Just Jan

Me too! I hate the tiny pictures! Once I enlarge one I can't get back to see the next unless I go clear back to the beginning and scroll thru all the previous messages until I get back to where the thumbnails are. I have tried x-ing out and have tried back arrowing and everything else that normally works, but to no avail! I love looking at the pix but since they are thumbnails now I usually end up just moving on... ;o(

I too, am in the process of reorganizing my sewing rooms. I have been faithfully reading this forum and got some good tips. I tried the core insulation from Lowes for wrapping fabric on but found it messy and its too thick to save any space. Someone else mentioned to use plastic (corrugated?) but not sure what she meant or where to buy it. One thing that is really helpful is the white wire shelving I installed all the way around my room, with the shelf just level with the tops of the door and window frames. That means its down just about 15 inches or so from the ceiling. I can store bags of batting there and stuff like pillow forms, and anything else I don't need on a regular basis. I bought a pair of those grabber things at Target and they work great for retrieving most bags without climbing. I also store some of my UFO blocks there in Pizza boxes and have them labeled by the name of the block or project. Its tons of free space that often goes unused. I also find that the wire grid allows me to put hangers there with stuff I am using for my current project. For instance, I cut the binding strips as I'm cutting my blocks and hang them over a hanger until I am ready to use it. I also may only have time to assemble one row of blocks at a time so I can label it row one and hang it until I get sewing time the next day. I work a lot of hours so I usually try to get up, get coffee and sew for perhaps 30 minutes each day before work. This means I need stuff handy and ready to go. So the wire shelving serves a dual purpose for me. Hope this idea helps someone else.