Don't you love it when
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You decide to do some organizing, cleaning out, sprucing up, and you find things you didn't know you had. I thought I was out of 60mm rotary blades, and hadn't been using my large cutter, which I like the best, when I found a pkg of three new blades. Also found a pkg of bobbin washers, and a glue stick, both of which I've been searching for. So, my few minutes of organizing, which I've been putting off has paid off. It was a good job for this cold Sat afternoon, too cold to go out of the house.
What have you found that you didn't know you owned?
What have you found that you didn't know you owned?
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It's nice to know that other people do this too. I will buy things and put them away for later and forget I have them and buy them again. At one time I had bought a large pack of rotary blades because they were on sale and I was sure I needed them. Got home, put them away and there was another package of blades still unopened. And fabric - I have bought the same fabric more than once. It's just who can resist a sale? I also have a large supply of sewing machine needles. Finally went to the extreme bought a bead box just for needles. I have all my sewing machine, quilting, embroidery needles separated.
Found a group of marking pens in a drawer in the living room - at one time the table was a sewing cabinet and I thought I had cleaned it out.
When I put my fabric on comic book boards - I was amazed I had over 150 different Christmas fabrics (just bought 10 more) and 80+ Halloween/Thanksgiving fabrics. Who knew there were so many. I didn't count my kids fabric, but I have a couple of boxes. Actually I was totally surprised at how much fabric I do have. Started giving a lot away and it still doesn't seem to be any less.
Found a group of marking pens in a drawer in the living room - at one time the table was a sewing cabinet and I thought I had cleaned it out.
When I put my fabric on comic book boards - I was amazed I had over 150 different Christmas fabrics (just bought 10 more) and 80+ Halloween/Thanksgiving fabrics. Who knew there were so many. I didn't count my kids fabric, but I have a couple of boxes. Actually I was totally surprised at how much fabric I do have. Started giving a lot away and it still doesn't seem to be any less.
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Yes, I am still looking for the roll of Golden Threads paper that I KNOW is somewhere in the sewing room!
I found it when I was reorganizing, but when I needed it recently - poof! Nowhere to be found!
I found it when I was reorganizing, but when I needed it recently - poof! Nowhere to be found!
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Oh DARN ... I have to clean to find my lost stuff ... is that what your are telling me... darn, darn, darn. But I would rather sew. But then if I want that 'special/need it/want it' item I really, really should clean and reorganize.
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We have a big party once a year and about a week before I bought a yard of fabric to bind some stockings I was making for Christmas gifts. During the last minute Rambo-style cleaning (aka hiding stuff), the bag of fabric got stuck somewhere. After a week of searching, it was mid December & I finally went out and rebought the fabric. Normally, this makes the original item magically appear, but not this time. Just found it yesterday, under our bed.
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Three weeks ago I tried to find my quilting mojo again and cleaned out my sewing area. (After almost two years of not sewing you cannot imagine how bad it was.) I found an entire quilt top that I had purchased at a garage sale. It is a queen sized Sunbonnet Sue, machine appliqued and ready to sandwich and quilt. I had rolled it up into a tight roll to keep it from getting wrinkled, put it in box with some other fabric and forgot about it. Sheesh! I thought a family member had taken an entire quilt kit after I had searched the entire house and storage unit and couldn't find it and gave up. I found it also. I am so relieved to hear that others have the same issues although I still feel like I am losing my mind sometimes.
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Three weeks ago I tried to find my quilting mojo again and cleaned out my sewing area. (After almost two years of not sewing you cannot imagine how bad it was.) I found an entire quilt top that I had purchased at a garage sale. It is a queen sized Sunbonnet Sue, machine appliqued and ready to sandwich and quilt. I had rolled it up into a tight roll to keep it from getting wrinkled, put it in box with some other fabric and forgot about it. Sheesh! I thought a family member had taken an entire quilt kit after I had searched the entire house and storage unit and couldn't find it and gave up. I found it also. I am so relieved to hear that others have the same issues although I still feel like I am losing my mind sometimes.
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I bought a couple of Christmas Panels one year to make advent calenders. Could not find them for 2 years, finally found behind a large dresser when I moved it out to clean, my fur babies had knocked it down behind. I thought "well maybe they were out of them when I ordered, and I never got them" could not remember!!
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I put things away and can't find them all the time. It really frustrates me..... I guess my mind can't keep up with my body. My DH is always telling me to slow down and think of where I'd put things. So, yes, I find treasures from time to time....... getting older does have it's struggles.
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