Last year I did the sewing room declutter challenge for the first time and it certainly helped me sort things out a bit…but things sneak into sewing rooms over the year so I’m back to do the challenge again!
It’s organised by Karen of ‘Lets get it done quilts’ and it runs over 21 days, starting on January 1st, which I’ve obviously missed, but it doesn’t matter, you can start when you want as all the video prompts are on youtube.
In case you think it can’t be that bad, after four days of the challenge here’s where I’m at! This is a panoramic view, I haven’t really got round walls!!
Karen breaks it down into manageable chunks, so hopefully by the end it will be more sorted.
Day 1 was just taking rubbish out, one bin bag later!
Day 2 was ‘squatters’, all those things that really shouldn’t be in the sewing room
Day 3 was subscriptions; I checked through all my magazines, wheedled out a few I’m not going to realistically use, these are mainly Classic Inspirations magasines, so I’ll probably try and sell them on ebay. I also unsubscribed from a few companies on my computer who keep sending e-mails.
Day 4 was books; always a hard one for me as I love books, but I did flick through a few I’d picked up in charity shops which I don’t think I’ll be using, I’ll probably take those to my stitch group to see if anyone wants them.
Today I’m tacking Day 5 which is patterns, hopefully the dress patterns won’t be too bad, though I know there’s half a dozen that don’t fit me any more since I’ve lost weight and gone down a couple of sizes. Quilt patterns though do need sorting, especially ones on my computer, I do need to get them organised.
This is where I store my dress patterns, in those three tubs on the top shelf and the basket underneath…
…wish me luck!
thecraftycreek 
Good luck! š
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I wish I had a room to myself for my crochet and sewing things . š¤
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I know how lucky I am to have such a big room, when the kids were all at home I had a windowless walk-in cupboard, I didn’t care that it was so small, it was just so nice not to have to tidy everything away every meal time etc.
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That declutter is so popular this year! I am thinking about doing it in June or July. Right now I just need to clean my space!
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I need to clear before I can clean! I like the way she breaks it down into manageable chunks – I’m not a natural tidy person!!!
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Good luck lol
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Thank you, I need it!
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Squatters made me laugh! Yes we need to keep those out of our sewing area. Congratulations on your progress š
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I love Karen’s challenge and look forward to it every year! š
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I’m hoping to complete it this year, I think I didn’t quite manage it last time!
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I have something similar planned, but it requires considerable furniture moving to make everything a bit more ergonomic, and thus the presence of the Husband!
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They do have their uses š Good luck with your reorganisation.
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They do indeed… One of my incompetencies is lawn mowing, and I plan to keep it that way.
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Hopefully you also get rewarded by finding a purchase you have forgotten about. Good luck š
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Thank you, I need it š
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I am currently doing the same as, to give you some idea, your space looks positively clear compared to mine. I’m having to move the sofa bed into my workroom for reasons I won’t bore you with and so might have to lose a 4×4 Ikea Kallax unit which usually hides a multitude of sins unless I can make it all fit. I’ve already sacrificed my beloved cutting table (an Ikea kitchen island) as it took up a lot of room and I’ve decided that I can always commandeer the dining room table if I have something large to cut out.
I’ve joined an online destash group but, quite honestly, it’s a complete pain as so much stuff gets put on it that as soon as you post something it gets smothered by everybody else’s stuff and then when I did sell something, by the time I’ve faffed about with answering messages and postage I wonder why I bothered. I’ve decided to take a lot of things to a local ‘hub’ where they sell donated craft items to the public and use the money to support their aim of training adults with learning difficulties and autism to manage jobs in retail and also catering as they have a very good cafĆ©.
Good luck with your endeavours.
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Ooh I don’t envy you having to loose such a big storage unit. I’ve started cutting out downstairs again, especially with dressmaking as it’s so much easier, my cutting table in my sewing room is against two walls. I’ve a big bag for the Cone Exchange in Harrogate which sounds similar to your hub, I might try and sell a few bits but as you say, it’s a lot of hassle! Good luck with your declutter too!
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I salute you!
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Lol! I’ve a long way to go yet!
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Iām doing a total revamp and declutter. Being hampered by stinking cold at the moment and the horror of dreading going in and seeing the mess. I will persevere.
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It’s worth it to get a bit of space to work in š Hope you’re feeling better now.
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