pattern storage

"Barbara Raper" wrote in message
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So after doing all this, when do you find time to sew???? Ha Ha
Barbara in FL & SC
set it up correctly from the start.

I get a little crazy with my patterns.



And there is the real problem. Sewing time. Not enough of it after playing
around with fabric, notions, and patterns. I do have it down to a system,
but it's just as neurotic as the pattern storage problem. I'll spare you
the details. So far I get most of my sewing done and in a reasonable amount
of time.

Liz

Sit over here by me, Beverly, and we'll delight in pattern
serendipity, as we root through our boxes to find what we're
looking for, and a few treasures we forgot we had. g

Gosh, thanks, Kay. Do you have some tea? I feel so inadequate when people

Peppermint or regular full leaded? Would you care for sugar and lemon?
Mug or cup? How about a brownie? Tangerine? There're from my aunt's tree
in Florida... g

have these super-efficient storage solutions. My patterns are grouped in
shoes boxes for each of the family members I sew for, sorted front to back:
shirts-skirts-dresses-pants-jackets-coats-nightwear-misc, with a swatch of
whatever was made, and maybe some notes....and it works for me. But I'm

Most of my commercial patterns are in boxes sorted by the details they have
that I'm interested in. I've sewn with my own patterns (and a few commercial
ones, principally Connie Crawford's) so long that I'm not quite sure I
remember how to use big 4 patterns. Yesterday I grabbed a big 4 pattern for a
flannel nightgown and decided to just make it as is... and discovered that
I missed the "cut on fold" marking on the front because it was relatively
small in comparison to the big red markings I make. So now my new nightgown
will be offgrain slightly at CF, with a seam. Oh well. It's a nightie,
not a work of art.

currently in the process of sorting and culling stash and supplies so I can
make room for my new embroidery machine.

What's that you say??? Too many machines?! Naw. ;-)

Naw, not too many machines. DH is threatening to make me a lazy susan with
machines mounted in various positions, so I don't have to lift 'em off the
shelves to use them. And I've only got three, and a straight stitcher in a
cabinet.

You do know the fabric stash tricks of putting stash under long tablecloths
as silence pads, right? And polarfleece makes excellent supplementary mattress
pad thickness. And lots of stuff can be stored between mattress and
box spring... g

And now we need to start thinking about the Puyallup Sew Expo again...
I gave a fruitcake tin full of buttons to a local brownie troop last fall,
so that means I can buy at least buttons, right? And some thread, and an
interesting new pattern or two, and some new interfacings to try, and, oh,
that fabric is just about what I've been looking for... vbg

Kay

"Trish Brown" wrote in message
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Atom1 wrote:

My friend suffers from OCD, she is a compulsive listmaker/organizer
instead of medicating her, I could exploit (harness) her compulsion.
I bet
my sewing room would cure her.

Michelle
Italy


Oh! I'm only human! I have to reply to this!

My adult son also suffers from OCD and Asperger's Syndrome. Guess who
gets to toss the salad, shake the dressing, make the milkshakes and
unclog the tomato sauce bottle at our house? Darling DS is very open
about his compulsions and his perseverations - he makes them work for
him - and it's *so* handy for me, too! LOL!

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, Australia

Good for you! See before these things were diagnosed and medicated we
just put people in jobs they had the aptitude for.
Michelle
Italy

I don't mind at all. What can I say? When you're nuts, it shows. It's like
having one eye in the middle of your head, people can see it. And since
this discussion started I suddenly realize why the boss on my second job
stuck me with the files. I had those babies organized! I should have asked
for better raises. Oh well, live and learn.

Happy Sewing!
Liz



"Karen Maslowski" wrote in message
...
LOL Oh, Liz, this is so very funny, especially that you've just now
figured it out! Good thing we had this little discussion, isn't it?

It's also a good thing that you don't really mind!

Still laughing,
Karen Maslowski in Ohio

Ward wrote:
Oh my God! Now I realize what my mother is up too when she "invites" me
over, asks to get something out of the kitchen cabinets, and then goes
off to watch a little TV. Meanwhile I'm moving all the stuff around the
kitchen and announcing at the end of the day, "Now Mother, the blue bowls
are in this cabinet, pots over here, and I put the coffee cups near the
coffee maker", etc. I've been used! And by my own mother!

Atom1 wrote:

"Trish Brown" wrote in message
...
Atom1 wrote:

My friend suffers from OCD, she is a compulsive listmaker/organizer
instead of medicating her, I could exploit (harness) her compulsion.
I bet
my sewing room would cure her.

Michelle
Italy


Oh! I'm only human! I have to reply to this!

My adult son also suffers from OCD and Asperger's Syndrome. Guess who
gets to toss the salad, shake the dressing, make the milkshakes and
unclog the tomato sauce bottle at our house? Darling DS is very open
about his compulsions and his perseverations - he makes them work for
him - and it's *so* handy for me, too! LOL!

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, Australia

Good for you! See before these things were diagnosed and medicated we
just put people in jobs they had the aptitude for.
Michelle
Italy


Sigh. Or refused to let them work at all... My son is *desperate* for a
real job! At nearly twenty nine, it's unlikely to happen now...

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, Australia

Barbara Raper wrote:
Think your son would lie to visit me and see the USA for a couple of
weeks??? My sewing room could definately use up some of his energy
cleaning. LOL
Barbara in FL & SC

My adult son also suffers from OCD and Asperger's Syndrome. Guess who
gets to toss the salad, shake the dressing, make the milkshakes and
unclog the tomato sauce bottle at our house? Darling DS is very open
about his compulsions and his perseverations - he makes them work for
him - and it's *so* handy for me, too! LOL!

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, Australia

I've just emptied out my 'sewing room' to turn it back into a bedroom for DS
to move into. Now I have to rearrange our 'longe room' to turn it into my
safe computer access and sewing room and maybe eventually when/if I get a
sewing cabinet for my machine and overlocker it'll end up being a 'dining
room' as well.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

Trish Brown wrote:
Barbara Raper wrote:

Think your son would lie to visit me and see the USA for a couple of
weeks??? My sewing room could definately use up some of his energy
cleaning. LOL
Barbara in FL & SC

Nono! He's mine! *Mine*, I tell you! Obsessive cleanliness can be such a
boon to a household! ;-

My DS seems obsessed with making a mess all the time, but then he's only 18
months old.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

Kay Lancaster wrote:


Peppermint or regular full leaded? Would you care for sugar
and lemon?
Mug or cup? How about a brownie? Tangerine? There're from my
aunt's tree
in Florida... g

Ooooo, yes, peppermint tea in a mug, and a brownie, please? ;-)

Naw, not too many machines. DH is threatening to make me a
lazy susan with machines mounted in various positions, so I
don't have to lift 'em off the shelves to use them. And I've
only got three, and a straight stitcher in a cabinet.

I *love* the idea of sewing machines on a carousel! One could have a work
spot in the middles, and just spin the right one into position. vbg

You do know the fabric stash tricks of putting stash under long
tablecloths
as silence pads, right? And polarfleece makes excellent
supplementary mattress pad thickness. And lots of stuff can be
stored between mattress and
box spring... g

Storage is no longer The big problem, organization IS!

And now we need to start thinking about the Puyallup Sew Expo
again...
I gave a fruitcake tin full of buttons to a local brownie troop
last fall,
so that means I can buy at least buttons, right? And some
thread, and an interesting new pattern or two, and some new
interfacings to try, and, oh, that fabric is just about what
I've been looking for... vbg

I seem to remember that last year I was so inundated with sewing for the
wedding that I didn't even consider going, but this year....?

Beverly

melinda wrote:
Trish Brown wrote:

Barbara Raper wrote:


Think your son would lie to visit me and see the USA for a couple of
weeks??? My sewing room could definately use up some of his energy
cleaning. LOL
Barbara in FL & SC


Nono! He's mine! *Mine*, I tell you! Obsessive cleanliness can be such a
boon to a household! ;-


My DS seems obsessed with making a mess all the time, but then he's only 18
months old.


wait 'til he's 18 years old, will still probably make a mess

liz young, mournfully surveying the 15-year-old's unholy kleenex mess

Elizabeth Young wrote:
melinda wrote:
Trish Brown wrote:
Barbara Raper wrote:

Think your son would lie to visit me and see the USA for a couple of
weeks??? My sewing room could definately use up some of his energy
cleaning. LOL
Barbara in FL & SC

Nono! He's mine! *Mine*, I tell you! Obsessive cleanliness can be such a
boon to a household! ;-

My DS seems obsessed with making a mess all the time, but then he's only 18
months old.

wait 'til he's 18 years old, will still probably make a mess
liz young, mournfully surveying the 15-year-old's unholy kleenex mess

He does help me clean up, eventually... sometimes...
Sometimes he's a little too helpful.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol