After an all nighter, I'm glad this video is done. I hope you can use this hack to make your sewing area better organized
@aurelart9520
5 жыл бұрын
Just Get it Done Quilts This video is wonderful. Thank you!
@rwind656
5 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the practical tips you always include! I have made drawer separators using this pattern out of leftover 2.5' heavy vinyl plantation blinds -- the ones we remove to make the blind the correct height. I didn't glue them - I used box tape. Over the years, a few broke. Ready to replace them.
@katoz97
5 жыл бұрын
Another great video and very timely for me as I'm struggling with organizing my drawers!! I wonder if I can "borrow" foam core from my husband's stash :-)
@Tibzification
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing... I use cardbord, its free😀
@laniec.f.2531
5 жыл бұрын
@@Tibzification , "waste not, want not", as the saying goes. The foam board comes in pretty colors, but cardboard is a wonderful alternative if you don't have the money and have to do multiple drawers.
@sewlady33
2 жыл бұрын
OMG. Your tip about using a measuring tape to mark thirds was the best tip I've found in SO many years! So simple!!! I've found myself obsessing over doing the math and using a ruler to mark the exact spot I need to cut which makes my project become a chore instead of fun. Thank you so much for this GEM! I also like the tip about using a pattern marker to make foam core easy to 'snap'. Love it!
@hollywaddell6727
5 жыл бұрын
Good timing for me, too, like so many other of your viewers. We (sort of) moved in with my mom when she needed full time care. Now that she is gone it has become our primary dwelling. I need to go through all her belongings we left in place for her peace of mind but which are no longer needed. Added to the volume of stuff that was hers is the fact that we are (hopefully) selling the mobile home that had been our 'house next door.' So we have to consolidate all OUR belongings into Mom's house. I'll be cogitating on your ideas as I empty Mom's closets, drawers and cabinets in order to decide how best to make them most efficient before just moving and dumping OUR stuff into them.
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
5 жыл бұрын
Big job. I wish I could help
@hollywaddell6727
5 жыл бұрын
Just Get it Done Quilts No worries. Just watching your channel is more helpful than you will know. Thanks for your support and ideas. /s/ Holly
@BLDGLNPAL
5 ай бұрын
This series is awesome, but this hack is the most. Thanks for the videos! You are always inspiring, Karen. -Sally from MO
@MsLouisVee
Жыл бұрын
Omg. You may have just changed my life😂❤❤❤❤❤❤
@DianeSmith-h7t
3 ай бұрын
Love your Dollar Store suggestions for organizing my small sewing room! I need to check for more foam board. Thanks Karen!
@michellelinhoff3736
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! So nifty you 😮….so kind of you to share with all us sewists!
@MsLouisVee
Жыл бұрын
you have an organized, precise, efficient mind. you are diabolically clever, with a no nonsense approach to measuring. who would’ve thought to just fold your measuring tape in half ? Your video is so helpful with your No nonsense approach. Are you perhaps an engineer? Anyway, thank you for your interesting and helpful video
@robinmcmahon8027
5 ай бұрын
I really am your biggest fan. I think you are talented and great at what you do!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@jmc-xp6ml
4 ай бұрын
Thank you. I need to do a lot of decluttering and organizing in home. These videos are helpful. We moved into mom’s smaller place, for her last two years. Now I still have an entire storage unit from our own home, mom’s stuff and our own in her place, and her/our outside storage. Piles are in every space except my daughter’s room, and our inside area is only 750sq feet. I went through mom’s stuff after she passed, but somehow between what I kept of her’s and the smaller living space, we just have way too much stuff.
@alanda8109
2 жыл бұрын
Karen, I have been a subscriber for a couple of years and you are amazing! Your practical & creative ideas have helped me in many ways…so a belated THANK You for all your videos!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
2 жыл бұрын
You’re very welcome
@lyricwritertoo
5 жыл бұрын
My sewing is pretty much organized but going to use this idea for my personal items. We added one of those cabinets with cloth drawers into closet area. I keep my makeup and other things in there because bathroom has no storage and we put a mirror in closet too. But too deep so need this tray idea. Our retirement buy came with a 2 car garage sized workshop al for me. Owner who built it on a 2nd lot joined to our property was a painter and crafter. After decades of sewing in my garage or out of a closet i know how lucky i am. I now have 8 machines and teaching sewing locally.
@paulinechapman5669
2 жыл бұрын
All l can say is..how much do l luv you..as far as it takes to measure around the world..❤️❤️🇨🇦
@annamaria1231
3 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant! I use a baby clothes dresser and the storage doesn't go high enough. This is the fix!
@lanacovey
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I am new to quilting and you are an angel 😇. I am so excited I found your channel and website. I would love to go to one of your lectures. I may even put the travel bug in the air for a future away trip. Have you written any books? You should consider it. The information you share is so helpful that it would be a great success. Many blessings until next time. 🙏
@janetm356
3 жыл бұрын
Duct tape also works great on foam board. I made two huge window cornices with foam board and duct tape…perfect!
@FlutePlayer777
2 жыл бұрын
Wow this is really neat!!!! I am saving this video for sure!!
@cazfromoz1
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these DIY tips....although, I'm not too good with glue guns. I tend to get 'stuck' to the surfaces I'm gluing! Btw, IKEA sells SKUBB boxes with compartments. Perfect inserts for inside drawers and already have compartments - boxes with smooth linings for all fabrics, etc . I use them to organize pieces of fabrics - also for my lingerie drawers. No gluing required! Note: they're not as cheap as DIY w/foam board - but so worth it! :)
@claudettemonty4077
4 жыл бұрын
I am so happy that I am not the only one! Sewing, knitting, embroidery, etc. So, I know what you feel!!
@lesliewagner2057
3 жыл бұрын
So I'm not the only person who has everything stuffed into the "spare" bedroom turned sewing room. I'm in a 4 bedroom house and the kids are all grown, so my husband and I were using the bedrooms for our special hobbies and projects now that we are retired. But then my daughter moved back in and I've lost that 4th room where I had all my yarn stash plus a few other crafts properly stored. To make room for her, everything was moved into the other 2 bedrooms. While I've managed to whittle some of the stuff down so that I can get in and out of the sewing room, I haven't been able to sew since she moved back in. My husband isn't too thrilled either because he's nearly wall-to-wall in yarn in his space; he's managed to carve out space in the center of the room for his hobby table.
@gayekurtz7240
3 жыл бұрын
A girl after my own heart!!! As both a cook in commercial kitchens or in my own house, all my life, I have been improvising inserts and custom boxes and drawer dividers and...and...and... ...from whatever material is at hand! 🙂 Another great "free" source are the styrofoam sheets and large chunks that come as packing material around fragile products. I have dividers made from this in my "unmentionables" drawer as we speak 😉🤣. Love your videos. Thanks for keeping it real! PS temporary dividers can be made but cutting your foam board just a tad too long. They can be slipped in and stand alone without gluing them in place, then taken out and switched around when storage needs change.
@DH-qz2so
5 жыл бұрын
Great Ideas! Another good idea is to buy a over the door shoe holder (fabric on the back, clear vinyl pouches on the front) but use it for holding craft items that are hard to store... like spray starch, mini iron, templates, ext. cords, machingers, painters tape, extra blades, rolly lint brush for cleaning your cutting mat, fabric glue bottles and sticks, patterns, etc.!
@charleenwozniak1904
5 жыл бұрын
Nice Job! I go to Sam's Club and ask for boxes (they are free). I come with my measurements and then use contact paper from the dollar store to cover them.
@patriciamoller3060
4 жыл бұрын
G / Morning Karen, from Aust , l am having a relaxing rainy morning reviewing all your past videos, you are the best xXxX
@lizlepp5036
5 жыл бұрын
what a wonderful idea.thank you .I am now a new subscriber..Where have you been part of my life LOL.Now I have to go and organize all my material.
@alisonwhite9160
5 жыл бұрын
Love the doohickey (yep, it is a word). It's a tracing wheel. Don't throw it away. Another use for it is when doing foundation paper piecing. I scour all my lines on the papers with a tracing wheel before I get started at the sewing machine. I needed to go out and buy one. It took me ages rummaging around in dark corners of old draperies calling out, "Come to me little doohickey. Come out, come out, wherever you are." With all your wonderful videos it will be no time at all before those drawers are empty with all the projects you've created and taught us how to make. Next video please: All the uses for my old and trusty doohickey.
@jodavis4223
3 жыл бұрын
You are wonderful. Learning new things every day. Thank you.
@msplantladi
4 жыл бұрын
You are the best, I never get tired of watching your videos.
@NYCisland
3 жыл бұрын
AAAGGHHHH. Mind is blown. So easy and inexpensive and functional. It's rare you get all three in one.
@marybradley168
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Karen, great idea! Mary
@aida5112
5 жыл бұрын
I don't just like the video..I L♥️♥️E this video.. makes me want to go and reorganize my sewing room, right now.!! U gave me a lot of ideas. Thank you. God bless you with good hands.. (instrument of the mind). ♥️
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Aida❤️
@rw8873
5 жыл бұрын
I love that you are seen wearing different tops - a nice point emphasizing that a job like this isn't done in a day! I've also reclaimed a room after an older child moved out and seeing this I'm inspired to keep going in my purge and organizing! Thank you
@janetm356
3 жыл бұрын
LOLOL!!! Repeating myself!!! 🤪
@elizabethlarose3632
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome ideas with the foam board
@lisareed5669
2 жыл бұрын
This is where I started with you months ago ... now I watch every day!
@maryannecadd796
5 жыл бұрын
For me as a creative person, I think all my storage has to be "pretty" which translates as "expensive"; but you've shown a really great alternative to those areas that no one will see! Thanks for the great ideas.
@kellypatterson4412
5 жыл бұрын
Mary Anne Cadd cover those trays in fabric or paper.
@kaitlyne1870
4 жыл бұрын
You can still use the foam board in places you'll see too. Especially for us creative people who know how to make things pretty. Also, you can find some beautiful boxes and trays at thrift stores for very little if you like that vintage/antique look.
@maryannecadd796
4 жыл бұрын
@@kaitlyne1870 Sincei posted 10 months ago, I've become the queen of making foam board storage. I'm surprised at the strength and can easily cover with fabric or paper to make them pretty.
@kaitlyne1870
4 жыл бұрын
@@maryannecadd796 have you, by chance, stored fabric yardage on foam board? I've used comic book boards as little mini bolts, but I've been wondering if foam board works any better long term.
@michellebyrom6551
4 жыл бұрын
@@kaitlyne1870 that should work. They're reusable too. Spare bits of board could be used for different things by size: fabric, bias binding, elastics, ribbons. Especially where odd bits collect, foam board or stiff cardboard from finished notepads can be cut to convenient size with small cuts near corners to wedge ribbon/whatever ends into place. Bigger versions of the small cards for embroidery floss. Slapped hand to forehead when I saw the thumbnail for this video. I've been wondering how to tidy my sock, smalls and makeup drawers. Cardboard won't last long and bought inserts are all the wrong size for the drawers I have. #noexcusesnow
@lavellekirby4673
2 жыл бұрын
I love the thread drawer, I plan to make that one for sure.
@shelleyramsey9410
3 жыл бұрын
I have been wanting a Murphy/wall bed for my guest/sewing room FOREVER. Had no idea that Costco had them. That tip alone was worth the price of admission for me on this video,LOL. Lots of great ideas here. Can hardly wait to get started
@abeullah03
5 жыл бұрын
Who couldn’t use more space, another great hack. Thank you for the video
@janetm356
3 жыл бұрын
I love this. I have built fabric cornices for my (very!) wide windows and it works like a charm. I find that duct tape can also be used instead of or in addition to the hot glue and gives a nice finish to the corners and edges. Karen, I LOVE your channel!!!
@nadineillingworth2974
5 жыл бұрын
I SEPARATED MY DRAWS WITH SHOE BOXES AND TAKE AWAY PLASTIC BOXES (ALL FREE FROM SHOE STORES AND TAKEAWAYS). GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE I DID NOT LIKE THE WASTED SPACE. TROUBLE IS NOW I HOARD EVEN MORE LOL BUT AT LEAST I KNOW WHERE IT ALL IS . GREAT VIDEO KEEP EM COMING X
@smallfootprint2961
5 жыл бұрын
Oh, good idea. I use shoe boxes for toiletries, and all sorts of other belongings, but never thought of them for sewing items, duh! Now, my head is buzzing with ideas. Thanks.
@nadineillingworth2974
5 жыл бұрын
LOVE IDEAS THAT DO NOT COST A LOT. LOVE KARENS IDEAS AND SOMETIMES US SUBSCRIBERS HELP EACH OTHER X
@jayamilapersson4030
4 жыл бұрын
Use fabric or wallpaper and an allpurpose glue or wallpaper glue to make the shoe box better looking if you want to.
@judybono5071
3 жыл бұрын
@@nadineillingworth2974 q×1w1
@sunflowerbaby1853
4 жыл бұрын
Again, Brilliant❗💡 I am going to make dividers everywhere, not just my quilt room. I'm going to do my sock & underwear drawers, some kitchen drawers & make a couple of custom spice drawer containers. (Indian & Chinese spices) This is really so clever & utilizes the space so well. Customizing it to our personal needs is a game changer in the organization game. Thanks❗
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
4 жыл бұрын
exactly 👍
@susanwid2099
Жыл бұрын
I am working on the Declutter 2023 Challenge. Great video to review for my space needs. Thank you!!
@ЕленаБогатырева-д2р
11 ай бұрын
Умелые руки! Молодец!
@myrasavelkoul9840
4 жыл бұрын
You are definitely creative. Great tip!
@budoneof15
5 жыл бұрын
Great video. I have become obsessed with foam board.
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
5 жыл бұрын
I know I have just touch the tip of the iceberg
@happylemonheads
2 жыл бұрын
So smart and practical, thanks for inspiring me to organize my crafting space.
@glittergrandma
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent ideas. Great tips for.making.it.all.happen. Thank you very much!
@cacb24
5 жыл бұрын
LOVE LOVE LOVE this !!!
@sandijames6409
4 жыл бұрын
A wood burning tool with an exacto knife attachment makes the best hot knife to cut foam board and it's not very expensive. (The tool is sold with several attachments) Plus, then you have a tool for a whole new hobby!!😂🤣😂
@kandaykerr3653
5 жыл бұрын
Would you believe I was just talking with someone last night about needing more STORAGE for my sewing "room"! I actually have my sewing room in my living room b/c my craft room is upstairs and I don't really want to up there. Anyway...THANKS YOU Karen for these AWESOME TIPS. I'm going to getting my foam broad today and getting this project started!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent...let me know how it works out
@MyPat41
3 жыл бұрын
I love this tip, I now have my thread all organized.
@karin0963
2 жыл бұрын
I'm enjoying your videos on storage. My sewing room is also my office when I work from home. The room is split in half now. I do have a closet that is a huge mess!
@lillieromero6982
4 жыл бұрын
I just watched the foam board tray vid. You didn't show us the finished product long enough. Other than that, it's a great ours and I really appreciated it. :-)
@b.bailey8244
3 жыл бұрын
so cool! ingenious. on finer cuts a pointed exacto knife makes nice clean cuts into those hard to get tiny spaces like in the notch ends. what i love best is that you can SEE everything - so helpful!
@mrgarner4796
3 жыл бұрын
You have such wonderful ideas. I made a quilt and another quilt top 22 years ago. I bought a small jelly roll a few years ago...loved the colors...thought it would look good in placemats and today I finished binding a quilt that I made from it. I took it to my local quilt shop and a lady there used her long-arm to quilt it for me. I am not brave enough nor smart enough (yet...but I am running out of time here) to quilt it on my regular machine...I think there might be a brainstorm coming for that. Yesterday, I finished the top for a Christmas Tree wall hanging. Since I work from a small dining room table and my ironing board (I live in an apartment), I took it to my quilt shop and the nice young lady said she would square it up for me so I can add my borders. Next I am making two Minecraft quilts for my grandchildren. I have many squares cut, my plan is made but I had to get more colors to complete the picture. Tomorrow I start the final cutting for the squares. It is going to be an engineering feat if I can make it work. How can you tell I am having fun here. Thanks for the inspiration and ideas for the foam core board. I have been using empty (and washed) large peanut jars for my threads of different sizes stacked on a shelf in my linen closet...and a plastic bin for my serger thread cones. I do love the foam core board trays...great idea...Thank you!
@lesliewagner2057
3 жыл бұрын
I have my mom's old tool similar to the one you used to perforate the foamboard. It's a pattern tracer. With the addition of a special blue-inked transfer paper, you could place your pattern on your fabric and trace the pattern lines without cutting completely through the original pattern paper. Nice to know the tool might have a new use.
@renitalove777
5 жыл бұрын
You are amazing! Thank you for sharing.🤗
@bethc8809
4 жыл бұрын
Freaking brilliant and affordable!!! Thank you!!!
@riverunner9978
4 жыл бұрын
Like a big ice cube tray! Nice idea!
@terriannswallow4948
5 жыл бұрын
Foam board?? 🤯 I guess now I’m making custom drawer inserts for all the drawers in my craft room. This’ll be great for sorting all those notions & tools!!
@robinmalek1345
5 жыл бұрын
Great job, now you can come to my house and work on my room! 🤣🤣🤣💞
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
5 жыл бұрын
Robin Malek after I sleep for a few hours 😊
@robinmalek1345
5 жыл бұрын
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts I can give you a few days.... You still have to come all the way to Florida!✈️✈️
@dianamay8600
2 жыл бұрын
Great idea. Thank you KAREN
@carolynadams1249
4 жыл бұрын
Love love love being organized
@loriar1027
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent ideas! Thank you!
@sueleigh1181
5 жыл бұрын
Ingenious!! Thank you!! Happy to discover you! New subscriber😊
@theresateed6401
Жыл бұрын
Hi Karen from Rosemount Minnesota. My name is Theresa Teed. I have been watching your videos a lot. I am a crafty person and love your ideas. I haven’t tried quilting yet but you are showing me the way. You hav given me a lot of ideas to organize and declutter my projects. To give some direction of what I do here we go; I sew, machine embroidery, make no-sew ornaments, crochet just to name a few. But you are helping me so great organizing tips. Thank you so much. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
@suzismith9681
3 жыл бұрын
💘 what you did with the thread. I'm onto it!
@Maria_O
5 жыл бұрын
I like your tips. And I really appreciate that they are ACTUALLY relatively inexpensive!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
5 жыл бұрын
Cheap Cheap 😎
@jeanettegrottick2560
4 жыл бұрын
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts I always say I'm not cheap I'm cost efficient! Loved your dollar store hack video btw. Some things I've done others I never thought of.
@lavellekirby4673
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, perfect. Great ideas.
@theresamcevoy9313
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your sewing storage hacks I love them, I have discovered a poundland one that you may wish to add. Is a pill tray, ideal for keeping your machine feet in, the black lettering can be removed with nail varnish remover 😉 Theresa (England)
@maggiemckenzie824
Жыл бұрын
This post may be 3 yrs old but it saved me. My small room is 1/2 office and 1/2 sewing room, (thank you Covid). No drawers just 4 each two drawer lateral files. This solution is perfect for the drawers that are not being used. Thank you for your organizational skills.
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
Жыл бұрын
Glad it helped! I still use it to take advantage of deep drawers and hidden storage spots. One of my favourite hacks
@lindafrye736
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tips you just gave me more space
@salinwa7105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I just got a used dresser, been trying everything i can think of to make it smell better and I’m about ready to start using it. Your trays and dividers are a Great idea! So thanks again! I have only used foam board for bolting fabric. I cut it 7.5” x 20” or longer if the fabric is big. Takes up way less space than the store size bolt things. For who ever is reading, if it helps, I use comic book boards for smaller yardage.
@deannagonzales2784
3 жыл бұрын
Love this idea thank you, I just losing my sewing room as a child moves back home. This idea will help me organise in a different area of my house so I will keep sewing even though I no longer have a room.
@cynforrest
5 жыл бұрын
Super duper grrrrreat ideas! Thanks
@cherylwinger5777
8 ай бұрын
Hi Karen I bought the same Murphy bed! I’ve been using the drawers for the bedding. I’m going to give this a try!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
8 ай бұрын
They are so deep…
@cs2178
5 жыл бұрын
Very impressive. Like how your mind works!
@brendabelcher3197
5 жыл бұрын
I too, have made foam core boxes for storage. I use straight pins with flat heads as "nails" for corners and bottoms as well as hot glue. This gives extra security to sides and bottoms. I dip the pins in white glue before insterting them. The pins also help the joints to stay together better while the box is under construction. I covered some boxes with $ store shelf lining and they look nice on my open shelves. I will have to get busy now on my drawers. FYI - there are some good videos on modeling with foam core that give great tips and techniques for constructions. Love your videos, and am looking forward to more!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I know that I have much to learn
@dimefever1006
5 жыл бұрын
Think I'll try your method on my sock drawer, it's madness in there! Thanks for sharing!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
5 жыл бұрын
Definitely will work in the underwear drawer too
@murielwilliams161
2 жыл бұрын
Just like you my sewingroom doubles as a guestroom. I painted my dressers white and they have very deep drawers so, lm going to try your inserts. Thanks for the video.
@carmenolivorosario7284
Жыл бұрын
So funny, I’m looking todo a craft room in my spare room
@czeidman8908
5 жыл бұрын
I love that in its own way- the colors of your foam core are very quilt-like. Also - you look fabulous!!
@bingealicious5387
5 жыл бұрын
C Zeidman yes!! i was admiring the lipstick color and the pink shirt!!! ❤️
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
5 жыл бұрын
😊 thank you
@karenraabis5296
5 жыл бұрын
This is something we all need to do! Nice, please do more on your his subject. So glad you have your sewing room back.
@carolyates4543
3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video. Learned something too.
@debraewing2859
3 жыл бұрын
Foam Board! Who would have thought?! So easy to cut to customizable sizes instead of trying to figure out how to use purchased organizers with sections that have nothing to do with the sizes of the things I'm storing! I think I've been waiting for this video since I first began sewing again 6 years ago! Thank you, Karen! I can't wait to get to The Dollar Store to buy some foam board! (P.S. I've been looking for one of those rotary dart markers for a few years now. I had one in Home Ec in high school. I can think of so many uses for one!)
@salliebeard1899
5 жыл бұрын
Great job 👍👏❣️🤗
@meldumas8868
5 жыл бұрын
It is such a good idea. Thank you very much. I love your videos.
@lynngallegos2727
5 жыл бұрын
Just found your site a few weeks ago and I really enjoy it. You have such a way of instructing and informing that makes my life easier and enjoyable.
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
5 жыл бұрын
Lynn Gallegos thank you...🍺 here’s to a better world
@sharonbirkemeier7502
4 жыл бұрын
Great idea for organizing my stuff. Thanks!
@sharonm9890
5 жыл бұрын
Fabulous! Thank you for sharing.
@carolinealexander4394
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Thank you!
@emilyragozzino
5 жыл бұрын
Great tips! Foam board is great! If you want something a bit sturdier than foam board though so it'll last a bit longer you can try corrugated plastic (or "corroplast" as it is often called) but it may just be easier to cut that with an exacto-knife.
@kimgreenwell3566
2 жыл бұрын
HI!! Great tips once again! I have a Murphy Bed Sewing room as well!! Best way to start organizing your space.
@vickijenkins1438
5 жыл бұрын
Great ideas Karen.
@quiltgram3056
5 жыл бұрын
I love how your mind works!!! And I love the fact that you come up with super practical ideas that are pocketbook friendly. I happen to have what used to be an old style cabinet that was sold as an kitchen island many years ago. Hubby got it for more kitchen storage space under a small bow window. It’s about the size of an old dresser. What I finally got my quilt room (last son moved out) and we no longer needed the ‘kitchen island’ cabinet, I had hubby put it on large rollers and add a good size piece of plywood to the top. This gives me a great cutting table on rollers so easy to move out for cutting and move back when finished. Have to keep the room neat. This ‘new’ cutting table has three shallow drawers on each side of the front with a double door cabinet below. I keep thread in 3 of the drawers and will definitely use this idea for separating the spools in each drawer. Currently use small baggies to at least keep them contained. Will also make foam dividers for the other quilt supplies in the other three drawers. I tried the silverware trays but they were too wide for the drawer by a little less than an inch so was left to using different sizes of little boxes. Helps but your creative use of the foam will definitely be a much better way to keep tools organized. And I bet I will be able to put more of your tips to work in the future. One tip I have found useful is this. I have a closet in this room with double doors. Yeah, but lost this nice feature when we moved to the smaller bedroom. I installed one of the shoe organizers inside each of the doors. My husband mounted them on the inside so I wouldn’t have to look at the metal over the door hanging method that they come with. He’s so good!! Each shoe holder has two rows of clear plastic cubbies large enough to fit a pair of shoes. So between the two doors I have lots of easy to see, easy to reach storage area. It is a great place to store jelly rolls, quilts projects that I have precut to bring to Adult Ed Open Sewing each week, a stack of 9 patch blocks that I make as I sew each quilt for future quilts, etc. It is so handy as it is always neat, I can see everything at a glance and best of all, these things are out in the open so not forgotten. And handy when needed. I use freezer paper often so I recently moved something else and put the freezer paper in a slot since it is so long. Just love your videos. Your presentations always make me feel that I would love to have you for my next door neighbor and that includes even if you didn’t quilt. I have a dog too that I love to go on walks with. Quilting from Maine. Heading to pick apples tomorrow.
@noroamingfees
5 жыл бұрын
I’ll always stick with you! You know evvvvvvvverything!!!!!
@JustGetitDoneQuilts
5 жыл бұрын
Mariam J 😊
@delinaquilter1418
5 жыл бұрын
What great ideas! I'll have to go looking for foam board....
@Coalgirl100
4 жыл бұрын
Your before room pictures look just like my sewing room. Thanks for all your videos, keep them coming and some day I will be organized. Now I have to start by finding my glue gun!
@jo-anne8111
5 жыл бұрын
Fab idea will be good for children's drawers too😊 thanks for sharing also a good tip for glue guns if you glue 2 glue sticks together you can keep going longer 😊😊
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