OMG Mary, you're even worse than me, LOLOL YIPPIIIII

SLOB!!! :D
But when I clean up I can't find anything. Pathetic!!!

Forgot to say if I ever cleaned up my sewing room, I'd never find anything again.

OMG I just cracked up Hahahahahahahahaha

Yea another Einstein here. And I have found a bolt or two as well!

Not neat at all! As a matter of fact my sewing area is in the basement because I am such a slob when I sew. Well - two weeks ago my basement flooded and now my sewing area is in the dining room. Hope I have no visitors until after I finish this baby quilt I am working on - lol

can I use construction as an excuse for disaster area for my sewing room/house?

This is me too. I cannot start a new project if my room is a mess

A cluttered desk is a sign of a creative mind. I am the most creative person around.

I'm from Slobovia when it comes to quilting. I do clean and put everything where it belongs before starting my next project though. Thank goodness my hubby is patient and goes along with it. I have to sew in the dinning room although my goodies are all in the back bedrooms with my quilting frame/machine.

I try to be neat when I sew. I have a cat and would not want her to swallow any threads or pins. Even though she doesn't seem interested in them, she has long hair and thread sticks to her. Since I don't have a place to leave things out, it's pack and unpack each time I sew, but I don't mind.

Are you kidding me. My husband tells me I can't even cook without making a mess. I tell him it is a sign of a genious at work. haha!! However, I do have to clean everything up before I can start anything new. Cooking or quilting.

I feel the same wau Leaha does, except my cutting table usually has the projects (several) that I am working on at present. Never stick to one project until it is finished. LOL

I start out neat with good intentions but, as the project progresses, things go downhill pretty fast.

I finally have a sewing room - a "studio" after waiting for 33 years for our house to empty. I have a place for everything and it is usually right where it should be. Having grandkids helps to keep the things put away that they shouldn't touch! I love neat!!!

Someone that did not sew might think I have a messy sewing room. But I really just have a lot of stuff. I love to organize so most of the time the only mess is the normal mess that comes with any project. I also try to keep UFO's at a minimum.

Now the rest of the house could use some help. It is not a disaster, but it could use some work. I tend to go in my sewing room and forget about the rest of the house.

My sewing room also has tv and computer and is really my haven, so I try to keep it livable. I also can not work in a mess. I makes me crazy. It just dawned on me that what I can see where I normally sit is organized and looks great, but what is behind me is where I tend to pile stuff. Not messes really, but baskets of future projects or fabric that needs to be put away.

My mom used to sew in a mess, If she could get the fabric through her sewing machine she was good to go. In her defense the rest of the house was immaculate. Her sewing room was just where stuff was thrown when my dad did not know where else to put it. I was always telling her I would go in and help her clean and organize it, but she would not have it.

I like katmom54's theory..... a messy work area is a sign of creative genius... messy is good when it comes to quilting!

I sew in a guest bedroom and use the bed to lay out all the fabrics I am using. I am forced to clean it off when one of our children or grandchildren come to stay. My sewing machine is always set up in that room.

I use two magnetic pin holders (bought at JoAnn's Fabrics. They are good for picking up pins off the carpet. Little pieces of thread are easy to pick up off the carptet with a piece of masking tape.

I am BIG Time messy. Thank God I have a husband that built my own little shed off the garage. With bathroom and everything. I just walk out the door shut it behind me and go to the house. I am really blessed.

Wow, good to know I'm a creative genius :lol:

When in the CREATIVE mood - everything up for grabs.

When I'm not in the CREATIVE mood - I tend to fall into the ORGANIZING mood.

Works for ME!

just bought one of the best things ever..don't know how I got along without it......
.............................a magnetic"pin-picker-upper"................

they are wonderful....dumped a whole container of pins the other evening and they were back in the tin in no time at all.....

The only time my room is what one would call "straightened up"
is when we go away for more than a few days.

why bother, it's only going to be back upside down again.......and i wouldn't be able to find a thing.

sometimes I am too neat...putting things away and then CANNOT FIND THEM! I do better with some creative clutter.
BUT...I do keep my pins neat!
Subee

ME! and yes can is right to the right of machine,, seems to move though when threads are falling toward it! fabric all over to find the right match, this 'n that, it ends up a total disaster!

Messy is Good!

This is soooo me!!!

Mine is currently nice and tidy. I'm just about to start a new quilt and cleaned the room this morning. Lol

Absolute....so I must be a genius!

Any chance we could find a way to get your neatness habits to rub off on me - perhaps an electronic brain transfer? Try as I might, I can't seem to master it.

Two things I can stand is an unmade bed, unless the sheets are in the washer/dryer and dirty dishes in the sink. I don't like alot of clutter, but can handle it if in a hurry to get to the sewing studio.

Same here - I just shut the door to my sewing room when I'm working on a project. Should have a poster on the outside saying - "Enter at your on risk". ;-)

My room you can not see the floor. I have my thing every wear, But i do clean up befor i start some new.

I am a split-personality sewer! LOL To start I have everything all in order, etc. but once I get going....whooooeeee...mess! I think I am th eonly one who can make any sense out of the stuff that covers the dining table! :-)

I start well but by the time I am finished it takes a while to clean up

I guess I am a freak!!! I don't have alot of extra stuff sitting around in my room, only the project I am working on. And, I never start a new project until the one I am working on is complete. I can stay neat because of the way my room is set up, the sewing table is directly in front of my storage closet with all my supplies in it. I think my neat room is as close to heaven on earth as I can imagine. I have a sewing machine, phone, perfect ironing table, and no one to bother me there. My husband tells me he always knows where to find me.

I am the Queen of the messy room and my sewing room is a section of my living room. Oh well it is my house and I can stand the mess for awhile, but have reached my limits and have started to pick up and clean up.

I fall in both groups. While sewing, I make a mess, but since I need structure (can you say adhd), I "schedule" my sewing. Each day I have a different quilting and embroidery project. Fridays and Saturdays (days that I work at LQS)are free choice and straightening up days. It works for me.

Well I do have a a sewing too that is a mess right now and think it's stopping me from sewing alot. Daughter and her 2 boys just moving in with us this weekend and I figure they will be her a year or more. So I did have a plan to clean and get rid of stuff but 2 other rooms had to be cleared for them! Guess just what you do for your kids in need!

Soo glad I joined this board!! Reading how others use their sewing space I realised I.m also a creative genius!! My room is 8ftx10ft(we have smaller houses in UK!!) it.s amazing how much "stuff" you can stash! wouldn.t dare post a pic on here at the moment!! :lol: Spent all day Friday at Quilt show so MORE bags n books!!

How did you know what my area looks like while I'm working? It drives my hubby crazy.