Oh I wish I had a touch of that 'staying tidy' syndrome! LOL But, after all this clean up, I'm sure going to try. Another challenge for me was trying to learn to machine quilt and stop the drag of my quilts. I finally purchased a better machine but still couldn't stop the drag on my quilts. Here's some pics showing what I started with that didn't work and what I ended up with. I think and think of what I need and am 'tenatious' until I figure it out. (last pic showing results in next message)

Yea, good job JudyQ.

Thank you so much! What a difference this has made! I've been quilting for awhile and I am actually enjoying it now! No more major battles between me and the quilt! :thumbup:

I know what you mean. I need to get a table too.

well, when this thread first started I was already in the process of cleaning/reorganizing.
I have not only been sick, but seems I am having great difficulty posting pics now, and of course I am not finished with the things I want to do with the sew-cave.
So, until something changes and I get things done, I won't be posting any pics, but sure enjoy seeing others.

Yes that makes perfect sense.

cleaning my room has really snowballed! I began sorting scraps and packing boxes of "giveaways". So far so good. However, I came across fabrics that called out to be stitched together so I ended up beginning yet another scrap quilt. Then I added some batiks to the mixture and that forced me to begin a second quilt all out of batiks. The next thing I knew I was in my LQS buying MORE batiks to fill in the gaps of the scrap quilt I'd started in an effort to use up my scraps! What a cycle! But what fun! I now have my batiks strung all over my room so I can enjoy each and every one. And the new batik scrap quilt is gorgeous!

would love to see photos, life is sweet!

DH is moving furniture in DD's room. Well, not so much her room - she's 24 and has lived in another state for 3 years. He's taking out her bed, putting in a sleeper sofa. Has to take out a dresser. Just heard him muttering about finding more quilting stuff in the dresser. Uh oh, busted.

Well, I had asked about making it my quilting room and he didn't want to - so he'll just have to live with my having stuff everywhere!

Hi,

You got busted with your quilting goodies. That is funny! Why don't you just make it your quilting room. You can tell hubby that you can just close the door and it will be your room.

Karen

After; One picture of fabric refolded and resorted. Somewhere in an earlier post is the before.
Of course it does not seem to stay like this for long:)

Well, everyone is making such great progress in the "spring cleaning" that i feel ashamed of mine. I will be able to start getting back to my quilting/craft room soon. We have had one of our daughters along with her husband and child living with us for a while and they will be moving next weekend! Maybe, then i can get my room back to some kind of balance!

im really looking forward to sharing before and after pics with you all in the very near future! whooo hooo!

i just love this board, thanks for all the info everyone shares with us!

Sherri, Take you time, sounds like you have a really good excuse. We look forward to seeing photos, when you can get to it.

I'm doing the same thing. I'll organize for a while and then quilt. Too much time away from quilting isn't good for anyone!!! :o)

oh i know i have been hand quilting a cathedral window in my bedroom but dang that is soooo slow!

I started this mess...i mean clean up..lol! and i got it all done, and started sewing..finished some projects, and then i was looking for some fabric and a pattern..and so, the place is a liitle mess again! yikees! So today or tomorrow, i will go back in there, and put the stuff away i took out!

Okay after four weeks this is what my sewing room looks like. I am going to move some of it to the basement when it is ready but for now I can move in there again and sew so it will have to work lol
Hugs
April
PS If anyone remembers the before pictures this is a drastic improvement lol

your room looks like my room but i have extra stuff in there also. it will be soon the cleaning rampage starts next weekend!

This is what I am doing today...again...I again have way to much fabric and its overwelming...People give me there fabrics..which is nice...but after I have used them mutiple times in scrap quilts I get sick of looking at them. I am so proud of myself....I filled two boxes and a large trash bags....they are all going to good will. some yardage and many large pieces...yah...I had so many scraps that I keep saying and making scrappies....I want to make a quilt from fabric that I bought for some projects. So goodbye scraps...and hello to all the fabrics I have ignored. ; ) I also got rid of two of my scrap baskets and going to try and not have the other two overflow. Sewing room already looks better.