SSF Post # 6 : WIP Storage by Meghan

Hi all, today we have another wonderful blogger, Meghan who is really organized with her WIP storage... I have yet to take my organization beyond my fabric, notion storage and my mailing system... But here's a little inspiration for all those who would like!

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Hello everyone!  My name is Meghan and you can find me over at http://blissfulcrafting.blogspot.com/.  I started quilting at the beginning of 2010 when my husband left on yet another deployment with the Army.  I wanted something that would help me de-stress.  HA!  It was not that way at first with quilting, but it became more therapeutic as time went on and now I am hooked!  Often times my projects are far from blissful, and being a military wife keeps my life, for lack of a better word, chaotic-- so I love that I have a peaceful, and sometimes orderly room that I use for crafting and relaxing.  Here is a little glimpse into my sewing space:

I feel rather smitten to be honored enough to show off my uber SIMPLE system for keeping all my quilting works in progress organized.  My crafting things are currently sharing the guest bedroom.  This is actually proving to work out really nicely because the furniture has a lot of storage for different fabrics, notions, and supplies, and the closet is solely devoted to housing different crafting supplies! 

 The table you see to the left was actually a 30 dollar Wal-Mart table that folds down and is stored behind the bookcase when guest come to stay.  It functions as both my sewing table/cutting area.  Another very important fixture in my sewing room is my VERY inquisitive and devoted helper Oscar, the cat.  I am pretty sure he thinks that he keeps things afloat and all my projects on time! He also is quite the fabric connoisseur, and sewing machine lover he makes sure he is near when I sew often times trying to get in my lap.  To keep my helper away from the quilts that I am working on I had to find a way to store them in the closet away from him.  

For the most part everything that I am working on will be given a hanger.  Each hanger will house the fabric, strips that have already been cut, and rows that have already been sewed.  I also rely heavily on small bags that go on the top part of the hangers that hold all of my small pieces that have already been cut.  The manila folder you see is where my bee block things are held.  The envelope is already addressed for mailing and holds all the fabrics/instructions/scraps/and the block.  I was petrified that somehow or another all of the bee block supplies would get lost. 

For works that are already too big, or that I am in the process of quilting are housed on the hanging quilt rack in the room. 

This helps to keep them well ironed after they have been ironed and easily accessible to the sewing machine.  The last aspect to my system is my pseudo design space. 

Here I can lay out a small area of blocks; I normally number them and then will put them in a bag, on the hanger once the layout has been finalized.  It is hard sometimes with my helper to lay out blocks on the floor, and the floor space in the room is not that large so this works out nicely especially for smaller projects.  Thanks again Shruti for letting me show my sewing space!  Happy Friday all!