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Posted by Sandy E on October 23, 2009, 5:17 pm
Howdy!
Wait, now: let's don't get hasty!
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Take it easy, Bev; cooler weather: cooler minds.
R/Sandy - enjoying some autumn in n.Tx.
On 10/20/09 4:52 PM, in article
a95e8404-29d7-46a5-ae85-e8ab50a51d21@d4g2000vbm.googlegroups.com, "Bev in
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> Wow, what a myriad of ideas!
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> Yes, I need to do other cleaning/decluttering.
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> Do I need such a big stash? Probably not. There are reasons as to
> why it grew so much, but I won't go there :-). I've been thinking of
> partaking in stashbuster:
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stashbuster/?yguid=189542389
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> Bev in TX
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Posted by Maureen Wozniak on October 21, 2009, 9:07 am
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:58:01 -0500, Bev in TX wrote
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> My sewing room is a small bedroom that we use as a pantry and storage
> room. My sewing machine table is tucked in along one wall. My
> ironing board is on the other side of the room in front of the closet,
> which I cannot use. I have a cutting table in the middle , which
> leaves just a little room to walk around it. Over time, my table has
> become so cluttered, that I now only have a small corner on which to
> cut, plan, etc. I'm trying to think of someway in which to reduce the
> clutter, which does NOT include reducing my stash. Today I've looked
> at some organizers, such as the one at:]
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> http://www.byannie.com/hanging_organizer_patterns.html
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> and ...
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> http://www.mccallpattern.com/freeproject/index.htm
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> Does anyone have any other suggestions?
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> Thanks,
> Bev in TX
Move the ironing board into another room and use that closet!
It frees up storage space and forces you to get up from the machine and move
and stretch occassionally.
Maureen
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Posted by Bev in TX on October 21, 2009, 9:35 am
I cannot use the closet. It is full and it contains mostly DH's
things (computer related and personal).
Given that the ironing board is on the other side of the table from
the sewing machine, I already get up and stretch quite a bit :-).
Thanks,
Bev in TX
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> Move the ironing board into another room and use that closet!
> It frees up storage space and forces you to get up from the machine and m=
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> and stretch occassionally.
> Maureen
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Posted by Polly Esther on October 21, 2009, 10:13 am
I find I'm much happier keeping things organized but it truly is possible to
get so neat that you can't get anything done. Don't arrange things so that
it eats up your sewing time by 'getting out' and 'putting away'.
Write notes.
If you move something to a strange location, make a note and put it
where you'll see it. I have some backing size lengths of fabric hanging on
coat hangers in the front hall closet. They would easily be lost or
forgotten if I didn't have a reminder tacked on my little bulletin board.
The inside of a cabinet or closet door is a great place to see (and hide)
reminders.
I've taken 'insufficient memory' to a high level. Polly
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Posted by Bev in TX on October 21, 2009, 1:53 pm
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> =A0 =A0 If you move something to a strange location, make a note and put =
it
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> where you'll see it. =A0I have some backing size lengths of fabric hangin=
g on
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> coat hangers in the front hall closet. =A0They would easily be lost or
> forgotten if I didn't have a reminder tacked on my little bulletin board.
> The inside of a cabinet or closet door is a great place to see (and hide)
> reminders.
> =A0 =A0 I've taken 'insufficient memory' to a high level. =A0Polly
Alas, I just learned this the hard way. I had about 10 packages of
Steam-a-Seam2 light. At one time I had them in with my stablizers,
but they were getting messed up. I put them somewhere "safe", and I
cannot find them anywhere. I've searched high and low, but they are
now where to be found :-(. If I had done as you suggested above, then
I would have saved a great deal of time and money.
Bev in TX
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