Mousie

I collect fabrics with different projects in mind. I am at my best, when I take fabrics to store with me to coordinate. They stay in bundles with strip scraps tied around them until I get to cutting stage.
I keep the rectangular boxes from wal-mart that 24 sodas come in, and I also have some pizza boxes. they will be better for holding large blocks. Once something is cut, it goes into one of these rectangular boxes that is labeled on at least two sides. I finally have my sewing room organized so that to see fabrics, all I have to do is pull back curtains or look on racks in closet. All projects are in the same cabinet. All tools are in 'parts' drawers or on my pegboard or in a 3 drawer cabinet with casters. Hubby may call it a cave, but I can find and name every rock in there!!! :wink:

ksusan, melissa was telling you she liked your sewing m. pillow. Thinking, I will go look again, bc I don't remember a pillow...LOL...the picture is sideways on my monitor. :shock: Who knew?
I think the color on my monitor is all wonky cause everybody sees things that I can't. I tried to make picture brighter, but monitor is getting old. I am not complaining though! :wink: :D

ksusan

Well, today I intended to play with my sewing machine, BUT took one look at my room and decided I couldn't relax until the room was cleaned up.

I've been working on this off and on and had gone through my stash closet on Friday. Gulp, did I ever "find" fabric...... I have been refolding and organizing my stash and projects. I also came across some magazine articles/patterns that were of interest. Last of all, I got a bunch of orphan blocks together and unsewed them tonight while watching TV with DH. ( I will recut and repurpose some 1/2 square triangles with some other fabrics for more contrast as the fabric is delightful.)

DH goes out of town for a few hours tomorrow and I will sew to my heart's content in a more organized room. Getting rid of the clutter has lifted several pounds of depression from my shoulders :D :D

I like the cake carrier idea. I had used an open 9-13 inch basket for supplies when I packed my sewing machine unit. However, I'll gladly
switch to the cake carrier if it fits into my accessory bag. One more
messy situation avoided :)

Thanks to everyone who has shared ideas and offered suggestions.
You are dear friends who share my passion for quilting!

Mousie

I am glad to hear that somebody has to straighten before they can relax to sew. I can 'make' a mess, but not start with one. It's the mess that distracts me. Clean makes me feel so good, I get my wheels on and can go then. I always said I feel the way my house looks. I am not an-eat-off-the-floor kind of person, but there's got to be some method to my madness! :wink:
P.S. Since we are talking about distractions, I am famous for going along on a quilting project and just getting an itch to cut out an outfit for grandbaby, or a tote bag, or gown for grandbaby, or a pillow for her bunny, or a doll quilt, or help her make a gift for her mommy.....it's not that i am not sewing, i am just not getting the quilting done as fast as I would like, for all the other things calling to me. She's such a doll, nana wants to make her everything. We do it together and have so much fun! :D

GailG

[quote=ksusan]Well, I went to the sewing room to cut out the pieces for the Cabin Fever March BOM, and never even got near the pattern directions which had been printed earlier in the day.

I just finished up going through my stash of novelty fabrics and have accomplished quite a bit. All of the pieces for the autism puzzle quilt have been cut and pinned in sections.

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Do you have the pattern for the autism quilt. Is there a free one available? Or is it something that can be strip cut?

SORRY ABOUT THIS, BUT I OBVIOUSLY DID SOMETHING WRONG. I WAS TRYING TO DELETE SOME OF KSUSAN'S MESSAGE SO IT WOULDN'T TAKE UP SO MUCH SPACE.

kd124

I have an old chair by my desk with projects to do and my current project or those waiting to be quilted. I have a box for the mystery quilt. My sis got me one of those cases on wheels with 3 smaller cases inside. I can use those for different projects. I have a quilt bag for the BOM and notebook I am doing through my LQS.

zennia

BellaBoo, Thank You. You solved my problem. Just yesterday i was shopping trying to find something to transport my hand embroidery projects in. I love the cake pan idea and even betterI already have one.
Great idea.

GailG

Thanks BellaBoo. I have those cake takers coming out the wazoo. Will transer them to the sewing room. And when I'm at WalMart I'll pick up what's there. Now I need a BIG tote. :lol:

mimisharon

Distracted? Me? ALL the time, Roy is calling me, or it's time for a meal, or I can't stand the little threads, etc, so I have to stop and clean up. I KNOW I have a fabric that will complement whatever I'm working on if I can just pull open one more box, lid, or drawer...my mom and dad missed the boat on names, mine should have 'distraction' in it. :roll:

I use trays to hold quilt blocks I'm piecing. Pattern on top and another tray on top so I can keep any dust ( :shock: ) off it while I'm working. I also use the mailing boxes that different photo albums have come in for storage on long term projects, AND pizza boxes for the smaller WIPs.

Speaking of which, I have a twin size for my great nephew to sandwich and quilt and the fabric to piece a twin size for my great niece...........what am I doing sitting here at the putor???
Hugs,
Sharon

ksusan

RESPONSE TO GAIL G:

Sorry for the delayed response regarding the puzzle quilt. Bugsmom posted on 2-7-09 with the 2nd puzzle quilt. She graciously offered the sizes of the strips on page one. I tracked this down this afternoon, but had to really search.

I cut the following strips: two (2 inch squares); one (2.0 by 3.5 inch)
for the center; two (2.75 by 6.5 inch) for outer strips

Bugsmom used a real good contrast in colors and the designs of the fabrics did not overpower the overall appearance of a puzzle. Please review her work because it is right on target.

Have fun, Gail G. and many thanks to Bugsmom for her sharing!!!

ksusan

I viewed the cake carriers at Wally World today. What a great idea :D

My tote will handle a smaller size so I purchased two Rubbermaid rectangular boxes (2 pack) for $3.62 plus tax. I've just stashed them in the tote and will transfer the basics to one before I go to guild meeting.

This solves the problem of everything being dumped when the tote is attached vertically to the sewing machine tote handle.

And--my DH did not even comment on my purchase on more containers!
Get that red pen out as this is a day to remember :oops: :oops: :oops: