Things have gotten out of hand in the sewing studio. Little piles of strips left over from one project or another have been accumulating. Little piles become bigger piles - only temporarily - until 'temporary' becomes months and the piles are filled with forgotten treasures.
I've been using a lot of scrap fabrics lately with the intent of 'using them up' only to find that the piles are getting bigger, not smaller. Isn't that physically impossible? Indeed, I think this is one of those quilting mysteries nobody tells you about until it's too late!
Thing is, all this 'stuff' really does have a home in my fabric stash, and it has escaped. It's time to escort it all back to where it belongs, sensibly stored by size and color.
On Sunday, I took a taste of my own medicine, and I began.
I created four categories. Smaller strips of various lengths, ranging from 2" to about 4" in width. Strips ranging from 4" to about 7" in width . Strips ranging from about 8" to about 10". And "chunks" - partial fat quarters, and 'chunks' of fabrics that really don't qualify as 'strips.' Most of the strips are selvage to selvage in length.
That initial classification exercise took a couple hours! The smallest strip widths are where they belong now, organized and accessible in a shoebox-sized bin. The rest needs to be folded and stored so it can be located and used.
It would be nice to reclaim my cutting and sewing space. But for now, I'm happy to have started. As the saying goes: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
I can do this!
Happy Stitching!
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