To my friends that know me well, and even those that don't, sadly it is no secret that for whatever reason, I have really struggled to be organised over the last couple of years. I could say there are lots of reasons as to why this was, but at the end of the day, I just allowed myself to get very disorganised.
Finally though, I have started to get myself organised once again, slowly cleaning out, tidying and organising as I go. And it's such a good feeling.
The thing that had become the most disorganised was my sewing and craft stuff, which had all pretty much ended up in rather a jumble in my spare bedroom/sewing room. Finally I couldn't stand it anymore, and have started working through it all, bit by bit.
Although I still have a ways to go, for the first time in a long time - and being greatly encouraged by joining OPAM this year - I have got all my UFOs together, as well as some projects which I have 'kitted up' with patterns and fabrics, ready to be cut and sewn.
And here it all is, in bags and boxes and ready for me to get stuck in - sewing, crochet, knitting, the whole kit and kaboodle!
Some of them are small projects which will not take much to get them finished, while others are big, long term projects. There are a couple of 'leaders and enders' projects, and some scrap projects where I have just made a block here and there.
There are also some new projects for swaps and secret sewing for birthdays and Christmas that I need to do (a couple of which have been started), but at least I am becoming so much more organised and it doesn't feel so overwhelming, as it did for such a long time. In fact, I had got to the point really where it felt like an overwhelming burden and a huge weight on my shoulders, and I wasn't enjoying it.
Which is of course the point, isn't it - to actually
enjoy it and to get a great deal of pleasure and relaxation from doing it.
One of the larger projects is a quilt I started in Machine Applique classes I did about two years ago, and I have finally re-enrolled in that class to work on it and get it finished. I decided to go back to class to do it as I really enjoyed it and the teacher is excellent, I learn so much from her. The pattern for the quilt is one of her own designs, with both machine applique and machine quilting using a quilt-as-you-go method.
All in all, it feels so good to start having some organisation happening, and feeling like I can just pick up things and start working on them. It's a feeling I haven't had for awhile.....
