Closets 5 and 6--YIPPEE!

When I got to closets # 5 and 6 I was worried.  These hold my reproduction yardage, many project bags of ongoing or not-yet-started projects and fat quarters of all the colors.  Also, bolts of fabric often used for backs, and several bins with my solids from days long gone, when I was making Amish quilts ala Roberta Horton's Amish Adventure book.  There are several boxes of Oriental prints and one of African prints.  How would I ever get this closet cleaned up, purged and straightened up AND get everything back in there??

All of this is in preparation for my "Pretend I'm Moving Sale" August 28-September 4, open to my guild friends and their friends and the Madison guild, and any other crafty people I can think to invite.  I've written about this here, Closets 1 and 2 and here Closets 3 and 4.

Here is the AFTER:

Oh, my!  There is still room in there!  And I just need to add a few more labels and it's done.  Here is the BEFORE:

What I did:

I purged fabrics
I purged a few not-yet-started projects, never will be now.
I really purged the fat quarters and was thrilled I eliminated one entire large bin of those
I folded everything really neatly so it fits much better
I made labels for most everything

What I did not do:

The bolts on the top shelf--didn't touch those
Ditto the boxes of solids on the top shelf, still there
The boxes of Oriental Fabrics, did not disturb them either
Ditto the box of African fabric--someday I'll use those again.

Yesterday and today I had help:

Rhonda folded batiks like a champion and bagged and bagged and bagged them up.  Great job!

Sharon came today but I did not get her picture--she worked on the yardage culled from all the closets, folding the large pieces neatly, then she bagged and bagged and bagged up the smaller pieces.  She was a great help!

This will be a sale folks will talk about for a long time so I am counting on my friends to bring their friends and get really incredible deals. I'll share more photos when things get set up. Here is a teaser:

The spare bedroom is FULL of boxes filled to overflowing

For now, I am so happy to have the closets under control and I'm working on the clutter around the room,.  It's coming together and I'll be sewing again soon.

Let's Quilt!

Barbara