Sewing Room Tidy List for Jan/Feb
01-02-2019, 08:46 AM
#13
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I'm a list maker too, so I understand your need to get organized in that way. But I've found that sometimes my lists bog me down and I get more done if I just put the list down and tackle the project. Some things don't take as long as I think they will, once I get started.
01-02-2019, 11:29 AM
#14
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Today I tackled the cutting table.
First I took a picture.
Then I emptied the two trash cans in the room.
Then I set my timer for 30 minutes, but when it beeped, I still had motivation to finish.
Presenting....
The mess before. Scraps, cards, stickers, tools, a sign that's buried, a drinking glass, one too many little table-top trash containers (which I use for very small bits and threads). I didn't have room to cut an entire yard of fabric without moving stuff out of the way. There's a reason it's called a cutting table, people.
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Approximately 90 minutes later, everything that didn't belong here is now where it does.
I can cut more than a yard of fabric now. Imagine that.
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First I took a picture.
Then I emptied the two trash cans in the room.
Then I set my timer for 30 minutes, but when it beeped, I still had motivation to finish.
Presenting....
The mess before. Scraps, cards, stickers, tools, a sign that's buried, a drinking glass, one too many little table-top trash containers (which I use for very small bits and threads). I didn't have room to cut an entire yard of fabric without moving stuff out of the way. There's a reason it's called a cutting table, people.
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Approximately 90 minutes later, everything that didn't belong here is now where it does.
I can cut more than a yard of fabric now. Imagine that.
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Last edited by zozee; 01-02-2019 at 11:32 AM.
01-02-2019, 11:37 AM
#15
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Location: Ontario Canada
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OMG You had me cracking up laughing Zozee! I'm such a neat freak when it comes to my quilting and my reading that there is no way my room would ever be messy. I put things away as soon as I am done using them - fabric measured? Rulers and cutting tools are hung up instantly.
Now, if you want to talk about where I "fail" ... it's cooking ... I can cook - I just hate cooking. So my meals are mainly salads. I make a huge salad every sunday and that's what I have for supper every night LOL
Your cutting space looks awesome!
Now, if you want to talk about where I "fail" ... it's cooking ... I can cook - I just hate cooking. So my meals are mainly salads. I make a huge salad every sunday and that's what I have for supper every night LOL
Your cutting space looks awesome!
01-02-2019, 03:40 PM
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Location: Outside St. Louis
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Looks great Zozee.
I just have a 90" countertop I need to unclutter. I sorted and reorganized my fabrics a few months ago. I store my things in upper cabinets and that was done after organizing my fabrics. I do need to dust the floor. I spot dust it so it never gets too bad.
I just have a 90" countertop I need to unclutter. I sorted and reorganized my fabrics a few months ago. I store my things in upper cabinets and that was done after organizing my fabrics. I do need to dust the floor. I spot dust it so it never gets too bad.
01-02-2019, 03:51 PM
#20
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Location: Mississippi
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Very nice work, Zozee! And your list shows you are a far more organized person than I am. 
I did a big declutter at Thanksgiving, so the family could come and actually use the dining room to gather and eat! (It's my "downstairs" sewing room the rest of the year). I tend to put stuff away as soon as I'm finished with it, so it's still nice and orderly (more or less). My upstairs sewing room (longarm room) stays pretty neat. So I'm all ready to dive into 2019 projects!
I have some plastic drawers full of precut scraps, that I want to empty out. My goal is to make scrap quilts for donation with them. So far, so good!
I did a big declutter at Thanksgiving, so the family could come and actually use the dining room to gather and eat! (It's my "downstairs" sewing room the rest of the year). I tend to put stuff away as soon as I'm finished with it, so it's still nice and orderly (more or less). My upstairs sewing room (longarm room) stays pretty neat. So I'm all ready to dive into 2019 projects!
I have some plastic drawers full of precut scraps, that I want to empty out. My goal is to make scrap quilts for donation with them. So far, so good!
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