I share my sewing room with my 4 cats and I put everything away at the end of the day. I don't want hair on my stuff. I use 10yds or so of fabric, then go buy 30 or more yards. I'm sure I have a bad sickness, oldest DD does too.

Oh No! caught in the act...you ladies are killin me w/ the comments...thanks for the laughs

No, No No.....lol I am the total opposite...besides I have the other addiction "I Love To Organize"

I, too, have been trying to clean up my sewing room.. actually I have a sewing basement.. and it was in a heck of a mess.. I have spent the last number of years being the caregiver to my sweet MIL.. She passed away and now I am trying to make room to bring her large stash and sewing things to my house.. oh my.. Between the mess my stuff had gotten into and the mess of cleaning out her house, has made this a major undertaking. I am hoping to get it done by late spring!! Wish I knew just what I was doing!

I am one of those, likke many here, who needs a clean area in which to work. I can't start a project unless everything is put away and the room is clean, at least for the most part. I don't mean white-glove clean, though:D

When I'm working on a project, I usually just straighten everything up - stack rulers, put cutters and scissors away, tidy up fabric, etc. I usually work on only one project at a time, too. That makes it easier to keep track of it all.

Gotta love his sense of humor.

The story sounds like me.DH don't care. Just says-you could open a fabric store. I'm also in the process of getting things sorted and cleaned up. Long ago bought 3 same patterns for the same dress. This is when I worked. So cleaning up is a necessity.

that's not as bad as throwing into the garbage and then later looking at it and thinking I may use that......take it back!!

Okay, you all have made me feel guilty..... need to straighten up my corner of the basement.....

I just keep stash in the truck till he takes a nap them bring into the house

It must be SPRING (cleaning). After the comments on this board about covering your stash in your insurance policy, I decided to do an inventory. Also, although my stash was folded neatly, every time I wanted something, the whole pile fell over. So first I tried cardboard for fabric boards. It worked, but not quite well enough. So I went to Home Depot and bought luan (really thin boards). One sheet is 4' x 8' and costs $9.85 each. I bought 4 sheets and my son and I cut them into 24 12x14 or 12x13 inch pieces per sheet (so 112 total). I had to lightly sand each end as they are very splintery. But it has worked very well. I measured each piece of material before I folded it on the luan and wrote the yardage on the wood. I also kept a list of yards so I can take it to the insurance co. if anything happens and show them I know how much I have. I will also take pictures for the insurance (and will post when I am done). So far I have completed the yardage, pre-cuts, batting and most of the flannel. Still have fleece, fat quarters, kits, machines, tools, already made quilts, etc. to inventory. I am loving this way of organizing my stash.

That's just too funny! :-)

I read this to my husband and he laughed and said he'd have to remember this.

While great for keeping fabric neat, the acid in the wood will discolor the fabric over time. It was suggested on another thread to use the material that the political signs are made from, a plactic-y cardboard. (BTW, I cut plexi to be 9" then wrapped the fabric ~ each fold is 1/4 yard, I slip the plexi out for the next fabric)

piney

piney

No, No No.....lol I am the total opposite...besides I have the other addiction "I Love To Organize"[/quote]

Could you share this addiction with me? I love the idea but so don't have the room. About a yr ago we bought a small 1945 cottage. I have organized to the point where the "other" crafts each have a tote of their own. Oh well..
Robin in TX

My hubby says the same thing about me.

LOL..."look what followed me home, honey"!! ROFL

While great for keeping fabric neat, the acid in the wood will discolor the fabric over time. It was suggested on another thread to use the material that the political signs are made from, a plactic-y cardboard. (BTW, I cut plexi to be 9" then wrapped the fabric ~ each fold is 1/4 yard, I slip the plexi out for the next fabric)

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If you don't leave the plexi in the fabric does that mean you lay the fabric down and stack on top of each one? I tried that, but I have a shelf unit that is 15" deep and each of the stacks would fall over backward if you just touched them.

That is why "one size fits all" doesn't work. :lol: My bookshelves are only about 12" deep, just right for my stacks and enough to put a curtain tension rod inside along with a curtain to keep out the sun.

piney

dh never asks anything...that is the beauty of separate checking accounts!

i'm going to the north carolina quilt syposium in june, and 2 classes & 1 lecture i picked out are all about scraps & scrappy quilts.. i haven't counted the days yet, but will soon lol

LOL, my hubby don't understand why I need so much yardage.
I do like you do, try to come home when I know he isn't there, but being retired he is usually around.

Good comment! :)

Yeah, here too, I work in disorganized chaos. Always have multiple projects going and a hundred more in my head. Might clear a small space for a special project but it's filled up again in no time. I don't file it, I pile it!

That sounds just like me, I like messy !! :thumbup:

Not only is my DH like this...he is an ENABLER, too! He brings home stuff he finds or tells me about it so I can go look at it...both fabric and sewing machines! LOL

Oh my you sure make me think about it.

I don't like messy, it just follows me. :roll: :oops:

piney