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#21
A few years ago when DD, a very minimalist person, was in my sewing room with me she said, mom if something happened to you, I don't want to sort through all this fabric and quilting things and it's really not fair to leave it like this for someone to have to. I know she is right and that has motivated me to organize and get rid of a lot of stored items. Not just in the sewing room but the whole house.
#22
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Michigan Thumb
Posts: 1,956
A few years ago when DD, a very minimalist person, was in my sewing room with me she said, mom if something happened to you, I don't want to sort through all this fabric and quilting things and it's really not fair to leave it like this for someone to have to. I know she is right and that has motivated me to organize and get rid of a lot of stored items. Not just in the sewing room but the whole house.
#23
I spent the last 3 weeks emptying out my room...completely. I have a painter here this morning, painting ceiling, walls and trim. I am drawing out a new layout to make the room more efficient. I am tired of hunting for something and not getting anything accomplished. After everything was removed, the contents filled 2 bedrooms!!! I decided that at least 1/4 had to go out of the house, and 1/4 should be sorted and reused, repurposed or removed. With almost half gone, I should be able to put a new layout together that gives me work zones...cutting, sewing, embroidery (plus a hooping area), storage, and a pressing area. My room is about the size of a 2-car garage. Hopefully the painter will be done by Thursday for Friday. I cannot wait to get started on my new "Creative Embellishment Studio". Sounds fancy!
#24
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,018
A few years ago when DD, a very minimalist person, was in my sewing room with me she said, mom if something happened to you, I don't want to sort through all this fabric and quilting things and it's really not fair to leave it like this for someone to have to. I know she is right and that has motivated me to organize and get rid of a lot of stored items. Not just in the sewing room but the whole house.
#25
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 857
Yesterday, I finished the cleaning, re-arranging, purging, tear my hair out phases of redesigning my workspace. It feels so good to have several items recycled to new homes. For once, I actually discovered that there were fewer works-in-progress than I had imagined! I think that was the greatest satisfaction experienced.
To celebrate this moment in my personal history I chose one WIP to do some sewing where I would see the most progress in the least amount of time. This was my reward as I had become discouraged while in the midst of the clean up.
Sew piecefully!
To celebrate this moment in my personal history I chose one WIP to do some sewing where I would see the most progress in the least amount of time. This was my reward as I had become discouraged while in the midst of the clean up.
Sew piecefully!
#26
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Quilting, crocheting, sewing and crafting in my Sewing Room...Peaceful and wonderful !!
Posts: 5,317
#27
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 16,393
She has many of the quilts I've made. She is into scrapbooking and knitting. Her craft room could be a magazine picture on any day. It's so pretty. She uses all the quilts I give her but isn't interested in making one. She has knitted me beautiful sweaters as I'm not interested in knitting but love the sweaters. I know better about leaving an unorganized home. I had to clean and sort two of my older relatives homes and before I was done I was ready to just call someone and say take everything, just get it out. I was getting angry of the mess they left for me to deal with even though I loved them very much.
#28
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Rocky Mountains
Posts: 1,866
I am in the middle of discarding and organizing also. We just had our hardwood floors refinished so everything had to be emptied out. Now to put everything back and decide what really doesn't need to go back in. It is surprising to see what has been stored -- for who knows how long. Hubby is doing the happy dance every time I say this box is going to charity or dump. A lot more would be going if I would let him have his way. Sure will be glad when it is all put back together.
#30
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: northeast NE
Posts: 1,072
A few years ago when DD, a very minimalist person, was in my sewing room with me she said, mom if something happened to you, I don't want to sort through all this fabric and quilting things and it's really not fair to leave it like this for someone to have to. I know she is right and that has motivated me to organize and get rid of a lot of stored items. Not just in the sewing room but the whole house.
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