I am so NOT very organized and I have set my sights on BECOMING organized lol! I have now organized my yardage by color in my cubbies, and still like to sew. I take time sewing, and then "change gears" and organize for a bit, then sew for a bit more, then organize a bit......I will have to post pics cuz now I have labeled and organized my drawers with thread and notions and labeled them; organized yardage; and NOW will head into the wonderful world of UFO's!!!!

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d6xx-KARW...UPDATE%2B1.JPGI just moved into the basement..my Mr. did all the work though. I finally have most of my machines in one room.

Isn't that colorful and organized!

Thanks lot2do.. I try.

KalamaQuilts, what is "ruler folding"? I'm in desperate need of organization, especially when it comes to my stash. My quilting room is in such disarray right now that it's scary!! Too many projects and not enough time... I quilt between time I spend longarming - so it's a little sewing here, and a little there...

If you google ruler folding some tutorials come up that are great. I use the comic boards but they fit better on my shelves. I work better when my work space is clean but I have too much stuff in too small of space. I was gifted a stash and I haven't quite been able to make it work into the space. It makes me nuts but at the same time I am not the most tidy of persons either when I am creating. I was feeling really bothered again by the clutter so I cleaned up a bunch and suddenly I am productive again. My room is a constant work in progress while part of me enjoyed the free fabric I was given its also giving me headaches too.

I cut down boxes from the post office, they're free and sturdier than the comic boards. I have to say, I am a clutter person but regularly organize my stash. It saves me running to the store, looking for something that I already have. I work faster and am more inspired when my space is tidy and I am less distracted.

I tidy up, clean and organize before I start.....because I sew until I drop.

I have one room (about 12' square) designated as the room to store, cut, and iron, with no wiggle room. Fabric and projects are on shelves or in clear bins, so everything is in view. Sewing machine is used in another part of the house where I also use a mini iron for the initial piece work. HOWEVER, hubby set up a Conex, (a storage/shipping container) 8 1/2' x 40, insulated, air conditioned, that I can use as I will, so I see a change in the future.

Just moved into new room for sewing. Still finding totes, boxes, bags from all over the house. Challenging to get it all corralled!! And what I thought was a big sewing room is quickly getting crowded. But....I am really liking finding my scissors and seam ripper when I need them. It is still not where I think I may be done, but then again maybe it never is done? For me it is baby steps....

I never thought about these! We have some out back. Maybe when they are emptied I will look into this!!!

I reorganize when a project is finished...Until then...honestly...I don't care!

I'm having trouble getting my sewing room organized. Unfortunately my file cabinet is in my sewing room. So for some reason everyone in the house thinks everything needs to get dumped on my sewing table. (i.e. bills, junk mail, screw drivers, etc.) Still haven't figured out this behavior.

With the health issues I've had this year - being confined to the first floor of my home and sewing room is upstairs - everything has been dumped into my sewing room. I may never dig it out. SIL & daughter tried to straighten and clean but I left things spread out for making busy books for the grands so it wasn't cleaned to begin with.

I bought an oilfield skid shack that is getting pretty much together. Need to hook electric yet, but right I am trying to concentrate on the fact that my hubby of 44+ years passed sea very suddenly, so not in hurry to get electrician out to hook it up. I can see with elec. cord run thru the door.

Very sorry for your loss. I hope sewing gives you some comfort at this time.

I have to start keeping my sewing and crafty stuff in its proper space. For some reason, I've found some stuff squirreled away in our bedroom. Just makes for unnecessary clutter.

Spent the afternoon organizing the sewing room after finishing so many projects! So by tomorrow afternoon it should all be tamed again. And it starts all over....

I put my cloth and cut up piece in a tote box and put it in the closet - I have a small collection so far... I call it my 'winter bin' because when hours get cut at work I have a ton of fabric to choose from to make stuff with.

Wait! we're suppose to organize our sewing rooms? LOL! Seriously, since I always have more than one project in the sewing room (long arm room I do keep organized cause it's in the basement and others use the space at times) I am not one of those that organizes and cleans after each quilt. So for me I try to put things back where they belong and generally do a total "dig out" either before my guild's annual garage sale or when I can't find something that I know is there!

Start small. Organize one thing.... such as your rulers, or your batiks or your books. Then take a small break and pick something else small... zippers, thread or maybe a sewing basket/tote. Keep at it and you'll be in good shape, but try to do just one thing at a time.

As I work on a project I try to put things back once I'm done with it. The fabrics I'm using I keep in one pile until that project is done (not quilted) in case I need more of the same fabrics to finish it. Rulers, rotary cutters, etc. are put back each day so I know where to find them the next day. After the project is put together I bring out the vacumn to clean up all the threads and bits of fabric that find their way onto my carpet. Then when I go to add the binding onto the quilted piece it doesn't collect all those little threads. Love organization but at times I still can't find what I'm looking for.