I’m trying to get ahead of my New Year’s resolution to organize by starting before this year is even over. How is that for motivated? My sewing room had gotten so messy that I didn’t even want to be in there. What’s a quilter to do? One word: destash. That mountain of fabric below is all from my latest destash sale on Instagram. It looks like a lot (and it is, let’s be honest) but I still feel like I could have purged a bit more. I’ll save it for the next sale, I suppose.
Now my studio is about 75% tidy…I still don’t have room for all of my fabric so some is in bins on my sewing table but that will probably always be the case.
I can live with that. It reminds me to sew faster!
{Those bins are from IKEA in case you’re wondering.}
I added a bit of decoration while I was cleaning up…hanging up some old things that were just taking up room in drawers.
And these putting out these cute new tins…
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I don’t have anything in them yet but I could not resist the vintage look. They’re from a company called Now Designs that also makes a few other retro-styled items for the home, like these tea + coffee tins.
All of this cleaning up is very motivating and I have lots of new projects tumbling around in my brain. Fabulous fabric combinations are everywhere.
{Lush Uptown + Botanics = YES YES YES! Just ignore the Urban Cowgirl bundle on the lower left.}
{April Showers + Color Me Happy = Made for Each Other}
We had an ice storm just after Thanksgiving and you’d think that would be the perfect opportunity to sew but I hardly did. Four days in the house was rough on all of us but especially my Christmas quilt. It was peed on twice so I had to wash it. In the middle of quilting. With the safety pins in it and everything.
It came out just fine and I’m almost done quilting it but I’ve now marked the whole dang thing twice. Horrid dogs.
I would love to be able to touch all that fabric. It all looks lovely stacked up so nice.
Merry Christmas
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you!
That cracks me up you are just SO REAL “it got peed on twice” that was just christening it and welcoming it into the fold. Haha xxx Merry Christmas to your quilt and your family. Do you have a pic of the quilt unfolded etc looks lovely? Xx
Merry Christmas to you! The quilt is almost done so I’ll be sharing the full thing very soon.
Ugh on the dogs! Kingston has done that to me, but on unsewn fabric, thankfully, not in the middle of quilting.
I almost cried when I saw it. They are lucky I love them so much.
Everything looks wonderful! I love all the fabric and the way you organized it. Do you mind sharing how you fold fabric before you put into the Ikea bin? I am new to quilting and am trying to figure out the best way to fold it. Thank you so much! P.S. Just found your blog. Absolutely love it!
Sure! I’ve been meaning to share how I fold fabric so look for a post in the next few days. Thanks for reading!
Love all your goodies! Seems everyone’s best storage comes from ikea. Probably a good thing the closest one to me is 10 hours away! Your Christmas quilt looks so pretty, can’t wait to see it finished
Ikea is definitely a great resource for storage stuff! 😉
You have the patience of a saint!!! Paisley and/or Scout would be in the doghouse for sure. lol
So loving your organizing! Lovely fabric eye candy is always nice. And that April Showers. Yum!
Merry Christmas!!!
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I’m loving those white ikea bins. I found them on the site. Does that size stack nicely? I’m thinking not. Do you have the bigger size too?
No, they do not stack nicely (or at all!). But they look really bright and fresh and you just can’t beat the price.