Unfortunately, when I get into one of these creative streaks, I develop a vision issue. I seem to be completely incapable of seeing clutter. I see the supplies I need for the current project and perhaps a few future projects, but I no longer see the growing piles of craft supplies. How long this issue lasts seems to be fairly unpredictable. Typically, impending visitors or the holidays will help my vision to clear up.
This time, it was walking into the craft room and seeing this:
Granted, when I saw it, it was still in the closet. Long ago, at least 15 years ago, but probably closer to 20, I bought this plastic vertical storage unit. It had hangers to hang over the clothes rod in the closet. Almost a year ago, I heard a thump one evening and tracked it down to the craft room. After a bit of searching, I realized that the plastic had finally given out, and the thump I heard was this hitting the back wall of the closet.
For some reason, this was the sight I needed to suddenly see the craft clutter in a lot of clarity. I have been using the kitchen table as a sewing table, and some time during the past two weeks, the clutter spilled from the kitchen table to the kitchen island to the dining room table.
Tonight, it isn't quite all contained, but it is getting much closer.
During a trip to Target for dog treats, I splurged and bought myself a new vertical storage unit. And, instead of leaving it sit on the sewing table along with a half a dozen other unfinished projects, it is now installed in the craft room closet. Success! A project started, and a project finished.
And, then, I turned around. Yikes!
That is the corner of my real sewing table (the one in the craft room) and my cutting table. Unfortunately for my Christmas cards, the vision issue really has cleared, and so rather than sew, I cleaned.
The every day sewing machine is now on the table as well, and I'm working on re-folding fabric and carrying it back up to the craft room.
The good news is that I'm already ahead of schedule now on the cleaning effort for Thanksgiving dinner.
The bad news is that the Christmas cards will likely sit idle for a while. While making room for the sewing machine and fabric, I uncovered another unfinished project:
Yes, this is a fully finished quilt top. I finished it in 2003 or maybe 2004. It is flannel and will be perfect for watching TV on these cooler evenings. I already had the flannel for the backing and the batting. I purchased some thread this afternoon, and I think as soon as I have the kitchen table cleared off, I'll put the machine I use for machine quilting on it and finish up another project.
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