Today I spent 8 hours cleaning out half of my quilting books and magazines and 1/3 of the fabric. When I looked at the pile, I knew I could never have the time to photograph it and sell it anywhere and no time for yard sale. So I will call the big sisters to pick up all the stuff- at last count 10-12 trash bags of stuff.
Feels good to be able to move again in that room.

why are you getting rid of your quilting things?

I'm in the thick of doing the same thing! But I'm doing a complete overhaul- way over-due.
Nice that you gave it all to someone who can use it, plus you can get around your room again!
I can't wait to announce the same thing lol :D:D

Does this mean you won't buy more treasures? Carolyn

No, but I'm going to be much more selective-- there is no way I can ever use it all-- why waste money on something I don't need.

I have been going through about 10 years worth of quilting magazines. I have found that there are an average of TWO patterns in each magazine that I want to keep. I cut them out, put them in plastic sleeves and I'm taking the magazines to our next quilt group retreat. Feels so good to clear up the space. :thumbup:

I'm cleaning, organizing, revamping the sewing space these days, too.
I find it interesting how many of us are doing this sort of thing as the industry changes styles and prices. Perhaps if the manufacturers were watching more closely they'd be coming up with more ways/tools/books to streamline our work spaces rather than just dealing with fabric/cotton prices for the next year or so.

Jan in VA

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ouch... make sure you put a sticky on the magazine cover that the patterns have been removed.

Watch out-there are people out there just waiting to get you when you THINK you are de-cluttering, or de-stashing! :>)

After making a good start at my mess, someone called with "some boxes" of fabric as they did not want to throw it away. 25 boxes of mostly pol knits later, I have more than I did before I started to de-stash!
However, I gave away three boxes today, and have someone coming for more tomorrow,and am sending a bunch to the new kids quilting club in the chino valley...there were some poly cotton blends which already fond a home to be picked up Wed., and two boxes of VINTAGE cottons and muslin, which I really did need to finish family memory quilts.....

Thats what I am working on..almost done yepee :-D

WOW my shelf is sagging

Looks nice!

I really need to clean out, too. Probably not to the extent that you have but still. I've bought fabric in speculation for too long. My guild makes comfort quilts so I'm going to set myself a goal. I'll make as many tops as I can this summer and the leftover fabrics that I bought on sale for just this purpose will go to the guild at the end of the summer. Sounds like a win, win to me!

I did mark the mags that I took patterns from, and I was VERY nice and made sure I didn't remove any instructions that were on back of the pages that I needed (photocopied them) :thumbup:

I'm cleaning/decluttering my entire house! We have gotten rid of at a minimum of 3 truck loads of STUFF! (this isn't counting the countless bags I have sent to my brother for his boys-comforters, sheets, clothes etc.)

No quilting things though. I don't have a whole lot of that anyway. Just other things so that I will have room for my sewing things. :)

We went through the kids toys and gave away 2 HUGE leaf size bags, another big bag w/just Imaginex toys, castles etc, a truck load of DH and my clothes that we knew we were not going to wear. I didn't realize how much we really had. DH would say-I really like seeing you wear that-I'd say well, it's getting to small or I'm just not going to be wearing it so its got to go.

We are cleaning out closets, under beds, in behind everything. Its just got to go!!! Need to go back into the kids room and go through more toys and more of their clothes. With 5 kids you just accumulate a lot of stuff!

If we haven't used it and we realize we really aren't going to then it goes!

Yesterday we gave away a working portable dishwasher! My Dad gave us his new one that he had just bought before he bought his house. So, we passed on the giving. My Mamaw can use it now. ;)

Oh, Cinnya-I love your organizing! :)

What gave you the courage, impetus, strength to do it? Carolyn

I cleaned my sewing room yesterday, but you have inspired me to go back and color code the way you have done. GREAT JOB,Rita

If you turn the shelf over, it won't sag anymore.
Cheryl

I'm under alot of stress right now and one way I deal with stress is to clean. I have plans to do two closets, some drawers, and next weekend the garage. Oh, and the office is another whole day to do. Too much paper and old files. When I got divorced, I did the entire house, top to bottom including the attic.
Cheryl

can you turn that sagging shelf over.?