In early December, I realized my sewing room was so messy and cluttered that I really didn't enjoy being in there. I had been avoiding it and that meant I hadn't been doing much sewing. I had to give it a good clean out. Here are some pictures of the room in its "before" condition.
Piles of projects in various states on the bed and bins of fabric on the floor.
We have a 4-bedroom house and my sewing room is the smallest bedroom, about 10' by 11', and furnished with orphan furniture from our prior houses. The house was built in 1917 and though the closets were probably considered generously sized at the time, they are small by today's standards so I can't pack everything into the closet and call it a day. I packed some stuff away, including two tubs of fabric that went up in the attic, and found a place to keep my two design boards when I'm not using them.
Now much neater and more welcoming. The challenge will be to keep it this way.
During the cleaning up, I identified nine projects in various stages of not-finished. To be truthful, some aren't even started; I just have all the materials for the project gathered together. I've got each one packaged up in a separate zipped project bag or shopping bag and stored away; my goal is to get them out one at a time (to avoid clutter and chaos) and finish at least five of them before I begin anything new.
Wish me luck!
What a great space and nice job!! It looks like a great space to sew in and love that you set a goal....good luck...I am sure you will get lots done now!
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