cleaned sewing room today

> My friend came over today and for two hours the two of us worked on
> cleaning/organizing my sewing room; so that I am not losing things
> under other unrelated things and the floor is now exposed and vacuumed.
> I still have a dresser top to work on and magazines to go through and
> cull. She took my huge basket of scraps to go through. She picks out
> what she or her GD might want and gives the rest to charity. My
> husband doesn't understand why I can give away so much fabric and then
> buy more. I wish he hadn't witnessed that.
> Also we are going on a two week driving trip soon and I am hoping to
> get to "Road to Calif." for the second time. I want to take my latest
> project and my featherweight. I took the SM in today to get tuned-up
> and the tech wasn't positive he will have it ready by the time we
> leave.
> Waaahh! I guess I will have to take a different SM then. I have two
> computerized Vikings and my dd has an older model she could let me
> borrow.
>

> Tee Hee! I also had to do this as DH decided it was about time he painted
> in there. OMG! I did not realise just how much I've managed to accumulate.
> For instance I was saving flannel FQs for a flannel raggy quilt - I now have
> more than enough (YAY!) so that will be my next project. Then I want to do
> a whole mess of quilts for Ronnie McDonnie house who have been a bit
> neglected over the last year.
> Yup that's my plan. Oh, and I managed to (sniffle sniffle) part with about
> 4 grocery bags of fabric scrappy bits and other bigger bits and some
> horribly shocking poly bat (where did that come from???) to take into the
> art teacher at school. And I also parted with a whole mess of magazines and
> some old books for her too.
> --
> Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
> http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes awhile to load)
> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
> quicker)
> > My friend came over today and for two hours the two of us worked on
> > cleaning/organizing my sewing room; so that I am not losing things
> > under other unrelated things and the floor is now exposed and vacuumed.
> > I still have a dresser top to work on and magazines to go through and
> > cull. She took my huge basket of scraps to go through. She picks out
> > what she or her GD might want and gives the rest to charity. My
> > husband doesn't understand why I can give away so much fabric and then
> > buy more. I wish he hadn't witnessed that.
> > Also we are going on a two week driving trip soon and I am hoping to
> > get to "Road to Calif." for the second time. I want to take my latest
> > project and my featherweight. I took the SM in today to get tuned-up
> > and the tech wasn't positive he will have it ready by the time we
> > leave.
> > Waaahh! I guess I will have to take a different SM then. I have two
> > computerized Vikings and my dd has an older model she could let me
> > borrow.

> I am trying to do mine, bit by bit. However, I now seem to have more
> "useful boxes" and bags to store things in than I have things to store!
> As well as a stash habit (which I am keeping fairly under control at
> the moment) Staples is my drug of choice. I just love all those
> plastic stacking boxes and all those different pens and pencils.
> I bought another lot yesterday. Wonder what I will decide I can lose
> in them this time? Yes, that's the problem. I have a visual memory.
> So I remember where things WERE, and when I have put them all in the
> boxes, I forget where they WENT.
> Back to Staples for some ... LABELS!
> Nel
> (Gadget Queen)
> Sharon Harper wrote:
> > Tee Hee! I also had to do this as DH decided it was about time he

> > in there. OMG! I did not realise just how much I've managed to

> > For instance I was saving flannel FQs for a flannel raggy quilt - I now

> > more than enough (YAY!) so that will be my next project. Then I want to

> > a whole mess of quilts for Ronnie McDonnie house who have been a bit
> > neglected over the last year.
> > Yup that's my plan. Oh, and I managed to (sniffle sniffle) part with

> > 4 grocery bags of fabric scrappy bits and other bigger bits and some
> > horribly shocking poly bat (where did that come from???) to take into

> > art teacher at school. And I also parted with a whole mess of magazines

> > some old books for her too.
> > --
> > Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
> > http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes awhile to load)
> > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
> > quicker)
> > > My friend came over today and for two hours the two of us worked on
> > > cleaning/organizing my sewing room; so that I am not losing things
> > > under other unrelated things and the floor is now exposed and

> > > I still have a dresser top to work on and magazines to go through and
> > > cull. She took my huge basket of scraps to go through. She picks out
> > > what she or her GD might want and gives the rest to charity. My
> > > husband doesn't understand why I can give away so much fabric and then
> > > buy more. I wish he hadn't witnessed that.
> > > Also we are going on a two week driving trip soon and I am hoping to
> > > get to "Road to Calif." for the second time. I want to take my latest
> > > project and my featherweight. I took the SM in today to get tuned-up
> > > and the tech wasn't positive he will have it ready by the time we
> > > leave.
> > > Waaahh! I guess I will have to take a different SM then. I have two
> > > computerized Vikings and my dd has an older model she could let me
> > > borrow.

> The biggest problem I have when I straighten up/reorganize is that I
> remember where things used to be, but don't always remember the new "more
> logical" place that I have found. Maybe I need to make a diagram:)
> --
> Pauline
> Northern California
>> I am trying to do mine, bit by bit. However, I now seem to have more
>> "useful boxes" and bags to store things in than I have things to store!
>> As well as a stash habit (which I am keeping fairly under control at
>> the moment) Staples is my drug of choice. I just love all those
>> plastic stacking boxes and all those different pens and pencils.
>> I bought another lot yesterday. Wonder what I will decide I can lose
>> in them this time? Yes, that's the problem. I have a visual memory.
>> So I remember where things WERE, and when I have put them all in the
>> boxes, I forget where they WENT.
>> Back to Staples for some ... LABELS!
>> Nel
>> (Gadget Queen)
>> Sharon Harper wrote:
>> > Tee Hee! I also had to do this as DH decided it was about time he
> painted
>> > in there. OMG! I did not realise just how much I've managed to
> accumulate.
>> > For instance I was saving flannel FQs for a flannel raggy quilt - I now
> have
>> > more than enough (YAY!) so that will be my next project. Then I want
>> > to
> do
>> > a whole mess of quilts for Ronnie McDonnie house who have been a bit
>> > neglected over the last year.
>> > Yup that's my plan. Oh, and I managed to (sniffle sniffle) part with
> about
>> > 4 grocery bags of fabric scrappy bits and other bigger bits and some
>> > horribly shocking poly bat (where did that come from???) to take into
> the
>> > art teacher at school. And I also parted with a whole mess of
>> > magazines
> and
>> > some old books for her too.
>> > --
>> > Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
>> > http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes awhile to load)
>> > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
>> > quicker)
>> > > My friend came over today and for two hours the two of us worked on
>> > > cleaning/organizing my sewing room; so that I am not losing things
>> > > under other unrelated things and the floor is now exposed and
> vacuumed.
>> > > I still have a dresser top to work on and magazines to go through and
>> > > cull. She took my huge basket of scraps to go through. She picks
>> > > out
>> > > what she or her GD might want and gives the rest to charity. My
>> > > husband doesn't understand why I can give away so much fabric and
>> > > then
>> > > buy more. I wish he hadn't witnessed that.
>> > > Also we are going on a two week driving trip soon and I am hoping to
>> > > get to "Road to Calif." for the second time. I want to take my
>> > > latest
>> > > project and my featherweight. I took the SM in today to get tuned-up
>> > > and the tech wasn't positive he will have it ready by the time we
>> > > leave.
>> > > Waaahh! I guess I will have to take a different SM then. I have two
>> > > computerized Vikings and my dd has an older model she could let me
>> > > borrow.
>