when the dust is flying it's time to clean!
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when the dust is flying it's time to clean!
Since I'm one of those quilters who always has 3-5 projects going at any one time, I'm not one of those quilters who, after each finish, cleans their sewing room! Yesterday I spent the afternoon working in my sewing room and despite the cool temps, I did have on the ceiling fan. When I was shutting the door to go downstairs for dinner, it looked like a dust cloud in there! And then my DH asked if I had a sore throat cause I was rather hoarse. So this morning after church I came home and dusted and moped the floors. Wow--I'm embarrassed! The blades of the ceiling fan were filthy and the dust bunnies were breeding!
So my question--those of you that work like I do with several projects in progress, what kind of cleaning schedule do you keep and how do you do it with stuff spread out?
So my question--those of you that work like I do with several projects in progress, what kind of cleaning schedule do you keep and how do you do it with stuff spread out?
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I have one of the plastic rolling bins with 3 drawers from Walmart. I keep my projects that I am working on in the drawers with all the fabric, pattern and threads etc. I keep the one I am currently working on on my sewing table. Once the one on my table is done, I clean my table and machine and get out the next one from the drawers.
#4
beside household dust, if you don't prewash your fabric you are also drawing in a lot of chemicals. I used to part out quilters estates on ebay, and I learned early on the profit on stashes wasn't worth the breathing problems working with the fabric gave me.
You might also consider having a duct cleaner service in. This house had never had it done until 2 years ago, and it did help a lot. Then we turned around and put in a new bathroom. Still dealing with sheetrock dust
You might also consider having a duct cleaner service in. This house had never had it done until 2 years ago, and it did help a lot. Then we turned around and put in a new bathroom. Still dealing with sheetrock dust
#5
I pulled out all of my scraps and started cutting them into strips. I have been sewing the strips together and cutting into 8" squares. I will then sew them into quilts for kids being removed from their homes. I am giving the rest of my scraps to my Daughter who loves working with them.
When all of that is done and gone I will vaccum and clean up my sewing room. I use to clean after each quilt. I will start doing that again.
When all of that is done and gone I will vaccum and clean up my sewing room. I use to clean after each quilt. I will start doing that again.
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After every major project is finished I'll pull out the vacumn and get the floors cleaned up as I tend to throw my tails and snippets on the floor. I really do try to hit the trash bin but they rarely ever make it. Lousy aim I guess. I keep each project I'm working on at a different corner of the cutting table which is 4 x 8 so I don't get them mixed up or cut into their fabrics. If its a long drawn out project I tend to keep them in a plastic bin so keep them tidy.
As to dusting which I hate the most, I'll pull out the swiffer dust thingie and give it a whirl as I hate dust more and I'm in the basement so it gets dustier down here it seems.
As to dusting which I hate the most, I'll pull out the swiffer dust thingie and give it a whirl as I hate dust more and I'm in the basement so it gets dustier down here it seems.
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