Declutter and Organize Your Sewing Space

In this episode I interview Margaret Metcalfe, Oxfordshire Coordinator for Project Linus UK, about making quilts for children in distress – something that may appeal to those who want to use up their stash! Music credit: “Cheery Monday” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This episode walks you through the basic steps of decluttering, including bringing all your items together, grouping them by type, setting up your logistics, getting your no-longer needed items out the door, and organizing the rest! Music credit: “Cheery Monday” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Nadia interviews Kate Ng of Time to Sew (http://timetosew.uk) and Pilar Barcelo of Pilar Bear (http://www.pilarbear.com), both advocates for sustainable sewing and fashion. Topics include the #makeyourstash Instagram challenge they co-hosted, sustainability in sewing and fashion, and of course, how they declutter and organize their sewing spaces. Kate and Pilar also give us a heads-up […]

Physical clutter isn’t the only thing that prevents us from sewing. Sometimes we have an overwhelming amount of stuff scheduled into our calendars and we just can’t find the time for our sewing projects. But by developing a few useful habits – and by acknowledging the value of your creative time – you can start […]

In this episode I interview Judith Dahmen of the blog Needles and Lemons (http://needlesandlemons.com). Judith is a modern quilter, a knitter, and a fine art photographer. In the interview Judith talks about her natural inclination for keeping her space clutter-free and shares how she organizes her workspace. Music credit: “Cheery Monday” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed […]

Nadia interviews Melissa Fehr of FehrTrade (http://fehrtrade.com), author of ‘Sew Your Own Activewear’ (https://amzn.to/2Kryjv7), and Craftsy course host (https://www.craftsy.com/sewing/classes/serging-activewear/546883). Melissa talks about her unique sewing space on a barge on the River Thames, reveals how she keeps her workspace clutter-free, and shares her amazing tips for organizing a very small sewing space (hint: think vertically!). […]

The Project Master List is a simple but effective way to keep all your projects sorted, rate them by excitement level, and prioritize your top five current projects. A downloadable, printable worksheet is available from https://clearthedecks.co.uk/resources. Music credit: “Cheery Monday” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Nadia talks with Suzie Blackman of It’s a Stitch Up (http://itsastitchup.co.uk) about how she keeps her knitting and sewing spaces decluttered and organized, how she organizes her business selling ethical hand-dyed yarn, and how decluttering has helped her clarify what kinds of projects she really loves to do. Music credit: “Cheery Monday” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) […]

Nadia answers listeners’ questions about the seven mindset issues – including how to dispose of fabrics in environmentally friendly ways; ways to sell items that are no longer needed; how to stop thinking ‘it might be useful for something’; and how to declutter when family members are opposed to letting items go. Music credit: “Cheery […]

Don’t let disorganized thinking cause clutter in your sewing space! Disorganized thinking can result in sewing materials and tools being stored all over your house, and can prevent you from completing projects when you haven’t realized you’re missing some of the items that you need. Disorganized thinking might also lead you to resist tidying things […]