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craftiladi 08-20-2010 03:52 PM

Hello My Name Is Dee and I am a Cleanaholic.....enough said..lol.

slk350 08-20-2010 04:50 PM

Well, I guess I really am like the rest. MESSY Sometimes I have more than one projest going on, so I at least try to keep them separated. I also do alterations in my home,so I have to be careful they don't get eaten up by a quilt in progress. LOL

litacats 08-20-2010 05:07 PM


Originally Posted by dglvr

Originally Posted by katmom54
a messy work area is a sign of creative genius...

Well put. :thumbup:

I am going to have to completly empty my room when i get back so I can make my new machines fit in. out goes the electric recliner lift bed in comes my longarm and quilting bed

Annaquilts 08-20-2010 05:08 PM

It is a not too bad oragnized mess. That's all I'll say about it.

JudyG 08-20-2010 05:26 PM


Originally Posted by MadQuilter
I'm not - neat that is. Recently, I cleaned my sewing space and when it was all neat and tidy I could not work in the room. I'd go in, look around, and decide that it was too neat to mess up again. WELL, I have since remedied that problem. lol

As long as I can push aside project 1-2-and 3 to make room for cutting #4 - no problem!!!

That's me too. Must be a hangover from my childhood or something. I just don't feel right if my sewing room is clean and tidy - of course it's never that way for long.

quiltlady37 08-20-2010 05:33 PM

Creative clutter is better than idle neatness. That's my story and I sticking to it.

littlehud 08-20-2010 08:31 PM

When I'm working on a quilt my area is a mess. I do run a magnet over the floor every night when I stop just to pick up those pesky pins.

kim_s 08-20-2010 08:49 PM

My sewing area is our dining room so it's pretty much neat all the time. Someday I'll have my own room...

quilt3311 08-21-2010 03:35 AM

Does disaster area ring a bell? I have piles of fabric when I get to selecting for a new project. Have a friend who will come over and just start folding things back up and putting them neatly in a pile. (someday she will figure it out, that I invite her for lemonade or hot chocolate when the fabric needs folding--grin-just kidding) Of course her sewing room never has a thread on the floor. Mine is covered with scraps, (think Eleanor Burns here) besides my kitties have a blast playing with the pieces. Besides scraps are insulation for the floor in the cold winter.

quilter41 08-21-2010 03:52 AM

With a 9'x9' sewing room I have to be a neatie. I always clean up before I leave the room. May make a mess while sewing, but Mom always said clean up before you leave and you won't hate going back. This is why I do dishes and make beds before I leave in the AM. Makes coming home a pleasure.


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