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redstilettos 09-21-2016 03:58 AM


Originally Posted by tessagin (Post 7648516)
Over the weekend Tuesday Morning (very near to us) had a sale. Looks like a sewing machine carrier tote but is a "yarn" tote. Got it for $29.99. Holds a lot. I was able to fit extra yarn in it including embroidery kits and some crewel products. Side pockets hold needle packs and darning eggs and crochet and knitting needles. That cleared a large space for nothing, just opened an area for breathing.

Ugh! If you think my fabric needs organization you should see my yarn stash! Yeeeps.
Great find, though!

rryder 09-21-2016 04:22 AM

Tkhooper and Nammie- good points! I have been doing better at just pushing through and finishing a project if it's something that can be quickly completed before starting new ones. I don't always have that option since I'm involved in several collaborative projects with another artist. These are the ones that I need to be able to put somewhere out of the way until he can get to work on them.

The other difficulty is that since my creative process involves a lot of experimentation and improvisation, I sometimes get to a stuck point with a piece and need to let it simmer for a while until I can figure out what it needs. These are the ones that I need to figure out how to set aside so that they are out of my working space, but not Out-of-sight, Out-of-mind. -- the poster board idea may be the way to go.

tkhooper 09-24-2016 02:54 PM

If they are larger I'm think of the toy train sets that people used to set up a pulley system so they could be up near the ceiling but cranked down easily when the kids wanted to play with it. If I didn't have a cathedral ceiling I'd be very tempted. But then I'd just have more ufo's.

Jane Quilter 09-24-2016 03:31 PM

I bought project boxes and labled all of them, so when they have to "sit around" waiting instructions or mailings or assembly, thy have a place to wait neatley

rryder 09-26-2016 12:17 PM

i like the idea of project boxes, especially the clear ones. If I can find a good place to put them, I think that would be the answer.

Rob

Sophie2 09-27-2016 03:21 AM

rryder, I love the project boxes! Mine have been multiplying!

suern3 09-27-2016 02:25 PM

I use these project boxes and love them. But I would like to find a good place or way to store them, too. Mine are currently stacked around my sewing area. Will be moving my sewing area to the basement soon and would like a good system for storing them, other than stacking around the room. Currently searching Pinterest for organizing ideas. Would love to hear what others have come up with.

craftiladi 10-05-2016 07:03 AM

I did it! finally made some head way-organized patterns & fabric-did a nice donate box & sold a few things. Now if only today wasn't a work day :(

oksewglad 10-05-2016 08:37 AM

Good for you craftiladi..yes work gets in the way, but you persevered...I'm home today, but will be gone tomorrow early so want to get as much done and still get to bed early....

zozee 10-05-2016 05:30 PM

Hey, it's good to read everyone's progress. Every little bit helps. I've been sorting through scraps and giving away everything that I don't want to see again (unless it's in someone else's project!). That's been my focus today (and yesterday and every day this week). Of course my sewing room has so many piles of things headed for various destinations. Looks like the back room of a post office--organized chaos.

The project boxes are great for strings, 2.5 candies, WIPs, etc. So far I've been stacking them in my IKEA storage thing (deep, open, two-shelf nightstand, basically. I don't know the name of it. Had it forever.)

Keep up the good work, everyone.


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