On the first day of Christmas, Sweetie (who I swear was dressed up as Santa at the time) gave to me:
A Way to Organize/Store my Fabric!
PVC pipe shelving system that is free-standing and holds various sizes of (large) plastic storage bins. This will save me from the "I don't want to move the stacked bins to get to the fabric/lining I need in the bin on the bottom, so I'll just go to the store and buy some more" thinking. (You don't think that way, do you? Someone must be more clear-headed than I am on this.)
Almost as sexy as when Nancy Reagan gave Ronald Reagan a manure spreader as a gift. Y'all just don't know how sexy a practical gift can be...
"We" couldn't wait to put together the shelving and see if all my bins fit!
Uh-oh...they didn't actually fit. Room for 12 bins, and I have at least... seven too many. (Hanging my head in shame)
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| Foreground: fabric bin overflow... |
However, later in the day, I came to a realization: my fabric fits in 9 bins; it's the UFO's that take up the remaining bins (and that includes t-shirts waiting to become t-shirt quilts).
Close-up of my "labeling" system: Sweetie found an adorable cartoon version of the Chinese/Japanese zodiac. Since there's twelve years in this zodiac cycle, this seemed like a way to label my twelve bins with whimsical animals (and who doesn't love a bit of whimsy in their practical everyday?)
So back to my dilemma:
19 bins total - 9 bins of fabric = 10 bins of UFO's???
Hmph! What to do? (Oh, I hear you in the back of the room. "Just finish some UFO's, woman." This is me giving you the stink eye.)
Oy. It's that time of year--I'm sputtering and planning my 2019--good to know where I stand with my robust and muscular stash (and equally massive collection of UFOs)
You are too funny. I think a lot of us can relate. Some of my best gifts have been practical ones too. I have far too many boxes of "Stuff" in my sewing room. I don't have nearly as many UFOs has you, but I have loads of "USOs" (unstarted objects). I did finish a few UFOs last year and only added one (not counting Splendid Sampler which is a WIP, not a UFO). Your labels are too cute. I need to label my boxes and tubs, as I spend so much time looking for things. One day........
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