My quilt guild is having their annual garage sale. I had a large pile of books, fabric, and patterns to donate. 12 of us spent four hours going through bags and piles of stuff people donated to tag and package and we are not done. It was amazing. Fabric people paid $10 and up a yard, piles of it that people did not want. There were three kits donated for king size quilts that probably were purchased for $100+ that were opened, a few pieces cut and sewn then put on a shelf. Scrapbookers, knitters, quilters and other crafters can relate I am sure.
I was ruthless going going through my craft stuff. I recently had surgery, the first time I had been under anesthesia. Before I went in, I was thinking, what is going to happen to all this stuff if I am the one who has a crazy reaction and dies? I am sure I could make ten king sized quilts with all the stuff I have. And I make complicated quilts so finishing them in my lifetime is questionable.
Anyway, it is so much more organized and I can find what I want! Hooray. Plus my group is using the money on various charity quilts. We make beautiful quilts that organizations raffle for cash, and they make a lot of money. Except they can’t call it a raffle because of some laws involving non profits. But nonetheless they raise a lot of money to help foster kids and families who are trying to lift themselves out of poverty. Nice to have some beautiful new things in your life.