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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Baring my "Sewing Room Soul"...  |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 30 2016 : 8:12:56 PM
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OK,, I really need the motivation to get a handle on my exploding sewing room...
Perhaps if I bare and share my 'soul' here with you gals,, it will be the motivation I need to stay on track,,,
and also to get my pile of UFO's finished...
I have 5 birthday gifts to finish up (already I am making excuses to not tackle my room)...
So here we go..
Photo #1 is my main work area...
Photo#2 is just to the right,, w/some projects stacking up... and yes the 3 other sewing machines in the mirror are mine...
photo#3 is my Serger...and it is sitting on top of my vtg.Singer 501 machine cabinet
photo#4 &5 are my fabric stash in the closet... I have everything from Wool, Vintage Bark cloth to stashes for quilting etc...
in the left side is my containers of lace trim, inter-facing, quilt batting, etc.. ,
photo #6 &7 is of my book case,, and I just noticed that the pins came out from under one of my shelves.. hubby just fixed it...
notice my MJF books? My MJF Glamping book is in my trailer...
photo #8 is the 6 bags of fabric and crafting supplies I have decided to donate to our local 'Granny's Club' where the ladies make all kinds of craft goodies from toys, lap quilts and what-not's..
OK, now that I have bared my soul and my sewing room,,, maybe I will be motivated to clean and organize it... or I could just close and lock the door and walk away! snork giggles.... naw,,, I wouldn't do that.
Sure wish I had some MJF girl sisters to help me with this mess... I would provide the wine and chocolate... but then we'd probably not get much work done! lolol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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janjones68
Farmgirl in Training
40 Posts
Jan
Spokane Valley
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2016 : 8:55:37 PM
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I love to organize this kind of room. Wish you were my neighbor and I could help. The wine and chocolate would help lots. Chuckle!
janjones
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7114 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7114 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2016 : 03:59:49 AM
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Grace looks like every other sewing room I have ever seen where the woman gets things done. May look like chaos to others ~ to me it's an explosion of creativity.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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ruthie218
True Blue Farmgirl
1425 Posts
Ruthie Ann
Indiana
USA
1425 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2016 : 05:17:53 AM
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Grace your sewing room looks like my craft room. A place where I can create and relax and not worry about everything just let my creativity flow. I have been working slowly on getting my room together. It takes time .
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6663 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6663 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2016 : 06:09:35 AM
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Looks like an artist's studio to me! Sara, your thoughts resonate with mine. Grace, I guess the question is this; can you work efficiently as it is currently set up, or would some rearranging and organizing help you? If you can focus on the work flow, it might be more effective for the time spent. If you work just fine and can find what you want, then maybe it is set up just the way that works for you?
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3957 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3957 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2016 : 06:36:02 AM
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Ooooooohhhhhh! To have a room all of my own for sewing! I currently have a small nook in the bedroom and have to move many items to get to my machine. I have misplaced things and cannot find them. Your room looks great to me.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
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Edited by - churunga on Jul 01 2016 06:36:33 AM |
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NAGarcia
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Natalie
Gresham
OR
USA
102 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2016 : 06:40:54 AM
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I'm with Winnie - if it's working for you, just leave it. If not - I read a good idea once about bins for fabric. Uh...measure each piece of fabric. Write on a 3x5 card the measurement, the color, the type of fabric, and "Bin #1". Fold neatly and put in a bin. Repeat. When the bin is full, stick a 3x5 card on the outside that says #1. Stack in closet (or whatever). Repeat as many times as necessary with "Bin #2", etc. Put 3x5 cards in a file box. Alternatively, with this modern technology thing, you could do something similar with a computer file - maybe take a pic of each fabric, tag it with type/measurement/bin #, put in folders on your computer.
Natalie
Farmgirl Sister #7004 May 2016
^*^ We are the weirdos, mister. ^*^ |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3140 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3140 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2016 : 07:16:03 AM
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I sure wish we were neighbors! I'd love to come help you :) I hope to have a room when we get a new house. Right now my projects end up all over the house! Currently there's been a fabric explosion in the livingroom LOL!!!
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
http://nndairy.blogspot.com/
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13664 Posts |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2016 : 08:54:27 AM
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It is funny.. I don't have this problem with the rest of the house .... just my sewing room ... I would like to attribute my chaotic mess to an overly creative brain .... or just way to many projects! Lol!
I have in the past been able to maintain organization in my sew room... maybe it's an "I am getting older and life is to short" to worry about orga ization... and yet I hate the chaos ... and yet I still go in there and play all day... it hasn't spilled out into the rest of the house and I could close the door....
Oh Wait... I will blame the mess on the Home decor magazines, with their pristine rooms that even Dust Bunniess are not allowed into!
I did read some good tips and thoughts from you gals... Thank you... and the Wine & Chocolate still stands!! Lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Denise Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
831 Posts
Denise
Shoreview
MN
USA
831 Posts |
Posted - Jul 02 2016 : 04:37:01 AM
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Grace looks a lot like my sewing room.....
Denise Ann |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
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Denise Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
831 Posts
Denise
Shoreview
MN
USA
831 Posts |
Posted - Jul 02 2016 : 09:17:08 AM
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Too true Grace!! The wine and the chocolate would be a good motivator, I think. I'm not an organizer so when I do get into that mood, it gets very stressful. I feel like letting my daughter loose in there, she loves to organize.
But I think I would never find anything again!! I love her but she likes to get rid of things, I tend to hang onto things because the things are associated with someone or a past activity. Example: "mom, why do you keep this (fill in the blank)?" Me: "Well I bought that 15 years ago when Ellen and I went to a craft show and we had such a nice time, blah, blah, blah". You get the idea, luckily she has more patience than her mother.
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9438 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9438 Posts |
Posted - Jul 02 2016 : 3:50:43 PM
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Grace, I envy your space. I had a sewing room but now everything is shoved into a closet. My brother in law is using the room till he finds a place. It's almost a year since I've had it but now I work on my sewing in the dining room. Hoping and praying for him to find a place soon. I have big plans for the room when it is available again. By the way accountability is a great motivator. Winnie actually helped me through emailing to keep me motivated to get everything organized. I downsized to the things I definitely wanted to keep and get finished. Working on a quilt, for a gift. I've had the fabric for years. Just stick with us we'll keep you going. 
~Denise~
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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Edited by - levisgrammy on Jul 02 2016 3:51:07 PM |
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HealingTouch
True Blue Farmgirl
3448 Posts
Darlene
Kunkletown
Pa
USA
3448 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2016 : 06:51:07 AM
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ROFLOL it could be my room. I have organized my room numerous times only to do it over again. Seems like some gremlin comes in during the night and wrecks havoc! I'm coming over, I need your wine and chocolate!
Be Blessed and Be a Blessing,
Darlene
Sister 1922
God first, everything else after!
When Satan's knocking at your door, just say "Jesus will you get that for me?"
When it gets to hard to stand, Kneel!
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2016 : 07:40:47 AM
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I hate to take pictures of MY sewing areas - yes, areas. I have a small one-room addition that is separate from my 1900s house, and I CALL it my sewing/craft/guest house. However, I feel isolated out there, so I mainly sew in my dining room. Right now, the dining room is clean - because I had to clean it up for BUNCO at my house. But the little house? OMG! Does it need organizational help. Of course, I don't have enough area to display my 24 sewing machines. LOL! When I get back to Texas I will take pictures.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7231 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7231 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2016 : 10:17:37 AM
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This is exactly how my craft room is! But there are times I feel it's better to just leave it. It may be a mess to the world but I know where things are. So when I decide to organize everything seems to be misplaced. How crazy! If your "mess" works for you then I vote leave it. If you function better with organization then do it!
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2016 : 12:11:13 AM
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Darlene... come on over... but don't bring your Gremlins... lol!
Linda ... I am glad to see I am not the only one with a serious sewing machine addiction! Lol!
Krista.... yep... mine is an organized mess...
My Happy Place...
I did make a wee bit of headway... got the bags of fabric off to a good home.. and I swapped out the sewing table for a more usable sewing desk with drawers...
Taking/making baby steps! Lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Denise Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
831 Posts
Denise
Shoreview
MN
USA
831 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2016 : 04:21:48 AM
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Grace,
Baby steps is the best way to go sometimes. If you get too crazy changing things up then its harder to find them when you need them. Enjoy a little wine and chocolate between sessions of cleaning/organizing....
Denise Ann |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Carole
New York
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2016 : 08:01:11 AM
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LOL Denise, great advice!
My sewing studio gets like that too! The remedy is to start picking it up. You'd be amazed how your creativity re-energizes as you pick things up. A little bit at a time. Sometimes for me it's just clearing my cutting table.
I would also suggest that clean out your stash! Life is to short to be working with fabrics that you are no longer passionate about. I clean out my stash at least twice a year and donate the fabrics to organization that make quilts for the less fortunate. Or use it to make quilts to donate. It's a win win situation!
It is also important to note that sometimes not wanting to sew has nothing to do with our room and everything to do with the weather and/or how we feel. Gardening season is in full swing, for those of us that enjoy the outdoors, our sewing/quilting takes the back seat. I know my quilting has .... I want to enjoy the outside and read books! For everything there is a season ....
Good luck!
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2016 : 9:01:50 PM
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Carole... oh yah! I went through r a stash of fabric... sorted for keeping, sharing, donating and tossing... yes I got realistic and decided to toss some of the fabric into the cleaning rag pile!
But in all honestly ... I will never part with my vtg Bark cloth fabric... I adore them to much to ever part with.... lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Edited by - katmom on Jul 12 2016 9:03:04 PM |
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Carole
New York
USA
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3329 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3329 Posts |
Posted - Jul 13 2016 : 09:25:47 AM
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WOW. I'm impressed!
Melody |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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SouthForty
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Doris
Dallas
TX
USA
206 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2016 : 2:31:55 PM
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Grace,
I'm jealous! It looks like heaven to me. A life well spent is my first thought.....not that you're anywhere near being "spent!"
SouthForty, MJFG#3794
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Stitching & Crafting Room: Baring my "Sewing Room Soul"... |
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Baring my "Sewing Room Soul"...
