New Year In The Sewing Room
 

I spent awhile today clearing off my cutting and sewing areas...even found things lying around from 3 projects ago. I changed my rotary cutting blade, my cutting mat has been cleaned with a damp cloth and turned over, fabrics organized and put away, and some scraps put aside for my friend who is working on a scrappy project. It's all looking very civilized in there...must go now and make a mess! ;)

Hahaha! I did the same thing in mid December. It took me 2 days but I cleaned and organized everything. Now I can find anything I want.........until the next few projects come along. I can't be neat AND creative at the same time....

LOL!! You made me laugh right out loud!

Me too, because it's SO ME!!!

Jan in VA

Good to know that we're all in this together:)

You've got me inspired. I really need to do that. I had a project spread out on my sewing that I was working on over the holidays. My husband then decided to work on house and left sawdust, nails, and other debris all over my beautiful project. I've been too dismayed to get in there and clean it up and reorganize. I'd better do it...it will only get worse if I don't.
~ C.

I did that before Christmas because we set up a table in there to eat...lol. I'm in the process of messing it up right now, although I don't like it messy so will try my best to not go there. I bought about 13 scrapbook clear boxes to store my UFO's in and put in temporary labels so I know what's in each at a glance. My plan is to complete at least 1 of them a month between now and Dec in addition to any new projects I may decide on. That's my plan and I'm sticking to it!

I cleaned my sewing room on New Year's Day. I have really been enjoying it. I think I have sewn something every day since then. I have been getting a lot done on an old BOM. I'm keeping it pretty neat while working on this project. I have two quilts ready to go to the quilter next week. They will count as finishes for this year. I just had to finish piecing the backing for them.

[It sounds like your DH needs some training. Just sayin'.


QUOTE=tropit;7034526]You've got me inspired. I really need to do that. I had a project spread out on my sewing that I was working on over the holidays. My husband then decided to work on house and left sawdust, nails, and other debris all over my beautiful project. I've been too dismayed to get in there and clean it up and reorganize. I'd better do it...it will only get worse if I don't.
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Mine looked good for about an hour yesterday. Was all nice and straightened up yesterday morning then DH left for office for short time. When he got home he figured I'd be in there and said" Did a 'norther' come through while I was gone. Cause it sure as **** looks like it?"

tessagin - that was soooo funny. Laughed out loud.

I cleaned my sewing room too and then I messed it up again! A vicious circle it is!

I started my reorganization and it is going to take me a little while. I found several wip's and ufo's and I am hoping to get things the way I think they should be!!! I wish I had some organizing elves who worked at night while I slept!!!LOL!

I spent 5 days of my holiday vacation moving my sewing room to the next, larger room. Still organizing! Pictures coming soon....I hope! Now, what to do with those pilss on the floor that are still in the old space?

Sandy

You are among friends. Most of us do the same thing.

I need to clean up my craft room. It used to be (still is) my stamp room, but I no longer stamp, so the counters get piled high with quilting items and other miscellany. As we gear up for Christmas, it become 'gift central' .Really need to clear it out and make some tough decisions about the thou$and$ of dollar$ of stamping supplies. (Yes, Thousands. i was a Stamping' Up demonstrator for 11 years.)

That's exactly what I did on New Year's too. I feel much more organized and productive. I don't know why I didn't tackle it sooner.

Haha! I did the same thing by cleaned my sewing room for the new year! All fabric is now in stacks or wrapped around cardboard, sewing area is free from scraps and threads that were cluttering the area. I vacuumed the carpet and made it all so pretty. It's so pretty, I can hardly stand the clean look - LOL - it gave me inspiration, as well as being re-acquainted with what material I have to work with this year! Now I have three projects going at once! what happened to my promise to self on working with one project at a time!? Guess I'm considered a "quilting junkie", sigh.

Wanna come to my house and work your magic? I just moved and my sewing room is full of boxes, and chaos reigns. :p

I agree. Start making a mess. You will be able to find things easier!! :)

I had to do that after family left. We gave our son, wife, two kids and their German Shepherd our huge Master, and my DH and I and our two Golden pups took the guest room. Had to move out the desk, and dresser to make room for the two cages though. You guessed it, it all went into the sewing room, along with our clean and dirty clothes, our gifts which couldn't be put away, etc. So.........before I could do anything constructive, had to put everything back. Finally working on quilting two baby quilts, one for our vet and the other to be put away to have on hand.

I honestly have to say if it's YOUR sewing room, what business of his is it if the room is messy? Fortunately, one can't see my sewing r oom from the rest of the house, so it's my mess and my job to clean up. He needs to bugger off!

Creative clutter is better than idle neatness!

Just had the kitchen remodeled - why is this important?- because I sew on the dining table and I am suffering severe withdrawls from my sewing machine (been put away since before Thanksgiving). I rejoice at my new kitchen, the chance to reorganize and cull all the stuff collected over 48 years. But Joy! I am almost done and the thought of organizing my sewing leaves me dizzy! I plan to revel in the mess I know I am going to make as soon as I uncork the fabrics. Someone once said: A clean desk (translate to sewing area) is the sign of an unhealthy mind. Boy, do I plan on being healthy!

Congratulations on cleaning and organizing your sewing areas. I'm trying to do that, however, since I lost my sewing room when we moved to a 2-bedroom apt. from a 3-bedroom house, it has been a challenge, sort of like putting 50 lbs. of stash into a 5 lb. box, not happening. But hope springs eternal as I need to get my bedroom/sewing area into some semblance of order, as I'm probably going to have my shoulder replaced in the next few months, my right shoulder of course. Arthritis is not my friend, but I need to be able to use my arm if I'm going to continue sewing and quilting, especially since I have a 4 1/2 year old granddaughter who loves wearing the dresses Grandma MiMi makes for her.

My sewing room is also my stamping room (Stampin'Up). If you think yours is a mess, you should see mine. It's the size of a small bedroom. My stamping supplies cost in the thousands $. My husband always says, "Why would you spend $3-4 for a card when you can spend thousands and make your own?" I'm not enjoying stamping as much anymore since I've gotten into quilting but I hate to give it up with so much invested in it. I'm also very behind on quilting projects. I really want to organize both the quilting half and the stamping half - I just don't have time.

Creativity is such a messy thing! Love your attitude. Off with you to create!

You and me both, Kathi!

You are finished? I am so jealous. Lol! I am just beginning the "half the house" shuffle. We are taking DH's (banker's type) desk out of his office, putting it under my computer in the electronics & sewing room, moving the desk (a very old, former teachers desk) I am currently using for my computer, over under the sewing machine, then taking the table that the sewing machine is currently on, into DH's office for his stuff. Whew, so far, all we have done is DH's huge bankers desk is standing in the middle of the room waiting for me to put my desk stuff in it, then comes the next big shuffle. Pray for me? Lol!

I, too, started the clean up. But, alas, it is still "not in control." I must be more creative than I thought I could ever be.

SOME of our men will never understand and mine is one of them. Don't let it get you down. Keep warm. Our wind chill temps in N.E. Nebraska are to be in the two digits below the zero mark tomorrow. Hope I don't have a reason to go out.

MargeD hope all goes well with your shoulder surgery. I've had back surgery and having an MRI on my hip in the morning. If it's not one thing it's two but I can walk slowly and with a limp…LOL!

I haven't gotten to sew since before Thanksgiving due to Holidays and remodeling the back bedroom into my sewing room, so much painting and putting in flooring and getting things arranged UGH. Finally today 1/6/15 I was actually able to sew on a small quilt for about an hour. I have so much to sew but even less time to sew it. One of my daughters brought me a HUGE box of scrap materials for Christmas but of course my washer went out Christmas Eve, so I'm in the process of washing each load 3-5 times to deodorize it all. I'm just glad the New Year is here and everything is calming down now. So I can start up and continue to sew. I have missed it sew much!
Jeri

I posted a note right on my machine to clean that baby and change the needle. I've been doing some applique and I knew the needle was a bit dull. Now I just have to take care of the hardwood floor and rug in there and I'm good to go for another year. lol.

I've enjoyed reading everyone's stories here and I'm so glad I'm not alone in sorting through things this time of year, knowing I'll mess it up again. That's what our spaces are for, right? Creating is messy...so be it. Enjoy your sewing spaces! :)

True. but when he's building a whole house for you, you learn to pick your battles. ;)

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I've been doing a deep, thorough, ruthless purge of everything that I don't want, need or use t in my sewing room. My word for the year is "embrace" which includes embracing free space, resting room for my eyes, and creativity that doesn't happen in chaos. I love getting rid of stuff. I used to be the opposite, having grown up with a (neat and organized) hoarder. Too much stuff is a burden, no matter how neat I try to make it, so this year I sing the little phrase "let it go"! :)

I will try to post pictures when it's at its best. Might last an hour, but I will have pictures to prove it CAN look and feel really good.