12/31/24 Pre-New Year Organizing

This time of year is a time that I organize my sewing area at my desk.  I am so much more productive on projects when it is organized.  Aren't we all?  My sewing machine/desk area is currently a MESS.

Bags, bins, unfolded pre-washed fabric.  

Items stuffed on shelves, overflowing green tote of "things the Elf on the Shelf does", more bags on top of things that need to be sorted... Books and magazines others have gifted to me are thrown up on that shelf after I take them to school with me.  It's embarrassing, but honestly I know where the things are.  LOL.

When I read Kathys' Post at Kathy's Quilts Slow Sunday Stitching it gave me an idea on the 12 x 12 Event by Kea Bee on YouTube.  Basically you start at noon 12/31 and work one hour on twelve different projects.  Some will start a new project, some people work on WIPS.  My goal is to very nicely ORGANIZE projects and have them ready on the shelf in their own totes/bins so that I can easily work on them when I want.  

It's very rainy and yucky outside.  It's in the 50's here in Ohio.  That means winter mud.  There will be no cleaning the chicken coop in the rain as planned.  I need to make it to the longarm room and get the big table cleared of all the things two friends have donated to me over the past month.  I'm excited to continue on the Bonnie Hunter Mystery (Old Town).

Here's what's next to my sewing machine.  Basket handles sewn, but waiting for the bottom of the basket to be made.  A Halloween 2.5" square project is in the back.  Oh these little things could just fall off the edge and go down between the wall and the cabinet.  Hot mess...

I do have a nice shelf I could better utilize.  Wish me luck on my 12/30 organizing.   We have end-of-year doctor appointments to get to today, bowling practice, errands galore.  When things get organized and packed they will go to the longarm room in the other house.  It's a hot mess too.  Let's see what I can get done.  Wish me luck.