The photo on the left is what the sewing space looked like this morning. I am not going to show an after shot because I have not yet reached an acceptable level of tidiness. The photo on the right is mid sort out. I was folding by colour prior to putting in the appropriate boxes. What you see there is only some of what I found.
Putting it into the boxes was the hardest part. Physically difficult because it just did not want to fit into most of the designated boxes.
The solids are voluntarily erupting from their box and I have stored some elsewhere. The reds and blues are so tightly packed that taking any out now might constitute a hazardous activity. Even the colours that I always felt I lacked I now seem to have copious amounts of.
There is nothing for it but that I get sewing as soon as possible. The only remedy for this situation is to use my fabric, because that is the more affordable option to building an annex onto our house so I have more room for storage.
Meanwhile, I've made headway on my lists. I caught up on my invoices. Did all the ironing. Got most of this fabric situation under control. The usual domestic activities occurred as well, and the school run routine has begun.
But I forgot to take a first day of school photo this morning so made them do selfies in the car. Sad but true.
Susan
Gorgeous photos of the girls! Really natural :-) And goodness, woman, that's a lot of fabric!
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It's lovely having the freedom of school children at home, but it's great to get life back to some sense of order when they return
ReplyDeleteGorgeous girlies.
ReplyDeleteWell with all that fabric, you get no sympathy here!!!
Great photos of the girls, they seem to have grown up a lot this summer. Nice photo of all the fabric as well. It makes me feel less guilty for the amount I bought this summer.
ReplyDeleteLovely girls getting so big!!! Good to get back into a routine again isn't it? X
ReplyDeleteYou need to have big plans to use up that lot!! Gorgeous selfies of your pretty young ladies.
ReplyDeleteUmmm..I'm a terrible mother as I never take first day of school photos. Probably because I'm at school! Glad you made head-way on your list. As for your fabric problem - send some to me.
ReplyDeleteIf I need purple I'll know who to call. The girls are getting more lovely everyday. I can't believe how fast they are growing up.
ReplyDeleteI think if you're running out of space to fit your fabric that;s a sure sign that you have more than you can ever possibly use in your lifetime no matter how fast you sew. The only acceptable solution is to share the love and send some to a friend ( hint -Im a friend ...)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous girls and gorgeous fabrics. You lucky lady ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh you're going to have so much fun playing with all that fabric. jxo
ReplyDeleteYour daughters are growing into beautiful young women. Your fabric taming seems to be paying off and will make sewing more inviting when you have time.
ReplyDeleteHoly crap you weren't joking earlier! Hope the first day went well...
ReplyDeleteYour girls are gorgeous! And your stash is huge - must be time for some stitching
ReplyDeleteThat is a hell of a lot of fabric!!! Gorgeous girls! x
ReplyDeleteWow and I thought I was naughty at Festival (my bank manager still thinks I was unfortunately, but I feel a tad better about it after seeing this)! Having a similar tidy up here and a draft blog post about it waiting for me to actually finish, move furniture, etc. Tis the season, clearly. Lovely pics, even if they are selfies!
ReplyDeleteYou are a woman after my own heart. I have bought so much fabric this year that it doesn't all fit in my huge cupboard and I'm having to jam stuff in then shut the door before it gets chance to fall out. The doors don't sit flat against the unit any more. I am in serious trouble! Great selfies :)
ReplyDeleteHi ladies! Have fun at school!
ReplyDeleteListen, I can sort out your fabric woes. Just dump the HR box into an envelope and post it to me. You'll have a totally empty bin, then, for those solids. Sorted. See what a good friend I am? I'm a giver.
Your girls are beautiful! And I am confident that you will have those stacks of fabric wrestled into beautiful quilts in no time.
ReplyDeleteOverflowing fabric bins - but so much to choose from when you make your next project! I recently read somewhere on a quilting blog about Sable syndrome....Stash accumulation beyond life expectancy! I know that I have it....possibly you do too. :) Good selfies from the young ladies
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what you make with all that lovely fabric!
ReplyDeleteEeek, you went mad! I am determined to reduce my stash down this year, I need to lay off the buying and get sewing, as the fabric situation has gotten out of control, and I can always borrow some off of you if I need it, right?!!?!! The girls look fab in these selfies, so grown up, scary! :o)
ReplyDeletehelen and emily, you are such beautiful girls! x
ReplyDeleteYou sound exactly like in my house! to many fabrics to get sorted (but I am done) and forgot the first day picture too ... but as my son started one day later we did it on the second day for the girls! lucky me! so now you are ready for sewing ;) enjoy!
ReplyDeleteUncanny! I started to clear up my (small) sewing table today and was quite horrified at quite how much fabric I have bought over several months (let's gloss over how long I have left it to put away!) My fabric filing system is about to go down the pan as I desperately try to squeeze it all in somewhere. Hope your sort out is finished soon and you get some time to sew and create.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't surprise me at all that you have two intelligent natural beauties for daughters. They take after their Mum.
ReplyDeleteI think more quilts is a good plan. Do you have one on your own bed yet?
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty young ladies you have. And your fabric accumulation is impressive. Enjoy creating when you have the time. I look forward to seeing the results. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh dear indeed! I hope you are at your sewing machine right now ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat is an enviable stash and the girls really are turning into young women.
ReplyDeleteAren't the girls looking grown up! Wow :-)
ReplyDeleteYou should feel no guilt from buying fabric.. Think of it as free insulation :-) lol