Ready to cry over my quilting clutter!
03-02-2011, 06:38 PM
#41
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Originally Posted by Jill
If my sewing room gets messy, it drives me crazy and I won't do anything until I get it cleaned up again. At the end of every day I put things where they belong so that I don't walk into a mess the next day. When I set up my room I took everything that I used and separated them according to categories: rulers with rulers, pins with pins, etc. Then I bought a few vinyl drawers and the things I saved I put in drawers according to category. Everything I use is in this room, I don't have it scattered throughout the house. If I had extras I decided whether I'd keep it or donate it to a quilting friend, Goodwill, etc. I think the most important thing for me is the straightening the room at the end of the day. Surely wish I could help you get it cleaned and organized!
03-02-2011, 06:41 PM
#43
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
how about this, when you go down to get something, don't go empty handed? Keep a basket close by and fill it up with things to put away before you bring more up!
03-02-2011, 07:04 PM
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Misty: Please go ahead and try a cleaning person, at least for a couple of months. I had a variety of folks clean my house when I was working fulltime. None of them were perfect, but at least all of the bathrooms were clean at the same time, the kitchen floor was clean, and the carpets were all vacuumed. And, the evening before cleaning day, there was lots of energy to pick up the clutter! Try it, you might like it!
03-02-2011, 08:06 PM
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I honestly think that if my mom cleaned up my laundry room, two-thirds of my stuff would be GONE!
My mom is very critical. I doubt there is a time she has come here where she doesn't give me "advice" about what I need to do. I try not to let it bother me, but I don't go out of my way to encourage it by asking her for help.
This is my guest room, where I keep a large part of my stash. It is much more organized than the rest of my quilting spaces. I would LOVE to have a room to dedicate to quilting, but until my kids are grown and gone, I doubt that will happen anytime soon.
My mom is very critical. I doubt there is a time she has come here where she doesn't give me "advice" about what I need to do. I try not to let it bother me, but I don't go out of my way to encourage it by asking her for help.
This is my guest room, where I keep a large part of my stash. It is much more organized than the rest of my quilting spaces. I would LOVE to have a room to dedicate to quilting, but until my kids are grown and gone, I doubt that will happen anytime soon.
My quilt frame is hiding under the fabric...
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Where I keep all my large backing fabric. I have two more bookcases with fabric on them to the left.
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03-02-2011, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by MistyMarie
I just spent the last half hour in my dining room. The room is about 80% improved. There are no scraps on the floor... no thread on the table... no trash anywhere. All the fabric is in containers, or folded up. All my notions are put in a container to go through later. I am too tired to tackle the back room this evening, so I will work on it in bits and pieces over the next couple of weeks. I am NOT starting any new projects until I get the laundry room done. I have a few commitments I need to finish up, but they will be my "reward" for having spent a few minutes working on that back room.
03-02-2011, 08:14 PM
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What is it that you use to wrap your fabric on Misty? I have seen those High Dollar wrapping boards but would rather spend my money on fabric. Anybody else using anything different for wrapping their fabric?
03-02-2011, 08:15 PM
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Goodness, no, you're not the only one. I organize mine, then I think of something I need. I go back, pull it out and if I don't use it all it's not put back where it came from so often. I didn't use to be this way, but I guess as I get older, I either get lazier or something.
So don't feel you are the only one.
So don't feel you are the only one.
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