I wish the organizing fairy would come to my house. I try really hard to keep everything organized but no matter how hard I try, I still have a mess. I discovered that my thread was in just too much of a mess, I had no idea what thread I had and how much. This is a photo of the drawer where I had thrown all of my thread, and I do mean thrown.
After seeing the neat thread organizers that my friend
Becky had purchased, I decided that this was something that I definitely needed. I ordered two of these thread cases from Connecting Threads. They are wonderful, there is space on both sides of the container for thread. I organized it by color, one cases has all neutral threads the other one has all of my different colors. I still have some spools that wouldn't fit but for the most part all of my thread is now wonderfully organized.
After the thread came working on patterns. I admit that I am a pattern alcoholic. I have so many patterns, some I have used others I just hope to use one day! I had been keeping them in the original plastic bag they were purchased in a unfortunately had just been throwing them in plastic tubs. Anytime I wanted a pattern I had to look through all of the tubs. Not easy, which also lead to purchasing duplicates of several patterns. I am in the process of putting all of my patterns in plastic sleeves and placing them in binders. I have some already done, and thought that I had a photo, it must be out there in blog land somewhere. Now if I can just keep everything organized and get to sewing.
After seeing the neat thread organizers that my friend Becky had purchased, I decided that this was something that I definitely needed. I ordered two of these thread cases from Connecting Threads. They are wonderful, there is space on both sides of the container for thread. I organized it by color, one cases has all neutral threads the other one has all of my different colors. I still have some spools that wouldn't fit but for the most part all of my thread is now wonderfully organized.
After the thread came working on patterns. I admit that I am a pattern alcoholic. I have so many patterns, some I have used others I just hope to use one day! I had been keeping them in the original plastic bag they were purchased in a unfortunately had just been throwing them in plastic tubs. Anytime I wanted a pattern I had to look through all of the tubs. Not easy, which also lead to purchasing duplicates of several patterns. I am in the process of putting all of my patterns in plastic sleeves and placing them in binders. I have some already done, and thought that I had a photo, it must be out there in blog land somewhere. Now if I can just keep everything organized and get to sewing.
4 comments:
organization does make the creativity flow better. Good job.
Wowwie! Zowie! I'm in the process of creating a sewing room, so pictures or your organization are a real inspiration to what mine could look like someday. I hope you share more pictures with us. I love the idea of putting the patterns in a binder. They make those plastic sleeves, and I could put them in there in Alphabetical order, or even put a special tab for Christmas ones. Bags, Table runners etc. Love that idea!!
Way to go!!! Always a good feeling to get things "under control" hope it lasts longer for you than me!! LOL
Blessings
had to smile , I think we all have bought the same pattern more then once!
always feel like i am getting organized, I just think I need a bigger sewing room!
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