I have been cleaning and organizing my sewing rooms.I am letting go of items I know I will never do. Also I am tired of feeling guilty about unfinished projects. I am trying to enjoy each day and as I am sewing and quilting cherish the time I have instead of stressing about the finish line. :)

How timely this post is for me. I cleaned out my sewing room today and have boxes...yes, boxes of fabrics that are heading off to the local charity shop. There is no way I will ever be able to use all the fabrics that I have accumulated over the past few years so I’m donating the fabrics that I don’t absolutely love.

I am giving up on trying to have my quilts be perfect. I am going with the idea it is better to finish,then dwell on perfect.

I went through my quilt books and I'm letting go of at least 1/3 of them. It feels good to let go of something I'm not going to use. And, I know I really don't want to run out and buy more to fill up the space I cleaned out.

I helped my Mom clean out her fabric stash. 2 boxes gone. Some donated and some came to me. But the good side, we found many large pieces to use for backs. We both have several donation quilts that need backs. In January, I cleared out table runners and wall hangings that I was not using. Now, to finish those WIPs. I will go thru my patterns and quilt books this month. Good project.

I went thru my quilt magazines I have collected for YEARS! Some as for back as 1995. SAD! I bundled them up by the year..6 in a bundle and took them to Quilt Guild! The ladies loved it! Next month I may go thru my patterns since I never met a pattern I didn't like. Some I know I'll never make!

I’m giving away a bunch of quilting magazines. Some are going to my charity sewing group. A few will go to the chemo rooms where I go for treatment. A few months ago I was happy to find a donated quilting magazine in among lots of car magazines and hunting magazines.

I got rid of my knitting supplies, found out knitting is not for me. I donated to the local senior center.

I'm letting go of old fabric and kits that I no longer love.

I'm selling my long hoarded Heather Ross & Tula fabric on Etsy this month after keeping it in a bin for 10 years. It's lovely and someone should use it! I am happy to have some extra money and my customers have been happy to get hard to find fabric.

I will refold fabric after cutting out what I need. If there is not much left I will cut it up into small squares just to get it out of my stash.

Falling asleep in my lazy boy chair rather then boosting my mojo to sew I have to turn this around!

I’m going to quit buying fabric without a project for it. I have so much unused...

I stopped buying backing fabric after taking a free craftsy class on how to create a pieced backing with all leftover fabric...some of my friends said they turned out so good it looks like two quilts in one. It let's my creativity flow freely and sometimes I`m more excited about showing the back than the front. This has also reduced me adding back to my stash...try it, you`ll love it!

I stopped buying fabric. I have enough to last me a lifetime and have lost interest in quilting. Maybe after I retire I can get back into the sewing mode but for now I'm enjoying a knitting board I received for Christmas. It's actually a shame how much money we spend on our hobbies!

I am going to give up impulse buying of fabric.

I've already started selling off most of my stash earlier this month. I've spent more than I care to admit on fabric and notions that just wound up collecting dust. I do enjoy sewing but I got into thinking that I would be able to make money off it, but I got carried away with buying instead of making. I'll need to take my sewing machine in for a tune up, and after that I will only sew for me and buy fabric if I have a specific project I want to make.

I have my quilt tops and backing all done. I have the bags of batting. I haven't finished them. I hate basting. I am sending them off to be quilted and stop thinking I will get to them because I won't.

I am going to let go of what ever it takes to make space, empty space in my garage. I have office supplies left over from the last project I was on and just an accumulation of stuff that needs to go!

Getting rid of books and fabric that have been around too long - plan to give the fabric to a church that sews for youth and the books to a thrift store for someone to find and get excited about....

I bought plastic sleeves and 3 ring binders and have been organizing patterns I’ve printed off the internet or torn from magazines. I’ve even put my store bought patterns in the sleeves so I can flip through and see them easily. Now I need to organize them into different binders maybe titled Modern, or Small Scraps or Tips and Tricks ...

I think this is a great idea to actually detail what my intentions are as regard reducing stuff, I am currently working on finishing off almost complete crafty things, like quilted table toppers. Also I am working on dressmaking items from fabric I have for years. Some purchased some was stuff I was given. One rule I have set is to cut and complete one thing at a time till it's completely finished thus reducing the accumulation of UFO's. I feel it is such a waste of materials and time leaving things unfinished.

Our local quilt shop does a garage sale, so I have an ongoing pile I try to add to. It's time to start cleaning out my fabric again!

I gave a bin full of old fabrics that are not for a project to my mom. I cut them into 5 inch squares so she can make scrap quilts for charity and her great-grandkids. It's a win win for us both.

I am going to let go of the idea that I have to do every BOM that I see and the idea that the ones that I am doing have to be done the day they come out. I am running low on stash and high on unquilted tops that never seem to get completely finished.

I have a box of books ready for donation. Next I need to tackle rulers and maybe a few cutting dies that I don’t like. After that kits and fabric! Whew!

I, like many others, have so much fabric, Quilting “tools”, kits, patterns, magazines. This is the year...the year I condense and organize my quilt studio! I’ve been sorting fabric to use in the charity Quilts our church group makes. I’ve already given away excess supplies, rulers, patterns, magazines and fabric to others who don’t have the funds to purchase their own supplies and teaching them the skills to use them. It feels so rewarding to share with others!!

This month, I purged 7 kitchen trash bags stuffed full of non-quilt quality fabric from my early quilting days during a sewing room makeover I did last month. I donated them to the local church thrift shop. Getting rid of the clutter has certainly opened up my sewing space and is letting my creativity flow!

Each year, my quilt guild has a "garage sale" and each year I bring my "rejects" to them. This month, I donated some books and patterns.

Since my son has recently moved out, I now have three empty dressers in his old room. I've been reorganizing my stash and supplies into the now spare room. I have a few bins where I'm placing items I no longer want or need. I will sell those items at our guild "rummage sale". Someone will get to love those items again and I can earn a few dollars to help me get some pieced tops sent to a long arm quilter.