Do you organize just to buy more?

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11-29-2016, 09:37 AM

#31

redstilettos

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Originally Posted by BerninaGirl

My friend and I have decided that organizing is over rated. Spend most of 2016 trying to get organized, think of all the hours we spent organizing if we turned those into sewing hours, what could we get done??

2017 my goal is to sew my wait out of the clutter, results will be organization.

Wow....good way to look at it Bgirl. I think of getting rid of the fabric I no longer care for etc, and then think....why? I could practice different skillsets and always make animal beds and give it away that way. At least I gained a little more out of it without having to sit with the clutter or just get rid of it.

I wonder how much more I'd be able to do if I didn't spend so much time on here and on Pinterest looking at more quilt patterns. LOL

11-30-2016, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jane Quilter

I don't have lots of fabric, so I usually start with scraps, add fat qtr if I need more colors and buy yardage for backing when the quilt is finished. Projects purchased go in a separate plastic scrapbook tote with a label until I am ready to start. And I dont buy another project until a tote is empty.

I really like this idea.

11-30-2016, 05:35 PM

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lots2do

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Getting more organized helps me to see what I already have. I am motivated to use more up now that I have more time to sew. Notice I did write "more organized." I tend to thrive on a little creative chaos.

11-30-2016, 05:59 PM

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QuiltnLady1

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Normally, I clear off an area when I start a project. I try to do the project from my stash. I only organize when I can't clear the work area -- have spent waaaay too much time the last 2 years trying to organize and I have been missing too much sewing.