A time to tear down

I suspect you are getting tired of me saying I still cannot see any links, including AEDM, and that I cannot leave comments on any blog with embedded text.  If you aren't sure what "embedded" is, simply scroll to the end of this post and see what it means and how to change your comments.    I'm tired of saying it, too, but I intend to leave this message on every blog post until Blogger does something about this problem, which seems to have affected other bloggers, as well.  

Now that all my holiday guests have gone and all the clean laundry (sheets) has been put away, it was time to turn my thoughts to getting rid of this embarrassing site before Christmas.  I like to believe I'm an organized person, but I have never had a handle on my growing fabric collection.  I apologize for these photos, but it's dark in my basement hallway where the fabric is now kept.  Even with all the lights on, it is difficult to see all this fabric, which I originally kept in my main floor craft room where my sewing machine is.  Of course, that was before there was so much of it, much of which are old clothes or bed sheets I've torn up for dyeing.  Originally, all my fabric was kept in that one bulging banker's box you see on the left.

  Here's a different view of the mess I've created for myself, and a

photo I took from the same spot using the flash.  I decided it was time to put my organizing skills to work and actually organize this fabric.  But, since I don't have any clear plastic containers, nor the money to buy any, how could I organize all this fabric?

The first step is to stage, then sort.

It was only logical to turn my basement cutting table into a staging area.

Since I'm color driven, I chose to sort into colors.  Yes, I really do know how to spell turquoise.  Beyond the table is the desk set up to pick up the overflow of white, along with hand dyed and hand painted fabric.

It's a lousy photo, but you should be able to tell I have enough room to navigate around the entire table.  I didn't think leaving the cutting mat on the table would hurt anything, and it was easier than trying to find a place to store it while I sorted.

This is the contents of that banker's box you saw in the first photo.

With just one box sorted, I could tell this was going to be a major undertaking.  You can see the area the box took up above the beige/brown sign.  Right now, I must deal with all the fabric, then determine the best way to store it.  This is just the beginning of this tale, I fear.


Today is day 29 of AEDM.  Just two more days. We're almost there!! And again, I apologize that I can't see the links or link to AEDM.  It is truly frustrating.