Clean up your sewing room.
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#21
01-09-2013I need to get busy and do some cleaning and rearranging too... LOL I know if I do, I will have more room for some of that fabric that has been screaming my name :D:D:D
#22
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You just made me feel better...I thought I was the only one! In fact, just this last Sunday, a friend and I went to the LQS and she had to shame me out of digging in the scrap bin that was $3 for as many scraps as you can get in a sandwich baggie....but I left happy with my baggie stuffed full!Originally Posted by MoMiMi
Is there such a thing as a scrap-a-holic? I can pass up fabric on the bold, but a bag of scraps for 25 cents !!!! WOW, get out of my way....here I come with my quarter.....
#23
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I went to a garage sale a few years ago and inside the garage was tons and I mean tons of double knit fabric - tables and tables piled 3 foot high or higher with fabric. I heard the "lady" say to a customer/friend that "daddy let mother buy all of this fabric because it made her so happy".Originally Posted by lyndad
My DH never asks or says anything about my stashes, he just laughs and says as long as it makes you happy.
#24
I straigten my sewing room after every project but deep clean sort re-fold a couple of times a year. Afterwards I can never find anything!!
#26
grann of 6 , 01-26-2011 05:10 AM
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That's what I do. I like to start with a clean slate. After all you don't start cooking a meal with a messy kitchen (at least I don't). I usually have a stack that is the next project. Right now that seems to be a couple stacks, so I have to get at that and get it put away so I can focus on the quilt at hand.Originally Posted by bamamama
During a project my room is a mess, but I clean and organize after every project. Like cleansing the pallet before tasting a different wine.
#27
I keep my sewing room cleaned up as I go. Putting rulers away after cutting. Making sure threads get in the trash, etc.
If I clean as I go and put things away as I use them then the clutter doesn't acumulate.
After finishing each project I clean/oil my machine and vacuum
the carpets. I fill out information in my journal. If its a charity quilt and I have quilted it I take a picture for my journal.
If I will be taking it to my longarm quilter I wili hang the quilt/backing up in the closet.
So when I start a new quilt my sewing room is clean
and I'm ready to sew.
:lol:
If I clean as I go and put things away as I use them then the clutter doesn't acumulate.
After finishing each project I clean/oil my machine and vacuum
the carpets. I fill out information in my journal. If its a charity quilt and I have quilted it I take a picture for my journal.
If I will be taking it to my longarm quilter I wili hang the quilt/backing up in the closet.
So when I start a new quilt my sewing room is clean
and I'm ready to sew.
:lol:
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If I clean as I go and put things away as I use them then the clutter doesn't acumulate.
After finishing each project I clean/oil my machine and vacuum
the carpets. I fill out information in my journal. If its a charity quilt and I have quilted it I take a picture for my journal.
If I will be taking it to my longarm quilter I wili hang the quilt/backing up in the closet.
So when I start a new quilt my sewing room is clean
and I'm ready to sew.
:lol:
That's me as well! Originally Posted by pieces
I keep my sewing room cleaned up as I go. Putting rulers away after cutting. Making sure threads get in the trash, etc.If I clean as I go and put things away as I use them then the clutter doesn't acumulate.
After finishing each project I clean/oil my machine and vacuum
the carpets. I fill out information in my journal. If its a charity quilt and I have quilted it I take a picture for my journal.
If I will be taking it to my longarm quilter I wili hang the quilt/backing up in the closet.
So when I start a new quilt my sewing room is clean
and I'm ready to sew.
:lol:
Blessings,
MaryAnna
#29
Fortunately - I see DH's car in the garage first - & wait 'til he's asleep or leaves to empty the car! ( I also pray he doesn't go into the garage & looks in my car! )
#30
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these were orphans that needed to be adopted to a good home?Originally Posted by Tink's Mom
My hubby was home sick last week....and I came home from Joann's with a bunch of flannel and a couple from the closeout tables....I forgot he was home! Just walked in and he said " and I suppose that these fabrics just wanted to go for a ride?"... :oops:
