On my list of things to do, is to rearrange the stuff on my “extra” shelves so all of the quilting overflow is on a single set of shelves. I didn’t think to take a “before” picture, but here’s a picture from July to give you an idea of what I was up against:
I’m not there yet, but I’m getting closer.
Fabric from my mom and a friend’s mom was found in some of the boxes — more than I remember having. (That’s a good thing). In fact, I did the quilt along using all floral fabric to use up some of my florals, only to end up with more floral fabric than I started with! Not because I went shopping, but because I opened a couple of boxes.
Now to the multiplying scraps.
In the first picture, the pile of fabric/scraps on the ironing board appears to be my orphan block box. I got it “under control” back in July. What you can’t see is the red basket on the shelf full of scraps and bits & pieces of leftover fabric dating back to 2011. I haven’t been keeping my scraps cut up.
Tuesday night I dumped the red basket into a laundry basket so I could root around and pull out the larger pieces and put them away. I tell you the scraps multiplied.
They filled up the laundry basket which is nearly twice as big. Then I turned around and spotted another laundry basket – this one with shirt scraps.
Clearly I have some work cut out for me. But when I get it done I’ll be ready to start accumulating scraps again in my newly labeled basket.
My scraps seem to have a population explosion behind my back as well! And I haven’t inherited any from anyone either!