KathleenV

Thank you all for the welcome and for the great tips! Ideally, I'd haul everything out of the room, repaint, and then only haul the best of the best back in. I don't have the time or energy for a makeover that extreme at the moment. Plus, I have some huge pieces of furniture to work around. For now, getting rid of stuff and having a place for everything will be the next best thing. I'm not a neatnik by nature, so it's quite a challenge. Plus, I sometimes think I have more than, a touch of ADD, so I go in my sewing room with the intent to clean and quickly get distracted.

KathleenV

Quiltingcandy, I like a bit of everything, from traditional and Civil War designs to some of the modern designs. I've made quilts off and on for thirty years, but used to piece and quilt entirely by hand. Piecing and quilt by machine is still fairly new to me (only about two years), so I have much to learn.

jeanne49

Welcome from southeastern PA. Organization - hard to do. I am constantly working on that, but it's hard when you have a small space. I'm always changing something around in my sewing room. It's amazing what you find that you can't even remember buying, and a lot of my gadgets belonged to my Mom - she didn't quilt but sewed and did that very well. Good luck with your work and hope to see some pictures of any projects you do get completed.

KathleenV

My mom didn't quilt or sew (she's still alive, but in the later stages of Alzheimer's), so I can't blame my hoard on anyone but myself. I'd see a fabric, book, or some kind of gadget and would *have* to have it. Like somehow that item would create the beautiful quilts all by itself. After the purge, I've decided to go with the one item in/one item (of equal or greater size) out rule. My husband and I have done that successfully with our joint spaces for years with much success. He's retired Air Force and a total neat freak. It's just my sewing room and office that look like a tornado swept through them.

KathleenV

I tried to post a photo, but am getting messages that the image failed to post.

tessagin

Welcome from the Gulf, by way of Corpus Christi, Texas. I try to do a 5 minute purge. Sometimes it stops at 5 minutes and sometimes it may go on a few more minutes. I try at times to act like I'm putting clean laundry where it belongs. Also love my toolboxes for different notions if you have a small space.

KathleenV

Okay, I think I figured out how to resize my image. This is the view from the doorway.

KathleenV

Not too bad, you say? It gets worse....

KathleenV

And worse...

KathleenV

And worse.... What is that furry thing on the floor that looks like a mouse? Why, I think that's a big clump of dog hair! Ick!