Weeding out the Unwelcome, the Unwanted, etc...
The Push to the Finish.
Day 15: UFOs and all things started but never finished. Karen "counts" a UFO differently than I do...it's a UFO if "fabric has been cut." If it's a project that has a pattern and fabric but the fabric is NOT cut...it's a "Kit." Kits are tomorrow.
Because I just did this, end of 2023...HERE it's a FREE day for me!
Day 16: Kits: Different from UFOs in that no fabric has met a rotary blade yet. Therefore there is no commitment for that fabric. This is decision time...keep the "kit plan" or return the fabric to the stash and consider it no more. Yes, I do have a few of those (remember Spooky and Witchy HERE and Barbie HERE?)
But again, I've thought through this process (see note above) I'm calling it "good." YIPPEE! Another FREE day!
Day 17: Conquering Mount Scrapmore*. The first "rule" my Quilting Auntie Nyla gave me when I started quilting was
"don't throw anything away (referring to scraps) no matter how small ! Someday you may need it."
I'm nothing if not obedient, so for years I heeded that rule. Truth be told, (whispering) sometimes I do throw scraps away.
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| All My Scraps |
Truly, I don't think my Mount Scrapmore is all that mountainous...more like a Butte than a Mountain.
Still the two bins on the floor have not been opened in a few years. Maybe time to scrap some scraps?
I feel a Leaders-and-Enders** project coming on....or some crumb quilting? ***
A little while later.... I did it! I went through the scraps; did some combining and set aside two plastic shoe boxes-full for the "Pass 'em on" pile.
Reduced Mount Scrapmore to a hill.
The two "Micky" tubs are 2.5" strip scraps. I've been meaning to make a Jelly Roll Race quilt. HERE
I'll give it one more year, then it's "Bye Bye Birdie."
Day 18: Another easy day for me! Batting and batting scraps.
I don't keep much in the way of batting and certainly minimal scraps.
This is it!
Day 19: What I thought would be a super easy day for me because of my low inventory, may not be the case....Today is Yardage and Backing day. B-I-G pieces of fabric.
I did not think I had any "yardage"...certainly no "bolts" of fabric, nor do I have any large backing pieces. But I do have some "large-ish" pieces.
Now, what to do with these pieces?
Took several ideas posted on the De-Clutter FB page HERE, and came up with:
Using Dollar Tree cutting sheets from the kitchen section, hexie EPP papers and big safety pins, I labeled each piece with the amount, IF it was at least 2 yards. Otherwise the piece stayed with the fabrics.
Day 20 and 21: Dealing with the rest of the fabric...I do not have a "stash", per se...I have "left overs."
Bonus Day: Do-dads. This probably should have been included with Day 13, Notions. But, better late than never.
I have all these "cups" sitting around the studio, (sewing area, cutting table, ironing board, etc.) holding
various tools.
Let's sort and organize and see what we have.
(I found more scissors...)
The "Pass 'em along" pile is beginning to look like a landfill. I think that's a good thing...???
WHEW!! As they say in the movies, that's a Wrap for the De-Clutter Challenge 2024!
Thank you, Karen Brown, for making me think through what I need and what I do not need.
I'll admit I found this de-cluttering fun and energizing. Every morning, even before I got out of bed, I'd reach for the iPad and see what was on the menu that day! I'll most definitely be participating in 2025.
Now for the garage! (I'll wait for it to warm up a bit.)
* Mount Scrapmore - Karen Brown's label for all the mounds of fabric scraps you feel compelled to keep.
** Bonnie Hunter and Addicted to Scraps; Leaders and Enders
*** Jenny Doan has a YouTube video on Crumb Quilting HERE.
**** You can still do the De-Clutter challenge. Karen Brown's videos will be available until November, 2024 HERE
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