New rules for a sloppy quilter

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04-13-2011, 07:12 AM

#51

Rose Bagwell

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Location: Lemoore, Ca

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My tools are always put away, but material, expecially the leftover material lays around til I have time to cut it or use it on another, My fabric stash need re-arranging.

04-13-2011, 07:19 AM

#52

green pen

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But what do you do with that sneaky little seam ripper that insists on running away? HE just won't stay where he is put --no matter what!

04-13-2011, 07:28 AM

#53

WI Rose

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Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: Wisconsin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lyndaloo

[So today I decided "No More." I started putting everything back in its place after I used it and it has already paid off! When I put stuff back right away in its rightful place, then there is no stress trying to find it. And there is no time wasted by having to "re-organize" my quilting room. Paulien

I've tried this many times, but it just doesn't work for me. I re-organize my stash, and have it neat as can be. I do the same for all of my rulers, rippers, sissors, pin cushions, etc. Everything goes well for a day or so. Then somehow the next time I go into my quilt room to sew, I find my stash has blown up again and my quilting tools have all hidden themselves in various places unknown to me. Once again, I search for one tool and find another, find the one I need and use it, start searching for another, lose the one I found.....and the beat goes on...[/quote]

I think there are little gremlins that come in when I'm gone!

04-13-2011, 07:29 AM

#54

WI Rose

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Sorry I was trying to reply to a quote.

04-13-2011, 07:36 AM

#55

tntgranny

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"Organized people are just too lazy to look for things" says the mug on my son's desk at work.

04-13-2011, 07:43 AM

#56

darlin1942

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Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: Mobile, Alabama

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A cheap 4 drawer holder with rollers, is the best thing I have found, 2 drawers about 3 inches high contains my thread, sissors.quilting thimbles. The 2 larger drawers hold the fabric I am using. The top contains different size holders, there is my seam ripper, large sissors, extra bobbins full of thread. It may not make any sense to anyone else, but it helps me.

04-13-2011, 07:43 AM

#57

janetter

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Location: Stockton, NJ

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dooneygone

After six months of quilting, after 7 quilts made, I decided that I have been a "sloppy" quilter.....scissors here, cutters there, everywhere material and scraps, etc. I found myself wasting time by having to look for "where did I put my ruler, my thread, my scissors, my cutter, scraps."
This was a time-consuming.confusing, unnecessary search.

So today I decided "No More." I started putting everything back in its place after I used it and it has already paid off! When I put stuff back right away in its rightful place, then there is no stress trying to find it. And there is no time wasted by having to "re-organize" my quilting room. Paulien

Now this is a quilt room I would love to see a pic of :lol:

04-13-2011, 07:47 AM

#58

gypsyatheart43

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Location: Alabama

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Just goes to show.....we're all different! And our Creator made us different for a purpose.....different purposes.

04-13-2011, 07:52 AM

#59

beckyw

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Location: Plum City Wisconsin

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I have started picking up after myself and it helps

04-13-2011, 07:59 AM

#60

Jere

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Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Oregon

Posts: 85

I usually try to put everything back in it's place but I have lost about 6 books because I put them in a safe place...but sure can't remember the safe place.