Cleaning up your sewing space..Join me?!
#421
Originally Posted by craftiladi
#422
Originally Posted by Sharon321
Many of you keep saying you don't have enough space. You have space, you have too much stuff. Start getting rid of stuff. If you don't love it, dump it. It is very freeing. I started a few years ago by selling my china, only used it twice and had moved it seven times. No, I didn't "get what it is worth", as everyone said. But I did get rid of a millstone around my neck. Husband and I have been divorced over 20 years and my children didn't want it. If you think your children will want to inherit it, ask them, then send it to live with them. I tell you it is the most freeing thing you will ever do.
#423
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Mesquite TX
Posts: 260
I tried flylady a few years ago but was really inspired buy the book "Simply Your Life". The basic premise is everything you keep costs to keep it. You have to dust it, maintain it, and pay for the space it occupys. Clutter also costs you time, and at 52, I don't want to waste my time doing things that frustrate me.
#425
Originally Posted by HisPatchwork
One view.....before and after. My DH walked in and said, 'DANGER, DANGER!' while flapping his arms around!{remember Lost in Space?} I have been working on other views, and will post when they are finished. I am putting post cards, favorite greeting cards, or fabic on an index card inside my plastic bins. I can still easily see what is in them, and they do not look like cluttered boxes.
#426
Originally Posted by Sharon321
I tried flylady a few years ago but was really inspired buy the book "Simply Your Life". The basic premise is everything you keep costs to keep it. You have to dust it, maintain it, and pay for the space it occupys. Clutter also costs you time, and at 52, I don't want to waste my time doing things that frustrate me.
#427
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: other side of the black stump, Perth Western Australia
Posts: 1,902
here is my sewing space which is only very small compared to some of your beautiful sewing rooms. I have to keep it neat and tidy because it is in our lounge and it is also our office/computer area..alright maybe i am a bit of a neat freak!
My stash is also very pitiful compared to many of you but I happily spend many hours creating and one day when my boys move out then I will have a whole room to spread out in!
My stash is also very pitiful compared to many of you but I happily spend many hours creating and one day when my boys move out then I will have a whole room to spread out in!
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