa must be proud!
February 8th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
I spy, with my little eye… an intriguing circle quilt at the bottom of the pile in the photo with the lavender dolly. Looks like circles of pastel solids appliqued into larger circles… any chance of a better photo?
Now, if I actually finished all the started quilts, quilts in grocery sacks that are yet to be started and all the ones I dream of in my head, I think I’d need Cole’s Spreadsheet… and a much bigger house!
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