How do you organize everything?

**Just Fabric** · 06-25-2012, 04:32 AM

I have been collecting, fabric, notions, lace, thread you name it I got it. I have one bedroom filled with stuff, one wall and a half has shelfing for my fabric, but its not enough I have containers, cardboard boxes, plastic shoe boxes, plastic drawers, a huge metal filing cabinet for patterns and a path to get to any and all of it, plastic tubs also. The bedroom also has a slanted ceiling on 2 walls. I also have the whole upstairs except my bedroom filled from one end of the house up to this other bedroom that is filled with plastic shelves that run the length of the wall, for fabric, I have a corner desk for my computer, and my cutting table, ironing board and 3 tables for my sewing machines and 1 industrial machine, all are used. I also have an on-line business because what I make I sell on there, so I can't get rid of anything, what an how can I store my on-line business items in (tote bags, coin purses, purses, baby quilts, vintage patterns) slanted ceilings are a problem through the whole upstairs and since I rent they gotta stay. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

**QuiltnNan** · 06-25-2012, 04:42 AM

the Quilting Board has a forum http://www.quiltingboard.com/mission-organization-f23/
this may give you some ideas
right now, i desperately need organization as well - just moved to a new house where everything goes in a different place than it was in the old house [sigh]

**Val in IN** · 06-25-2012, 05:30 AM

I feel your pain. I have slanted walls in my upstars sewing room as well. Since they are slanted due to the roof slant, there isn't any way to re-model them away. A serious waste of wall space.

**dunster** · 06-25-2012, 08:00 AM

My quilt stuff is gradually taking over the whole house. Organization? ha! The problem is that a lot more stuff comes in the door than goes out.

**burchquilts** · 06-26-2012, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by dunster

My quilt stuff is gradually taking over the whole house. Organization? ha! The problem is that a lot more stuff comes in the door than goes out.

I have the exact same problem. However, I also keep bringing more stuff in while I whine about how unorganized I am & how I can't seem to find anything (so I have to buy another one to replace the one that's buried under the mess). It's super frustrating!!!

**quiltingshorttimer** · 07-01-2012, 08:01 PM

I'm so excited--my sewing room is truly becoming less of a bedroom and more of MY sewing room! I just bought at auction an old china cabinet/hutch so that I gained cupboards below and a glass fronted shelving above--now I can but both finished quilts and material in and keep the dust off! I've also bought a trundle bed so that I don't lose the extra bed, but also don't have it in the way--and I'll make the trundle more of a sitting bed so that I can take a break. Two "wants" on my list for a later date--ripping out carpet and replacing with laminate and getting my son's old computer repaired so that I can dream of getting EQ7! But both are down the road a ways due to $$---I spend to much on fabric!

**Handcraftsbyjen** · 07-02-2012, 02:08 AM

Originally Posted by burchquilts

I have the exact same problem. However, I also keep bringing more stuff in while I whine about how unorganized I am & how I can't seem to find anything (so I have to buy another one to replace the one that's buried under the mess). It's super frustrating!!!

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one with this problem!

**sharin'Sharon** · 06-27-2012, 09:25 PM

I can sure relate to that. Can't imagine what my house would look like without all my sewing/craft materials.

**granny216** · 07-03-2012, 04:12 AM

Dunster I have the same thing..I can usually find what I am looking for and some items--needles, marking pens, sewing machine items organized for each machine and fabric...that needs something done but the intentions are good and then I start sewing!

Originally Posted by dunster

My quilt stuff is gradually taking over the whole house. Organization? ha! The problem is that a lot more stuff comes in the door than goes out.

**romanojg** · 06-25-2012, 08:18 AM

For me; organization seems to be an on going thing. As soon as I think I've found a good system I find something else that I like better. I've just switched up to a slightly larger but still very small sewing room and slowly getting all of my fabric out onto shelves. As I'm doing it I'm realizing one thing; most of it I never knew I had because it was out of site. This made me realize that I need to get it all out in the open; the fabric anyways. I have the cube book shelves with the canvas totes in them from Walmarts and I put projects in them if I haven't finished them along with a picture of the project on the outside so that I don't forget what's inside. On the ones with notions, etc I put a label so that I know what's in side; or I'll forget. For me, out of sight is really out of mind and that's not good when you are on a tight budget. I'm still working on organizing my new sewing room and liking the fact that as I'm doing it I'm discovering some things about how my mind works. You'd think I'd have known by now.

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