Organization helps Clutter-Who Knew?
#1
Organization helps Clutter-Who Knew?
After a year in the new home, I finally organized my fabric into see through containers that fit in the shelves in my sewing area. When I started a new quilt this week, I could find what I wanted, and, I had a place for the fabric to go after I cut from it. Before, things would just pile up until it was annoying.
#3
My fabrics are organized every couple years with my "stash bash" Every piece is opened up refolded and stacked according to color group from dark to light. Works for me. It's when it gets pulled out for use that there is a problem. Putting it back away is so difficult that I have another pile growing in a corner somewhere. However the fabrics seem to remain the only things in order right now.
Once my kitchen's dishwasher is restored (in the next week or so) I can start working on getting my studio together again.
I so understand annoying!
Once my kitchen's dishwasher is restored (in the next week or so) I can start working on getting my studio together again.
I so understand annoying!
#4
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Chula Vista CA
Posts: 7,403
Congratulations for getting it done.
Organizing my fabric was one of the best things I have ever done. I had large bins and had no real idea of what I had. So I bought the comic book boards and went to work. My bins are the file folder styles and clear. And like Juliasb, I have to go through every year or so to weed out the stuff I no longer like and wonder why I ever bought it in the first place, and put back fabric that somehow never got put back where it belonged. (No idea how that would happen.....) Also, sometimes I rethink my prior decisions - since I have several bins of just Christmas fabric, it had to be done in background colors instead of just by subject. But all my baseball teams in one bin while football has all other sports since I don't have as much.
Organizing my fabric was one of the best things I have ever done. I had large bins and had no real idea of what I had. So I bought the comic book boards and went to work. My bins are the file folder styles and clear. And like Juliasb, I have to go through every year or so to weed out the stuff I no longer like and wonder why I ever bought it in the first place, and put back fabric that somehow never got put back where it belonged. (No idea how that would happen.....) Also, sometimes I rethink my prior decisions - since I have several bins of just Christmas fabric, it had to be done in background colors instead of just by subject. But all my baseball teams in one bin while football has all other sports since I don't have as much.
#6
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 3,955
I moved 18 months ago And spent every day after work last week reorganizing everything in that room. I inherited my moms sewing things and his mother’s craft things. Besides quilts I make quilted ornaments and do paper piecing. I was so overwhelmed I declared loudly no more fabric or gift cards to a craft/fabric store. I feel better when I walk in that room, proud of my organization 😁❤️
#7
Congratulations! Doesn't it feel good!. The next step is to keep it organized as you create and plan new projects. (This is my personal downfall. Tee-Hee!)
Last edited by WMUTeach; 08-02-2020 at 09:33 AM.
#8
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Va.
Posts: 5,753
Congratulations! Getting organized made it easier for me to be creative, not that my studio stays tidy all the time. It doesn't, but it is quicker And easier to put things away when it gets too messy to work in.
Rob
Rob
#9
Congratulations on organizing your fabric and your sewing room. I too use clear plastic bins on shelves in my sewing space. I organized by group,batiks, farmhouse, brights, solids. You get the idea, when choosing for my project, I know which bin to go to. Enjoy your now organized space.😃