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Confessions of a sewing packrat!

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amy

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Oct 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM10/6/98
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Hi All..

I have finally decided to organize my sewing stuff..
After spending most of the afternoon untangling loose thread & elastics
from craft rings, bobbins, needles, and lord knows what else I am on the
road to organization..
I have claimed a corner of the computer room - and am ready to set up
shop..
When we buy a house (next spring) I plan on having a sewing room, for
now - this will do.
The good thing is - we have our kitchen table back & my 2 year old can
no longer fiddle with my machine while I am sewing..

Now that I have everything in order - how do I keep it that way?
I'd love to hear any tips you guys can offer about storing all this
stuff - and all my fabric.. I hate throwing anything away...

I am almost finished with my H'ween costumes for my kids -I'll post web
pages when they are finished..
For those who are interested - Sears Portrait studios gives you FREE
8X10 photos of your kids in costume.. no sitting fees, completely
free.. Here's the link:http://www.searsportrait.com/coupons/index.html

Enjoy!
--
Amy Madsen (the very busy mommy)

Morgan Charles 10-21-96
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Kallipygos

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Oct 13, 1998, 3:00:00 AM10/13/98
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amy wrote:

> Hi All..
>
> I have finally decided to organize my sewing stuff.

Great and glorious good luck to you on that end. I've never been able to do
it. I do have a sewing **room** which is a carport that we had enclosed,
right off the laundry area, for all my stuff. I even went so far as to get
built in cabinets, shelves, tables, clear boxes, magazine racks, etc., etc.
Since I was so organized, I decided I could continue feeding the addiction.
It's been one year since we set it up for me.

I can't find the floor..........

Which goes to prove the old adage: Stuff--especially sewing
stuff--accumulates to fit the space provided for it and then some.

Lars in Arizona
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Gayle Parsons

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Oct 16, 1998, 3:00:00 AM10/16/98
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I too am a packrat with my sewing basics. I have tons of stuff. I try to
use up what I have for a project and then some. I still cannot get away
with just a small amount of fabric I always buy more. Why I do it I
guess because my mother did it before me and it stuck.
Gayle Parsons
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Ruth

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Oct 18, 1998, 3:00:00 AM10/18/98
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Love it!! I, too, am a packrat - and also a "future planner" - I have enough
projects stashed away to last me the entire rest of my life - but I still go
out there looking and still buy more new projects. Don't think anyone with
any hobbies at all is totally organized! There is never enough room for
everything.

Ruth


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Carolprudm

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Oct 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM10/19/98
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In article <362A1484...@cyberhighway.net>, Ruth <bs...@cyberhighway.net>
writes:

>
>Love it!! I, too, am a packrat - and also a "future planner" - I have enough
>projects stashed away to last me the entire rest of my life - but I still go
>out there looking and still buy more new projects. Don't think anyone with
>any hobbies at all is totally organized! There is never enough room for
>everything.
>
>Ruth

Well, as I tell my DH when he and maybe i retire I'll have less money and more
time!
Carol in Spotsylvania, VA

SandNsMom

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Oct 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM10/19/98
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Not only do I have AT LEAST 100 pieces of fabric that I haven't touched yet and
25 - 30 projects that I have started, but I also have every gadget imaginable
in TRIPLICATE! (One is always within reach...)

The worst/best thing that's happened lately is that I was bitten by the
quilting bug and have started a calico stash; I'm divorcing my husband and
annexing his bedroom for fabric storage!

I'm really lucky to have 12-year-old twin boys that enjoy sewing. They already
have their own sewing machines and if I keep buying fabric at this rate,
they'll inherit quite a stash someday (40 - 50 more years of fabric is a scary
thought!)

Debbie B.

Gayle Parsons

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Oct 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM10/19/98
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The quilting bug bit me too. Where on earth can I buy a quiling frame or
instructions to build one without paying out every dime I have?
Gayle Parsons
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jenn

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Oct 21, 1998, 3:00:00 AM10/21/98
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http://www.patchwords.com/ofeatures/frame.html
check out this url. It should help you make one and it isnt' expensive
Jenn
Jenn...@msn.com


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