My boyfriend is a carpenter and I’ve learned from him to allow myself time at the end of my sewing time to clean up and put away. He never leaves a job (even for the night) without putting away his tools and cleaning up. Then, the next time he starts to work, he’s starting with a clean slate and not piling more mess on top of old mess. So, I try to leave myself at least 5-10 minutes before my stop time to pick up a little, throw trash in the bin and maybe wind a bobbin so the next time I sit down, I’ll be ready to sew!
This is what I try to do too. I do a lot of scrap quilti g. But I also sometimes buy fabric for a specific project. People frequently give me their scraps which helps to keep my costs down! So I organize my fabrics and stick to that. I bought plastic drawers for that purpose. I have one closet with shelves in there to help me organize tools etc. I share space with office and dog crates. So my cutting/sandwiching table is on risers over the crates. I have another table next to the machine that I always use to do free motion. I have another machine that is mechanical that I can service. I mostly piece with that. It cuts down on service costs for the big machine. My tv is wall mounted. I do have a quilt hung on wall but it is also behind the 4 ' high quilt storage so no room for design wall. I use my bed for that. Small space so I have to keep it neat! Always neatening!
I've had sewing "areas" not full rooms, so that prevents some excess inventory. There just isn't anywhere to put it. I shop from my stash first for new projects and stay out of stores unless there is a need to finish a project. But once in awhile a fabric is very tempting. I tell myself a current project must be finished before I buy more, like bribing kids with a treat when they finish a chore, lol. Yes, needs change, our tastes change, our living arrangements change. Donate what no longer is needed and that leaves a little more room for the tools we do use. I reset after each project. Wipe down machine, clean out the lint, toss the needle, store the scraps, and vacum the threads. Makes it easier to start next project. I enjoy your videos, thank you!
I clean my quilt room every night. I don’t leave any messes, because they will just grow. It’s so nice to come in my studio in the morning to a nice fresh room. It just makes working on projects so much easier and more fun!
You are so lucky to have the sewing room you have! I have a space at the end of my living room that i have put shelves and a couple old doors to give me an 11 1/2' by 8' sewing room. There are three doorways that i cannot close off. My sweet hubby has custom made a cutting table to fit with shelves beneath for some storage. Everything is on wheels . i have very little vertical space, but lovely daylight on one window. I have tubs under my bed for storage and some are in the basement. I HAVE to keep it cleaned up everyday because i cannot close it off. But i am so happy to have my space and it is decorated to my girly style! Lol!
Great video. I was so overwhelmed that I was making excuses not to go downstairs. Then I took a class on anxiety and changed a lot of my thinking. I get up earlier, cut and press fabric (I get a lot of donations from friends and family) into usable pieces for charity tops, clean up cutting area, and then have breakfast. When I go back down later I work on a project. This has worked for me. I also have a donation box downstairs. My rule is, if I put something into the box, I can't take it out. However, my daughter "shops" in it a lot. The donation box has been so helpful not only in my sewing room but also in the rest of the house.
I can’t work in clutter. I try to clean up at the end of my day. Sometimes, such as working on a string quilt, I will leave everything out if I plan to work on it the next day. I work at putting items back in their “spots” all through the day. Keeps my brain working correctly. I have to have bed made, kitchen clean and my house picked up; plus, being dressed, with at least flip flops on. Have a great day, Michelle and fellow quilters!
Brenda, I need to establish better habits like you! I sew so much and always have several things going so I don’t always get everything put away. Since I bought so much stuff prior to the past 9 months, it seems like I don’t have a good place for everything and that is what I am striving towards!!
I'm still in the part of my journey where I have way too much stuff. Been donating a LOT in 2023 and had cut buying severely in 2022 but had accumulated so so much prior. Non-quilting fabrics and craft items I fell in love with and wanted to use but did not. Now I'm letting go of fabrics I don't see myself likely to use but still struggling to let go of some of it. Not a big deal except I'd like to be able to walk through my storage area without having to move things around to find what I'm looking for. So yes, too much stuff and lots more to donate. Best part is that get so much creative energy after I've put things away and cleared off my work space! Also, I have to be very careful about having clean surfaces to work on as my sewing room is also an aquarium room and my houseplant room. Crazy mix to have fabric, aquarium stuff, and potting soil to deal with in the same space, but I sure love being in that room:)
Such a great and transparent video. I love that you make a point of saying when you quilt and are creative your room will become messy I agree… It’s a work in progress…a journey!
Great examples Michelle. I made a list of priorities when I recently redid my quilting room. Such as: 1:All fabric- enclosed and away from light and dust. 2:All thread- enclosed and away from light and dust. 3:Every station used during piecing process, available without jumping up to press or square up. 4: Large Ironing station for pressing yards of fabric and or using water or starch. 5: All yardage folded w/out wrinkles and marked with painters tape. Each color divided in their own sections. 6: Lg pieces (under 2 yds), folded into bins of each color. 7:All Fat quarters and pieces close to size, folded in bins of like colors. 8: All bins used are CLEAR and labeled on front for visibility. I hope this helps. Whenever any areas get “tight” I will go thru the bin or file cabinets and try to pull excess to give away and share with others.
Michelle have you thought about painting your cabinets light grey or white…it would brighten your room so much…it’s such a nice sewing room. I am hoping to make a sewing room for myself soon. Blessings. ❤️❤️❤️
Erline, I do think the white would look great; however, I do not want to tackle painting and the wood is easy maintenance. Thank you for your input! Perhaps one day!
I am one of those quilters. I contain what I'm using in a container and clean as I go. And after each larger project (small project is a piece of mending, larger project is a garment or quilt) I clean my sewing studio.
The only other things I can recommend is to reorganize periodically to adjust to age and health related issues. I’ve had to do both lately to keep what I use most at an easy to reach level. And to keep your sewing space ergonomic as we age. Your adjustable cutting table will serve you well over time! Great idea! ❤️
Yes I have way to much fabric, books,scraps, fabric...... I just retired and have been trying to clean up my sewing/quilting room. I have way too much. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed, and I walk out. When I work on a project I have to move stuff around just to sew. Yeah I need a major over haul. I want a clean space to enjoy my time in The sewing room. Well just have to keep at it. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Just keep going and don’t give up! Messes like that are overwhelming but once you get through it, you will be so happy and will have such a great space! It’s worth the work to get it cleaned up!
Hi Michelle, I clean up after every quilt is finished. That is the only way I can deal with it. Good luck and I believe a messy quilt room is the sign of creativity. 😂 I love your videos and enjoy watching. Happy quilting.
Hi Michelle! I agree that keeping our sewing rooms clean and organized is a moving target. I just cleaned mine up yesterday which makes me happy and want to get to my next project right away. I just moved from a couple states away and so my new space is a work in progress as I decide what works best for me. Looking forward to seeing your mini makeover when it is complete!
'More fabric coming in than quilting it out' Definitely my story. Right now, I am in the process of going through all my stash and taking out fabric that is older than 3 years. Three LL Bean large brown bags, 4 medium boxes and a stack of yardage is already down in my living room. Delivery is slated for Monday. There is one area that I haven't gone through yet, but that will hopefully be only a small box. Like you, my style has changed a lot. Three years ago I was in the process of making sibling quilts (5 full bed size). During that time, I was making other quilts, table runners, bed runners, napkins, etc., you get the idea. This January, I started the plans to make 18 nieces/nephews throw quilts and I am currently working on 6 of them. I wanted to finish all of them for this December but I decided just to do my husband's side of the family this past April. That decision and this last week of decluttering my stash has taken a lot of stress away! Now I am enjoying the process. Keep going through your reorg and enjoy the end result!
Thanks for validating our creative mess. It’s a never ending struggle. I’m working very hard on putting things away when done and finishing UFOs to make room for more. I try not to buy too many gadgets either as it can get out of control. As long as I can keep my cutting table clear I feel I’m doing a good job. These are a few of the things I do to tame the mess. Appreciate your insight and look forward to seeing your updates
I absolutely LOVE YOUR QUILTING STUDIO as you have so much space! ❤ My quilting room is my front bedroom and just taking out all of my fabric and going through boxes has made it look so cluttered. I just do what I can, one step at a time, and pretty soon I’ll be able to get back to making quilts! 🎉 I look forward to seeing your videos and how you redo your studio! ❤️
Just for your viewing pleasure I can highly recommend Karen Brown of Just Get It Done Quilts series on cleaning and organizing your sewing space. I used her 3 week declutter challenge and it worked. She starts with the easy (getting rid of obvious trash) and works her way up to the true challenges for us ( fabric, learning to not overflow our spaces). It got me to see my small sewing room as a blessing to have so I can keep it functional. Her tips are priceless and her method is so kind. One personal tip of mine that I can offer to help with fabric overflow is to not buy bolts without an obvious need for them. I only buy bolts of 108” for backing. And I only get them one at a time and only replace it when I run out. Those are far less expensive with a JoAnn 50% coupon. I’ve taken to using a solid backing and using a pretty variegated in the bobbin (I’m using up the scads of variegated thread I got years ago on this). It makes the solid back prettier. Just a couple of thoughts that may help.
I love your video and I appreciate your efforts to control the chaos and all the tips you have shared in previous videos. I began sewing a few years ago and I was happy with all I needed in a small table… now I’ve most of one room dedicated for my hobby because it’s incredible all the notions we need and how easy all surfaces became messy. I try to keep in mind two principles: that I’ve not a sewing or quilting shop so my stuff is limited and I buy what I use, and my mother sayings “leave the room the way you want to enjoy when you come back “. It helps me to keep enough control. I’m looking forward to see your progress. Thank you for sharing.
thank you your videos are great, I like to clean after each project, i put each set of scraps in a zip lock bag it help me keep organize. I have watched many videos on organizing.
Another great video Michelle. I am a work in progress. We are in the new house. I take breaks and “play” in my new sewing room. I finally have all the boxes emptied and have rearranged several times. Trying to make my triangle and i have purged old craft things that I don’t do so that is helping. I sorta have a spot for each type of craft. My cross stitch, crochet and knitting and quilting. I think I am going to be able to bring my big cutting table and put in middle of the room. I am still moving my stash of precuts trying to make since of them then I intend to label everything. As you said we are always adjusting as our likes change and that is where my problem starts. Getting rid of material . I am hoping that is normal. Maybe your guys can give you a couple pointers to help you . Having a friend to pass things thru is helpful. My daughters don’t sew but love being the recipients so they volunteered to help position some things. I am just happy to know I will get there some day.
I love the idea of a cutting table in the middle of your room!!! I think I need to purge more of my craft stuff!!! It will make room for more quilting stuff!
I think organization is an ongoing journey. I have more time and more cash flow than I had when my family was all home. I added a longarm. I still have craft booking items. And I taught classes for a few years which created samples and teaching binders and reference books. Now I am at a different stage. Not sure what it will look like. The space has become a mess. I need to give myself some grace and tackle it.
wow this is so encouraging! I feel swamped with trying to declutter and sew up quilt tops , cut up and separate colors , and then I also have a stash of fabric and beads to make bellydance costumes which also take up space in bins and add to the clutter. Using up scraps and finishing projects have really made a dent in it all but your encouragement has been timely. Thank you.
I have also been cleaning up my sewing room. I had a big rope basket that I put all my scrapes in. For the past two weeks I have worked on cutting those scrapes into squares and 2 1/2 inch strips. I finished today😄 it feels really good. I loved your red and white quilt in one of your pictures. Have you washed it?How did it do?
I have to be organised as I quilt in the kitchen on the dinning table. I have to pack everything away at least 2 a week. I wish I had a really messy quilt room. Lol lol
Thanks for this Michelle. And lots of good thoughts from your followers. You said it all when you said it’s a journey. I’m trying hard to discipline myself about cleaning up at the end of the day. I know i can’t function in chaos and that gives me the nudge i need to keep it neat. ❤
I find that as long as I am working on a project, I can deal with the mess from it. But after I am done, it is best for me to clean up before I start something new. But right now. I just have a few scraps out to make crumb blocks or boxed squares. My daughter and I will share a sewing space....one room will be sewing machines, pressing, and a design wall...the other room will be storage, and probably a cutting table. And will have a cutting table in the other room, too. But I so need to organize my fabric better! I worked at a sewing factory for a while when young, and every evening before the day was done, we were to clean up our sewing area. My daughter gave me her study till I could have a sewing machine downstairs to sew in odd moments, and I am trying my best to keep it neater than I did my handy sewing machine in our old home.
Love the video. Right now, my room is a disaster. I just purchased a small set of shelves for my fabric and working on putting everything together. The room is definitely always changing as I find new ways to optimize valuable space. But, you are correct Michelle, we need to keep control of the fabric stash. Its beautiful, nice to have and look at, but definitely needs to be used. Good luck with the organizing.
Remember to sew the new first! Also on your memo board, Only display a limited number of things at a time. Each month display only so many so each is easily visible. Each month display a new set of fun things. As you accumulate new things, evaluate each item for possible storage while something new takes its turn in the spotlight. You could do the same to your upper cabinet top. Rotating things is fun because it' like having something new and you can recombine them in different ways.👍
I agree this is a journey. Like others, I put everything away I used at the end of sewing day. This is because I have ‘curious’ cats who like to nib in everything. There is still mess - just a little controlled
I am so fortunate- I just got a brand new space! We moved after being in our home for over 40 years. Even before we found a new home, my husband assured me I'd have a better space. Well, he was spot on! It is nicer, and it's due to his vision and skills!! Im doing my level best to keep it tidy, put things away, clean up after each project, and put away new fabrics for future projects. It is the never-ending battle! My sewing room. Is a finished basement, and there is no door to shut it all away. I might miss that! Then I watch your videos with organizational tips and get busy changing it all up because your tips are awesome and they make sense. Once again, I thank you for your motivational videos and all your efforts! Much appreciated!
I understand about picking up your room before you quit for the day because the next day you don’t even want to walk into your room because of the mess so I really try but I’m not very successful. Sometimes I’m working on it.
You might not see this, 13 hours after you have posted but... go through all your stuff and make piles of like to like, Eg put all fabric together, all paper together. This actually helps you to know what you have. So if you have fallen out of love for example civil war fabric, put that aside and any others no longer your style. Donate, sell etc. Same with the papers, any double ups ?. Set aside an area for fabric only and that is your physical limit of how much you are allowed. Eg use one fat quarter = you can buy one fat quarter. You must make something, before new stuff arrives. Also use fabric when you love it, thats why you brought it. Also a bit of a mess is part of creativity, but chaos isn't. If you feel you need storage, get a carpender in to build special shelves to hold fabric like the bolts of fabric you showed.
Apologies-this is a little long..... My husband says that I have more crap than a barnyard! But the 10 grandkids come to Nana for their craft needs and school projects. I have what they need or I can improvise. My primary hobby is quilting/sewing, but I also do cardmaking, Cricut/Vinyl, general all-around crafting. I have to clean/organize my work area when I'm done for the day for two reasons: 1) Peace of mind. I hate to walk in and have to figure out where I left off. 2) I may need to do a different type of craft project the following day, so I don't want to be working around or cleaning up a previous mess to start something new. My friend passed away a year ago. Her daughter gave me tons of her craft "stuff" so I had to figure out a way to incorporate her stuff with mine. As I was sorting hers into mine, I started an inventory on an Excel spread sheet. Now, I didn't count every button, bead or google eye, but I did put like kinds together, labeled the box/tote in a logical way (I have a Cricut) and recorded it into a spread sheet with the category location. Ex: TD1 = Tote Drawer 1. I have a tendency that if I can't find it, I buy a new one. This new system came in pretty handy when I was looking for E6000. OMG I have 3 tubes and 6 glue guns! I just sorted my spread sheet into Alpha order and found it right away. This also helps with putting NEW items where they belong. NO MORE PLASTIC BAGS OR BOXES. I didn't buy anything new for storage containers. I was able condense and now have a whole bunch of empty containers for future use (or, my husbands workshop). I also revamped my 5 IKEA boards to coincide with my work areas so tools are at my fingertips. I hang all my rulers on one of them (doubling up when necessary). Any rulers or plastic templates without holes, I use a binder clip and hang them that way. My fabric is on comic boards in my armoire and the FQ's are sorted by color in Michaels shoe boxes in there as well. Protected from dust and light, labeled with yardage amounts on a 2x 3 index card attached with an alligator clip. No more wondering if I have enough yardage for a pattern. It's been a year and I have a couple of places to re-do. Paper scraps and vinyl scraps. I tend to put them back in with the larger unused sheets. And my cubbies need to be sorted. All in all, taking that extra 15/20 minutes to put things back and organize, magnet sweep the room for pins (my dog loves to chew the ends off) makes me a better sewer/crafter to concentrate on the next project and not on the mess.
I cleanup each day because the messiness gives me anxiety. I can not work in chaos so having a organized and tidy space is essential for me to be productive. I’m also trying to not buy fabric until I finish a few of the projects on my list, only buying if it’s required to finish a project…it’s so hard!
An idea: raise your tables with those bed risers - buy at Bed, Bath and Beyond! Then easier to store under the tables. And your table tops will be a good height for standing.
My sister-in-law’s quilting/sewing room is immaculate. I hate her-not really. I am still trudging through after moving two years ago. I have so many unfinished projects and every time I open a tote, I find one and am thrilled to finish it. The problem is there are way too many to finish at one time. I’ve decided to put all those projects into a tote and take them out one at a time to get them done.
I just try to keep it clean / organized as I’m going along. I definitely clean up at the end of each night just such as throwing trash away keeping like things together. Ect…..
After reopening 4 months of subscription boxes, I decided to stop buying fabric. I usually work on 2-3 quilts at a time, so I regularly trash my sewing room. Then I reorganize, clean up and do it all over again.😂😂
I can’t work in a messy sewing room and my sewing room is a small room so I spent hours finding the best place for everything. I clean as I go and put everything back in its place. Anything comes into the room that’s new is put away right away. There is a place for everything and everything is in its place. I guess I’m one of those people that is way too organized
Something I have determined to do is to use what I have before I buy anything new. I had a lot that I liked and planned someday to do but never did. There is no use having product that you are not using.
Workspace organization should be foremost functional, not a magazine photoshoot layout. Many craft vloggers have an area to make their videos and look like a page from a magazine. The rest of their room is probably messy. Functions of a quilter include creative ideas area, fabric selection area, and an actual working area. Don't try to conflate them all in one room or space. Manufacturing plants have the design/research/test areas separate from the actual manufacturing area. Decide what functions go on in your workspace. Does it have to have your patterns, books, magazines stored in there? Perhaps another place since you don't use them all at once all the time. Same thing for fabric stash/threads and project boxes. Perhaps those can go elsewhere. In one's workspace should be only active projects, cutting, sewing, sewing ironing areas. Those cutting tools, rulers, Accuquilt dies, irons, fabric notions such as glues, iron-on products, etc., should be in there. Of course, the design wall. It might be possible to have a creative space with patterns, books, fabric, in a different room. or an area blocked off visually from your workspace area in the same room. One main thing to avoid clutter is to finish one project at a time and put away things you no longer need as one goes along on a project. Do all your rulers need to be out after the cutting and squaring of blocks is done? Why do all your threads need to be displayed. Only have out the threads you will use. Putting threads in containers, (I use the single layer container with a lid laying threads with the thread side up, to see the color, one container for each color family) in a drawer or shelf, stops the visual clutter in the workspace. You will not be using the 50+ thread colors hanging the wall in the spool holders on every project. Plus, threads will fade on one side if you do that. Also, you don't need stacks of stash fabric/jelly rolls/fat quarter bundles/charm packs/layer cakes in all the color ways visible in your workspace. Again, visual clutter and can make one indecisive on fabric choices if you keep seeing more choices. Items not in use should be drawers or cupboards or shelves that have doors, so you can't see the stuff. It might be messy in the drawer or cupboard, but you don't see it while working. It's difficult to be organized all the time, where one can spend more time organizing than creating. Limit your stuff. I recently saw a Pat Sloan beginning of 2023 organizing strategy. She loves scissors and has full drawer of all types of scissors, vintage, cute, functional, decorative in a drawer. If you have the space, go for it, but if you don't, either make a shadow box of the best ones and keep only the necessary ones. Have your tools corralled in one area and have multiples in your workspace. Examples: seam ripper, trimming scissors, marking pen, pins, stiletto, pin cushion, seam roller, small ruler, trash basket etc., by each sewing machine; by the pressing area what you need, including a seam ripper/ruler/scissors, corner point tool, marking pen, pin cushion, trash basket; by your cutting area rulers, rotary cutters, marking pen, trash basket etc.; and in your hand sewing area, seam ripper, scissors, pin cushion, marking pen, needles, trash basket etc. I always cringe when a quilting vlogger says "I always misplace my seam ripper (or whatever)" during their vlog. Having multiples of these notions in each area will make you more efficient and easier to stow away items in that area, and not messing up other areas. For example if you're cutting but not sewing, at the end of your session you just have to put cutting tools/rulers away, deal with the scraps (seriously, DEAL with the scraps, you should have a scrap storage system, so you can sail into your project and scraps have been dealt with already), stack the blocks in the project container or a container to put by the sewing machine, get rid of the cutting board thread/fabric fuzz, empty waste baskets, and you will feel smugly superior and have a no clutter waiting for you for your next sewing session. But sometimes I have to leave the work in progress because of another pressing task, such as picking up kids, appointments, cook a meal, go to work. Then when you start set a timer. Alexa is good for this. If you 90 minutes for a project session, set timer for 75 minutes, with 15 minutes to finish and clean up. Then off to whatever to have to do or go to. Also, make relevant copies of your pattern, one for fabric selection area to be put in project container with the thread choice, copy of cutting instructions by your cutting area, copy of the sewing of the blocks by the sewing machine, by the ironing board for pressing directions of the block. This way you don't have to go back and forth to see pattern instructions, can mark up the instructions for each station's copy, Most important, do what makes you content and stress free. If you are less frazzled by letting the workspace be cluttered versus feeling stressed out by trying to keep the workspace orderly and complete projects regularly, then do so. But if a dysfuntional workspace makes you feel stressed and difficult to complete projects, then determine to be disciplined to do so. Remember it takes 3-6 weeks to ingrain a habit, whether a good habit or a bad one. My pet peeve: What's with all the jars full of buttons? Who uses that many buttons? If you use buttons, put them in containers in a drawer. Or jars full of thread spools, ribbons, or whatnot? How is that a decorative item?
Marina, I went back and reread your post. You really have a lot of great points. I appreciate the time you took to give such a thoughtful response. Thanks for watching this video.
My sewing room is the smallest bedroom in the house. I am the type that is always neat, sorry. However, I only buy stuff that I am going to use right away. I do not have a stash. Being a single mom has conditioned me to only buy what I need.
My boyfriend is a carpenter and I’ve learned from him to allow myself time at the end of my sewing time to clean up and put away. He never leaves a job (even for the night) without putting away his tools and cleaning up. Then, the next time he starts to work, he’s starting with a clean slate and not piling more mess on top of old mess. So, I try to leave myself at least 5-10 minutes before my stop time to pick up a little, throw trash in the bin and maybe wind a bobbin so the next time I sit down, I’ll be ready to sew!
Great practice! Great way to keep things cleaned up!
This is what I try to do too. I do a lot of scrap quilti g. But I also sometimes buy fabric for a specific project. People frequently give me their scraps which helps to keep my costs down! So I organize my fabrics and stick to that. I bought plastic drawers for that purpose. I have one closet with shelves in there to help me organize tools etc. I share space with office and dog crates. So my cutting/sandwiching table is on risers over the crates. I have another table next to the machine that I always use to do free motion. I have another machine that is mechanical that I can service. I mostly piece with that. It cuts down on service costs for the big machine. My tv is wall mounted. I do have a quilt hung on wall but it is also behind the 4 ' high quilt storage so no room for design wall. I use my bed for that. Small space so I have to keep it neat! Always neatening!
I need to learn this habit...
I've had sewing "areas" not full rooms, so that prevents some excess inventory. There just isn't anywhere to put it. I shop from my stash first for new projects and stay out of stores unless there is a need to finish a project. But once in awhile a fabric is very tempting. I tell myself a current project must be finished before I buy more, like bribing kids with a treat when they finish a chore, lol. Yes, needs change, our tastes change, our living arrangements change. Donate what no longer is needed and that leaves a little more room for the tools we do use. I reset after each project. Wipe down machine, clean out the lint, toss the needle, store the scraps, and vacum the threads. Makes it easier to start next project. I enjoy your videos, thank you!
That’s so much Julia! I’m so glad you enjoy my videos! I need to work on the reset daily!!!!
I love that you always keep it real for us. Thank you for all your tips and tricks.
You are so welcome Lisa!
I clean my quilt room every night. I don’t leave any messes, because they will just grow. It’s so nice to come in my studio in the morning to a nice fresh room. It just makes working on projects so much easier and more fun!
I am working towards this! One day I hope I will be able to make this an every day occurrence!
You are so lucky to have the sewing room you have! I have a space at the end of my living room that i have put shelves and a couple old doors to give me an 11 1/2' by 8' sewing room. There are three doorways that i cannot close off. My sweet hubby has custom made a cutting table to fit with shelves beneath for some storage. Everything is on wheels . i have very little vertical space, but lovely daylight on one window. I have tubs under my bed for storage and some are in the basement. I HAVE to keep it cleaned up everyday because i cannot close it off. But i am so happy to have my space and it is decorated to my girly style! Lol!
Phyllis your space maybe small but it sounds wonderful!! Keep your inventory limited!
Great video. I was so overwhelmed that I was making excuses not to go downstairs. Then I took a class on anxiety and changed a lot of my thinking. I get up earlier, cut and press fabric (I get a lot of donations from friends and family) into usable pieces for charity tops, clean up cutting area, and then have breakfast. When I go back down later I work on a project. This has worked for me. I also have a donation box downstairs. My rule is, if I put something into the box, I can't take it out. However, my daughter "shops" in it a lot. The donation box has been so helpful not only in my sewing room but also in the rest of the house.
DiAnn, I like your rule regarding your donation box! Sounds you have got your organization under better control!
I can’t work in clutter. I try to clean up at the end of my day. Sometimes, such as working on a string quilt, I will leave everything out if I plan to work on it the next day. I work at putting items back in their “spots” all through the day. Keeps my brain working correctly. I have to have bed made, kitchen clean and my house picked up; plus, being dressed, with at least flip flops on. Have a great day, Michelle and fellow quilters!
Brenda, I need to establish better habits like you! I sew so much and always have several things going so I don’t always get everything put away. Since I bought so much stuff prior to the past 9 months, it seems like I don’t have a good place for everything and that is what I am striving towards!!
I love watching your videos!! You have great tips!
Me too re above!!!
I'm still in the part of my journey where I have way too much stuff. Been donating a LOT in 2023 and had cut buying severely in 2022 but had accumulated so so much prior. Non-quilting fabrics and craft items I fell in love with and wanted to use but did not. Now I'm letting go of fabrics I don't see myself likely to use but still struggling to let go of some of it. Not a big deal except I'd like to be able to walk through my storage area without having to move things around to find what I'm looking for. So yes, too much stuff and lots more to donate. Best part is that get so much creative energy after I've put things away and cleared off my work space! Also, I have to be very careful about having clean surfaces to work on as my sewing room is also an aquarium room and my houseplant room. Crazy mix to have fabric, aquarium stuff, and potting soil to deal with in the same space, but I sure love being in that room:)
Wow!! That is a lot to juggle!!! Just keep at it!!
Such a great and transparent video. I love that you make a point of saying when you quilt and are creative your room will become messy I agree… It’s a work in progress…a journey!
Great examples Michelle. I made a list of priorities when I recently redid my quilting room. Such as: 1:All fabric- enclosed and away from light and dust. 2:All thread- enclosed and away from light and dust. 3:Every station used during piecing process, available without jumping up to press or square up. 4: Large Ironing station for pressing yards of fabric and or using water or starch. 5: All yardage folded w/out wrinkles and marked with painters tape. Each color divided in their own sections. 6: Lg pieces (under 2 yds), folded into bins of each color. 7:All Fat quarters and pieces close to size, folded in bins of like colors. 8: All bins used are CLEAR and labeled on front for visibility.
I hope this helps. Whenever any areas get “tight” I will go thru the bin or file cabinets and try to pull excess to give away and share with others.
Great tips. Thanks for sharing.
I love your idea of making a priority list! I am a list maker but never thought of that!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!
I love the video's with your husband and son
Thank you Laura!
Michelle have you thought about painting your cabinets light grey or white…it would brighten your room so much…it’s such a nice sewing room. I am hoping to make a sewing room for myself soon. Blessings. ❤️❤️❤️
Erline, I do think the white would look great; however, I do not want to tackle painting and the wood is easy maintenance. Thank you for your input! Perhaps one day!
I am one of those quilters. I contain what I'm using in a container and clean as I go. And after each larger project (small project is a piece of mending, larger project is a garment or quilt) I clean my sewing studio.
Wow! I think that is great! I am working towards that but I am not there yet! Another work in progress!! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for sharing and affirming I’m not alone in my struggle to organize my sewing room.
Nope! You are definitely not alone!
The only other things I can recommend is to reorganize periodically to adjust to age and health related issues. I’ve had to do both lately to keep what I use most at an easy to reach level. And to keep your sewing space ergonomic as we age. Your adjustable cutting table will serve you well over time! Great idea! ❤️
This is a great tip! I put things I use less frequently down low in cabinets that are harder to get to!
Yes I have way to much fabric, books,scraps, fabric...... I just retired and have been trying to clean up my sewing/quilting room. I have way too much. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed, and I walk out. When I work on a project I have to move stuff around just to sew. Yeah I need a major over haul. I want a clean space to enjoy my time in
The sewing room. Well just have to keep at it. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Just keep going and don’t give up! Messes like that are overwhelming but once you get through it, you will be so happy and will have such a great space! It’s worth the work to get it cleaned up!
Hi Michelle, I clean up after every quilt is finished. That is the only way I can deal with it. Good luck and I believe a messy quilt room is the sign of creativity. 😂 I love your videos and enjoy watching. Happy quilting.
Thanks Tamarie!
Hi Michelle! I agree that keeping our sewing rooms clean and organized is a moving target. I just cleaned mine up yesterday which makes me happy and want to get to my next project right away. I just moved from a couple states away and so my new space is a work in progress as I decide what works best for me. Looking forward to seeing your mini makeover when it is complete!
I hope to have it done in a couple more weeks!
'More fabric coming in than quilting it out' Definitely my story. Right now, I am in the process of going through all my stash and taking out fabric that is older than 3 years. Three LL Bean large brown bags, 4 medium boxes and a stack of yardage is already down in my living room. Delivery is slated for Monday. There is one area that I haven't gone through yet, but that will hopefully be only a small box. Like you, my style has changed a lot. Three years ago I was in the process of making sibling quilts (5 full bed size). During that time, I was making other quilts, table runners, bed runners, napkins, etc., you get the idea. This January, I started the plans to make 18 nieces/nephews throw quilts and I am currently working on 6 of them. I wanted to finish all of them for this December but I decided just to do my husband's side of the family this past April. That decision and this last week of decluttering my stash has taken a lot of stress away! Now I am enjoying the process. Keep going through your reorg and enjoy the end result!
Thank you Regina! Have fun equilting!
Thanks for validating our creative mess. It’s a never ending struggle. I’m working very hard on putting things away when done and finishing UFOs to make room for more. I try not to buy too many gadgets either as it can get out of control. As long as I can keep my cutting table clear I feel I’m doing a good job. These are a few of the things I do to tame the mess. Appreciate your insight and look forward to seeing your updates
Monica, Great advice! Cleaning up when I am done is a new goal for me once I have a designated space for everything!
I absolutely LOVE YOUR QUILTING STUDIO as you have so much space! ❤ My quilting room is my front bedroom and just taking out all of my fabric and going through boxes has made it look so cluttered. I just do what I can, one step at a time, and pretty soon I’ll be able to get back to making quilts! 🎉 I look forward to seeing your videos and how you redo your studio! ❤️
Thank you! I am hoping to show my mini make over in a few weeks! Stay tuned!!
Just for your viewing pleasure I can highly recommend Karen Brown of Just Get It Done Quilts series on cleaning and organizing your sewing space. I used her 3 week declutter challenge and it worked. She starts with the easy (getting rid of obvious trash) and works her way up to the true challenges for us ( fabric, learning to not overflow our spaces). It got me to see my small sewing room as a blessing to have so I can keep it functional. Her tips are priceless and her method is so kind. One personal tip of mine that I can offer to help with fabric overflow is to not buy bolts without an obvious need for them. I only buy bolts of 108” for backing. And I only get them one at a time and only replace it when I run out. Those are far less expensive with a JoAnn 50% coupon. I’ve taken to using a solid backing and using a pretty variegated in the bobbin (I’m using up the scads of variegated thread I got years ago on this). It makes the solid back prettier. Just a couple of thoughts that may help.
Great tips! Thanks for sharing!
I haven't met one of those quilters , omgosh too funny. ❤
I am not one of them, but I do like to try to improve I being able to stay organized.
You’re so down to earth. Love your ideas. Thank you
Thank you!
Love your videos Michele. Keep them coming!
Thank you Diane!
I love your video and I appreciate your efforts to control the chaos and all the tips you have shared in previous videos. I began sewing a few years ago and I was happy with all I needed in a small table… now I’ve most of one room dedicated for my hobby because it’s incredible all the notions we need and how easy all surfaces became messy. I try to keep in mind two principles: that I’ve not a sewing or quilting shop so my stuff is limited and I buy what I use, and my mother sayings “leave the room the way you want to enjoy when you come back “. It helps me to keep enough control. I’m looking forward to see your progress. Thank you for sharing.
I love your mom’s saying!!!
thank you your videos are great, I like to clean after each project, i put each set of scraps in a zip lock bag it help me keep organize. I have watched many videos on organizing.
Thank you so much for the nice comment! I appreciate you taking the time to watch my videos and comment!!!
Another great video Michelle. I am a work in progress. We are in the new house. I take breaks and “play” in my new sewing room. I finally have all the boxes emptied and have rearranged several times. Trying to make my triangle and i have purged old craft things that I don’t do so that is helping. I sorta have a spot for each type of craft. My cross stitch, crochet and knitting and quilting. I think I am going to be able to bring my big cutting table and put in middle of the room. I am still moving my stash of precuts trying to make since of them then I intend to label everything. As you said we are always adjusting as our likes change and that is where my problem starts. Getting rid of material . I am hoping that is normal. Maybe your guys can give you a couple pointers to help you . Having a friend to pass things thru is helpful. My daughters don’t sew but love being the recipients so they volunteered to help position some things. I am just happy to know I will get there some day.
I love the idea of a cutting table in the middle of your room!!! I think I need to purge more of my craft stuff!!! It will make room for more quilting stuff!
I think organization is an ongoing journey. I have more time and more cash flow than I had when my family was all home. I added a longarm. I still have craft booking items. And I taught classes for a few years which created samples and teaching binders and reference books. Now I am at a different stage. Not sure what it will look like. The space has become a mess. I need to give myself some grace and tackle it.
Sounds like a good plan! You will feel so much better when it all gets reorganized!!
Thank you for the boost. I am off to clean my needlework room today.
Awesome!
wow this is so encouraging! I feel swamped with trying to declutter and sew up quilt tops , cut up and separate colors , and then I also have a stash of fabric and beads to make bellydance costumes which also take up space in bins and add to the clutter. Using up scraps and finishing projects have really made a dent in it all but your encouragement has been timely. Thank you.
Irene, I’m so glad you are finding my video helpful!
I have also been cleaning up my sewing room. I had a big rope basket that I put all my scrapes in. For the past two weeks I have worked on cutting those scrapes into squares and 2 1/2 inch strips. I finished today😄 it feels really good. I loved your red and white quilt in one of your pictures. Have you washed it?How did it do?
I have not washed that one yet!
I love your video's as well. So glad I stumbled on to your channel!
Thanks so much Laura!
I have to be organised as I quilt in the kitchen on the dinning table. I have to pack everything away at least 2 a week. I wish I had a really messy quilt room. Lol lol
Lol! I wish you did too!!!
I loved watching the journey your quilt room went through!
It was fun putting together this video and remembering how it started!!
Michelle, I didn’t know Baby Yoda was vintage!🤔🤗❤
Lol! He isn’t.
Thanks for this Michelle. And lots of good thoughts from your followers. You said it all when you said it’s a journey. I’m trying hard to discipline myself about cleaning up at the end of the day. I know i can’t function in chaos and that gives me the nudge i need to keep it neat. ❤
I will be working on that also!
Thank you for the encouragement! 😄 My journey is constant!
You are definitely not alone!
For most of us it is!
I find that as long as I am working on a project, I can deal with the mess from it. But after I am done, it is best for me to clean up before I start something new. But right now. I just have a few scraps out to make crumb blocks or boxed squares. My daughter and I will share a sewing space....one room will be sewing machines, pressing, and a design wall...the other room will be storage, and probably a cutting table. And will have a cutting table in the other room, too. But I so need to organize my fabric better! I worked at a sewing factory for a while when young, and every evening before the day was done, we were to clean up our sewing area. My daughter gave me her study till I could have a sewing machine downstairs to sew in odd moments, and I am trying my best to keep it neater than I did my handy sewing machine in our old home.
How wonderful that you share a space with your daughter!
Love the video. Right now, my room is a disaster. I just purchased a small set of shelves for my fabric and working on putting everything together. The room is definitely always changing as I find new ways to optimize valuable space. But, you are correct Michelle, we need to keep control of the fabric stash. Its beautiful, nice to have and look at, but definitely needs to be used. Good luck with the organizing.
Thank you!
Remember to sew the new first! Also on your memo board, Only display a limited number of things at a time. Each month display only so many so each is easily visible. Each month display a new set of fun things. As you accumulate new things, evaluate each item for possible storage while something new takes its turn in the spotlight. You could do the same to your upper cabinet top. Rotating things is fun because it' like having something new and you can recombine them in different ways.👍
What a great idea Sharon! I never thought of that!!!
I did this with my kids toys. Rotated out unused toys, rotated in different toys, about every three month. It was like Christmas for them.
I agree this is a journey. Like others, I put everything away I used at the end of sewing day. This is because I have ‘curious’ cats who like to nib in everything. There is still mess - just a little controlled
That is what I am aiming for!
I am so fortunate- I just got a brand new space! We moved after being in our home for over 40 years. Even before we found a new home, my husband assured me I'd have a better space. Well, he was spot on! It is nicer, and it's due to his vision and skills!! Im doing my level best to keep it tidy, put things away, clean up after each project, and put away new fabrics for future projects. It is the never-ending battle! My sewing room. Is a finished basement, and there is no door to shut it all away. I might miss that! Then I watch your videos with organizational tips and get busy changing it all up because your tips are awesome and they make sense. Once again, I thank you for your motivational videos and all your efforts! Much appreciated!
Carol, I bet your space is awesome!!!
I understand about picking up your room before you quit for the day because the next day you don’t even want to walk into your room because of the mess so I really try but I’m not very successful. Sometimes I’m working on it.
That is what I am working on also! Once it becomes a habit we will be doing great!
You might not see this, 13 hours after you have posted but... go through all your stuff and make piles of like to like, Eg put all fabric together, all paper together. This actually helps you to know what you have. So if you have fallen out of love for example civil war fabric, put that aside and any others no longer your style. Donate, sell etc. Same with the papers, any double ups ?. Set aside an area for fabric only and that is your physical limit of how much you are allowed. Eg use one fat quarter = you can buy one fat quarter. You must make something, before new stuff arrives. Also use fabric when you love it, thats why you brought it. Also a bit of a mess is part of creativity, but chaos isn't. If you feel you need storage, get a carpender in to build special shelves to hold fabric like the bolts of fabric you showed.
Thank you for the great advice!!
Apologies-this is a little long..... My husband says that I have more crap than a barnyard! But the 10 grandkids come to Nana for their craft needs and school projects. I have what they need or I can improvise.
My primary hobby is quilting/sewing, but I also do cardmaking, Cricut/Vinyl, general all-around crafting. I have to clean/organize my work area when I'm done for the day for two reasons:
1) Peace of mind. I hate to walk in and have to figure out where I left off.
2) I may need to do a different type of craft project the following day, so I don't want to be working around or cleaning up a previous mess to start something new.
My friend passed away a year ago. Her daughter gave me tons of her craft "stuff" so I had to figure out a way to incorporate her stuff with mine.
As I was sorting hers into mine, I started an inventory on an Excel spread sheet. Now, I didn't count every button, bead or google eye, but I did put like kinds together, labeled the box/tote in a logical way (I have a Cricut) and recorded it into a spread sheet with the category location. Ex: TD1 = Tote Drawer 1. I have a tendency that if I can't find it, I buy a new one. This new system came in pretty handy when I was looking for E6000. OMG I have 3 tubes and 6 glue guns! I just sorted my spread sheet into Alpha order and found it right away. This also helps with putting NEW items where they belong. NO MORE PLASTIC BAGS OR BOXES.
I didn't buy anything new for storage containers. I was able condense and now have a whole bunch of empty containers for future use (or, my husbands workshop).
I also revamped my 5 IKEA boards to coincide with my work areas so tools are at my fingertips. I hang all my rulers on one of them (doubling up when necessary). Any rulers or plastic templates without holes, I use a binder clip and hang them that way.
My fabric is on comic boards in my armoire and the FQ's are sorted by color in Michaels shoe boxes in there as well. Protected from dust and light, labeled with yardage amounts on a 2x 3 index card attached with an alligator clip. No more wondering if I have enough yardage for a pattern.
It's been a year and I have a couple of places to re-do. Paper scraps and vinyl scraps. I tend to put them back in with the larger unused sheets. And my cubbies need to be sorted. All in all, taking that extra 15/20 minutes to put things back and organize, magnet sweep the room for pins (my dog loves to chew the ends off) makes me a better sewer/crafter to concentrate on the next project and not on the mess.
Brenda, Thank you so much for sharing! You have a great storage system going on and it seems to be working for you!!!
Wow, these are some great ideas! 🌷
I cleanup each day because the messiness gives me anxiety. I can not work in chaos so having a organized and tidy space is essential for me to be productive. I’m also trying to not buy fabric until I finish a few of the projects on my list, only buying if it’s required to finish a project…it’s so hard!
Kaylene, Sounds like you are doing great!
It’s just an on going process. I love it when my room is not messy just doesn’t happen often.
Lol! Most of us can relate!
An idea: raise your tables with those bed risers - buy at Bed, Bath and Beyond! Then easier to store under the tables. And your table tops will be a good height for standing.
Good idea Phyllis; however, my table is built in. I bet others can do this though! Thanks so much for sharing!
My sister-in-law’s quilting/sewing room is immaculate. I hate her-not really. I am still trudging through after moving two years ago. I have so many unfinished projects and every time I open a tote, I find one and am thrilled to finish it. The problem is there are way too many to finish at one time. I’ve decided to put all those projects into a tote and take them out one at a time to get them done.
Wow! She is one of those exceptions!!! We can always try to get better!!!
I think that stuff expands for the space that you have for it! Thankfully my space is only visible and used by me.
Lol!
I just try to keep it clean / organized as I’m going along. I definitely clean up at the end of each night just such as throwing trash away keeping like things together. Ect…..
Wow Holly! That is great!!!! I will be trying to do more of that!
Maybe you could make packages of fabric you no longer like and sell them? Maybe fat quarter bundles 10 or fabric by the yard.
Great idea!
After reopening 4 months of subscription boxes, I decided to stop buying fabric. I usually work on 2-3 quilts at a time, so I regularly trash my sewing room. Then I reorganize, clean up and do it all over again.😂😂
That’s me!!! I need to practice resetting after each work session! And continue to reduce my inventory!
@@thesimplequilter7499 that is my goal. I already have more fabric than I will ever use and that doesn't count scraps!
I don't like clutter so I try to put everything back where it belongs. I usually don't buy things until I need them. Plus I'm frugal. 😊
Oh my! I struggle with cleaning up at the end of a quilting session!
Karen Brown @ Just Get It Done Quilts does an excellent 21 day clutter challenge which you can join anytime & do at your own pace. Worth a look!
Thanks for sharing!
I so need auditioning storage.
That would be nice!
I can’t work in a messy sewing room and my sewing room is a small room so I spent hours finding the best place for everything. I clean as I go and put everything back in its place. Anything comes into the room that’s new is put away right away. There is a place for everything and everything is in its place. I guess I’m one of those people that is way too organized
Yes! I am working on a place for everything! Place can’t include floor or in any piles!!!
I clean up after myself every day. Every day. Then, when I go in to work again, it is ready and I'm not put off by it.
I am trying to do that but I still falter at times! It's a work in progress!!
Something I have determined to do is to use what I have before I buy anything new. I had a lot that I liked and planned someday to do but never did. There is no use having product that you are not using.
I fully agree!!!
Workspace organization should be foremost functional, not a magazine photoshoot layout. Many craft vloggers have an area to make their videos and look like a page from a magazine. The rest of their room is probably messy. Functions of a quilter include creative ideas area, fabric selection area, and an actual working area. Don't try to conflate them all in one room or space. Manufacturing plants have the design/research/test areas separate from the actual manufacturing area.
Decide what functions go on in your workspace. Does it have to have your patterns, books, magazines stored in there? Perhaps another place since you don't use them all at once all the time. Same thing for fabric stash/threads and project boxes. Perhaps those can go elsewhere. In one's workspace should be only active projects, cutting, sewing, sewing ironing areas. Those cutting tools, rulers, Accuquilt dies, irons, fabric notions such as glues, iron-on products, etc., should be in there. Of course, the design wall. It might be possible to have a creative space with patterns, books, fabric, in a different room. or an area blocked off visually from your workspace area in the same room.
One main thing to avoid clutter is to finish one project at a time and put away things you no longer need as one goes along on a project. Do all your rulers need to be out after the cutting and squaring of blocks is done? Why do all your threads need to be displayed. Only have out the threads you will use. Putting threads in containers, (I use the single layer container with a lid laying threads with the thread side up, to see the color, one container for each color family) in a drawer or shelf, stops the visual clutter in the workspace. You will not be using the 50+ thread colors hanging the wall in the spool holders on every project. Plus, threads will fade on one side if you do that. Also, you don't need stacks of stash fabric/jelly rolls/fat quarter bundles/charm packs/layer cakes in all the color ways visible in your workspace. Again, visual clutter and can make one indecisive on fabric choices if you keep seeing more choices. Items not in use should be drawers or cupboards or shelves that have doors, so you can't see the stuff. It might be messy in the drawer or cupboard, but you don't see it while working.
It's difficult to be organized all the time, where one can spend more time organizing than creating. Limit your stuff. I recently saw a Pat Sloan beginning of 2023 organizing strategy. She loves scissors and has full drawer of all types of scissors, vintage, cute, functional, decorative in a drawer. If you have the space, go for it, but if you don't, either make a shadow box of the best ones and keep only the necessary ones. Have your tools corralled in one area and have multiples in your workspace. Examples: seam ripper, trimming scissors, marking pen, pins, stiletto, pin cushion, seam roller, small ruler, trash basket etc., by each sewing machine; by the pressing area what you need, including a seam ripper/ruler/scissors, corner point tool, marking pen, pin cushion, trash basket; by your cutting area rulers, rotary cutters, marking pen, trash basket etc.; and in your hand sewing area, seam ripper, scissors, pin cushion, marking pen, needles, trash basket etc. I always cringe when a quilting vlogger says "I always misplace my seam ripper (or whatever)" during their vlog.
Having multiples of these notions in each area will make you more efficient and easier to stow away items in that area, and not messing up other areas. For example if you're cutting but not sewing, at the end of your session you just have to put cutting tools/rulers away, deal with the scraps (seriously, DEAL with the scraps, you should have a scrap storage system, so you can sail into your project and scraps have been dealt with already), stack the blocks in the project container or a container to put by the sewing machine, get rid of the cutting board thread/fabric fuzz, empty waste baskets, and you will feel smugly superior and have a no clutter waiting for you for your next sewing session. But sometimes I have to leave the work in progress because of another pressing task, such as picking up kids, appointments, cook a meal, go to work. Then when you start set a timer. Alexa is good for this. If you 90 minutes for a project session, set timer for 75 minutes, with 15 minutes to finish and clean up. Then off to whatever to have to do or go to.
Also, make relevant copies of your pattern, one for fabric selection area to be put in project container with the thread choice, copy of cutting instructions by your cutting area, copy of the sewing of the blocks by the sewing machine, by the ironing board for pressing directions of the block. This way you don't have to go back and forth to see pattern instructions, can mark up the instructions for each station's copy,
Most important, do what makes you content and stress free. If you are less frazzled by letting the workspace be cluttered versus feeling stressed out by trying to keep the workspace orderly and complete projects regularly, then do so. But if a dysfuntional workspace makes you feel stressed and difficult to complete projects, then determine to be disciplined to do so. Remember it takes 3-6 weeks to ingrain a habit, whether a good habit or a bad one.
My pet peeve: What's with all the jars full of buttons? Who uses that many buttons? If you use buttons, put them in containers in a drawer. Or jars full of thread spools, ribbons, or whatnot? How is that a decorative item?
Thanks for sharing all of those ideas!
Marina, I went back and reread your post. You really have a lot of great points. I appreciate the time you took to give such a thoughtful response. Thanks for watching this video.
Oh no I'm not an organizer. Bless you
Lol! Messes sometimes just don’t bother some people! That is just fine if you are happy and productive in your space!
My sewing room is the smallest bedroom in the house. I am the type that is always neat, sorry. However, I only buy stuff that I am going to use right away. I do not have a stash. Being a single mom has conditioned me to only buy what I need.
Good plan!!
Tula pink😊
I never knew that about her!
A really neat quilting room simply isn’t having any fun!
lol!