I loved the moment where you put the sewing ham away “shoves into overstuffed cupboard”. All sewers have too much stuff even if they declutter every year.
Papercrafters, do, also. So Many Goodies! Which leads to So Much Stuff! Last year's challenge taught me to keep on top of it. If I'm wanting to spend time in there, but don't really feel like starting on a project, I declutter, even if it's just one drawer, cubby unit, or one shelf in the closet. Having to help clear out my folks house a decade ago, also helps me keep it up. Now, I need to help my hubby to get his closet manageable. His wood shop and model trains are areas I won't even touch. It's not completely organized, but, he knows where things are, so. I'm not about to mess with anything. I just make sure to put screwdrivers, pliers and hammers away when I'm done using them.😏
The wonderful thing about these challenges is that over time I find less and less clutter accumulates because having done the challenge. I'm more aware of what is clutter, and you've trained yourself to get rid of the unwanted easier. Thanks Karen.
I like to turn my traditional ironing board around, setting the point end to my right. The iron rests on the point leaving the rectangle end open for a large wool mat, with plenty of space. A seam ripper, tweezers and a tape measure are also attached to the board with a ribbon
Today I say goodbye to my first Panasonic Cordless Iron. It has been cleaned numerous times and has lately begun to spit discolored water from the steam holes. I have an Oliso but I can't stand the cord. Time to break into that stash of holiday gift cards and get a new iron and a new 6 x 24 ruler.
What an excellent way to use your gift cards! How long have you had your cordless iron? Got mine 2 years ago. I'm experimenting and not putting water in it because I want to see how much of a difference it makes. Everyone says water/steam shortens the life of your iron. I've had many over 40 years
I noticed in one shot your wool mat on a cutting mat. I did that on a corner of my mat, which was on the table next to my sewing machine. I warped the cuttibg mat. So now I have moved the apparatus to my big cutting table with a top that does not warp, and i stored the smaller table to use as needed for FMQ. The bigger table now is also on bedrisers and covers dog crates. I had to move crates out of bedroom because of allergies. But they sit comfortably under table and I store my frequent use rulers on top of them. My other rulers have an "apartment" in my one storage closet along with other tools, patterns, books, planned projects in storage containers, my batting roll and a small 3 drawer unit for extra pubs, sewing machine and hand needles and things like glue, starch and basting spray. It is a small closet so I have to keep everything under control by using shelving units, stacked crates and the original shelf. It works because it has to and it makes me evaluate before I buy more. All fabric is stored in 8 three drawer plastic units and one bureau. I am at capacity, so i can not buy more until i use up what I have. My fabric is mostly leftovers from my or other people's projects. So it will be used for scrappy projects for charity or myself. I stopped processing leftover fabric into quilt sized strips and squares as it just did not work for me. I cut as I go on a specific project now. I sometimes think a bigger space would be nice but I know I would then have license to just accumulate. So i am trying to do the projects i am really interested in and stop following the " must have trail" of stuff I don't have room or time for. I am beginning to know my likes and time constraints better now. I will never be the quilter that is so precise and competes in shows etc. But I happily share what skills I do have with orhers. But I fail sometimes, i am human. I know there are things in that room that should go but after decluttering now for 3 years in this challenge. I am not all that bad.
I'm several days behind, but persevering... I've never cleaned a cutting mat in my life. What an eye-opener!! I know cutting will be better now. See rag picture of the dirt and threads.. yuck! Info on how irons leak was also amazing. Thank you, thank you!! 0:060:06
Thank you for this series! So helpful as alsways. My worn out cutting mats become desk protectors in my illustration space. They catch ink spills, make for good surfaces to tape artwork to, and can still handle some exact-o knife cutting.
You are sure and steady in your declutter journey…I tend to be a squirrel …storing (more neatly of course), repurposing and hiding my nuts rather than letting go.
I repurposed my old cutting mat and rulers to my husband, he thinks they are great in his workshop. The mat he uses as a worktop saver and the ruler with the nicked corners is good enough for his use. Just because they were not in a good enough condition for my needs didn’t mean they couldn’t be used elsewhere. My last cutting mat got warped with the heat from a laptop. It was on the dining room table and my daughter was doing uni work and sat the laptop on top of it. It doesn’t take much heat to warp them, now I’m very careful about anything going on top of them because decent mats aren’t cheap.
My Rowena leaked all the water onto my ironing station, so changed out the pad on the ironing station and pulled out my travel iron to use until I find a replacement!
My old bubbly mat is repurpsed for a beeswax wrap station. I watched a video last year on how to heat and re worp into flatness, not effective. I was going to cut into travel mats, but found this new use instead. Also old ones work great in my seed starting station.
Hello Karen and craft friends, When decluttering the IKEA chest of thin drawers in which I have my scissors and other quilting supplies I knocked something out of the drawer and it fell to the back underneath of the bottom-I had to look up how to pull the bottom drawer all the way out to retrieve everything that had somehow gotten there. But now notions are declutterred: scissors, rulers, threads, and all. I need that 30 minute sewing time!
I absolutely love my Creative Grids rulers and despite VERY regular use most days I have never damaged any edges . I have had some collisions with corners from my rotary cutter but even after 5 years use the edges are still intact with no sign of damage. I store them on the ruler racks , wooden with the grooves , except for 10" and above unless I can place the rack against a wall for added support . It works for me so this year I don't need to do anything. Cutting mats live on my table and despite them getting some sun my answer is to have a quilt to cover the table when not in use. It seems to work for me.
Gosh! I have lots of duplicates… I’ll put some of them for easy access.. the rest I’ll put away with some other duplicate things I have. At this point I have the room to do that.. we will see.
Duplicates are not necessarily bad. You can make a travel kit, and a slow sewing kit. Or a kit for a friend or family member to use when they come over.
My gravity feed iron rusted out earlier this fall. But beacause I had 'just purchased' a IV pole in the spring for it (due to moving houses), I haven't brought myself to throw it out. Using an old Rowenta for now. Today, gravity feed goes into trash and the acessories go into basement storage until I replace it. 😅
My chiropractor says set your timer for 20 minutes and get up! I have my ironing station in one corner and the cutting table in another. I was told to never just sit and swivel to do all of it! I just get in the zone and I don't want to get up! 😂Also my large cutting mat is from 1992 and no one ever told me not to use the same spot all the time!😂 I saw it on a UA-cam somewhere. I not only have lost yellow lines, but I have ruts in place of them!😂I do also have a medium and small mat so I placed the medium one on top of the large one. I know I can turn it over, but you lose the yellow lines. Oh well, live and learn!😂
Same here... my ironing board is in the other room so I have to keep popping up and down. Otherwise my ankles and feet swell up and I feel awful. My little exercise plan. Lol.
@@barbarab8645 Whatever works, right? My ankles still swell up! Gettin' old ain't for sissies!😂 Oh and I just put my dressmakers ham (that was given to me!) in a donation box!😊
I’m marking the back of my door with what ruler goes where by outlining them with a sharpie and writing what I call them. I hook them on command hooks. I did that before we moved too and found that in the dry air of a desert the command adhesive lasts about 3 years with regular use. If they don’t have a hole to hook them up with I drill one. Place tape on the front and back where you’re drilling, and don’t press too hard with the drill. Works great
I'm sick of expensive cutting boards that buckle with minimal provocation. It was only 25C one day, the curtains were closed (so cooler indoors) and the dammed thing buckled anyway😡
I keep sticky lint rollers in several places partly tp deling myself. They are also great for quick pickup of threads and crumbs that the gremlins sprinkle around my house..
My husband recently hung up a peg board for me on my sewing room wall. It's been awesome for hanging rilers, scissors, cutters, etc.just above my sewing table.
My cutting mat is double sided and when I wore out the imperial measurements side cutting quilt blocks, I flipped it over and now use the metric side lines but use ruler inch measurements for better accuracy. I need to replace my 4"square ruler. I wore the corner off🤣
I hang my rulers and rotary cutters on a peg board beside my cutting mat. Easy to find the one I wish to use. On the other end is where I iron. Scissors hang here. I have a container holding the starch, glues and various tools. These tops were two cutting stations that are now joined and each has shelves. Ironing area has the silicon mats so stuff doesn’t stick to my iron. The light box sits on this shelf too as it’s near to the electrical source. I love watching this declutterring and noticed just how many items need to go elsewhere. Our thrift shops don’t take any electrical items unless they have a current safety tag on them. So I hang onto them and give to friends in need.
Rulers: I finally found what works for me: I have most on a shelf close to my cutting mat, standing up in groups of rectangles, squares and specialty rulers. I use napkin holders; the kind where your napkins stand up. The 24” long ones stand in a slot between cabinets. I also stand there the old cutting mats that I use for other crafts, such as when I need to use my hot glue gun, or stick glue for appliqué, or cut through poster board, or other things that mean I’m pressing harder and don’t want to use my good cutting mat.
Thank you for sharing this challenge! I actually watched last year's challenge when I inherited my late mother-in-law's fabric, tools, rulers and other sewing items! She had so much stuff that even with everything that I did take, my father-in-law is still finding more stuff!! Yikes! I am at capacity!!! I inherited her rulers and specialty rulers as well! Your videos are very helpful! Thank you!
inherited items are tricky...especially when they were a family member. Breath. Not everything is special. Keep the items full of memories and don't worry about the rest.
I wish I knew you had a leaky iron video…😢 I had a fairly new (less than 3 yrs old) Panasonic cordless and I brought it out of the closet after almost a yr of no use and discovered that it leaks from the back of the plate😡😵💫. In the trash it went after almost ruining an end table. I also made the mistake of putting my wool mat on a smallish cutting mat to press small squares… several days later I noticed the cutting mat had wharped. Pitched that too and learned my lesson. Thanks for your helpful videos Karen!
I have ironing station envy. I would love one like yours, but I have nowhere to move it to when the room is pressed into service as a guest bedroom, so have to stick with a folding ironing board that can be hung on the back of the door.
Ive aleady take care of most of what you covered so far for 2024 last year. Since then, I have kept it up over the past year. Garbage is a constant thing that I take of whatever day do sew, or do papercrafts. Still taking down Christmas decorations, a bit at a time, since it took me awhile to get it up last month, and, I still want to enjoy it. Then, I hope to get back on my Christmas jellyroll quilt this afternoon. Thanks for the push to look around, though. Sometimes, we can't see forest for the trees, when we pop in to put something away fom other places. At least nothing is screaming at me like it was last year.😏
I have some hanging pockets for file folders that I hung on the wall next to my cutting table. It holds my smaller rulers, rotary cutters, small cutting mats, and a folding ruler. I added some Command hooks to the wall for scissors and the big rulers. Now I don't lose my tools under the fabric while I'm working!
I love my rulers. I hang the big ones on a cabinet next to my machine. My 6 and 2.5 short ones beside my machine with my small mat. The other specialty ones are in zipper pouches stored in a 3 ring binder. (The simple quilter Michelle) was the best hack no jumbled mess in the drawer and protected corners. I eventually would love to have exact rulers for squaring up but it seems I can’t settle on block sizes. I dread HST’s so the rulers for those would be great. I learned 3 years ago on protecting and cleaning with your challenge. The very big mats used to be hung behind my door now they are under my spare bed cleaned before putting away. Your challenge is the best because it encourages us to keep our areas manageable and stirs the juices. Thanks
I realized my cutting table ironing station is not practical; will relocate it. Also, I could use hanging caddies for my rulers; have to five out how I might sew these.
I love watching these videos- so much encouragement and great information. However, I have been spending my time dealing with my fabric- a very time consuming project. But I have let go of some UFOS and fabric pieces I don't care about anymore. (Years ago I bought blue fabric with white daisies from JoAnn Fabrics. Loved that fabric and I bought a log of it - different size daisies l, etc. I have made many projects with it, but still gave WAY too much left. Now I am sick of looking at it - hoping someone falls in love with it at my church's thrift store. Feels good to let it go!
There is a sticky roller that just came out not ling ago. It’s reusable and I plan on buying the set soon. It eliminates all those other rollers and refills. From what I gave seen it works great.
Hi Karen! When I was decluttering patterns this week I found 2 six inch square rulers! What a find. While visiting my sister on Sunday, she mentioned how she would like to have a little iron. I said like one with a little triangle on the end? And she will receive my little clover iron I don't use. Then she asked if I would like a cordless iron. I said sure. Now I'm not sure where to put it. 😏
I warped my first cutting mat with heat almost immediately. I ended up keep it as a place to set things as they come off the ironing board so I don’t do that again!
Well, I had a very good critical look at my rulers... And some really have to be replaced! Of course, those are the ones I use all the time, the one brand I fell in love with. I will be in North America again in March and then I will restock! Today I have to take care of my ironing set. The iron has some awful stuff on it and I have to search in Karen's videos on how to best clean it.
There is a product called "Easy Off" that is specially designed for cleaning irons. There are other brands as well, thats just the one i can remember the name of at the moment.
@@m.m.4645ah. Yes shipping would be very expensive. When you come visit maybe look for it. And Im sorry, I gave you the wrong name.... Easy Off is for ovens 🤦 IRON Off is for irons.
Karen where did you get the holders on the side of your ironing station? I made myself one - love it. But would like that storage option for spray starch and water bottle.
I haven't started the challenge, yet, but I am continuing to watch the videos and saving them to my Playlist for your channel. I am planning on starting the actual challenge after we get back from an upcoming trip. Your idea of rewarding yourself with 30 minutes of sewing is excellent!! I can't wait to get started!
I finally donated a well-loved iron today! Now I’m looking for a place to take excess garment fabrics. I love them, but I won’t live long enough to use them all. 😂 I checked out local thrift stores today, and to my surprise, they don’t take craft supplies or fabric. What in the world? When did that happen?
Same is true in the UK. In fact when I used to volunteer in a charity shop they used to tell me when craft stuff came in . I'd check it out for them to see if it was worth selling ( many people brought items in that really were old and tatty and of no interest to anyone) . rarely did I find anything that was worth me buying which I would do at whatever price they wanted to set. Oh to see donations of genuine quality notions or even better quality fabric!
My local thrift store has a pretty large craft/ sewing area. In fact I just purchased seven Riley Blake fat quarters for $1 each. I also purchased a stripology ruler (June Taylor version) for $3.75. ❤ This is where I donate any unwanted items. They also have a regular hand quilting bee where you can have a top hand quilted and the proceeds go to charity.
Some senior centers take fabrics and craft supplies. Check area nursing homes or assisted living homes too. Sometimes they will do crafts with residents
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I loved the moment where you put the sewing ham away “shoves into overstuffed cupboard”. All sewers have too much stuff even if they declutter every year.
Papercrafters, do, also. So Many Goodies! Which leads to So Much Stuff!
Last year's challenge taught me to keep on top of it. If I'm wanting to spend time in there, but don't really feel like starting on a project, I declutter, even if it's just one drawer, cubby unit, or one shelf in the closet.
Having to help clear out my folks house a decade ago, also helps me keep it up. Now, I need to help my hubby to get his closet manageable. His wood shop and model trains are areas I won't even touch. It's not completely organized, but, he knows where things are, so. I'm not about to mess with anything. I just make sure to put screwdrivers, pliers and hammers away when I'm done using them.😏
The wonderful thing about these challenges is that over time I find less and less clutter accumulates because having done the challenge. I'm more aware of what is clutter, and you've trained yourself to get rid of the unwanted easier. Thanks Karen.
I need a t-shirt saying “I press to the dark side”!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I like to turn my traditional ironing board around, setting the point end to my right. The iron rests on the point leaving the rectangle end open for a large wool mat, with plenty of space. A seam ripper, tweezers and a tape measure are also attached to the board with a ribbon
Just dawned on me that I keep my little ironing board on my left even tho I am right handed!!!! Time for a change
Since I’m left handed & my mother was right handed, I’ve always had the pointed end in the opposite direction. 😊
Today I say goodbye to my first Panasonic Cordless Iron. It has been cleaned numerous times and has lately begun to spit discolored water from the steam holes. I have an Oliso but I can't stand the cord. Time to break into that stash of holiday gift cards and get a new iron and a new 6 x 24 ruler.
What an excellent way to use your gift cards! How long have you had your cordless iron? Got mine 2 years ago. I'm experimenting and not putting water in it because I want to see how much of a difference it makes. Everyone says water/steam shortens the life of your iron. I've had many over 40 years
Press to the dark side sounds like a Stars thing lol
I noticed in one shot your wool mat on a cutting mat. I did that on a corner of my mat, which was on the table next to my sewing machine. I warped the cuttibg mat. So now I have moved the apparatus to my big cutting table with a top that does not warp, and i stored the smaller table to use as needed for FMQ. The bigger table now is also on bedrisers and covers dog crates. I had to move crates out of bedroom because of allergies. But they sit comfortably under table and I store my frequent use rulers on top of them. My other rulers have an "apartment" in my one storage closet along with other tools, patterns, books, planned projects in storage containers, my batting roll and a small 3 drawer unit for extra pubs, sewing machine and hand needles and things like glue, starch and basting spray. It is a small closet so I have to keep everything under control by using shelving units, stacked crates and the original shelf. It works because it has to and it makes me evaluate before I buy more. All fabric is stored in 8 three drawer plastic units and one bureau. I am at capacity, so i can not buy more until i use up what I have. My fabric is mostly leftovers from my or other people's projects. So it will be used for scrappy projects for charity or myself. I stopped processing leftover fabric into quilt sized strips and squares as it just did not work for me. I cut as I go on a specific project now. I sometimes think a bigger space would be nice but I know I would then have license to just accumulate. So i am trying to do the projects i am really interested in and stop following the " must have trail" of stuff I don't have room or time for. I am beginning to know my likes and time constraints better now. I will never be the quilter that is so precise and competes in shows etc. But I happily share what skills I do have with orhers. But I fail sometimes, i am human. I know there are things in that room that should go but after decluttering now for 3 years in this challenge. I am not all that bad.
I'm several days behind, but persevering... I've never cleaned a cutting mat in my life. What an eye-opener!! I know cutting will be better now. See rag picture of the dirt and threads.. yuck!
Info on how irons leak was also amazing. Thank you, thank you!! 0:06 0:06
Thank you for this series! So helpful as alsways. My worn out cutting mats become desk protectors in my illustration space. They catch ink spills, make for good surfaces to tape artwork to, and can still handle some exact-o knife cutting.
First I have to find my equipment before I buy some more ❤
So hard to say good bye to a worn out cutting board …I repurpose in my lab where I am engineering composites from waste polymers.
I save my old boards and cut them up to use in the bottom of bags/purses.
@@marjroach5824
Great idea !!!
You are sure and steady in your declutter journey…I tend to be a squirrel …storing (more neatly of course), repurposing and hiding my nuts rather than letting go.
I use a 3 ring binder with zippered pouches for my small specialty rulers. Any instructions also go in the pouch. Works great
Thanks to your great information Karen, I bought myself a new cordless iron and I just love it!!!! 🙂
Me too!
Our guild has a lending library…right now for fiber related books. We’re thinking of adding a ruler/template library. What do you think?😊
I’d borrow rulers for sure.
I repurposed my old cutting mat and rulers to my husband, he thinks they are great in his workshop. The mat he uses as a worktop saver and the ruler with the nicked corners is good enough for his use. Just because they were not in a good enough condition for my needs didn’t mean they couldn’t be used elsewhere. My last cutting mat got warped with the heat from a laptop. It was on the dining room table and my daughter was doing uni work and sat the laptop on top of it. It doesn’t take much heat to warp them, now I’m very careful about anything going on top of them because decent mats aren’t cheap.
A heat gun can reverse the warp in your cutting mat…ask the hubby he owes you a return favour.
@@denisestilling2810 I tried lots of things it never went completely flat.
My Rowena leaked all the water onto my ironing station, so changed out the pad on the ironing station and pulled out my travel iron to use until I find a replacement!
My old bubbly mat is repurpsed for a beeswax wrap station. I watched a video last year on how to heat and re worp into flatness, not effective. I was going to cut into travel mats, but found this new use instead. Also old ones work great in my seed starting station.
Hello Karen and craft friends, When decluttering the IKEA chest of thin drawers in which I have my scissors and other quilting supplies I knocked something out of the drawer and it fell to the back underneath of the bottom-I had to look up how to pull the bottom drawer all the way out to retrieve everything that had somehow gotten there. But now notions are declutterred: scissors, rulers, threads, and all. I need that 30 minute sewing time!
I absolutely love my Creative Grids rulers and despite VERY regular use most days I have never damaged any edges . I have had some collisions with corners from my rotary cutter but even after 5 years use the edges are still intact with no sign of damage. I store them on the ruler racks , wooden with the grooves , except for 10" and above unless I can place the rack against a wall for added support . It works for me so this year I don't need to do anything. Cutting mats live on my table and despite them getting some sun my answer is to have a quilt to cover the table when not in use. It seems to work for me.
If you have a cut up cutting board, it will also dull your rotary blade faster.
Gosh! I have lots of duplicates… I’ll put some of them for easy access.. the rest I’ll put away with some other duplicate things I have. At this point I have the room to do that.. we will see.
Duplicates are not necessarily bad. You can make a travel kit, and a slow sewing kit. Or a kit for a friend or family member to use when they come over.
My gravity feed iron rusted out earlier this fall. But beacause I had 'just purchased' a IV pole in the spring for it (due to moving houses), I haven't brought myself to throw it out. Using an old Rowenta for now. Today, gravity feed goes into trash and the acessories go into basement storage until I replace it. 😅
My chiropractor says set your timer for 20 minutes and get up! I have my ironing station in one corner and the cutting table in another. I was told to never just sit and swivel to do all of it! I just get in the zone and I don't want to get up! 😂Also my large cutting mat is from 1992 and no one ever told me not to use the same spot all the time!😂 I saw it on a UA-cam somewhere. I not only have lost yellow lines, but I have ruts in place of them!😂I do also have a medium and small mat so I placed the medium one on top of the large one. I know I can turn it over, but you lose the yellow lines. Oh well, live and learn!😂
Same here... my ironing board is in the other room so I have to keep popping up and down. Otherwise my ankles and feet swell up and I feel awful. My little exercise plan. Lol.
@@barbarab8645 Whatever works, right? My ankles still swell up! Gettin' old ain't for sissies!😂 Oh and I just put my dressmakers ham (that was given to me!) in a donation box!😊
I’m marking the back of my door with what ruler goes where by outlining them with a sharpie and writing what I call them. I hook them on command hooks. I did that before we moved too and found that in the dry air of a desert the command adhesive lasts about 3 years with regular use. If they don’t have a hole to hook them up with I drill one. Place tape on the front and back where you’re drilling, and don’t press too hard with the drill. Works great
I'm sick of expensive cutting boards that buckle with minimal provocation. It was only 25C one day, the curtains were closed (so cooler indoors) and the dammed thing buckled anyway😡
Thank you for this challenge. I’m getting so much done
I keep sticky lint rollers in several places partly tp deling myself. They are also great for quick pickup of threads and crumbs that the gremlins sprinkle around my house..
My husband recently hung up a peg board for me on my sewing room wall. It's been awesome for hanging rilers, scissors, cutters, etc.just above my sewing table.
Yes cutting mats good idea thank you
My cutting mat is double sided and when I wore out the imperial measurements side cutting quilt blocks, I flipped it over and now use the metric side lines but use ruler inch measurements for better accuracy.
I need to replace my 4"square ruler. I wore the corner off🤣
I hang my rulers and rotary cutters on a peg board beside my cutting mat. Easy to find the one I wish to use. On the other end is where I iron. Scissors hang here. I have a container holding the starch, glues and various tools. These tops were two cutting stations that are now joined and each has shelves. Ironing area has the silicon mats so stuff doesn’t stick to my iron. The light box sits on this shelf too as it’s near to the electrical source. I love watching this declutterring and noticed just how many items need to go elsewhere. Our thrift shops don’t take any electrical items unless they have a current safety tag on them. So I hang onto them and give to friends in need.
Rulers: I finally found what works for me: I have most on a shelf close to my cutting mat, standing up in groups of rectangles, squares and specialty rulers. I use napkin holders; the kind where your napkins stand up. The 24” long ones stand in a slot between cabinets. I also stand there the old cutting mats that I use for other crafts, such as when I need to use my hot glue gun, or stick glue for appliqué, or cut through poster board, or other things that mean I’m pressing harder and don’t want to use my good cutting mat.
Thank you for sharing this challenge! I actually watched last year's challenge when I inherited my late mother-in-law's fabric, tools, rulers and other sewing items! She had so much stuff that even with everything that I did take, my father-in-law is still finding more stuff!! Yikes! I am at capacity!!! I inherited her rulers and specialty rulers as well! Your videos are very helpful! Thank you!
inherited items are tricky...especially when they were a family member. Breath. Not everything is special. Keep the items full of memories and don't worry about the rest.
I wish I knew you had a leaky iron video…😢 I had a fairly new (less than 3 yrs old) Panasonic cordless and I brought it out of the closet after almost a yr of no use and discovered that it leaks from the back of the plate😡😵💫. In the trash it went after almost ruining an end table. I also made the mistake of putting my wool mat on a smallish cutting mat to press small squares… several days later I noticed the cutting mat had wharped. Pitched that too and learned my lesson. Thanks for your helpful videos Karen!
I have ironing station envy. I would love one like yours, but I have nowhere to move it to when the room is pressed into service as a guest bedroom, so have to stick with a folding ironing board that can be hung on the back of the door.
Ive aleady take care of most of what you covered so far for 2024 last year. Since then, I have kept it up over the past year. Garbage is a constant thing that I take of whatever day do sew, or do papercrafts.
Still taking down Christmas decorations, a bit at a time, since it took me awhile to get it up last month, and, I still want to enjoy it. Then, I hope to get back on my Christmas jellyroll quilt this afternoon. Thanks for the push to look around, though. Sometimes, we can't see forest for the trees, when we pop in to put something away fom other places. At least nothing is screaming at me like it was last year.😏
I hope that you find it easier every year. I find many of the categories no longer need the whole 30 minutes
I have some hanging pockets for file folders that I hung on the wall next to my cutting table. It holds my smaller rulers, rotary cutters, small cutting mats, and a folding ruler. I added some Command hooks to the wall for scissors and the big rulers. Now I don't lose my tools under the fabric while I'm working!
I love my rulers. I hang the big ones on a cabinet next to my machine. My 6 and 2.5 short ones beside my machine with my small mat. The other specialty ones are in zipper pouches stored in a 3 ring binder. (The simple quilter Michelle) was the best hack no jumbled mess in the drawer and protected corners. I eventually would love to have exact rulers for squaring up but it seems I can’t settle on block sizes. I dread HST’s so the rulers for those would be great. I learned 3 years ago on protecting and cleaning with your challenge. The very big mats used to be hung behind my door now they are under my spare bed cleaned before putting away. Your challenge is the best because it encourages us to keep our areas manageable and stirs the juices. Thanks
I realized my cutting table ironing station is not practical; will relocate it. Also, I could use hanging caddies for my rulers; have to five out how I might sew these.
I love watching these videos- so much encouragement and great information. However, I have been spending my time dealing with my fabric- a very time consuming project. But I have let go of some UFOS and fabric pieces I don't care about anymore. (Years ago I bought blue fabric with white daisies from JoAnn Fabrics. Loved that fabric and I bought a log of it - different size daisies l, etc. I have made many projects with it, but still gave WAY too much left. Now I am sick of looking at it - hoping someone falls in love with it at my church's thrift store. Feels good to let it go!
There is a sticky roller that just came out not ling ago. It’s reusable and I plan on buying the set soon. It eliminates all those other rollers and refills. From what I gave seen it works great.
Hi Karen! When I was decluttering patterns this week I found 2 six inch square rulers! What a find. While visiting my sister on Sunday, she mentioned how she would like to have a little iron. I said like one with a little triangle on the end? And she will receive my little clover iron I don't use. Then she asked if I would like a cordless iron. I said sure. Now I'm not sure where to put it. 😏
How do you STICK your rulers to the DOOR?
Love your channel and find your content useful and informative. Would you post a link for your cell phone holder?
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Question: Karen, what type of hooks do you use to hang your rulers to the cabinet doors? They look invisible. ✨Magic fairy dust?✨
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Thanks for all your tips. Can you tell me where you found the red tray you have attached to the side of your ironing board?
Do you have instructions for your DIY pressing station?
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I warped my first cutting mat with heat almost immediately. I ended up keep it as a place to set things as they come off the ironing board so I don’t do that again!
Well, I had a very good critical look at my rulers... And some really have to be replaced! Of course, those are the ones I use all the time, the one brand I fell in love with.
I will be in North America again in March and then I will restock!
Today I have to take care of my ironing set. The iron has some awful stuff on it and I have to search in Karen's videos on how to best clean it.
Toothpaste is good, as is rubbing alcohol.
@@MaryMannion thank you, I'll give that a try
There is a product called "Easy Off" that is specially designed for cleaning irons. There are other brands as well, thats just the one i can remember the name of at the moment.
@@trinam2503 thank you.
Since I live in Germany, I am pretty sure that product is not available here 🤷
@@m.m.4645ah. Yes shipping would be very expensive. When you come visit maybe look for it. And Im sorry, I gave you the wrong name.... Easy Off is for ovens 🤦 IRON Off is for irons.
Karen where did you get the holders on the side of your ironing station? I made myself one - love it. But would like that storage option for spray starch and water bottle.
The starch and water bottle one I got from the dollar store
I haven't started the challenge, yet, but I am continuing to watch the videos and saving them to my Playlist for your channel. I am planning on starting the actual challenge after we get back from an upcoming trip.
Your idea of rewarding yourself with 30 minutes of sewing is excellent!! I can't wait to get started!
So many things apply to me! One of my squirrels is the cutting station. I’m curious what is the red tray that holds the pincushion?
I finally donated a well-loved iron today! Now I’m looking for a place to take excess garment fabrics. I love them, but I won’t live long enough to use them all. 😂 I checked out local thrift stores today, and to my surprise, they don’t take craft supplies or fabric. What in the world? When did that happen?
Same is true in the UK. In fact when I used to volunteer in a charity shop they used to tell me when craft stuff came in . I'd check it out for them to see if it was worth selling ( many people brought items in that really were old and tatty and of no interest to anyone) . rarely did I find anything that was worth me buying which I would do at whatever price they wanted to set. Oh to see donations of genuine quality notions or even better quality fabric!
My local thrift store has a pretty large craft/ sewing area. In fact I just purchased seven Riley Blake fat quarters for $1 each. I also purchased a stripology ruler (June Taylor version) for $3.75. ❤ This is where I donate any unwanted items. They also have a regular hand quilting bee where you can have a top hand quilted and the proceeds go to charity.
I have found a theater to donate garment fabric to use for costumes. I also had costume patterns. I am also making up project kits for youth centers.
Some senior centers take fabrics and craft supplies. Check area nursing homes or assisted living homes too. Sometimes they will do crafts with residents
I love your I phone stand, where did you get it? Thanks
my husband made it.
What do you use to hang your rulers?
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Bandaids. Bandaids are stored at the cutting station in a location impervious to blood. Sigh.