tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post7547101130341861355..comments2024-03-28T12:52:28.406-06:00Comments on Dining Room Empire: Honest Craft RoomCheryl Arkisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552721454371060936noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-55903458600301150332015-06-05T07:00:44.924-06:002015-06-05T07:00:44.924-06:00I just did a major cleanup in my sewing space and ...I just did a major cleanup in my sewing space and when it was done I sat in a chair and just soaked it in. The zen came back as did a strong desire to create. Of course, now I'm feeling an urge to dump all my scraps on the floor to make one more slab and joking in Amanda jean's scrap vortex QAL. Wonder how disciplined I can be to create and clean up after...Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568944733073812787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-25347467343189343482015-06-04T13:59:07.699-06:002015-06-04T13:59:07.699-06:00I too had a huge clean out of my space which is al...I too had a huge clean out of my space which is also a small room and I know feel slightly inspired to head on in and sew. I also sold over a $100 worth of my older books, magazines and fabric I no longer have a use for,at our annual Guild Trunk Sale ( we open our car trunks and sell our gently used stuff and UFO's. I also deserve a pat on the back for not purchasing from any of the other quilters. There by not adding to my stash. Quiltgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257061118718988999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-21686642377868858312015-06-03T12:03:08.288-06:002015-06-03T12:03:08.288-06:00Can we see the Before and After together picture?
...Can we see the Before and After together picture?<br />My sewing room is quite large but my fabric is stored in our walk-in closet in another room--where my clothes should be! It's perfect because it has a door and so is protected from light. My husband and I share this closet so you can imagine how popular this makes me.<br />The room where I do my sewing has a bathroom in it and I have the show stall full of other fabric that is in file boxes and labelled. It is about 6 feet high and it works its way around the annoying shower head and taps.<br />I've read the "Tidy" book and it does offer a few helpful suggestions but you're right it is quite hokey and much of it is more suited to being single and living in Japan--of which I do neither. She suggests folding your clothes and stacking them vertically in your drawers. This is great in theory but how do you keep them standing up? Unless the drawers are always full they flop over. To fully implement this you'd have to have some sort of divider that you could adjust.<br />I routinely cull my fabric and give it away or donate it. The only stipulation when I give it to friends is that if they don't want it all--please also give it away--that is, don't sell it. I routinely give it one friend that keeps a lot of us and distributes the rest to her friends or other guilds. Sometimes I even give away fabric that I have just purchased! I am trying to buy more purposefully--but I just love fabric and if I see something I like I buy it. There's nothing else I can buy that brings the same satisfaction.<br />Storage and use is an ongoing project for me. Perhaps you could sometime solicit storage and organization from your blog readers--and lead off with your own suggestions. You seem to be well-organized and productive--we could all learn from that. Thanks Cheryl.<br /><br />Sandra Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100820913707798961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-27208073833583235862015-06-03T09:19:37.708-06:002015-06-03T09:19:37.708-06:00Ha! I love this pic. I can totally identify.
Also,...Ha! I love this pic. I can totally identify.<br />Also, agreed on the organization/tidying efforts. I'm trying to get and stay in a more focused routine myself.Carolynhttp://www.carolynfriedlander.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-76441232314772032322015-06-03T06:13:52.037-06:002015-06-03T06:13:52.037-06:00I hate to admit it, but quite honestly the primary...I hate to admit it, but quite honestly the primary reason for the messy state of my sewing room is that I have too much fabric! I just can't put all of it away any longer, so it piles up here and there and everywhere. As a result, there aren't any empty surfaces left for me to work on. There are fabric piles on the ironing board and on the cutting table. And I've resorted to moving my sewing machine to the dining room table because its table got too crowded. So my room is very dysfunctional. Is that ridiculous or what?Charlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654576015036728600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-90387744121535906702015-06-03T05:43:59.571-06:002015-06-03T05:43:59.571-06:00Feeling inspired. After I saw your pictures of G...Feeling inspired. After I saw your pictures of Gourmet magazine on Instagram the other day (I'm the crying one), I'm feeling a bit freer about letting my favorite issues go. Routine cleaning of my workspace is an absolute must for me. It's a small room and things can get kind of wild rather quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com