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I'm going to take some classes in the fall and thought it would be a good idea to have A Place to Work that was somewhat organized and had a visible surface or two to support school-related activities. Since it was more than time to unpack from the Crow class I thought I'd start by organizing my fabrics. In Creating Your Perfect Quilting Space, the author (Lois L. Hallock) suggests using a folding tool so all your yardage is in similar-size bundles and can stack neatly. She also says that you don't know how much and what kind of storage you need until you know what you have, so I stopped looking at catalogs of lovely shelving units and decided to go with what's here. What's here is a royal mess:
Even the cat is afraid to go in there.

But one must persevere, despite the skeptics.
The folding tool revealed that five across is a workable plan.

By the end of Saturday evening. I'd achieved this:

And by the end of Sunday, this:

Describing one client's do-over, Hallock says that the client and her friends spent 200 hours folding fabric. I believe it. Beau remains skeptical.

^I don't think this is his "Darling, I just love what you've done with this room" face. But it's a beginning -- the room, not the face -- and I'm encouraged.