Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Organizing

My sewing room won't win any awards, but it sure does look better.  This bookcase has three shelves and I donated two shelves worth of books to the library to make room for fabric.   It was painful as they were mostly quilting and cook books.   I have more fabric than I thought, some that I didn't remember at all.   There really isn't any special organization, just about a yard and over pieces here.   This is folded over a 6.5 by 24 ruler. 

These shelves are pieces bigger than a fat quarter but around a half yard or so.  These were folded over a ruler 4.5 inches wide.  Also, there are two boxes about 8 x 13 size, one filled with fat quarters, and the other with long quarters.

This is scraps that I had organized previously by colors there are quite a few.

And even more scraps.   There are going to be quite a few more when I get back to my RRCB and all those string blocks.   I'm thinking that for Valentine's and my birthday maybe I'll get an accuquilt go and make some scrappy quilts.   I know some people love to have scraps, but these have multiplied and are stressing me out, lol.   I also have a box of scraps about 11 x 10 x 17, the kind for reams of paper, and it is almost full.   I am still not completely organized, but it is so much better.   I think that I figured out my problem.   About a year ago I got a new canister vacuum cleaner and the only place I could think of to keep it was in my sewing room closet.  I could no longer get to things and it became more and more out of control.   I cleaned my bedroom closet and made room for the vac and I hope that it won't get in that state again.   I have confidence, lol.   Also, when cleaning my bedroom closet I found a purse that looks quite nice and I don't even remember buying it.   Cleaning, it's a good thing.

8 comments:

krisgray said...

Lovely shelves w all that fabric!

Anita said...

Looking good Candace gives me hope that I'll get all mine looking as nice one of these days.
Anita

Amanda said...

That's looking most impressive, and a lovely lot of fabric too. It's worth letting things get messy sometimes just to have the pleasure of tidying them up. That's my philosophy on dusting; it's not worth doing it unless you can see that you've made a difference!

Amy said...

You hop on the plane to northern Wisconsin and I'll foot the bill. I have PLENTY of places in my house that could love your touch!

;0)

LuAnn said...

Your shelves look great. I can relate to all the scraps; they do get to a point to where they stress you out. I'm kind of there now. Think you've motivated me to straighten my sewing room a bit.

Susan said...

Your shelves are looking good.... Isn't organizing fun? Now you will be getting lots of things accomlished.

Micki said...

You are really getting organized, and I love that! I normally get fabric for the project that I am working on. By the way, I have a Singer 221 Featherweight..Aren't the older machines neat?
Micki

Anonymous said...

I love organization~! It helps know what we really have, and can appreciate it so much more!