my sewing area is also a mess....when i am on a project, i just put scraps and leftover peices here and there, and say to myself i will get that put away after the project is done, but, you guessed, i start on the next project, and those scraps and pieces get put on top of the other pieces and so one...after awhile, i just HAVE to stop and put some of it away............how fun we are!!!!!!!!!!!! gina