Like so many people I started out the new year with a couple of goals. Not really resolutions because I looked it up and it’s a firm decision to do or not to do something. I don’t like deciding anything, especially firmly. I want to focus my efforts on a few things. Slowly. I want each day to be better than the day before. I won’t accomplish anything if I bite off an entire year at a time firmly. One little thing at a time one day at a time. I can do that!
There’s just one hang up. I’m s l o w . It takes me forever to do anything.
I thought to start I should clean up my sewing space and organize my fabrics. Fabrics are happy and it’s something I like to do so I thought it would be a great place to start. Get a little organized so it doesn’t look like an chimp sews in my room you know.
I love the way fabric shelves look when they are stacked like mini bolts and you can see everything. I thought I would give it a go.
NO ONE told me how painful it is. It’s brutal. They look nice, especially when they are tipped the right way in my shelves but holy guacamole. This took me a week of folding while Jakey was napping. This is one tote of fabric- I have more taking over my living room.
I won’t fold it all. I can’t fold it all. I will die. If I wasn’t such a control freak I would pay my kids to fold it for me. The only thing that makes this somewhat bearable is that it beats the heck out of folding laundry. I think I need to make some dresses this weekend before I pull out another tote just so I won’t have to fold any more than I have to. If you see a rash of dresses cropping up around here you’ll know why ;o).
I’m going to wrap up in a blanket tonight, sip some hot chocolate, and fold until I hate me some fabric designers and super duper sales and vow to never buy a single yard again. Have a great Thursday!
that is my goal when i move into a house of my own in the next few months... to make mini bolts. I found it on someone's blog and i felt like such an idiot for not thinking of it myself!!!
ReplyDeleteYou two ladies are geniuses! I guess that is why i love your blog so much, i get so many great ideas!!!
http://smashedpeasandcarrots.blogspot.com/2010/11/mini-fabric-bolts-and-some-studio.html
That looks awesome! Makes me want to organize my fabric, too, but have no room to put it on display, so it's mostly sitting in a couple totes in the closet... and a (messy) stack next to my desk for things I think (hope) I will make soon... Thanks for the inspiration though, and good luck on the rest :)
ReplyDeleteHaha. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteBridget!!!!! This is amazing! You are such a good writer and you manage to do everything with all those kiddos around. Seems like just yesterday you were that cute little dark haired girl in my third grade class. Looks like life is really agreeing with you. I'm a follower now and I can't wait to keep up with all of your adventures!
ReplyDeleteAhahahahaha, nice. Looks like you have quite the fabric addiction going! I uh, have a bit of an issue too. I had gotten the idea (briefly) to give something like this a try but I just don't have the space I need. My fabric is spread out in a, get in where you fit in kinda way. lol. Bravo to you!
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