JanieH

I need to go through my quilting notions/sewing/crafts/etc. drawers and reorganize them and make a list of what I have where.

Thanks for the push - I have been putting it off for about 3 months now.

lots2do

Sounds like we all have a good idea where to start! Glad you liked the idea. We can support each other!

retiredteacher09

Yesterday, I put a double sorter with ironing board together from Aldi's. I bought it because it was 33" tall and 16" deep by 31" wide. So today I rearranged my ironing area and put my homemade ironing board on top of it and it is a perfect height for me to iron on. It has wheels so I can just push it against my cutting tables when I have bigger pieces to iron. I think I will store extra bags of batting in the hamper part.

Tomorrow I plan to drop off donated batting that I intended to use in donation quilts but never got around to it so they will go to my church group as they are running short of batting so it will go from my house to my friend Delores' house. A win-win situation.

My other goals are to figure out where to place boxes, etc that got displaced after I rearranged for my ironing board set up. I also need to go through my leftover 2.5" pieces and put them away from a project I am hoping to finish yet tonight.

Connie

lindaschipper

I completed a Dr. Seuss quilt this week and had some pieces left over. Offered them up for sale on a web site and within 30 seconds someone wanted them. I'm mailing them off today....talk about quick!!

lovelyl

I exceeded my my goal the first day! I now have 4 kits cut and ready to sew! No time to work on it today, but have about 4 more bigger kits to cut, so I plan to try to do one a day starting tomorrow! When the snow is flying this winter, I will play "pick a kit" and start sewing!

Pam S

Oh boy, do I need a challenge like this to get me motivated. DH and I were just discussing the need to replace the carpet in my sewing room with something else but I balked at the idea of cleaning out all the stuff. I do have some immediate goals:
1. Finish some UFOs so I can start some new projects that I'm excited about.
2. Organize those scraps that just seem to multiply like rabbits. And use some of them!
3. Kit up a couple of projects to take to retreat. One thing I have decided to do for the next retreat is to finish all the blocks for a couple of quilts, get them all labeled in order and take them along to assemble the tops. Then I'll feel like I've accomplished something while I was there and I won't have to concentrate so hard on what I'm doing so I can socialize more!

Innov8R

This is a great thread. I am soooo ready to embark on a goal-centered program in my sewing room.
My first goal is to reclaim one of 4X6 cabinets for fabric. I have sweaters that I haven't worn since I moved to a warm climate in 2005 stored there. Time to get rid of the clothes and put my fabric away the way I want to. I've even gotten DH on board. He has agreed to add more shelves to my cabinets to make organization and removal easier.
This project may take a week or so. Let's keep this thread alive and set new goals weekly! Somehow it helps to state my intentions publicly.

Fizzle

Turned a bedroom into a sewing room. Seemed so BIG before I started. Now I don't know where to put all the stuff! Got more bins for layer cakes and jelly roll. Need to find a way to get my yardage out of tubs so I can see it.. Have seen some nice shelving hanging on walls on Pinterest??. WIP

Diannia

I have some goals for this week as well...not sure if they count as organizing goals or not though. Here they are:

#1 Quilt baby quiltand sew on border so I can take it to the coast next time we go (in 2 weeks) todo the hand sewing of the border on back.(I did this yesterday and have it ready to load in the coast bag).
#2 lay out blue quiltsquares on design wall.
#3 Cut batting for 2quilts and iron the tops and backing for them.Load and quilt 1 of the quilts.
#4 Prep work for r/wquilt yo-yos and applique for 2 more borders so I can take them w/me to thecoast to do hand work.

Since I work FT and have things going on 2 nights this weekI think this list will keep me busy until after the weekend!

Cam's gram

Thanks for starting this. I cleaned up and sorted "leftovers" from my last couple of projects then I organized my quilt patterns in a notebook. I put each one in a clear page protector so I can just flip through to the one I want. Also, organized my next project into a plastic box to take to the cottage. The fact that we're have a party here Saturday doesn't hurt either!