Oklahoma Suzie

thanks

watterstide

Thanks for the idea on the patterns and such..

i was looking more for a filing thing for them..baby quilts,totes,etc..do they still sell the cardboard pattern holders? they are tall and narrow..with dividers? Grandma used to have one.
it doesn't look like it,but i got alot done today..I am going to break for the night..hubby gets home at 7pm, and i have not eaten much today.
I am geeked up! cleaning up and clearing out!

brushandthimble

I spent two hours yesterday sorting my bookcases and wood cubes that have my magazines in.

My wood cubes are the ones from AC Moore, I live in a cape so my ceilings slant down and I don't have much wall space. My son cut a hole in the wall to the rafter space and built in the cubes. TIP #1. Each cube will hold three of the cardboard magazine holders. I used a coupon on the cube boxex, the ones in the wall are 4 stacked and they are laid sideways. Clear as mud?

Like someone else mentioned my printed patterns are in page protectors and 3 ring binders.
TIP # 2; scrapbooking department sells $1.99? sort of a plastic 12 x 12 and 9 x 11 envelope with closure, I put projects in these. When shopping for additional fabrics to match I take these with me and a photo copy of the pattern and supply list, cuts down on the weight of the book, etc.

lavandula girl

Quick tip regarding the use of cardboard to separate fabrics... don't use actual, uncovered cardboard. Pulp paper is very acidic, and can discolor your fabrics, especially stash fabrics that may stay on the shelf for awhile. (It doesn't matter if the cardboard is white... that just means it's been bleached.) The idea is still sound, though. Just either cover the cardboard with laminate, or go to a frame or art shop and get archival mat board scraps to do your dividing. Museum quality mat board is made of cotton, and won't leach acids into your fabric.

judyq

been working on that scrap bin off and on all day. Only down to 1/2 of bin!!! Where/when on earth did I accumalate (sp) all this stuff!!! And that's just the scrap bin!!! UGH...

lots2do

My dear dad and his wife were paying attention when I told them at Thanksgiving that I was moving and reorganizing my sewing stuff. They gave me one of those plastic five drawer units that roll. I went through all of my old quilting magazines. Some were saved,some had patterns ripped out of them and they went into the bottom deep drawer of the organizer. Sometime soon, I'll sort them into a binder. BUT my rule is that if the drawer gets full, I can't save any more.
A small step but a step indeed.
Thanks for the encouragement.
Oh, and I like the tip about hanging strips from a tension rod.
:)lots2do

QuiltingGrannie

I didn't get to the sewing room today. Other things going on, the DD and SIL came for dinner. I have to work tomorrow so resting and looking here and in quilting books. I'll post my room pick later this week, and help with tips.
You all are a great inspiration.

watterstide

Great tips everyone!
when i do string quilts, i use a wooden stand dryer thing,back in the day, you would hang otems to dry on them..i keep it by my machine, when i am sewing the strips.otherwise it fold flat..it only stands a few feet high.. i will take a picture another time..

weezie

Aren't they great? I still have one of those from the days of yester-year. When I looked in the stores a few years ago for another one, I only saw metal vinyl-coated ones with 1/4"-diameter rods. The old wooden ones are about 3/4" in diameter (I'm guessing) and perfect for hanging just washed and ironed fabric so that it can completely dry before cutting or storing.

KarenSimon

I can't wait to get started folding my fabric so I can ORGANIZE. It needs badly to be done.