Welcome to DAY 5 of our 12 Days of Christmas celebration!
For our 5th Day Of Christmas giveaway, we are doing a GIVEAWAY of one $100 Amazon Gift Card to one lucky winner. The gift card can be used towards any item available on the Amazon or Fabric.com websites. Woot, Woot!
Maybe you'll use your gift card to buy some things to get your sewing room organized! It is that time of year when cleaning things out and getting organized are top of mind. If you're interested in some ideas to get you going, be sure to check out Cinnamon's Sewing Room Tours and Organizing Videos! Your can see several of them on the SWC Youtube Channel and more in SWC+
Feeling Inspired? Check out the other organization videos too!
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We hope you enjoy our 12 Days Of Christmas Celebration. We are incredibly grateful for your ongoing support and wish you a happy holiday season, and a terrific new year!
Happy New Year!
Cinnamon & Pixie Faire Team
100 Comments
Karen L
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is organizing my patterns
Natalie
December 29, 2022
My biggest challenge Is organizing all of it
Gianna
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is Fabric and thread. I probably don’t need half of it but I can’t bring myself to get rid of it lol!!
Cathy L
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is too little space for all the fabric, notions, and patterns that I seem to hold onto.
Mary Hope Watters
December 29, 2022
My biggest organization challenge is putting all similar items in one place while working on both sewing doll clothes and quilts. It’s as if I feel that I need separate sewing rooms, tools snd fabric. Honestly, it’s driving me nuts!
Cheiry
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is knowing when to throw away a scrap and if I keep it, then how do I store it to find it when I may need it. Ha! Ha!
Leah
December 29, 2022
My biggest organization problem is keeping all of the small notions etc in separate but visible space s so I can see what I have.
Sherry
December 29, 2022
Finding the space to keep it organized
Deborah
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is shrinking space/downsizing… & truthfully, too many tools & fabric… too many varied interest areas…
L H
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is storing material.
Linda M.
December 29, 2022
My biggest challenge in my sewing room is unfinished projects. I might start a new project but then I get orders on Etsy and those projects get set aside. Thanks!
MAUREEN
December 29, 2022
My organizational challenge is me. I keep buying fabric and patterns, I have a serger and a sewing machine. I have gone vertical with some storage – like my threads, but it is still not enough.
Marcia Verzwyvelt
December 29, 2022
My biggest organizational challenge is putting things away after I have taken things out, changed my mind, took more things out and then could not remember what I was looking for in the first place.
Milica
December 29, 2022
My biggest organizational challenge is what to do with left over fabric after cutting the pattern. I hate throwing it away.
Nel
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organizational challenge is. One project at a time and sticking with a project until completely finished
Aviva
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is Storing fabric!
Ashley
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is keeping my fabric organized so I can always find what I need.
Bette
December 29, 2022
My biggest organizational challenge is fabric……..I have so much of it & not sure to organize by color, type & then color, or by type of fabric alone. Not enough space or room for it. Any suggestions???
Claudia
December 29, 2022
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Heather
December 29, 2022
My biggest organizational challenge is my fabric!
Michele
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing room challenge is keeping my fabric organized neatly. I currently store most of my fabric on comic boards on shelving. Things can get quite out of hand between projects!
Elizabeth
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is having a place in my home where I can create a sewing room!
shaun
December 29, 2022
My biggest organizational problem is keeping track of all the projects I have going. My sewing area is small and keeping track of supplies is sometimes a nightmare.
Jennifer
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is limited space. I tend to pick up fabric just because it’s cute or pretty and then never use it.
Colleen
December 29, 2022
keeping project items together
Martha
December 29, 2022
“My biggest sewing organization challenge is keeping my thread colors matched with bobbins."
Sara
December 29, 2022
My biggest organizational challenge is to stop sewing, put it all away, and get back to studying for my nursing degree
Carol
December 29, 2022
Finding all my supplies I have scattered throughout my spare bedroom.
Susan
December 29, 2022
My biggest challenge is attempting to put back the extra fabrics and supplies originally considered for the latest project. Also keeping non-sewing clutter from accumulating in my sewing room.
Kathy
December 29, 2022
My biggest organizational challenge is fabric storage. I use tiny bits for trim and large lengths for other projects.
Maurine
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organizational challenge is not buying more of a fabric than I need for the project. Consequently, I have an over abundance of fabric.
Anne R
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is too much of everything—fabric, patterns, pattern books, notions, kits, etc—and no dedicated space to store it.
Pam R
December 29, 2022
My biggest organizational challenge is learning to organize my patterns and fabrics in a limited space.
Kim C
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is pattern storage.
Nicole Sender
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing challenge is to organize all my threads and fabric so it will be easier to pick out fabric for my next project.
Wendy
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is taking too many classes and then I have lots of projects to finish, and remembering how to do them is the big challenge..
Elaine L
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is where do I put everything that I have.
Penelope
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is space
Ivetta
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is To keep my cat away from my projects in process
Jeanette
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is no room for anything
Marichu
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is space to store all my sewing items.
Meg
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing challenge is ME! I am not good about putting things away. I am a procrastinator so I end up making a mess when I need something quickly as I dig through the piles I haven’t cleaned up. My New Years goal is to sew mostly from my stash, finish up at least 5 UFO’s and finally clean up my spaces.
E. K.
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is… having the energy to do anything.
Patricia Anderson
December 29, 2022
My biggest organization challenge is my HUGE stash of material, now labeled in boxes, but having the time and energy to commit to sewing greater lengths of time without back pain. I am working on my sewing-craft room, frequently reorganizing the wonders collected there!
Jan Thomason
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is keeping like fabrics grouped together… fabric content/colorways
Cathy
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is______ Needing a way to organize my fabric and yarn
Laura
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is not having a sewing room and having to put things away in the middle of a project so the sunroom can be presentable.
Donna B
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is finding which fabric I want to use for a project. I organized it, but now I have to go through boxes trying to find what looks good together. Also, trying to keep dust off of everything!
Kate
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is not having a sewing room, and having a HUGE fabric stash. I am constantly trying to find the right spot in my home to store my fabric so it is accessible (and so I know what i actually have), plus having a place to sew that I don’t have to put everything away when I am not sewing.
Renae
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is keeping my drawers clean. I haven’t found the right system that works best for me.
Helena
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is storing the unfinished projects in order – some quilts need binding, some clothes need hand-stitching finishing, some items need buttons, etc. All unfinished projects are in a large bin, which is very inconvenient.
Kerry Wolf
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organizational challenge is. One project at a time and sticking with a project until completely finished
Rachel
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is keeping everything accessible. I don’t have a lot of space so some stuff has to be buried or piled on and it’s frustrating, lol
Joanna
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is finding time and a good system to store everything in a practical, useful way.
Jennifer
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is actually putting everything away when I’m done with a project instead of leaving another layer of fabrics and accessories around.
Kay
December 29, 2022
My biggest, sewing organization challenge is trying to find a place for all of my notions! I have been collecting them for years and years, so I have a lot! I don’t seem to have enough drawers to store everything, and I don’t like to get rid of anything that’s useful.
Abby Baxter
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing challenge is storing material.
Aide
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is not having a dedicated sewing room/area. I seem to spend more time taking everything out and putting them away again mid-project. I work from home so I have a dedicated desk that I use in the day time and turn into my craft desk at night. I also have a drafting table where I keep my sewing machine on and a TV dinner table where I keep my serger on, all of which are in my formal Livingroom.
roxanne
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is deciding what to keep and what to donate.
Lorraine MacLeod
December 29, 2022
I need a bigger room as I need all my stash and can’t part with much. OK, I’ll admit, I am a fabric hoarder.
Donnamarie Graves
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is keeping my craft/sewing/embroidery room organized!!!
Susan
December 29, 2022
Keeping my fabric organized! I already have too much; but I can’t seem to stop myself! And I always put a fabric together with a pattern (or a note of what Pattern I have in mind)—in the hopes that I will sew it…eventually.
Susan
December 29, 2022
Keeping my fabric organized! I already have too much; but I can’t seem to stop myself! And I always put a fabric together with a pattern (or a note of what Pattern I have in mind)—in the hopes that I will sew it…eventually.
Tamara
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organizational challenge is half-finished objects. I try to clean up between projects but sometimes I have to start something and it all starts getting disorganized
Meredith
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing room challenge is how to organize my threads. Should I do it by type general sewing: (cotton or polyester) serger (regular, wooly, 12wt & decorative) embroidery (polyester, rayon, cotton) and other decorative yarns & ribbons to couch on projects, or join them all by color.
Beth
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is deciding what to keep and what to donate.
Tina
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is not having a dedicated sewing area, so I keep wasting time packing out my sewing items and packing them away again mid-project.
Nancy
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organizational challenge is cutting and preparing the fabric. I have disabilities that include stamina when standing to pin and cut out.
Laura
December 29, 2022
My biggest organization problem is only having a 8×10 room to put EVERYTHING in!
Kelly
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is keeping my supplies put away so that I can easily find them when its time to sew.
Laurie Cressman
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is that I have too many sewing projects I want to do. I should not buy materials for another before I finish what I have started.
Elna R Rothenberger
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is finding space!
Dena M
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is not having enough space for everything and needing everything I have.
Marilyn
December 29, 2022
Finding a space that will help me organize my products to begin to sew.
Marilyn.
Juliann
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is keeping the fabric I’ve purchased organized. I start out very organized and after about 2 months I have to reorganize. Guess my biggest challenge is to stay out of the fabric stores!
Juliann
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is keeping track of the fabric I have purchased. I start out very organized and then after about two months I have to reorganize again. Guess the biggest challenge is to stay out of the fabric stores!!
Sandy
December 29, 2022
My biggest problem is space. I have a very small space for my sewing and find keeping it neat difficult.
Barbara
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is – my sewing room. I have a dedicated sewing room and it’s not a bad size, but I’ve got a lot of stuff. My sewing and interlock/coverlock machines sit in the middle of the floor facing each other. Everything else is around them. My husband built me some wonderful cabinets with sliding doors and another shelf unit for fabric. The cabinets cover one wall from floor to ceiling. I keep my 18" doll patterns in see-thru plastic containers labeled according to clothing type. My smaller doll patterns are in loose-leaf binders on the dresser below my fabric shelves. My sewing room is in “layers” and I use small floor dollies with plastic storage boxes stacked on top so that I can move them easily when I need to get behind them to reach other things. Fabric is stored wherever it will fit, and I don’t mind having to search through them to find something to use because it refreshes my memory as to what I have. Trims and laces are stored in the cabinets in canvas bins according to color. In short I’ve done the best I can with the room I have but the room always does look cluttered. Since I’m not prone to get rid of things I’ve learned to deal with it, but my granddaughter who was spending time with me the week before Christmas while I made her Christmas dress, went into my sewing room, looked around and made this observation. Nanna you really need a bigger room.
Mary
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organizational challenge is that I am a serial starter of projects, and often cannot find all of my materials when I want to r Sigh….esume a particular projects.
Linda Shultz
December 29, 2022
My biggest storage problem is having enough space in my room. My closet is filled to the max as is under my tables and in all my drawers.
Mary
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organizational challenge is that I am a serial starter of projects, and often cannot find all of my materials when I want to r Sigh….esume a particular projects.
Andrea
December 29, 2022
My biggest organizational challenge is keeping my sewing table clear so I have room to work.
Teryl Burrell
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is sorting my threads with matching bobbins. I always misplace the bobbins and then rewind new ones only to find the ones I misplaced.
Mendy
December 29, 2022
My biggest challenge is organizing my doll fabric. I find pieces of fabric that are perfect but they are small and I just haven’t figured a way to organzie that. Right now it is just in tubs.
Karen Blount
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is storage space.
Lezlie
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is cleaning the “toy room” when I need to lay out large projects to cut on the floor area.I have to store my large cutting mats when people are here… I have open front banker boxes on shelves floor to ceiling for my fabrics that are wrapped on cardboard, so that part is conquered. Thank you for your generous hearts !
Ellie Wright
December 29, 2022
My biggest challenge is the space to work and for storage.
Bonny
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organizational problem is where to keep my projects until I have time to complete them.
Cora
December 29, 2022
My biggest organizational challenge is finding a place for all my material. I am a retired educator who sewed for the theatre and saved many kinds and colors of fabric in sizes for dolls. I also received a new serger and another sewing machine as well as many garbage bags of materials from those whom I made free masks for my community. 2 of the mothers I gave masks to their families died and the daughters gave me their mother’s machines and material and thread. I finally got all that organized into 17 quart tubs that go from the top of a bunkbead to the ceiling and on an 8 ft table in my bedroom from the top of the table to the ceiling. and I still have boxes of satin in a warehouse as well as costume fur my daughter sent me and lots of leather and pleather for Indian beading and doll shoes.
Hollea
December 29, 2022
My biggest organizational challenge is storing fabric and patterns in a closet
Mary
December 29, 2022
My biggest challenge is dealing with not enough space
Sharon
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is currently organizing everything. I have put it off so long that everything is piled in an unorganized mess. I need to take the time to sort and put away, maybe even throw something away (but what if I need it later…)
Marti
December 29, 2022
my biggest challenge is space! My room is small and my collection of sewing stuff is huge!
Anne
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is lack of space and not knowing how to keep my scrap bits of fabric .
Sherry R.
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is a combination of too much stuff, not enough space and that I’d almost always rather be sewing than cleaning/organizing.
Feriba
December 29, 2022
My biggest challenge is putting my supplies away , my sewing area looks like bomb went off
JUDY
December 29, 2022
Starting too many things at once & then having a big mess everywhere!
Amy W
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is finding the right sized containers for my fabric and keeping my patterns organized after I print them/cut them/use them.
Clarissa
December 29, 2022
My biggest organizational challenge is getting started. It’s just dh and I, kids are grown and on their own, and there’s plenty of room for both of us to pursue our interests. There are only two closets, but dh has made plenty of shelving units. I think it’s just that I’d rather be crafting instead of organizing. Oh and there’s the trying to remember where I put things when I do organize them. Did I stick that piece of fabric by color, fiber content or how I intend to use it.
Anneoriginal
December 29, 2022
My biggest organizing challenge is Getting all the things for a project together in one place and keeping them that way.
Karen L
December 29, 2022
My biggest sewing organization challenge is organizing my patterns