Ready to cry over my quilting clutter!
03-03-2011, 08:38 AM
#91
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Location: Tallmadge, OH
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I have my sewing room, my craft room,and my computer room combined. That's 3x as bad. I just can't get myself to keep it organized. Once I organize, I say I'll never let it get that bad again, but it does. I'd love to have that room all organized.
03-03-2011, 08:51 AM
#93
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Location: Oak Ridge North, TX
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poor you -- the demands on your time are overwhelming -- good luck -- I feel that way about my house and my yard, but I am making progress a little at a time -- I am impressed with all that you do -- take some time for you
03-03-2011, 09:00 AM
#94
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Location: Northern Virginia
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From the answers I have read, you can tell the perfectionist from the non-perfectionist. I am the latter. Can I ever make a quilt where everything lines up, points straight? I don't even cut straight and I try so very hard. I envy the perfectionists in this world. ♥
03-03-2011, 09:02 AM
#95
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Location: Pacific NW
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Misty Marie, I feel for you and understand your problem. The business of life sometimes gets in the way with being as organized as many of us would like to be. I am currently working on re-organizing my house. I finally realized that I was spending just too much time looking for things. I made the decision I want more time! And if I were more organized it would give me more time. Right now it's taking extra time to do the organizing, but I just keep remembering the reward will come in the end. More time for family and more time to quilt!
03-03-2011, 09:05 AM
#96
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Location: Southern Michigan
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When you begin, start with One Bag to give to a friend or swap; and about 4 Bags to donate to Goodwill, Salvation Army, or a local Church group. And One Bag to Sell. And train your mind: have affirmations (mantras) to soothe your soul as you work, such as:
* "I've Loved this fabric/pattern for X many years; now it is someone else's turn."
* "I haven't brought this kit/pattern to its full potential; so I will sell it, and use that money to complete a project I have begun."
* "I know someone else needs this piece; I just have to offer it up."
Affirmations like that kept me sane while I 'dematerialized' before my big out-of-state move last year. You can do it. Put energizing music on to keep your spirit up.
* "I've Loved this fabric/pattern for X many years; now it is someone else's turn."
* "I haven't brought this kit/pattern to its full potential; so I will sell it, and use that money to complete a project I have begun."
* "I know someone else needs this piece; I just have to offer it up."
Affirmations like that kept me sane while I 'dematerialized' before my big out-of-state move last year. You can do it. Put energizing music on to keep your spirit up.
03-03-2011, 09:10 AM
#97
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Location: Back home in Louisiana for now....where next?? who knows....
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Originally Posted by Lori S
I lost a rotary cutter in my sewing room about 10 years ago ... still has not shown up. I loose a ruler almost daily .. now I have a few , and a rule to not "close -up for the night" with out tidying up a bit... at least put the rulers back to where they belong..... and the sissors..... and the rotary cutters..... and the seam rippers.... and..pin cushions and empty the trash.
I have a carpenters type apron that I put on when I am in a production mode. So I can keep some of my most used tools in the pockets and close at hand.
I have a carpenters type apron that I put on when I am in a production mode. So I can keep some of my most used tools in the pockets and close at hand.
03-03-2011, 09:12 AM
#98
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Location: Broadway, Shenandoah Valley, VA
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Originally Posted by MistyMarie
I have spent the last two hours working on my former sewing area (in my laundry room) and don't feel like I made a dent. A few months ago, the mess actually forced me out into my dining room so I could sew without cleaning off my machine each time, but now the dining room is getting messy too because I keep pulling stuff out of my laundry room to work on and don't want to just dump it back into the room when I am done.
I think I am too messy to be a quilter.
I am feeling overwhelmed. I have a room downstairs where I keep a lot of my fabric and my mid-arm frame, but it doesn't have enough room for my machines, so I keep bringing fabric up to use. Lately, I am buying more fabric and notions because I get tired of looking through a mess to find something. I need to hire a professional organizer if I am going to keep quilting because the mess is driving me NUTS and I am not a naturally organized person, but once I get organized, I seem to be able to stay that way for quite a while.
Does anyone else get that overwhelmed feeling about their quilting spaces? (Or lack of it?) Am I the only one who loses their notions and what-nots in a clutter?
I think I am too messy to be a quilter.
I am feeling overwhelmed. I have a room downstairs where I keep a lot of my fabric and my mid-arm frame, but it doesn't have enough room for my machines, so I keep bringing fabric up to use. Lately, I am buying more fabric and notions because I get tired of looking through a mess to find something. I need to hire a professional organizer if I am going to keep quilting because the mess is driving me NUTS and I am not a naturally organized person, but once I get organized, I seem to be able to stay that way for quite a while.
Does anyone else get that overwhelmed feeling about their quilting spaces? (Or lack of it?) Am I the only one who loses their notions and what-nots in a clutter?
Please don't get down about it and beat yourself up. Take one step at a time.
Blessings,
Angela
03-03-2011, 09:12 AM
#99
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Broadway, Shenandoah Valley, VA
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Originally Posted by MistyMarie
I have spent the last two hours working on my former sewing area (in my laundry room) and don't feel like I made a dent. A few months ago, the mess actually forced me out into my dining room so I could sew without cleaning off my machine each time, but now the dining room is getting messy too because I keep pulling stuff out of my laundry room to work on and don't want to just dump it back into the room when I am done.
I think I am too messy to be a quilter.
I am feeling overwhelmed. I have a room downstairs where I keep a lot of my fabric and my mid-arm frame, but it doesn't have enough room for my machines, so I keep bringing fabric up to use. Lately, I am buying more fabric and notions because I get tired of looking through a mess to find something. I need to hire a professional organizer if I am going to keep quilting because the mess is driving me NUTS and I am not a naturally organized person, but once I get organized, I seem to be able to stay that way for quite a while.
Does anyone else get that overwhelmed feeling about their quilting spaces? (Or lack of it?) Am I the only one who loses their notions and what-nots in a clutter?
I think I am too messy to be a quilter.
I am feeling overwhelmed. I have a room downstairs where I keep a lot of my fabric and my mid-arm frame, but it doesn't have enough room for my machines, so I keep bringing fabric up to use. Lately, I am buying more fabric and notions because I get tired of looking through a mess to find something. I need to hire a professional organizer if I am going to keep quilting because the mess is driving me NUTS and I am not a naturally organized person, but once I get organized, I seem to be able to stay that way for quite a while.
Does anyone else get that overwhelmed feeling about their quilting spaces? (Or lack of it?) Am I the only one who loses their notions and what-nots in a clutter?
Please don't get down about it and beat yourself up. Take one step at a time.
Blessings,
Angela
03-03-2011, 10:07 AM
#100
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Colorado
Posts: 2,254
Originally Posted by MistyMarie
I have spent the last two hours working on my former sewing area (in my laundry room) and don't feel like I made a dent. A few months ago, the mess actually forced me out into my dining room so I could sew without cleaning off my machine each time, but now the dining room is getting messy too because I keep pulling stuff out of my laundry room to work on and don't want to just dump it back into the room when I am done.
I think I am too messy to be a quilter.
I am feeling overwhelmed. I have a room downstairs where I keep a lot of my fabric and my mid-arm frame, but it doesn't have enough room for my machines, so I keep bringing fabric up to use. Lately, I am buying more fabric and notions because I get tired of looking through a mess to find something. I need to hire a professional organizer if I am going to keep quilting because the mess is driving me NUTS and I am not a naturally organized person, but once I get organized, I seem to be able to stay that way for quite a while.
Does anyone else get that overwhelmed feeling about their quilting spaces? (Or lack of it?) Am I the only one who loses their notions and what-nots in a clutter?
I think I am too messy to be a quilter.
I am feeling overwhelmed. I have a room downstairs where I keep a lot of my fabric and my mid-arm frame, but it doesn't have enough room for my machines, so I keep bringing fabric up to use. Lately, I am buying more fabric and notions because I get tired of looking through a mess to find something. I need to hire a professional organizer if I am going to keep quilting because the mess is driving me NUTS and I am not a naturally organized person, but once I get organized, I seem to be able to stay that way for quite a while.
Does anyone else get that overwhelmed feeling about their quilting spaces? (Or lack of it?) Am I the only one who loses their notions and what-nots in a clutter?
I live in Aurora too, around Utah Park. If you'd like to chat about how to save your sanity and your fabric give me a call 303-751-1388. My DH says I'm the most organized person he has ever known, but when am I going to start sewing again. I'm almost there and with each fabric I fold I get an idea for a project and that slows the whole thing down. See it is a never ending process.
Don't give up, fabric is so beautiful and you can do so much with it.
Betty
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