DAY 14-CATCH UP 💪⏱🧽 2024 Declutter Challenge
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2024
- WELCOME TO THE SEWING ROOM DECLUTTER CHALLENGE 2024. Together we are clearing out the unwanted, the unwelcome and the no longer needed to make way for 2024.
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It’s going to take 2024 for me to get mine done. It’s not just the sewing room, it’s the entire house. Today I finished packing three sacks of charity shop donations.
Good for you. 😀
I'm doing the same in my house, but only one room here and there. I work at a religious retreat center and that's how we handle the buildings (the deep cleaning not the regular cleaning)
Agreed! My house is the same way. But a lot of my other house clutter is actually my sewing room clutter spilling out of my teeny tiny sewing room
Lol. Mine is my entire house, we have lived here for 31 years, took in some of my mothers stuff when we broke up her house, and at since I’m in my 70s, I need to be honest about some of my stuff
Congrats on getting rid of three sacks of charity donations. I'm in the same boat with the entire house needing decluttering. I'm having difficulty with the purging.
Organized my notions. It is coming along nicely. I can’t believe that I still have things to Declutter since doing this last year. Had a great afternoon cutting all the fabric for a FPP valentine’s heart wall quilt. With this catch up day, I’ll get to sew it up. Thanks so much for helping us do this each year. It really keeps us organized. Appreciate all you do Karen!
Same here. Since things are always coming in to my house, decluttering will be ongoing
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It took me this long just to excavate my machines. But, we did manage to do everything else as per the declutter days.
Just a couple of hours ago, I was finally able to clean and oil my machines. And, I hemmed the ruffle of my new house dress, and the bottom of a matching shirt.😅
Today I finished some quilted placemats that I started a week ago, put the pouches for some recent projects in my craft (brag book) binder, then washed and ironed the quilting cottons for the quilt I will be making for my newest granddaughter.
I was going to pull out and daydream about a few other projects but I stopped myself just IN TIME!
On thing this series has done for me this year is convince me to join our local community quilt guild. I want other quilters to talk to live and in person. And I may find some quilters who would be interested in my surplus supplies 😉.
Thanks Coach!! Every year I improve my space thanks to your calm & steady advice. Enjoy your day.
I caught up on my magazines, online subscriptions and junk email. Phew! who knew I had so many junk subscriptions!! On to my notions....ugh. Thanks for the day off!
I am still at the point of putting all the same items in the same area. Totally, out of control room. But I know where things are.
I came across 10+binders with some patterns. The binder are taking up a great deal of space. I will dump what I no longer need another day.
However, today I am going to close the studio door. Clean up the rest of the house.
Then have my friends come over for dinner; and relaxing with them.
Plus, I won’t feel overwhelmed that the rest of the is a mess. Because it will be clean. Tomorrow is another day to work and create.
Don't dump please! Offer them to give away, someone would love to have them❤
Free day!
Yes.... I will meet with my children, they live about an hour ago (for Germany that is quite a drive!) and we are going to a virtual art exhibition. Afterwards we will be enjoying a Thai meal together.
The drive will be something since the weather forecast predicted icy roads, so I am hoping for the best!
I hope you all will have a great day! 🙋
Sounds great!
I have been snowed in for a few days here in Michigan. This is giving me some time to get my sewing area decluttering done. I have never realized how much stuff that I have acquired over the years. But I still can't find my two little rulers that I use the most.
I am still looking for a special thimble that I haven’t seen for a while 😂
I’m looking for my 7” rotary mat
I found my rotary mat on a stool under my cutting table. Because it has to be stored flat, I guess that's the best place I could find last time I used it!@@JustGetitDoneQuilts
I thought i was done and then yesterday my husband bought me a larger work area; “L” shaped. So today i have organize it and get rid of the sewing machine cabinet and small desk. He’s been fussing that I didn’t have enough room to work…lol.
That’s pretty sweet of him.
@@carolentringer8836 he’s a pretty sweet guy
Making some real head way on cleaning out pattern notebooks. Feels so good. This one is a big part of this year's decanter challenge. Thanks Karen for reminding us that we don't have to keep it.
I finished some self-binding placemats for me, pieced some backing for a 3-yard quilt, and just played in the sewing room. So peaceful now that it's looking tidier.
I love your Tim Holtz bag. Did you make it? I’ve been watching you for a very long time and have declutterred along side you for several years. A few years back you declutterred pins and needles and I didn’t think it was a big deal UNTIL I started. Boy did I go down a rabbit hole! I encouraged my fellow quilters but they thought it silly. Their bent and not sharp pins are a pain. When I did go down that rabbit hole, I realized I had a lot of vintage, some antique sewing things, lots of wood spools and put them all in a big antique wood bowl to look at and touch. Then I’ll change it out and put other things in the bowl. What to do with all the scissors? I have my grandmothers, a couple aunts and many from our church quilt group. I don’t think I can display those in a wooden bowl. Ha Ha! I just hate to let them go. Each year I say maybe this will be the year. Not this year…
You could put them in a shadow box and hang that in your sewing room
Thanks, Karen! After Christmas, holiday guests, and steals and deals I could not pass up in 2023, I needed the declutter challenge to get my "SewJo" back. After just a few days of the challenge, I was able to enjoy my sewing/ guest bedroom again. Hooray!
We took the kids to a hotel with a waterpark for the extended weekend. It is bitterly cold outside, but there are tropical drinks and 70 degrees (Fahrenheit) here.
Good morning Karen. Thank you for doing this declutter challenge. I am making progress, my reward, is to sit down and make some blocks that I have waiting for a BOM. Must get things done or I will get behind. I work much better with a deadline. Have a great day with your quilting buddies.
I have to do financial and medical paperwork and clean and freeze chicken that we buy in large packages at a warehouse store. Oh, and laundry too. I’m way behind on my end of the year paperwork, so that’s what I can start catching up on.
We just had a big snowstorm and now we're having bitter cold for days so I've been putting in extra time.
This has been a great series. Truly enjoyed it. I love good organization help. For me Sunday is always a free day. We always attend Mass/Church. Afterward, as far as sewing goes, I will spend time looking at magazines,books or watching videos such as yours and others and just thinking/dreaming. It's important to have that day of rest.
Today I sewed a dress 👗 I never made before on my new serger. Then I decided to start sewing my Quilt as you go hexagons together to make covers for both my machines. The fabric is sewing themed, so it seemed a😅appropriate.
Great a spare day! . I am getting my stuff ready for a trip to Road 2 California Quilt Show ❤
Today a friend’s DIL was in town and I took the opportunity to gift yarn and school supplies. She is teaching art in a school and her husband is a pastor. I hate to admit that even though I gave her three bags of yarn, one tote full of supplies and three smaller boxes of scrapbooking items, it still looks like I have not made a dent in my closet of yarn but I know it is less full. I also cleaned up my mess so I can sew after I complete day 15 challenge. I will add that I declutter, packed my car, and did clean up in 1.5 hours.
I’m a little late to the party, but I’m going to start watching this series today. I really need some help! Have a feeling I will be able to find it here.
Well let's see. I did a little sewing. Cleaned stuff that the cats use. Watching a couple UA-cam quilt favorites. Ate some nuts. It's 20 degrees here, up from 10 yesterday. Ate a few crackers. Watching Karen's UA-cam about today. Thinking about finishing the top of a potato chip block quilt for my quilt guild. Having a hankering for actual potato chips. Watched interesting UA-cam yesterday about thread weights. Do the thread people actually walk all those kilometers to see how long thread is to weigh a kilogram? 30 weight is 30 kilometers to weigh a kilogram.
Did you cut your hair? It looks amazing. I love the cut. And, I love these short declutter videos. I’m learning a lot!
I agree with the above!!
Yes! Thank you!
On this catch up day I’m going to my first guild meeting. I’ve always been a solo sew’r due 1:54 1:54 to duties and responsibilities but this year I’m choosing to change things. I’m looking forward to meeting lots of new sewing friends, and have arranged to go to Quiltcon in February.
Good for you! I think you will love being in a guild. We moved back to our home state of FL (but sadly not our home town of Key West) in 2004. The next year I joined my first guild. Not having friends here, I have made sew many new friends most of whom we’ve been together since 2005. I also belong to the American Sewing Guild because I love all sewing facets. Both guilds have community projects that enables us to give back. Enjoy your new year of sewing.
I'm also a "solo sewer." I've started playing quilting videos and live streams while sewing and realize I like the company! Maybe later this year I'll join a guild or some sewing groups.
You look so nice today Karen; well whenever you filmed this. 💕
Yes, I thank you for all these suggestions. It is good not to be pressured and go at my own speed.
I'm going to clean my refrigerator and catch up on my laundry. If I have time later, I'll press, square some blocks, cut some fabric, and sew. Or, I could wrap up in a quilt and read. It is much too cold to be outside again here.
Yay for a "free day!" I've been keeping up pretty good and have had time to cut parts of 2 quilts, but my books and magazines . . . . . Augghhh!! That's going to take more than 21 days!! Lol
THANK YOU, KAREN, for providing this inspiration every year!! I probably would not declutter without your guidance. ENJOY your day with friends!! 🙂
-32 wind chill here…..some tidying up, put away, sew on binding. Love Tim Holtz!
I did a good job last year, so this year has been a breeze!
I did some sewing this morning already. ❤
Thanks for the catchup day. Other than the first 3 days I've been able to clear up some UFOs.
Thank you Karen !
Hello Karen!!
Thanks Karen for the videos and inspiration! I’m going to catch up today. So far so good👍
This challenge is so good I am trying
Hello Karen. This may seem like it has nothing to do with decluttering, but for me it does. I wondered if you might do a brief video on how to go about finding a worthwhile charity to donate quilts -- baby and/or larger? I would love to donate, and would also love to make a *habit of donating. However, with all the time, care, and money it takes to create a quilt, I want to be sure that I'm donating to a *truly needy charity. Thanks in advance for any direction you may be able to provide.
I have a suggestion. There is an organization called "Sleep In Heavenly Peace/Quilts Across America". There are chapters all over. The Sleep part, builds beds for children that don't have them. The quilt part donates quilts to put on those beds. A group of us got together at our local quilt shop yesterday and were able to complete one quilt top and made all the blocks for a second top. There are some fabric, size, and quilting rules to follow. It was fun to do knowing what a great cause it was for and we are planning on getting together once a month to do more.
@@laurahook7509 Thank you so much, Laura :) I'm so happy for you that you have a group with which you can create comfort for those in need. I live in the middle of nowhere in upstate NY. Sadly, there are no quilt shops or guilds where I live. When I saw your post, I immediately looked into the organization you suggested. The nearest chapter is 1 1/2 hrs from me, which is not at all a problem as it is about 20 min from my son and his wife. Again, thank you!
@@user-qh5tf8yd2y I am so happy to hear you looked them up already. Even though we did it as a group, most of us decided we would also work on them individually. They want everyone to keep track of their hours working on the donation quilts, so the organization can show how generous quilters are.
@@laurahook7509 That's so interesting. From a "business" perspective, I wonder how the organization actually *uses that information..
Quilts for Kids is another organization you can send them to, or Project Linus.
Just purchased 60 % of my thread - expensive lesson
Its been good
Notions… well, planning
Today is an off day for me
Can anyone suggest what can be done or where I might donate notions I bought for mask-making early in the pandemic? Mostly bendable metal pieces for nose and small plastic cord stops.
Oh my you sound tired! You need a break 😊
I like your striped wall.
Thank you Karen!