I am still trying to set up my sewing room - It's hard to even walk through - don't like it

I love organized! but can spend too much time cleaning...

Mine is such a mess too and I have to much to do to go out and clean it. I am thinking of bringing my machine in the dining room. to sew also..

I try to clean my area after each project.

Not a bit of trouble, oh, wait, you said creating "in" a messy sewing room. :P :P :P :P :P :P :P

Can't do the messy thing. I get very uptight if I am in a lot of clutter, be it my sewing room or the house.

There has to be a balance betwen the two. I have to have things at my fingertips and sometimes find really interesting combinations laying together that just landed there. Certain things have to be organized like the tools- I hate looking for a marker, ruler, scissors etc- That's why I have gone to bright colored tools and have at least 2 of each

I get nervous when things are to messey. If I need to do more than one projest I keep each one in a differet places so I don't get them up mixed. Then clean up my space, then go to next one. I well have 2 or 3 things going at one time.

I like your attitude...I am too old to worry about much and enjoy doing things I like and cleaning is not it. You go girl.

I don't like mine messy but it IS. I'll get it looking pretty decent but then I can't find anything no matter how hard I try to be organized. I put things in 'safe places' which I think I'll remember but don't. I categorize etc and I am still clueless.

My house on the other hand is not cluttered or messy ... just my 'art / quilt studio'.

My sewing room is a corner in my only guest bedroom. I try to keep it manageable if I were to have company, that it wouldn't take me long to get it where it should be. The only thing is I can't do any sewing while they're in there. :thumbdown: I'm by no means a neatnik but I do like to have some organization. Sometimes that's hard to do when you're in the middle of a project.

ditto:)

<y area where I do my cutting and trimming is the messiest part of my sewing room. My assistant makes a big to-do that I don't pick up the scraps immediately. Can't live like that. Once the day is finished I pick up and clean everything... why pick u p a dozen times a day when it can be cleaned in the evening and be ready for the next days work...

I clean up after each project,it seems as if I do not clean up,then I will not back to the sewing room to do anything.

I'm like Ellen Burns when I work :o)! I cut and throw the snips and useless trims over my shoulder on to the floor. At the end of my work session I sweep up because I cannot bear to see it all and want my sewing room ready for the next time I get in there to work :thumbup:

I'm OK if it's a little messy - in fact, my mantra is that one can't create if the room is too clean. ;) But if it gets beyond messy to a pig sty, then it's a problem because I end up having to move stuff to cut or trim, find things, etc. I just cleaned mine on Sunday. My machine had gone in for cleaning, so I figured it was a good time to make my room a nice clean space to bring my machine home to. Only problem when I clean my room is that at first I can't find things.

I told my DH today that I need more shelves--the room is a disaster but I have too much "stuff" to organize it! I have taken to sewing in our living room, so now sometimes it's also a mess. Every time I have to clear the living room , I pile it in the sewing room and add to the problem--vicious circle. I hope to find time to clean it up soon.

I can't create in a mess.
I clean as I go.

I have a very nice size sewing room, part of which is sectioned off for the grandkid's play area. How can I expect my grandkids to keep their play area picked up if grandma doesn't do the same? Having a designated place for everything is the main thing! I also like to have things picked up by the end of the day.

It drives me crazy to quilt in a messy room, which I can't stand anything out of place anywhere....lol. I always make it a rule to clean my sewing room after every project.

yes, I like my sewing room to be neat, but it gets messy! After a while, I have to stop and clean before I can move on to another project. love the cat in your avatar!

Yup I also need some order and cleanliness.

Thank you, she is such a good companion. The only problem is she is spoiled rotten. I've been on my own for 11 years and got her a few years ago to help with loneliness. I didn't realize SHE would own ME! She was a rescue kitten and I love her dearly.

I have too many things going at once. I need to take a break and pack things up and start all over again.

I organize sewing room for people..But sorry you are out of my area Wisconsin. HA Seriously, here are some tips.
1. You are a serious artist, and your workspace should be off limits to everyone but you. Only your things in there.
2. Everything should have a place. That may mean going up the walls, or/and using small containers, shelving.
3. Your workspace needs to be large enough to have room for your machine, ironing, cutting, planning.
4. Try to find a friend you could help organize first. Take all out of the room and QUICKLY sort out anything not really needed. Bag it for good will or white elephant sale.
5. Quickly sort out all current projects that have directions, fabric ready- washed/ironed with correct straight of grain. Put each project in lg (2Gal) zip lock bag. You may have to xerox the pattern from a book. Don't store the book in the project. If the project is missing something put a sticky note inside with that item on it to remind you later. Saves time. Set these aside.
6. Sort out all books, patterns, instruction or information sheets, Clear out unwanted ones and sort the rest by subject matter. Set aside.
7. Gather all notions and tools, temp store in larger plastic bin to work on later.
8. Fold all fabric so raw edges are inside. Fold to a set size - 12x12 or 6 x 9. Stack by color unless you havde or temp in boxes, or baskets, or bins. e a lot in one subject area like holidays, or orientals, or batiks.
Sort them by themselves and color. Set these aside. Move out machines, cutting tools and surface, ironing supplies.
Remove any shelving or other furniture.
9. take a piece of graft paper and measure the room and let each graft square equal 6 ". Now measure all furniture and make little colored paper cutouts of each. Measure the piles of fabric, UFO's, Books, machines, tables. Get a drink and
sit down with 2-3 more pieces of graft paper and the furniture pieces and rearrange the space. Decide what shelving and bins u will need. ?'s fbs810

I'm the opposite, my sewing room doesn't have to be perfect/spotless but it does need to be tidy as I feel overwhelmed in a messy room/space.

Maybe1day

Great ideas fbs810. I'm planning to use all of them this coming weekend when my plan is to clean the sewing room. I really appreciate all the input I've received from this board. Great motivators and ideas.

I t5otally agree! :lol: My bedroom is my sewing room. I live in a 2 bdrm mobile home and everytime I have to cut things out the last batch of fabrics ends up on my bed! When cutting table gets too bad it's time to put all away.

Boy,I'm never going to get my sewing room cleaned.Connie in CO

I have this same problem. My sewing room is always a mess. If my DH finds anything he things goes in my sewing room or anything he doesn't know where to put it that goes on my cutting table. At present I am cutting on a small mat on the end of my sewing table. I have to get this mess cleared up and find a place for everything.