Clean Up Your Sewing Room!

[she-quilts]

The end of Aug/beginning of September I cleared a significant portion of my sewing room (maybe 1/4) to make way for a new bookcase. But putting the new one IN, meant some rearranging of the old ones. Plus the floor for 3' out from the bookcases was 3' deep of STUFF!! ops: After that was done, it feels SO good to go in there!! I can nearly use all 4 sides of my big cutting table now.

Yesterday my eyes were tired of the mini quilting I was doing so I started to clean out my big closet in there. I'd guess the closet is 4' deep x 8' long. Huge! I couldn't walk into more than one shoe. ops: I threw out a LOT of stuff, have a big pile for Goodwill, and now it is time for a bit of rearranging. I'd like to move my mixed media supplies into there. Long goal.... making room in the big room of the basement for a long-arm.

It is so much nicer CLEAN!!

[Franceslovesfabric]

Now I know why it's important to have a clean, organized sewing room. It's not so you can find something, it's so you can tell someone else where to find something. I can't get to my sewing room easily (a walking boot on one foot and a cast on the other). The doc says I can take the boot off to sew, so I can take me workshop tomorrow. But I need to bring stuff, so I'm trying to tell my hubby where to find what I want. I was going to shop my stash, but all my FQs are easier for him to find, so I picked some of those. Black fabric was found for the background, and all the tools were found as well. I'll take pictures when I get home.

Frances

[Margo]

Greg gets a star!! :wink:

[eileenkny]

Between vacation and a Katie PM workshop, I can't even find a place for my sewing machine. :shock: I want to clean but I don't have the storage room; I'm just moving piles from one place to another. I feel like one of those hoarders! ops: :cry: ops: :evil:

[eileenkny]

So...for everybody doing the 2011 BOM, how does your sewing room look right now? :lol: Mine has little piles all over the place again but I've got my RR fabrics in a plastic container. That'll be my starting point for cleanup.

[sewengel]

I just did finish cleaning up my sewing room. Took about 1 1/2 weeks, but boy does it look awesome. I donated a bunch of drapery fabric scraps to the costume dept. and the local college, four bags unfortunately went to the trash, but four bags went to a local quilting group. I found fabric that was really old, probably from my late MIL.

Now I can start on other projects that I have planned.

Have an awesome day. Sharon

[KakeM]

I just did finish cleaning up my sewing room. Took about 1 1/2 weeks, but boy does it look awesome. I donated a bunch of drapery fabric scraps to the costume dept. and the local college, four bags unfortunately went to the trash, but four bags went to a local quilting group. I found fabric that was really old, probably from my late MIL.

Now I can start on other projects that I have planned.

Have an awesome day. Sharon

Sharon..now that you are done how about coming to Nevada and helping me tackle my messy "material world" ? I'll make sure you aren't hungry or thirsty and give you a nice cozy bed....I figure it would take about a week here also. Interested? :lol: :shock: :?: :!:
Karen...wondering how I will ever get it done!

[pam7040]

DS has recently moved out so I am sorting, crating and labelling my different WIPs. It was just starting to look a bit organised when I starting sorting fabric and doing preparation for the BOM. ITs all looking a disaster area again. Will get back to the organising/sorting again tomorrow. Have been to a big fabric sale today and got some lovely fabrics for my BOM. When I got all the fabrics I want purchased I post a picture.

[sewengel]

Karen -- you set the date and I will be there with broom and BIG lawn bags in tow.

[sewengel]

It looks like a tornado hit it!

[KakeM]

Karen -- you set the date and I will be there with broom and BIG lawn bags in tow.

Whoa girl....when I say clean out I don't actually mean throw anything away...I'd go into a faint and never recover! Maybe just pick stuff up...dust under it and put it back...neatly of course..tee hee!

[Judymc]

We just moved to Las Vegas, NV, since my husband retired last month. My sewing room will be nice and clean when I unpack and put everything in it's place. When the sewing begins, I'm hoping I'll keep things in order, but I'm not promising anything! :lol: Judymc

[Judymc]

Kaewn, maybe she meant she was going to clean it out of your room to put in hers ;o)

[sewengel]

You girls just crack me up. I would purge and perhaps, wink, wink, some might just come home with me. LOL
Judy, you will have to get in touch with Bobbi Hueselman, I think I spelled that right, Whitewitchcraft. She lives near you and is a sweetheart.

Now you girls behave yourselves for the remainder of the day, I have to fix dinner. Blah Ritzy, if your room needs cleaned up... the offer is open.

Sharon

[Judymc]

Yes, I've got to get in touch with Bobbi and join Desert Quilters (I was a charter member in the 1980's before we moved to CA).