Saturday, December 17, 2016

It may be Saturday by the calendar but it feels very much like a Sunday to me. Perhaps that’s because we are headed to the Coffee House at Cranberry Hall tonight. The coffee house is generally held on the last Sunday of the month but that falls on Christmas; it’s on a Saturday this month because there is something else booked into the hall on Sunday night. Ever since I woke up one morning, several years ago, and had no clue what day it was I keep closer tabs on the week.

I cleared another corner today. I feared that I wouldn’t be able to do any more cleaning (and clearing) until I rearranged some of the furniture. Rearranging the furniture is going to mean I have to clear off both surfaces which are buried several layers deep. So I was able to put that off for another day at least.

In my cleaning I managed to empty a couple of bins but they were refilled very quickly. I was able to get some of my fabric photographed and inventoried – that is what is sitting in the green and white bag. At some point I’ll inventory the drawers where these particular fabrics belong but that will probably take awhile.

I was able to combine a bin of yarn into a bag (that is the blue bag with the yellow strap) that already held yarn. I’d like to be able to store all my yarn in the room across the hall but, at this point, there is still way too much for that. The four big bins that are stacked hold my Christmas fabrics, my novelty fabrics, my neutrals, and my Community Quilts (that need to be finished). The smaller clear bins on top of that pile contain a new project. as well as my much-loved bin of reproduction fabrics; I have made two quilts from it and still have lots left. The other small pile between the yarn and the bins are my own projects that need to be quilted and my Guild block of the month project  (I’m 3 blocks behind on that one).

The bags in the corner between the wall and the dresser are just empty fabric bags that I use for carrying “things” to and from “places”. The bin under the bags contains crewel embroidery, cross stitch kits and other projects (some of them Mum’s) that haven’t been started; I didn’t take the time to actually sort through it.

Eventually I would like all my fabric stored in this particular corner and all my in-progress projects on the opposite side of the room. That can’t happen until I clear that opposite corner and/or finish up some of my in-progress projects.