💪⏱🧽 BEFORE WE BEGIN - 2024 Declutter Challenge
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WELCOME TO THE SEWING ROOM DECLUTTER CHALLENGE 2024. Together we are clearing out the unwanted, the unwelcome and the no longer needed to make way for 2024.
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Last year's challenge was so special not just because of decluttering. A group of women who met thru your challenge, kept going with our own Front Porch Swing. Grab your beverage of choice and find supportive friends on The Front Porch Swing. The group was the brainchild of Deb. Deb made us laugh, cry and feel good. Sadly, we lost her to cancer mid-year. It was not long after diagnosis to her passing, but she made sure to leave us with strong admins. The group is a private, safe place for us to share all things. Her only rules were always be kind to one another. Looking forward to decluttering 2024!
Well said, Margaret! ❤
I found a timer that looks like a stove tea pot. Something fun. I am a retired nurse and always had to know exactly what time it is. So l became a clock watcher
I have decided when I sew I leave my phone out of the sewing room and NO CLOCK. I set my timer when it goes off and I get up and move around. These have really helped me to slow down and relax.
YES!YES!YES! Did it last year. 2023 was a wild year,So many unexpected things. My sewing room became a dumping zone. I forgot that you do this. I am soooooo ready. Let’s do this.
This will be my third declutter. I'm one who modifies! Since I do not have a sewing room, year one I decluttered my yarn-based UFOs; Year two was fabric-based UFOs. These two years were SO satisfying...and productive. Thanks for all your inspiration.
Thanks for being my declutter buddy, Karen. I did and loved the challenge last year and am really proud about how I have kept things up since then. I am all registered to go again and have been suggesting it to others on other channels. I won't be able to be as faithful to the timeline this year because our four young grandkids and our daughter will be here until January 19th but i will look forward to each day's video and will catch up as time permits. Thanks for doing this again; much appreciated! 🙂
I feel like we just did this. Time flies! These challenges are great and I do them every six months. Helps me to keep things under control 👍
I won’t be following in real time, but I threw (almost all of) my sewing supplies at random into a truckload of things I moved overseas in the autumn, but haven’t received at the far end yet. After years working around family life and how that changed over Covid, and not having a dedicated space to sew, I will have a room that will be a personal office and craft space to organise and get stuck back in to sewing again. And living alone, I will have time to sew in the evenings/weekends (so I don’t spend all my time working!). I hope to finally use a good portion of my stash on actual projects. So I will be following along to try and sort what came with me and clear out what is not useful (I really had to pack in a hurry so just threw everything in!), and get the space set up for success.
(Not real time - but I hope to move in by middle of January so I should only be about 3 weeks behind…)
I decided to give this declutter challenge a head start today while I waiting for the dryer to buzz. It was drying a piece of backing that I wanted to get on the machine to help me finish another challenge.........3 more quilts before the ball drops on 2024! I pulled out a messy drawer can cleaned while I waited for that buzzer. Donations, recycle papers are gone. What few things are left are neatly categorized in what used to be called the junk draw! Yeah! Every little bit helps!
I just down-sized from 3 bedroom house to a one bedroom apartment! This is going to be fun!!!
Greetings from Victoria BC!
Got the sewing room all ready to go, it's a great feeling.
Thanks for running the 21 Day Challenge for us all again this year. Last year I was facing my first operation in almost 70 years ( to remove my cancer tumor, and whatever other bits the surgeon needed to take out.)
Needless to say I finished the challenge in late February. I will do better this year! Let’s go Declutter Team!
Sounds like a win to me.
I'm in again. Although we moved to a 2 bdrm apartment from a 1 bdrm last month, my sewing space has decreased. I am hoping that portions of the challenge will help to motivate me to get set up for a productive year ahead of sewing. Thank you so much for the support throughout the challenge.
You are delightful, encouraging, helpful, honest, and genuine! Thank you! I hope to meet you in person!❤
This will be the third year doing the challenge. I really like it. There are days I have no time, but I catch up and get it done. I started today, I had gathered fabrics I no longer needed and donated them to my guild. Feels great already. See you on the first. 😊
This is my 3rd challenge. And the 2nd that I've modified for my teens to participate with me. We are pumped and ready to declutter!! Thanks for the push, Karen. I know it's work for you to do this since you're not just reposting videos from prior years! I appreciate it. ❤
Even in the dark backwoods of Alaska, I am looking forward to my own efforts to organize. Have a buddy- a new quilting cult member to declutter stuff to! Yahoo me!
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I always find amazing value in your videos. It doesn’t matter the subject really, there are always gems sprinkled everywhere- thank you! ❤
I appreciate that! thank you 🤗
I' m ready! Earlier this year, I moved my sewing room into a larger space they already had its own clutter, and I never quite finished the de-cluttering. Now is the perfect time!
I'm in, again. This has become a welcome annual challenge that sets my creative space up for the year.
My 2nd declutter but I had just moved 6 months before the 1st one so it wasn’t that bad. My wips are out of control snd so are my scraps!! Also I have a closet full of flimsies waiting to hit the long arm. Im not buying fabric unless I absolutely need to. She says every year lol I love that you do this Karen!! Lets hope I stick to it!!
I like doing this every year. I do a little bit more each year. I love to see everyone’s progress and sewing spaces. I don’t get all done; I’m just happy to get some done. Best wishes to everyone!!
The big thing I learned (the hard way) is to take one area at a time. One shelving unit, one cabinet, etc. three piles….garbage, donate, keep.
I’ve been planning to declutter all week. But I got side tracked by two wonderful jigsaw puzzles I got for Christmas. I seldom take the time to do them but I gave myself permission to indulge. Today the declutter begins!
I registered and will watch the playlist later. I would love my room to be neat and clean but at 8'x10' it's not very big. I have my sewing machine in the bedroom because, with the cutting table and the bookcase, nothing else fits. One wall is the design wall and one is the sliding doors for the built-in closet so that cuts down on space too.
I need to apply this to all of my spaces….ADHD S&S (squirrels and more ) Thanks for your motivation .
I have adopted a plan that after each project I organize my scraps and patterns. This has allowed me not to have clutter throughout the year. I try to use my scrap’s in between projects to keep mount Scrapmore down.
I know many are not disciplined as me but i have to do what works best for me. Just sharing my advice.
I'm with you on this . If my left over pieces are small I just cut into log cabin strips stored in separate boxes or 2 1/2" squares or failing that into smallish boxes labelled by colour. Each year after finishing my donation quilts by October the rest of the year is devoted to strip pieced quilts to use up lots of leftovers I've gathered during the year . I add into that mix fabrics I no longer like which benefit from being cut up into strips. This all gets rid of a lot of "stuff" Then by sometime in Jan I might decided to start making more donation quilts for our 2024 collection date. I do tend to be quite organised so this plan works for me. I am lucky in having my loft room as a permanent sewing room so if it gets messy I don't see it when I walk downstairs.
My first year doing this, a friend in my online craft group put me onto it. Looking forward to a tidy and successful 2024 🤣
I forgot about your challenge. I had already done one prior to catching yours last year but I still enjoyed watching. I have been preparing to do this with each room in our house at some point. Most rooms will just need cleaning and organizing, but my sewing room became our dump room this past year because we had so much unexpected stuff come up that I rarely had time to be in my sewing room unless I was making a gift, quilting for someone or doing some mending, and then that was always squeezed in somewhere. I spent several unplanned days helping clear out my brother's apartment and all I kept thinking about was how desperately I wanted to be organizing my sewing room again! I have been working on a couple of things already because I will need to get a certain amount of work done before I go back to work and I start getting quilts in again
Well I went in there to "move" a little. I moved my 2 containers of thread on top of some material to move other stuff, lol. But not really lol because the thread containers then decided to move all over the floor. BUT I did straighten a little & actually removed 11 pieces of fabric (some with yardage) to give to someone else.
I'm so keen! I've watched along the last few years but this year I'm making the commitment 😄
I am SO SEW ready! This is a must do♥️
I just had hip surgery so I'll have plenty of time to stay around now home and with rulers, notes, reviewing the declutter videos and patience; I should be successful this year and reorganizing and using its material and batting.
Thank you Karen Brown.
This year is going to be rough. I made the mistake of tearing everything apart in my room instead of organizing as I went along. Then threw my back out and have had to be careful for a couple of months. I didn't realize how much fabric I had moved into a shed and attic. I recently donated 3 totes of leftover novelty fabri to the Linus project. It felt great. Most was stuff I had made quilts and clothes for our son when he was young, he's 32 now.
I never follow utilized the declutter challenge last year. But I definitely need to do that. I have watched a couple of the ones since they started but I haven't followed everyone. The ones that I did follow were immensely helpful. Trying to go to the website now to sign on. I know I'm a little late but I hope that I can still get them all.
Decluttering just in time to move next month...perfect 😅 I already started with the extra notions that I havent touched in years so off to donations it goes.
This is my 3rd year and due to a Future move I need to decrease my inventory, but I dont want to let things go!
Which day is vacuuming? 🙄 never doing 2 quilts for Christmas again!! 😂
It’s about decluttering not cleaning
I’m gonna try to do this again. I have never completed this challenge. I want to declutter, but have a seriously hard time. Yes squirrels!! Always squirrels.
Thank you for doing this each year. Always find something that really needs to be cleaned.
Thanks for all you do Karen. For various reasons my "stuff" is packed up, but my fabric (new, old and leftovers) is being sorted now. Fortunately I love to touch my fabric. Making little squares and strips, refolding neatly, sorting. Doing what I can! 😀
If I do sign up, it'll be my first time (tho I've read JGIDQ for several yrs., big fan here.) Don't know if I will join, but wanted to share 2 useful tips. Try Pizza Boxes to store ongoing projects. Got 6 of 'em recently, am writing descriptions / names of Projects / Blocks on outside of the Box. Also some misc. fabric lengths I stored on paper towel tubes I placed into a Wine Rack (the one I found fits 11 bottles / tubes). Wishing you all a productive time!! Thanks for doing this Karen & esp. offering it for free!!
Those are great ideas, thanxabunch
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This is my first declutter and I can’t wait!
My personal favourite are the squirrels. I keep them as pets! Wheee! I’ve started already as I had a large pile of “scraps” resting quietly on my floor! I love scrap quilts and I’m busy with a doozy. The bits and pieces have been sorted into piles on paper plates for easier retrieval…. This has been my biggest bug bear in my sewing room! Excited for this! XOX
I know the feeling and am wondering how to store my 1-1/2”, 2” and 2-1/2” squares… any ideas?
I’m using paper plates for easier access…..
@@janinenankervis9477I process my scraps once a year and cut them into the sizes I use most. I got some clear plastic shoe boxes and labeled them by size. I made sure they are all the same brand. They stack nicely on my shelf, and the fabric stays clean and easily accessible. I stack the pieces by color inside the shoe boxes, so its easy to find what I want when working on a project.
Heck, I started right after Christmas because I literally could not walk into my crafting/sewing room. 😂
We downsized so I haven’t decluttered in that 6 year time. I’ve sewn and done all my other crafts just moving from one box of stuff to another. Never really finding true homes for anything. I realized a month ago that I needed to start the sorting right then. When we moved I went from a 240sq ft area down to 90sq ft. But I decided to take everything with me. I mean after all, I might need it. I first took every box and plastic tub out of the room. Decided I needed a sewing table and a desk. I found a drop leaf square table for my sewing machine. No more kitchen table. The desk is a cut down door held up by 2 filing cabinets we had at our other house. Shelves, a bookcase, and an old CD tower for my fat quarters and I’m on my way I still have a few boxes to go through. I couldn’t believe what I didn’t need. And how much work is still needed to make my space functional
I look forward to this challenge every year
I look forward to this challenge each year. It helps me get a fresh start. Thanks, Karen!!
I'm In!!! Hi Karen, looking forward to year 3. I have already done some cleaning and arranging in the stash closet. Yeah, I have the Platinum award for S.A.B.L.E. This is actually helping me to get my "sew-jo" back. Be safe and stay well. ~~ Lynne
Sooo🤔 what does that mean- SABLE!?
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@@rachelburgener819 Karen's acronym stands for Stash Accumulated Beyond Life Expectancy. I seem to buy fabric faster than I quilt! 🤣😂
I can’t wait to do this again this year! Happy New Year!
I am so looking forward to this year’s challenge. A new start once again
I’ve been waiting for this! Can’t wait to start and feel better in my sewing room!! Thanks and Happy New Year!
Thank you! I have throughly enjoyed this every year. I feel pretty uncluttered at this point. I am wondering as I watch others post their cluttered spaces if you could offer a space or moment during this challenge to let people show the creations that magically appear from these cluttered spaces?! I will never forget my childhood neighbor that made me beautiful handmade items had the most cluttered sewing space!
Thanks Karen, you’re always so helpful! ❤
Yes ready thank you
I’m in once again! Thanks for helping us in 2024!
Need this task very much 😊
I’m so excited to start!! Thank you for being so lovely. 💕 I wish you could help me sort out the rest of my life - not just my sewing space! 😂 Deb xx
I will be following as addressing some of the stash is sorta, kinda in the plans later in the year. The thought was there before our Christmas breakfast kitchen huddle following a more austere Christmas which wasn't quite as austere as some have advocated for assorted austerity reasons over several years. In that huddle, we agreed that adults or not we missed stockings this year and went on to discuss ideas which would not create clutter and cr@p, keep costs well contained, be quick and easy, and utilize primarily stuff we already own. Oh, and to begin sometime before Black Friday and the second week of December. - I have visions of touching, feeling, moving, and using some of my "stuff" then sorting, organizing, and re-packing. I have a half box or so of assorted iron on interfacing and interfacing scraps I definitely want to put a dent in before all it can be used for is sewn-in. Also more of that 1970's, flat "stretch" lace than I will ever use in a life time at my current rate; seems like everyone had at least some and I kept getting it gifted to me a couple of years ago. While not traditional, my thoughts are drifting to the number of draw string bags it will take to use up a couple of cards of lace. Of course there are plenty of scraps to make the bodies of said bags.
This will be my 3rd year doing this. I love it, each year is easier, less to declutter and more thought going in to what I purchase.
I am up to date and knitting a blanket, in blocks.
I am so looking forward to the declutter challenge. I have been trying to organize my newly found craft room. I got rid of the beds in my spare room. I've wanted to do this for a long time but I'm having some trouble with the organization and finding a new home for the rest of the stuff in there. Looking forward to next week!! Thank you for all you do. 😊
This will be the year I finally finish the challenge!
This is my third challenge. I did well on the first one and was able to maintain it so I didn’t need to declutter much in year two. Well, I fell apart this year and really need to declutter again. 🤗
Had to watch this twice because squirrels hit!!
I’m so excited to do this challenge again! I am in pretty good shape still, but maybe this is the year I get rid of stuff that I couldn’t let go of before. I know it’s going to help me establish some routines and happy space for the new year!
You can do it!
I never make it to the end but I’m going to try
I'm in! This is my third go round of the declutter challenge, and I'm hoping get my sewing studio under control again!
I wanted to diwnload the button, but couldn't find the video she mentions. Does anyone see it?
Me quiero agregar al reto.
¿Sólo doy clic, y ya está?
I think you add your email address, too. To receive the daily reminders. There is also a Facebook group
Where is the "I'm in" button to download?
Help! Where’s the “I’m in” tutorial video? I watched the skin care promotion, but then the video ended! Did I miss something? Or can someone tell me how to do it?
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I need to learn to sew first... without breaking down. 😆
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@@osirisojeda2457 I have a brand new machine that I can't even open.
Not finding the video that tells about I'm In.
Question….some of my patterns were rather expensive. Would love to get a little out of them. Any suggestions? Thank you.
Wallpaper?
Try and sell them online
This year will be my second time to complete the challenge. My room is still organized, but I’m looking forward to looking through the items I kept to see if I actually used them throughout the year. If not, it’s probably time to let them go.