July Studio Organizing
I've got the piles!
And not in the TMI way . . . thankfully.
So many piles of “stuff”. Projects, fabric, filing, random crap . . . it’s downright overwhelming. And having just added to nearly every pile, it’s really bringing me down. Clutter inhibits productivity, in case you needed that reminder. Uff!
During our last challenge, I chose to finish up something that I could finish quickly, just to have one more thing off the list. You can see all the little things I got done in THIS post, but the one I specifically chose for the Organizing Challenge was this one:
It’s my sister’s Pavement Puzzle quilt top (pattern and templates by Victoria Findlay Wolfe at vfwquilts.com). It’s not quilted yet, but it’s in the to-be-quilted pile, which is good enough for now. And I’m busy working on her next quick-to-finish project, a cute little baby quilt.
But mostly I’ve been trying to spend time at the longarm, because I am seriously behind schedule and need to get caught back up. Thunderstorms, family obligations, health issues, and life in general have been keeping me from working as much as I would like to. I’m ready to stay in like a hermit and put my nose to the grindstone for a few days.
So what I want to tackle for our challenge this month is:
Clean up at least one annoying pile
Pick one that will clear a spot you need clear.
Pick one that will make you feel better once it’s gone.
Pick one that is easy so you can feel instant progress.
Pick one you’ve been procrastinating on, so you’ll feel motivated to do another one.
Got an urgent one? An old one that just needs to finally go? A small one you can do quickly? A big one that will make a nice difference?
Pick one and tackle it.
Every single flat surface in my studio has multiple piles on it. I could pick just about anything and it would help. So I’m gonna try and tackle more than one, and see if I can work my way through several annoying piles before time for the next challenge. I’ll try to remember to take some before and after photos.
How about you? Do you have a pile to tackle? More than one? What will you challenge yourself with this time?
I am ashamed to say I have more than one pile - too many! My worst procrastination pile is where the backing wasn't big enough and I'm having to add bits, one is extra blocks, but not too bad. The other is your lovely pattern that I enlarged for husband - I had enough backing for the original size but it is just not wide enough now, so I'm in a meh moment. Big Bertha Amara stopped working, but a lady at our quilt group suggested it wasn't playing nicely because she wasn't warm enough - she had the same problem. Finally it worked! No excuses for finishing the quilt in waiting - it isn't very big, a small lap sized one that a lady made but sadly passed on. I'm quilting it and another lady will bind it for the quilter's husband. Then so much outside - need to sort the hay out! Husband is making a pump house for our new borehole filter and pump, I get called away from my chores to help. Today he was impatient, I was visiting mum (now a weekly long drive to see her, and as she wasn't herself - dementia - it got a bit unpleasant so I ended the trip earlier - just as well) a heavy roof panel slipped onto his leg and I came home to find blood everywhere! Had I not seen him first (and heard the confession) I would have panicked! He had patched himself up but the carpet is done for! And the damage - a tiny split on his shin, but because he had a stent put in 9 years ago, he has blood thinners. Honestly, I can't leave him alone for one second!!!