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Cleaning is good for the soul

This weekend I have cleaned my sewing room all ready for the next project and when my sewing room is in order I feel my life is in some sort of order.

It always becomes a dumping ground and complete mess when Im focused on finishing a big project and I like to clean it up before I start the next one. There is always fabric, thread and other supplies to put away and now I have the added bonus of items my son has occupied himself with while I sew.... mainly he had pulled out all my quilting magazines from the bookshelf and taken all the pencils from my drawer and posted them into various containers around the room.

I also decided it was time to clean my sewing machine as I havn't done it for ages - WOW the amount of fluff that came from under the foot plate was amazing! (Sorry but that would only be of interest to other sewers)

But everything is back in its home (mostly) so I can get back to the fun stuff - SEWING!

I have a few things on my project list
- a new sword fighting jacket for Hubby completed Sept 2012
- a cot quilt for a friend having a baby later in the year completed Sept 2012
- quilts for two neices and one nephew
- some more clothes for my son's doll
- planning other quilts for some big events next year
- my son's dancing cat quillow, which OMG will probably become his 2nd birthday quilt as it is now only 6 months away!
Ahh, too many projects and not enough hours in the day (or evening after my son goes to sleep, in my case)!
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