I did a lot of -- cutting down, as I called it. When I moved into my new quilting room, I knew it was time to cut down on a lot of hold over crafts and what nots. I pared away a lot of crafts that I hadn't worked on for ages, and slimmed down on what I was keeping. It felt so good to let go of most of it. Some I passed onto family, some I sold (most of my hard back books -- over 1200 of them), donated yarn, sewing patterns, fabric I couldn't use for quilting, and crafts I no longer had an interest in, etc. etc. taking it to donation sites (Savers/Goodwill) or listing it for free on Craigs List.
My Quilting Room is now pretty much just that, all quilting supplies/fabric etc --- with only a tote on top of my shelves of sewing/mending thread, mask making supplies, a cardigan worth of good yarn w/my knitting needles and pattern, and Brazilian Embroidery supplies. I kept a book case worth of my crime series books from three fav authors, some classic books and one shelf of Quilting Books.
It felt so good to get rid of so much. It was like a breath of fresh air to get rid of things that were just collecting dust for so long.
Last edited by quiltsfor; 02-27-2023 at 06:15 PM.