Well, I won’t update you on every single closet in my house, because that’s just silly. But I have continued the spring cleaning and have finished David’s closet as well, and today I cleaned out my sewing room (that happens to have a washer and dryer in it. I just think having a sewing room is much cooler than having a laundry room.) It wasn’t on the spring cleaning list, but mostly because it needs to get cleaned out much more often than the spring. It’s been a good 3 months since the last time I reorganized, and in my sewing world, that’s a long time. Don’t mind the pile of things to the left of the sewing machine. I’m making some roman shades for my aunt, and the fabric has no where to go. I think that means it’s time to get them done and move them out.
I’ve also stored some of my leftover Mary Kay inventory in the cupboards, but as I have sold of or used so much in the last year, I got to clear out more cupboard space for more efficient storage for FABRIC! So, I’m opening up to the world, something that I’ve never really shown anyone before…my fabric stash.
I organized the stash to fit different categories. To the right is the flannel and some odds and ends fabric, like suede for the headboard Knut is planning on making me, and some canvas for a bag I intend to make. Flannel is useful for diaper making, or p.j.s for the kids, or baby blankets, and a bunch of other baby things. To the left is my growing stash of quilting fabric. I’m really getting drawn in to it, in a scary way. It started when I wanted to do a “grandmother’s flower garden” quilt for Silje, which has been progressing nicely. When it gets closer to done, I’ll post a pic. Now I have scraps from that and other projects, and have started scrap quilting. I am currently (when I feel like it) organizing my scraps for an “irish chain” quilt and a “hidden spools” quilt. An the top is my hodgepodge of things like pattern tracing fabric, netting, interfacing, courderoy, leftover dress fabrics that do not fit the “quilting” category.
This is my newly aquired cupboard and the top right is my diaper specialty fabric. I have some wool, some hemp terry, some microfiber, some PUL (for making those “plastic” covers) and some cotten terry. On the left is my knits (mostly from the $1 fabric bin at walmart…now the $1.50 bin.) And then the bottom is the “fun” knits. Some velour, some minky, etc. Mostly leftover from other projects, like Silje’s bathrobe and Elias’ polka dot baby blanket. O, and also my Kleenex and paper towel storage. Now isn’t this exciting?
So after those roman shades, what’s next on the project list? Well, I have a lot of things I should do, but today I’ve come up with my wish list of things I’d like to make. Maybe after every “have to” job I’ll make myself a little treat. Here’s my “treat” list:
–A fabric covered bulletin board
–A wrist pin cushion
–Recover my sewing chair
–Make fabric cases for my knitting needles and crochet hooks.
–An apron that will hold clothespins for when I hang laundry on the line this summer.
And since my little baby has spit up all over my lap as I was attempting to write all this and hold him at the same time…I must go.
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