Sewing room clean up

As much as I hate to rip apart the magazines, I have to realize that I only
have so much room. With retirement looming on the horizon as well, I want
to start culling down the "stuff" I own. God, it's amazing how much "stuff"
you can accumulate by being in the same house for 13 years - a record for
me! So, right now, all the magazines are in piles on my guest room floor.
I'll start going through the odd ones that I only have one or two issues for
and start rippings as well. I do have all the binders and plastic sleeves
at the ready. At the very least, the older ones will get boxed up and put
into the basement.

Have a "ripping" good day!
--
Alice
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
Alice this is quite scary - I've decided to go through the magazines after
lunch as I'm running out of room on the "shelf" to put the books! Looks
like I'll be ripping and tearing this afternoon and picking up an A4 big
binder and plastic sleeves tomorrow

--
Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under) (wondering if Alice
has been watching me today.....)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
quicker)

"AliceW" wrote in message
...
I'm knee deep in sorting magazines from my sewing room as well. I may
have
to find a new home for them in the basement until I can get the time to
go
through them to see what's a keeper. But moving them will give me room
to
store the fabric that is now stored in bins, boxes and bags on the
floor.
I'm feeling better already!

--
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"Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a
grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack



"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
: Yuppers well y'all have given me the cleaning bug too! I'm just about
to
: start tidying up - so that I can start on my July BOM block and I
discovered
: yesterday afternoon I only have.......two more rows to sew onto the
dreaded
: DH Nightmare quilt before I can attach the edgy bits (nice and
technical
for
: a Sunday morning!) and then start quilting!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
:
: --
: Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
: http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
: quicker)
:
: "KJ" wrote in message
: news:lNkve.88992$x96.37453@attbi_s72...
: Lucky you! Oh yeah, I started off the day by washing windows. We
so
: deperately need rain that I washed my car a couple days ago and
washed
: windows this morning. It then got dark and cloudy......but no rain.
Boo
: hoo. I tried.
:
:
: "the black rose" wrote in message
: ...
: KJ wrote:
:
: I guess I've caught the clean up bug. Actually someone wanted to
: borrow
: a sheet of instructions I received with a kit. Now trying to
keep
: those
: types stray papers organized is not one of my strong suits. I
finally
: found it, as well as getting a big garbage bag of unnecessary
papers
: collected to throw away. Hooray! I have some plastic sheet
protectors
: that I'm slipping all my loose patterns, etc in and putting in a
: notebook. Of course, that doesn't mean I won't lose the notebook
: somewhere along the way.
:
:
: I went manic on housework this morning, does that count? I
discovered
: (after living in this house 4 years) that nearly all the windows
tilt
: inward so you can clean them without climbing ladders or hanging
out
the
: window. Woo hoo! Clean windows!
:
: --
:
: the black rose
: Research Associate in the Field of Child Development and Human
: Relations
: http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts
: 2005 BOMs: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blackrosequilts/my_photos
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Sandy Foster wrote:

In article AKive.103379$xm3.22535@attbi_s21,
"KJ" wrote:


I guess I've caught the clean up bug. Actually someone wanted to borrow a
sheet of instructions I received with a kit. Now trying to keep those types
stray papers organized is not one of my strong suits. I finally found it,
as well as getting a big garbage bag of unnecessary papers collected to
throw away. Hooray! I have some plastic sheet protectors that I'm slipping
all my loose patterns, etc in and putting in a notebook. Of course, that
doesn't mean I won't lose the notebook somewhere along the way.



All of you are scaring me! I haven't caught the bug yet, and I may
fashion a garlic necklace to protect myself.... g

HAR! Give in.. give in... give in... put on some manic housecleaning
music and dance while you clean/organize! MUA HAHAHAHAHA.

--

the black rose
Research Associate in the Field of Child Development and Human
Relations
http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts
2005 BOMs: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blackrosequilts/my_photos

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I've been scanning the projects I want to keep and will probably put
the actual mags on ebay when I'm done. Takes time, but takes ups a lot
less room. I have them goint back to the 80s.

Linda
PATCHogue, NY

On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 08:25:34 -0400, "AliceW"
wrote:

As much as I hate to rip apart the magazines, I have to realize that I only
have so much room. With retirement looming on the horizon as well, I want
to start culling down the "stuff" I own. God, it's amazing how much "stuff"
you can accumulate by being in the same house for 13 years - a record for
me! So, right now, all the magazines are in piles on my guest room floor.
I'll start going through the odd ones that I only have one or two issues for
and start rippings as well. I do have all the binders and plastic sleeves
at the ready. At the very least, the older ones will get boxed up and put
into the basement.

Have a "ripping" good day!

Gadzooks, I thought I had a lot of mags. Now I don't feel so bad. But, I
must confess, I did find that I have duplicates of some magazines and even
in some cases, duplicates and (gulp) triplicates of quilting books! It's
true, I am out of control! .......and out of space, it seems.

--
Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian
http://www.ourcyberfamily.us
http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/RCTQ/index.htm (add a recipe)
"Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a
grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack



"ALZ" wrote in message
...
: I've been scanning the projects I want to keep and will probably put
: the actual mags on ebay when I'm done. Takes time, but takes ups a lot
: less room. I have them goint back to the 80s.
:
: Linda
: PATCHogue, NY
:
: On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 08:25:34 -0400, "AliceW"
: wrote:
:
: As much as I hate to rip apart the magazines, I have to realize that I
only
: have so much room. With retirement looming on the horizon as well, I
want
: to start culling down the "stuff" I own. God, it's amazing how much
"stuff"
: you can accumulate by being in the same house for 13 years - a record for
: me! So, right now, all the magazines are in piles on my guest room
floor.
: I'll start going through the odd ones that I only have one or two issues
for
: and start rippings as well. I do have all the binders and plastic
sleeves
: at the ready. At the very least, the older ones will get boxed up and
put
: into the basement.
:
: Have a "ripping" good day!
:

I created MONSTERS!

Kim

It just shows that you're a leader!!!


"Kim E" wrote in message
oups.com...
I created MONSTERS!

Kim

Howdy!
I did that last year, went thru' 10+ yrs. of quilty magazines,
ripped out pictures and ideas I wanted to keep, pitched the
rest in the recycling bins. It was very "freeing" :
freed up space and time taken up from having to work around
the darn things. g
Yeah, I know I could have offered them for sale, trade, barter,
free, whatever, but there are plenty, plenty of these same
magazines in storage all over the world; I moved on to sorting
thru' other stashes.
I've kept a dozen or so binders filled w/ ideas in plastic pages
for years; at least twice a year I go thru' and purge some things,
add others. As a Casual Housekeeper, this is about
as close as I move to Get-O. VBG
Ragmop/Sandy -- some of my best friends and favorite people
are Get-O*
*Get Organized*
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
Alice this is quite scary - I've decided to go through the magazines after
lunch as I'm running out of room on the "shelf" to put the books! Looks
like I'll be ripping and tearing this afternoon and picking up an A4 big
binder and plastic sleeves tomorrow
--
Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under) (wondering if Alice
has been watching me today.....)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
quicker)

"AliceW" wrote in message
...
I'm knee deep in sorting magazines from my sewing room as well. I may
have
to find a new home for them in the basement until I can get the time to
go
through them to see what's a keeper. But moving them will give me room
to
store the fabric that is now stored in bins, boxes and bags on the floor.
I'm feeling better already!
--
Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian
http://www.ourcyberfamily.us
http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/RCTQ/index.htm (add a recipe)
"Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a
grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack

Kim E wrote:
I created MONSTERS!

Kim


MUA HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

--

the black rose
Research Associate in the Field of Child Development and Human
Relations
http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts
2005 BOMs: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blackrosequilts/my_photos

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It's amazing how many magazines I kept and now I don't know why!! I've got
a big, reasonable pile of "ripped patterns" and I tossed the been through
magazines in the recycling before I could change my mind. I couldn't
however, toss my humbly small collection of Miniature Quilt Magazines. I
just couldn't. So I didn't. I got the books I needed too on the shelf and
there's a bit of room to spare so that's that!

--
Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
quicker)

"AliceW" wrote in message
...
As much as I hate to rip apart the magazines, I have to realize that I
only
have so much room. With retirement looming on the horizon as well, I want
to start culling down the "stuff" I own. God, it's amazing how much
"stuff"
you can accumulate by being in the same house for 13 years - a record for
me! So, right now, all the magazines are in piles on my guest room floor.
I'll start going through the odd ones that I only have one or two issues
for
and start rippings as well. I do have all the binders and plastic sleeves
at the ready. At the very least, the older ones will get boxed up and put
into the basement.

Have a "ripping" good day!
--
Alice
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
Alice this is quite scary - I've decided to go through the magazines
after
lunch as I'm running out of room on the "shelf" to put the books! Looks
like I'll be ripping and tearing this afternoon and picking up an A4 big
binder and plastic sleeves tomorrow

--
Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under) (wondering if
Alice
has been watching me today.....)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
quicker)

"AliceW" wrote in message
...
I'm knee deep in sorting magazines from my sewing room as well. I may
have
to find a new home for them in the basement until I can get the time
to
go
through them to see what's a keeper. But moving them will give me
room
to
store the fabric that is now stored in bins, boxes and bags on the
floor.
I'm feeling better already!

--
Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian
http://www.ourcyberfamily.us
http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/RCTQ/index.htm (add a recipe)
"Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a
grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack



"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
: Yuppers well y'all have given me the cleaning bug too! I'm just
about
to
: start tidying up - so that I can start on my July BOM block and I
discovered
: yesterday afternoon I only have.......two more rows to sew onto the
dreaded
: DH Nightmare quilt before I can attach the edgy bits (nice and
technical
for
: a Sunday morning!) and then start quilting!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
:
: --
: Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
: http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to
load)
: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website
but
: quicker)
:
: "KJ" wrote in message
: news:lNkve.88992$x96.37453@attbi_s72...
: Lucky you! Oh yeah, I started off the day by washing windows. We
so
: deperately need rain that I washed my car a couple days ago and
washed
: windows this morning. It then got dark and cloudy......but no
rain.
Boo
: hoo. I tried.
:
:
: "the black rose" wrote in message
: ...
: KJ wrote:
:
: I guess I've caught the clean up bug. Actually someone wanted
to
: borrow
: a sheet of instructions I received with a kit. Now trying to
keep
: those
: types stray papers organized is not one of my strong suits. I
finally
: found it, as well as getting a big garbage bag of unnecessary
papers
: collected to throw away. Hooray! I have some plastic sheet
protectors
: that I'm slipping all my loose patterns, etc in and putting in
a
: notebook. Of course, that doesn't mean I won't lose the
notebook
: somewhere along the way.
:
:
: I went manic on housework this morning, does that count? I
discovered
: (after living in this house 4 years) that nearly all the windows
tilt
: inward so you can clean them without climbing ladders or hanging
out
the
: window. Woo hoo! Clean windows!
:
: --
:
: the black rose
: Research Associate in the Field of Child Development and Human
: Relations
: http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts
: 2005 BOMs:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blackrosequilts/my_photos
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I did that last week. I have to do everything in spurts but I shampood the
rugs and vacuumed the cob webs off the walls and mopped the floors and
dusted and cleaned windows with alcohol and water and everything just
sparkles. Now I won't touch it again for a year LOL!!

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"KJ" wrote in message
news:AKive.103379$xm3.22535@attbi_s21...
I guess I've caught the clean up bug. Actually someone wanted to borrow a
sheet of instructions I received with a kit. Now trying to keep those
types stray papers organized is not one of my strong suits. I finally
found it, as well as getting a big garbage bag of unnecessary papers
collected to throw away. Hooray! I have some plastic sheet protectors
that I'm slipping all my loose patterns, etc in and putting in a notebook.
Of course, that doesn't mean I won't lose the notebook somewhere along the
way.

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