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I have to tell you that revealing my stash is a little like showing people my underwear drawer...all of it, even the ratty stuff.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Can you be too Organized? Not if you are ME!
I have to tell you that revealing my stash is a little like showing people my underwear drawer...all of it, even the ratty stuff.
243 comments:
Ditto! I am going straight to my stash to re-organize.ReplyDelete
You have shown me HEAVEN! I am in awe and so jealous. I love your system and could just come camp out. Do you do PJ parties?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2010 at 3:37 AM
Love you organization! Everything is so nice and neat. I can see how easy it would be to sort out fabrics for each project. You did a great job. Thank you for showing us how you did it all. Bonnie in Tx.ReplyDelete
OMG! My husband said: lucky you that your space is limited. Otherwise you would have a collection the same size as her.(read: lucky him!).ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for sharing! My stash is not anywhere as large as yours but I am as crazy about organisation as you! I can't imagine trying to work with piles of fabric etc. everywhere. Of course we all get in a bit of a mess sometimes, but I love to be organised! Love your boxes with handles, wish I could get some over here in Australia!ReplyDelete
Hi Teresa, you must be the happiest most fulfilled quilter in this world.You should never ever have to go looking any further than your own personal shop. I am in AWE.ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your HEAVEN with us all.. Madame Samm
Teresa you will go down in the quilting Hall of Fame. In fact I think you LIVE in the quilting Hall of Fame!!!!! Thankyou so much for explaining your system in such clear detail. While I know I will never be able to emulate you as I don't have that space, I do think there is a little bit of your organisation that I will be able to put into my own wee space. You are a treasure. CiaoReplyDelete
Wow, this is the most amazing stash ever. Just love it!ReplyDelete
Wow, sooo much fabrics!! You could open a quilt shop :o)ReplyDelete
now that's what you call a STASH!!ReplyDelete
Just amazing!Don't be ashamed of being organized, it works well for you and many others.ReplyDelete
I want to come and play at your house.ReplyDelete
I am almost speachless! I hope you have stock in plastics! I pretty much follow your way however I don't know why it never occured to me to put the index card on the inside! Removing those labels is a pain. I'm looking forward to your book and tools storage blog.ReplyDelete
Suppose you can quilt on without going to the shop another 100 years or so!!ReplyDelete
Amazing stash! Such nice containers! You are my idol!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness! And I thought I was organised, well done! that is a very admirable stash, I don't think I have ever seen a stash so big and full of so many pretty fabrics, I am definately in awe :) I think it would be like having your own quilt shop! Thankyou for sharing Teresa, I am definately inspired by both your stash and your organisation :)ReplyDelete
Organized stash there is no doubt about it. You possibly have enough for at least a couple hundred quilters who could quilt every day and still have enough material for years and years to come.When they say the most stash wins, I bet that statement was made for you personally.YOU win.ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your HEAVEN.
If I had a stash like yours, I would never see daylight! I can't wait to get my husband to the computer to see this one - awesome. He is always rolling his eyes at my mess.ReplyDelete
haha love your quilt cave! What I wouldnt give to go shopping among your stash :) thanks for the great stash and especially folding explanation!ReplyDelete
Aaaaaaaaaaaaah !!!ReplyDelete
Amazing! I want to come over and sew with you. Half of my studio is in an unfinished basement. I love it down there.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing.
I am totally amazed at your level of organization... well done! I like to think that I'm fairly well in control of what I have in the stash; but, by comparison, I feel lost and out of control. I am going to remember this post for a long time. You've become my newest inspiration!ReplyDelete
WOW!!!! Your stash wall just takes my breath away..... I'd love for my stash to be as well organized (even if it's not as large) but then I'd have no time to quilt! Now if they ever allow cloning of humans.....ReplyDelete
Amazing! Do you hire out?ReplyDelete
It would make me happy to live in this cave! To be able to see this fabulous fabric collection so beautifully organized everyday ...surely that is heaven!ReplyDelete
OH. MY. GOSH. THIS IS AWESOME!ReplyDelete
Wow!!! I can't beleive the size of your stash, and how organized it is! I'm jealous. :) Thanks for sharing it with us.ReplyDelete
I get told I have too much fabric. I should organize it like you do, so he can see how little I really have. Organization is an ongoing battle for me, and right now I need more storage containers. Believe it or not the small pieces take up the most room because you can't fold them neatly, and they are fluffy, unless they are smashed way down. I was blown away with your fabric collection, and even more blown away with how organized you were and how much you had it under control. Your area looked like a big quilting warehouse rather then in a private collection. Thank You for being an inspiration to us all!ReplyDelete
I used to be so organized with my quilting fabric, I don't know what happened!
Sorry for the blabber, my mind is just as cluttered these days.
You are the Organization Goddess - when can you come organize my stash? LOLReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing all the great ideas!
I bow down to the Queen . . . . .ReplyDelete
If you want to sell your bin or Funky Monkey fabric let me know! I am glad you shared your stash and how you store it. I do hand applique and keep smaller pieces.ReplyDelete
Isn't it nice to have a place to work that is yours. I have a quilting room but my fabric stash has gotten so large I can not keep it all in the room. I am tempted to go in my basement as you have done. Then I could have everything together. It think it is really interesting that I store many items the same way you do. I think I got the idea from my dad who taught me to take care of my tools.
I feel compelled to comment - because this post (and your organized stash) is definitely comment worthy -- I just don't know what to say! I think Lisa, the first commenter, pretty much summed it up for me. WOW!!!!! :)ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for sharing! I love seeing everything in my house in its place, it just provides calmness. It's always a help to see how others have organized their areas and ways to do it better. Out of curiosity, though, is the rest of your house as organized, too?ReplyDelete
When I grow up, I want to have an organized stash--just like yours! It's really impressive and looks easy to use. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
WOW!!! You are so organized! And what a stash... Mine is not anywhere near as big, but I wish it was half as well organized as yours is... Hmmm I need to do something about it immediatly. Thanks for some great inspiration!ReplyDelete
Incredible stash! You could earn extra fabric cash by giving tours!! Thank you for sharing, Teresa.ReplyDelete
Wow, wow, and wow again! Thank you so much for sharing your organization. I'll never be as organized as you, but you've provided such inspiration and some great ideas! I sew in the basement, but in the finished part. However, I do have small parts of my stash in the unfinished part. Now I'll know how I can organize the part of my stash I don't use regularly. Thank you!!!ReplyDelete
WOW what a stash. Wish I had just a 1/10 of what you have.ReplyDelete
Some wonderful ideas...once I get over being intimidated!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for sharing your system, I LOVE it! and am inspired to get started organizing mine. Your method makes sense to me and is very visual which is how I am "wired" tooReplyDelete
Fabulous organization! I've nowhere near your fabric collection, but think yours is great. I've always been frustrated by my brights mixed with regular colors, but DUH it never occurred to me to separate them! And although those stacks of fabric you see in rooms look so pretty, one thing no one mentions is that when you keep fabric around for decades (like you & I have) it fades as it's exposed to light. Thanks for sharing your great storage ideas!ReplyDelete
OH, MY GOODNESS! Can you do mine?ReplyDelete
If you could see me, you would see that you are getting a standing ovation! Bravo!!!! Excellent system. Hurry hurry with the post on your books and patterns. I need help!ReplyDelete
Absolutely inspiring! I have to join the others in saying that your sewing area looks like Quilter's Heaven! For me that's not just because you have so much fabric, but because it's so well organized.ReplyDelete
One of the great things about being super organized like this is not only that you can find what you want when you want it (which really streamlines your work process), but that you know what you have. That prevents running out to buy something you need which you think you might have somewhere in your mess but which you know you haven't a ghost of a chance of finding in time to finish your project. So having an organized stash is actually thrifty -- which gives you more money to go out and buy fabric with!
Amazing stash, Amazing organisation - WOW! Heaven in a basement :0) thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
What can I say? Amazing!ReplyDelete
amazing, just amazing. Lots of odeas for us to snag, thanks for sharing so many details.ReplyDelete
My question: In your Quilt Cave, what do you use for lighting? Can you speak to that when you tell us about your patterns, books and IDEAS?
Wow!!! I wish I had 1/10 of what you have. I need to start buying more fabric and stashing it away.ReplyDelete
I am so impressed with your organizational skills! I cannot even imagine how long it took you to get everything to that state of perfectly organized yummy-ness.ReplyDelete
Wow, I think I just found someone who has more fabric than I do. Mine is semi-organized but on 2 levels of the house.ReplyDelete
What an incredible organizational system you have. Now I have container envy! I am soooo impressed.ReplyDelete
Wowzers~you are definitely organized!ReplyDelete
You'd almost have to be with that amount of stash. If you need someone in your will to give it all to after life, let me know ;) lol.
I cannot imagine having the $ to purchase all that. good for you!
So, so cool! It must be wonderful to work in such an organized space! It all looks beautiful!!ReplyDelete
WOW...I would love to be that organized! Your quilting area looks great!ReplyDelete
Thank yoy sharing your wonderful stash again. I am in awe like most everyone else. I love it!!ReplyDelete
Theresaaaaaaaa...... I need your number!! If you've collected that long, I'm sure you have something I've been looking for - hahahaa!! I soooo understand the water thing,not personally, but know someone else you has had it several times. My Grandma used to call her paint room - her cave! Awesome - not sure if I could keep it up. thanks for sharing!!ReplyDelete
Yes, I'm impressed!! Thanks for sharing!!ReplyDelete
Lucky You!ReplyDelete
Could I come sew at YOUR house? I'd say that's the record for organization! I'd love it if mine were that way!ReplyDelete
Incredibly breath-taking organisation skills!!! Please come to my home - I'm in Tokyo, Japan! Then you can stay till the Tokyo Quilt Fest too !ReplyDelete
OMG! you have so much stash :) you never have to go shopping again-so many things to choose from. You better put a good lock on that door girlfriend or your quilt buddies will be in there shopping! you are so organized - I'm in awe.ReplyDelete
Wow! You have a lot of fabric! And other stuff too. And you are super organized! I think you should invite us all over for a sewing party at your house!!!ReplyDelete
I'm just thinking about all of the hundreds of quilts you can make from all of that stash! I bet your quilts are gorgeous. You really have a great color sense. I could never figure out what fabrics to organize together. I would have 927 bins with one piece of fabric in each bin because I never know what goes with what. I can't even put all of the greens together, because some greens have blue and then do they go with the greens or the blues? Or if they have a cat, are they greens, blues or cats? So, I give up and just put everything together on the shelf. I'm so glad we are all different!ReplyDelete
Incredible and inspiring! I've been trying to come up with a better way of organizing my fabric stash. You've given me some great ideas. And you've made feel a little better because even though I have more fabric than anyone needs, I don't have as much as you! :) Thanks!ReplyDelete
How often do you re-organize. If you've been making a top, and you have say, strips or scraps left over....do you put them away that night, or leave them till the project is done, or till you start the next one....with so much organizing, how do you find time to sew?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2010 at 8:55 PM
As a quilters husband, might I respectfully submit that an increased intake of alcohol might help?ReplyDelete
I believe that you have the most organized stash I have ever seen!! It's awesome. I've been collecting fabric since the 70's and I thought I had a lot but you have got me beat. My storage is a mix of shelves and plastic boxes. It's still a "work in progress" as we moved in four years ago and I still have at least ten large blanket boxes of fabric that need to be sorted and brought up to my sewing room. Awesome job of organizing!!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for sharing your (underwear drawer) fabric collection and very personal creative space. I am inspired to organize & fold fabric! I would love to see a little show-n-tell on all the wonderful things you have created in your little Garden of Eden.ReplyDelete
Teresa, Your storage is fantastic! Love how detailed it is with the repro and the not-repro sorted, that totally makes sense. Here's my question: what is your quilting style? For instance, do you see a pattern, decide you want to make it pinks and purples and so go get your pinks bin and purples bin and then "shop" from your collection? How do you USE your storage when making a quilt or sewn project?ReplyDelete
Teresa, you are my hero! This is sooo wonderfully organized! I am an organizer as well and if I had as much stash as you, my dream would be to make it look like yours! You have made a great system for yourself and any fabric lover should be jealous. Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
I never saw a stash like this before. I live in a cottage in Ireland, so no way could this happen. I have to buy fabric as I do projects. I am totally envious.ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining my blog!
I only have ONE suggestion. You need to come visit North Dakota! Wouldn't you like to visit???? lolReplyDelete
You have done a GREAT job of organizing!
My partner and I love watching scary movies....and we have a list of places which we just wouldn't visit....cabins on lakes, attics, basements.....until I saw your basement....Now I want to live there!!!ReplyDelete
WOW WOW and WOW. All your stash and the thing I saw is you wash all your mateeial is this before you put it away or when you use it. WOW WOW WOW WOW can't say more.ReplyDelete
Can I come shopping in your stash? I'm sure I'd find alot of wonderful goodies! Love all your bins..your our quilting hero!ReplyDelete
My friend think I'm organized, but you have me beat hands down -- so I sent them the link to this posting. I suspect you'll get lots of requests to help organize stashs.ReplyDelete
You win! After I picked my jaw up off the floor I ran to my hubby and said, "NEVER EVER again say anything about my stash!"ReplyDelete
Holy Cow, girl! I showed my husband your stash and room... so he doesn't EVER AGAIN complain about my tiny stash!! LOL WOW! I thought I was the most anal person alive...NOT!! PollyReplyDelete
ONE QUESTION?? Are you that organized everywhere else? If so, I would love for you to teach us "clutter bugs' how you do it?? I WANT to be organized but can never get it together. It has to be a natural gift and I don't have it. Boo Hoo!! Oh how I'd love to have you come to my house and help me!! You have inspired me and I'm becoming an instant follower! PLEASE come visit me at www.grandmamasstories.blogspot.com and give me some advice.ReplyDelete
Gmama Jane
I think your organization is terrific. i have some boxes to organize by color but not quite so well. You have inspired me to get a little more detail in my organization. It will make it easier to find what i am looking for.ReplyDelete
OMG, your buddies think you're too organised?? Do they have a stash the size of yours? I think you should take a bow (curtsey) for stash organization management as I'd have a coronary if I had all those to sort and keep track of! Lol, I think DH would have a double coronary - if that's possible :).ReplyDelete
- Mary FrancesOctober 24, 2010 at 8:36 PM
I am a professional organizer and quilter and applaude you on both your collection and organization of it. You obviously have more "play" space, more "play" money and more "play" time than most of us but we can always hope! I am curious if the fabric from the 1980's you have collected are still in good condition? I know some quilters do not like storage in plastic.ReplyDelete
This is FANTASTIC. I want a room just like yours! I have only been quilting for a little over a year. I like to have several projects going at once, which I see in many blogs is the 'norm'. Anyway, how do you keep each project organized. I find that I am constantly moving stacks of one project to another side of the room. It drives me crazy. Especialy if one project is in the cutting stage. Then rulers are thrown into the mix. UGH. Although, seeing those blue and green plastic baskets gives me a possible solution! Thanks for sharing! P.S. why do some say storing fabric in plastic is bad? I store mine in plastic bins also. (but I only have 6 bins). lol.ReplyDelete
I was drooling the whole time I was reading your post! I'm going to have to show your stash to my daughter. She thinks I have too much material. Your stash makes mine very sickly looking in comparison!ReplyDelete
I like to organize my stash to.It gives me ideas and lets me feel in control. I love your stash and your organization!ReplyDelete
... LOL .... I'm speechless! :o)ReplyDelete
I think I'm like you..I love to organize everything,I can't live in a chaos..ReplyDelete
But my wall is a "little" smaller than yours..;-)Happy Quilting!
That's not a stash, that's a QUILT SHOP! LOL! I would be totally overwhelmed having to be responsible for that much fabric. At least I know where to come if I can't find a certain fabric!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Holy CR@P - I never would have believed it if you had not shown it...ReplyDelete
It´s Fantastic! .ReplyDelete
Thank´s for showing us your stash organization I´m impressed.
That is just amazing! Wish my stash was that organized, just long enough for me to plan some new projects.ReplyDelete
oh my thats all i can say...come organize mine:>ReplyDelete
I am totally inspired by your organization, Teresa. Thank you for all the photos. If each photo is worth a thousand words, then you have just given us a book's worth of inspiration!ReplyDelete
Love your idea for storing fabbies on their sides. I use the same kind of totes, but usually what I want is on the bottom!ReplyDelete
You win! This is the BEST organized stash and quilt area ever! What I love is that you are right, you can go in and know just where to get what you need. It is inspirational heaven and would make any quilter want to start a new quilt every single day.ReplyDelete
Bonus: All your tips are as practical as they are drool worthy! Bravo!
Thank you for sharing your quilting heaven with us all. It is lovely, orderly and inspirational. What a pleasant place to sew and create! It is always fun to see how creatively people live. You describe your area as a "quilting cave". Mine is a "quilting treehouse" because I took over the bedroom our 2 oldest sons shared and there is a lovely, large tree right outside the window. I thoroughly enjoy observing the leaves during all the seasons and seeing the birds and squirrels enjoying their tree all year long. Congratulations on such a successful result for all of your organizing work.ReplyDelete
Can I come over please?! I would walk in that room and probably hear a choir of Angels in my head singing HAAAAALLLELUUUJAHHHHHH!!!!ReplyDelete
Wow Teresa, I think you are the winner for the most fabric. I don't think I have ever seen a stash so big. I love the way you are so organized and the way you label the boxes. thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
I'm in total awe!! Thanks so much for showing us your stash storeage in such brilliant detail. I thought I was organised, but you take it to a whole new level. But the main thing is that it works for you and you can find what you want when you want it. Brilliant :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 28, 2010 at 5:50 PM
I wish I could be so organized. Great stash. I'm going to borrow some of your ideas. Nancy
I am soooooo jealous! Never mind the underground, never mind the unfinished walls, spiders etc. Who needs finishing when you have heaven under your fingertips?ReplyDelete
You truly deserve some kind of medal or award for having the most magnificent stash of them all! I enjoyed reading about your organizational process. I am sure it is absolutely necessary as well, with a stash this size. You would never be able to find anything without such a detailed method.ReplyDelete
Thanks again, and Happy New Year!
- Judy P.December 31, 2010 at 2:32 PM
I too have an enormous stash which I keep in large plastic containers. But lately I have been thinking of thinning it out. I just feel like it is so big I don't know what I have any more. When I go through one of my bins I realize how much wonderful fabric I have, but increasingly there is too much "what was I thinking" stuff blocking it. And the bins are frankly too heavy to easily move around. You have given me much to think about. Happy New Year from my basement to yours.ReplyDelete
You have it under control girl! Thanks for the storage inpsiration! Happy New year!ReplyDelete
That is just amazing! You have the best organizational skills!ReplyDelete
Girl... you make me laugh, as I look in the mirror to my stash! Let's do something each day to conquer our obsession.ReplyDelete
Something radical such as: USE IT. Truly. Seeing your stash makes me look more honestly at mine. And I have committed to use mine. Poof: I bless you with the same energy and focus to use yours as you have had in the gathering of it. So many lives will be blessed.
What a treat to come across your blog. I am a beginner quilter and love organization. I feel like I just took Stash 101! It was awesome! I will bookmark this post and refer back to it many times. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
I'll be looking forward to hearing how you organize books and patterns in the future. I'm already snatching up books right and left. :)
Happy Quilting!
Awesome. I am a Professional Organizer/Efficiency Specialist (and a quilter) so sometimes I get to organize a fellow quilter's fabrics and sewing room. I do it pretty much the same as you have done yours, except I don't believe I have seen so MUCH at a person's home. Your collection rivals most stores in my area. Nicely done.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 17, 2011 at 1:18 PM
I don't know if you have ever used the blue masking tape for your labels, but that is what I do. (There are many different types, i.e., those that will stick for varying amounts of time, but I usually use the one that has the shortest life span. However, this tape has stayed on my plastic boxes until I pull it off.) I put it on more than one side and mark it with a sharpie or permapaque. This way, if I change the contents, I just pull off the old label/masking tape and replace with a new one. So far, I have not had any problems with sticky residue. I use larger containers and any type of index card will drown.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Wow! That's not a stash it's a MEGA-STASH! I had to lift my jaw off the desk when I saw it! I LOVE your organization & it all makes so much sense! I've still got the big bins & a tall hamper for scraps, but I know the day is coming when something else has to be done! How I envy your space -- We don't have basements here, so I've got a small bedroom fitted with custom cabinets, but would love space to have a cutting table.... Dream on! Thanks for showing us it can be done!! ~ Karen in NMReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:13 PM
Perfectly done -- sent it to my Husband and his comment was (we live in Florida) thank goodness we don't have a basement :) Terry at UltraorgReplyDelete
OMG!!! My husband thinks I've got way too much fabric (he could be right, every now & then it happens!) but you have me beat! But oh so wonderful! You've done a fantastic job! I love it! I'm turning a little green as I type! LOL! You stash girl! PattyReplyDelete
- katesnannaJanuary 19, 2011 at 10:30 PM
Do you secretly get 72 hours in every day??ReplyDelete
I'm in absolute awe of you. How do you manage to do so much?
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 11:07 PM
Forget the fabric - that's about $2,000 worth of bins!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 11:52 PM
I think the quote, "She who dies with the most fabric wins" applies here! Wonderful ideas worth copying. Thanks so much!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 6:41 AM
Thank you for posting this. I am also a fabricholic. I do have a basement that I used to sew in until I went through a divorce. Now I just use it to store fabric but my son wants to go down and help me organize it so I can start sewing down there again. You are truely an inspiration. I have the same plastic containers and I have labeled the ones with the handles. You are truely an inspiration. Thank you.ReplyDelete
With all that organization, do you have time left to quilt? I really admire your stash and the way you have labeled everything! My "stash" fits on one shelf, but someday...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 7:48 AM
This was great! I also sew in the basement and due to an overflow (not fabric but water), I have had to also go to plastic bins. I wish I would have seen this before I got the large bins. They are hard to work with and can get very heavy. I will be rethinking my organization and probably going with yours. Now to just convince my DH. :)ReplyDelete
- Barb in MIJanuary 20, 2011 at 10:06 AM
I to sew in the basement with occasional water problems. I use bankers boxes but am switching over to clear plastic so I can see whats inside. I have a separate room but with 4 machines, cutting table, etc. I have outgrown it and have spilled out into the main floor. With your organization pictures it has given me many ideas to organize mine. For book storage I purchased a book case which works great but have filled it completely and now I'm looking for additional space.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Now I know how I can organize my stash (Very Large). It looks great. My room (EX Bedroom, Kids gone) isn't as large as your basement but I now have a very good idea how to arrange all my fabricsReplyDelete
I just love how organised you are and wish I was like that. I have just started quilting so my stash consists of one little bag so far!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Fabric rots. Don't keep it too longReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 3:14 PM
How about the cover pattern with the house?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Oh!! Happy Day!!!ReplyDelete
I use the same type of plastic box... Of course I have only been quilting for one year, so my stash is MUCH smaller... I have three boxes on one shelf in my garage.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful world you live in, I am OC myself, what a perfect sewing area. Thank you for sharing. You made my heart sing.ReplyDelete
OK double WOW, its amazing, I would hirer you to do mine, lol, I do have a little done, to keep me sewing, but sadly I just cant make that many decisions, I love it, its like a fairy world to meReplyDelete
I only see it in my dreams, awww its nice to see it in reality, you rock!!
When and where were born? I think we may be twins? Just kidding!! I have a twin brother! Maybe we were triplets and some one stole you?ReplyDelete
okay okay I am kidding again! Love your obsession and I have it too! I have a wonderful stash in big bins so it isn;t as nice as yours but if I have a cave I would do the same thing! Excellent job!
That is incredible.ReplyDelete
I am so jealous. I get organized and then need something and mess it up looking. You are the Queen of Organization. Thank you for showing us your stash.ReplyDelete
I don't feel so guilty about my huge stash now! I do feel a little guilty I'm not quite as organized as you. I've got about 40-64 qt plastic totes full, sorted mostly by color and another 20 totes full of precuts & scraps. I recently gave away a bunch of fabric to an elderly lady in our community to share with her and her other quilting friends at the senior center. I had to let go of some & I parted with fabrics I felt I would just never use. Thanks so much for your tips/ideas on getting organized! Loved viewing your awesome stash.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:11 PM
wow can I come and live at your house and help me to get like this.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the ideas
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:49 PM
Wow! You have given me some great hints, I hope I can put it into practice.ReplyDelete
- cindy in laJanuary 22, 2011 at 6:19 AM
this much stash of anything so incredibly organized requires a hugh investment of time. when do you quilt? and cook? and clean? and actually leave the fabric cave to go do "life"? grocery shopping? family events?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 8:58 AM
All I can say is WOW! It looks great, so acessable. CheersReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Ditto to whoever said they would hire you to come do my stash!!! Mind is not nearly as large as yours, but it is a mess - some things labelled and others not. They all store in long, not deep boxes (like underbed storage) under my 4' X 8' cutting table. Like you, I sew in the basement. Ours is partially finished and has occassional water problems, so I too store in plastic tubs. I did TRY to start sorting and have a few boxes with 2 1/2" strips and some squares. But that start was months ago, and now I've started another quilt!, so there goes my work space!ReplyDelete
All-in-all I am stricken by envy! LOL
- VanessaJanuary 22, 2011 at 10:18 AM
OMG!!!! I want your room!!! It is wonderfulReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 3:53 PM
I LOVE IT!! I'll bet you can get much more done because you have your fabrics so well organized. I use the clear containers also...I need to see what I have, but it HAS to be organized. OCDers unite!ReplyDelete
- Robin New ZealandJanuary 22, 2011 at 6:06 PM
WOW - I am truly blown away - this really shows dedication. Is your output in finished quilts as impressive? - and how do you finance this. Of course material is soo much cheaper in USA i know but even so. Would love to see itReplyDelete
All I can say is WOW, Wish I was that organized.ReplyDelete
Thank you for taking the time to share with us. Actually, what you've let us see is really heartwarming. First, because I too sew in an unfinished basement. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one working underground, though my complaint has never been water... it's the cold, which is sometimes unbearable. Your stash is at least ten times what mine is, but what you have is impressively organized. I do have the larger bins, but you may have converted me to smaller ones. They certainly are more manageable. You are definitely a neat-nut after my heart - you must be of German descent! Thanks for sharing your organization and tidiness. Bless you.ReplyDelete
Ok, You Win!!!!!!ReplyDelete
I am in awe and hope to be more like you when I grow up. I am in the process of counting and measuring the stash Bonnie Hunter Style. I can't wait to show my husband that my stash isn't so bad after all. Thank you.ReplyDelete
WOW!!! Anyone know of a website where we could all post photos of our stashes and storage areas? I don't make quilts very often anymore and create utter chaos when I do. One part of me can hardly stand the mess and the other part of me gets so excitied at the creativity that comes forht! I still haven't put all the fabric back from a workshop I took a year ago. I began quiting in 1980 but soon detoured into studing quilt history. Eventually my choice had to be between books and fabric. I didn't think I could ever give up adding to my stash but I did....though occasionally I slip. It's allowed. In someone ways the Internet has made it less painful because I can go look at photos of fabric and quilts by the thousands any time I want. But I now have over 700 quilt history and textile history related books. Only about 100 are how-to quilt books and most of those belonged to my MIL. Organizing my books, paper files and my antique doll-quilt collection are my big challlenges. I'm pretty good at it except we moved to a smaller house 6 years ago and I am now running out of space. It costs so much to add onto a house so it is not worth it. I would rather spend the money on books, fabric or quilts! So I am reviewing my whole system and space in 2011 to see what I can come up with. Or....I could stop collecting. Ha! Fat chance. I don't envy my kids. Maybe I'll show my clutter on my Quilt History Reports blog some time this year! Stop by for a visit. I have an exhibit of my antique doll quilts up right now.ReplyDelete
Honey, you are the QUEEN of stash organization!! I bow down before you.....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2011 at 12:34 AM
Wow. I don't even know what to say. Wow.......ReplyDelete
Love it!
Kim Boyko
Ok, this may seem morbid, but since we are doing our wills, it came up as to who to give all my considerable ammount of quilting stuff. I listed my friends and the guild. That way it won't all end up with the kids who think what I do is stupid anyhow. So a person or persons specifically. After all, you waant it to go to those who appreciate your treasures.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the inspiration! I love it.ReplyDelete
One simple tip I can use is the index card with the name of the category on it (instead of labels) for easy changing.
Love it, love it, love it! Absolutely!!
Absolutely love it. I want to be adopted and live in your basement. I'll bring my own machine and kitty. :)ReplyDelete
OK. I am totally blown away--especially because I just emptied my sewing room to paint it, and then started reorganizing every square inch of it.ReplyDelete
I gave away a lot in the recent guild auction.
My fabric is in an antique armoire--practically by color, with larger yardage on bottom shelf.
All of my equipment is in elfa drawers under the 7 foot by 4 foot working table.
btw-The website for displaying your stash: www.amisimms.com Click on her 'Show Me Your Stash' tab.
- AnonymousFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Wow!!! Very impressive.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:47 PM
VERY Impressive! A friend sent this to me saying "I think I have found your long lost twin!" because I, too, am ultra organized and have a large stash. Love your method and containers....I also use the index cards...so much easier. And I refer to mine as my "Fabric Library" which sounds more intellectual. :) Now I only go to quilt shops to "fill in" when I don't happen to have something I need for my latest project. Being this organized is a gift and a blessing! Quilt on, sista!!ReplyDelete
Holy cats! Youg go girl! I can't wait to see the book organization. I'm stuck there...ReplyDelete
All I can say is WOW!ReplyDelete
You could make money doing this for others! Wanna start with my stash first?ReplyDelete
And I thought I had my (very humble) little stash/sewing room organized so nicely! My goodness, you could open a store. I'd never get anything done, I'd be in your sewing room 24/7!! Love it!ReplyDelete
WOW! After spending three days sorting and organizing my fabrics I had to give it a rest -you amaze me with your organization! I had to have my hubby come take a look at your room just to show him that what he "thinks" is a lot of fabric(my stash)really isn't now after seeing yours. Thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
Oh, how I wish I had a basement. Very few homes in Califoria have basements. I have been told my stash is huge, but I relinquish the Fabric Queen title to you! LouAnne....www.gettingtocrazy.blogspot.comReplyDelete
I showed my husband the pictures of your stash and now he knows that mine really does need adding to!!! What gorgeous fabrics. I can see why you need to be so well organised.ReplyDelete
- Dawn ThompsonFebruary 7, 2011 at 9:13 PM
Wow just catching up on emails...Mama Mia some stash...show DH..he said it looks like a warehouse and I thought I had fabric WOW!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2011 at 7:52 AM
I recently just got started on learning to quilt. I only have one shelf in my closet of material, but about a month after I fold and organize it, it's all messed up again. The containers are a great idea, and I'm on a kick to get more organized. Thanks for sharing!!!ReplyDelete
OMG. Too organized for me. I like to be surprized when I'm looking for something. I love allthe fabric I have, but like it alittle more mixed up. Creates more color combinations to look at. I have my kitchen more in plastic containers. Keeps out unwanted critters. But fabric needs to breath. Careful it doesn't get a strange smell being in plastic.ReplyDelete
Wow!I think I'm speechless.ReplyDelete
- Diane BlackFebruary 8, 2011 at 2:09 PM
This is Great! I haven't did a lot of sewing in the last 3-4 yrs. because,Like you I can't sew at ease with a mess around me...My sewing has spilled out from the sewing room (small) into the spare bedroom, dining room, and lots of boxes and totes in our walk in closet.. some in the garage..So instead of looking when you need something we go buy MORE!!!!LOL.. I need some one like you to come and organize mine..LOLReplyDelete
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Amazing that anyone could be that organized! My hat is off to you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 13, 2011 at 6:49 PM
Wow, I am soooo impressed. It's way more than I could ever do. How did you have the time to do this and even on sale,, you have a forrune in the bins. I love it. I may give it a shot to be more organized.ReplyDelete
Very impressive stash storage and organizing techniques and processes. Kudos to you for keeping it all together and organized while using it too! Although I could never quilt in a basement (I need windows and a spiderless environment), I envy you your space for stash and work in the same general place. Your system is absolutely an inspiration.ReplyDelete
I am not a very organized person on the surface but I am in my head!! LOL! I have a somewhat organized sewing room (in process) and I have about a bajillion kinds of organizing thingies because I probably hoard those as much as fabric and embellishments and yarn and whatever. I think your room is awesome. And I love your online "persona". Very uplifting person you are. I seems like you are very comfortable with who you are and that's a good thing. Keep having fun and enjoying life! Maybe I will finish the sewing room this week... getting close! ;O}ReplyDelete
YAY and Cheers to you!! This is what I'm striving for in my studio. I have a wonderful studio with lots of space, a collection of boxes (growing collection) and a stash from xxxx years. Time is what I'm short of. I can't seem to STOP working on projects and take time to organize. My goal is to organize just the way you've done. Come on over and help me out, please!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:53 AM
Storage bins and material is far more expensive in Australia otherwise, I'm sure I'd forget to stop collecting. My hat is off to you. Put me in your green bin (jealousy). lol.ReplyDelete
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[drooling] You are a true genius!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 11, 2011 at 10:09 PM
You are very organized. I too organize my fabric. But I do not organize my fabric by color. I went to a guild meeting and the speaker was talking about organizing your stash. She said to organize your fabric by size and don't worry about organizing within the size by color. She said that when you see them all together you see more possibilities. I have used it more since I started doing this.ReplyDelete
speechless! Amazing! I could only wish to be so organized! Thanks for sharing your process. anyone can do that, if only on a small scale. It might be EASIER to start when you don't have as much..new quilters--TAKE NOTE! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 27, 2011 at 2:55 PM
Do you make housecalls?? LOLReplyDelete
I love your organizational skills - that's what I had in my office when I worked outside the home. But, somehow, nothing translated to the home environment -- except for a few areas.
My silverware drawer, for instance. Took me 3 hours to make according to how I use things ... and, in case I messed up the order of everything during washing/cleaning, I made a schematic and that's in the drawer, too.
Whatever works for YOU . . . probably would take ME more time in organizing than in stitching.
thanks for sharing now I have seen genius at work ,you go girl love all the titles,makes so much clearer were you need to go........i am giving you the crown .......CarolReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2011 at 11:26 PM
Like so many comments awsome.i have tried to organize my stash and the minute i start i get side traked lol trixie cant wait to read how you do your books -- i have plentyReplyDelete
That is FANTASTIC! I love how organized it is....you can easily put your hands on exactly what you want!!! Very inspiring indeed. Do show us more please, I love it!!!ReplyDelete
I'm going to show this to my husband. I will never be accused of having too much fabric again. Wish I did though!ReplyDelete
Wow, you've got some great tips there. I just got more bins to store my fabric. Thanks for the ideas!ReplyDelete
- pat shielsMay 14, 2011 at 4:44 PM
Wow, nice job organizing! I just finished organizing the walk-in closet in my sewing room - it's not nearly as big as your basement...but what a job it was! It took a day to paint the closet and then a week just to put all the stuff back into it in an orderly way.ReplyDelete
omg, i need to organize better i just throw the fabric in the container and let it go.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 8:56 PM
WOW, you are super organized. Are you like that with everything else?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 10:13 PM
how do you have time to do any sewing LOLReplyDelete
Wow I love how organised you are and I am just a tiny bit jealous of your incredible stash!! I have the urge to now go and reorganise my stash!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 12:58 PM
I sew lots of different things, and my stash comes in larger amounts than fat quarters usually. But I noticed that you still fold them the same way. I'm going to revisit my stash organization methods as well. Thanks for the great ideas!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2011 at 1:37 PM
WOW...now that's what I call organized! I just finished organizing my sewing room. Had to split things up between my sewing room and bedroom so I bought 4 cabinets which ended up in my bedroom for storage. I even got rid of some things but my sewing room is still FULL!! After seeing your organizing it looks like I need to start again. You did a fantastic job!ReplyDelete
Oh my! I think you're my new hero! Off to re-organize my stash now!ReplyDelete
I'm green with envy! Here am I hiding my stash behind my clothes...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2011 at 10:50 AM
I love you! You have inspired me to go toe-to-toe with the fabric monster that ate my house.ReplyDelete
OMG! I'm really impressed. You're really organised. I have to learn a lot :)ReplyDelete
You are my hero. I'm an organizer at heart and I use a bin system to keep my fabric, but NOTHING like yours. This is a system I could aspire to!ReplyDelete
Wow and double wow...I have decided to become a more organized quilter but wow! You are really organized! I am going to send a linke to my mom so she can see this. W!O!W!ReplyDelete
Oh my word.......that is just sooooo stinking amazing!!ReplyDelete
Thank~You, Thank~You!! This is such a big help to me!!ReplyDelete
We have just moved into a new house we built, and I have a spare bedroom for my sewing room. I really want it to be as useful & neat as possible, so this has been a GREAT help, THANKYOU SO MUCH!! Hugs n Blessings from Sue in South Australia xReplyDelete
During your years of hoarding...ah...I mean collecting fabric, how much of a piece do you buy? A little 1/4 yard? or more? I am imagining you scooping up a new collection and getting little bits of it all. lol
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Serotonin syndrome occurs when you take medications that cause high levels of the chemical serotonin to accumulate in your body.
Serotonin syndrome can occur when you increase the dose of such a drug or add a new drug to your regimen. Certain illegal drugs and dietary supplements also are associated with serotonin syndrome.
Serotonin is a chemical your body produces that's needed for your nerve cells and brain to function. But too much serotonin causes symptoms that can range from mild (shivering and diarrhea) to severe (muscle rigidity, fever and seizures). Severe serotonin syndrome can be fatal if not treated.
Milder forms of serotonin syndrome may go away within a day of stopping the medications that cause symptoms and, sometimes, taking drugs that block serotonin.
Serotonin syndrome symptoms usually occur within several hours of taking a new drug or increasing the dose of a drug you're already taking. Signs and symptoms include:
Severe serotonin syndrome can be life-threatening. Signs and symptoms include:
If you suspect you might have serotonin syndrome after starting a new drug or increasing the dose of a drug you're already taking, call your doctor right away or go to the emergency room. If you have severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, seek emergency treatment immediately.
Excessive accumulation of serotonin in your body creates the symptoms of serotonin syndrome.
Under normal circumstances, nerve cells in your brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) produce serotonin that helps regulate your attention, behavior and body temperature.
Other nerve cells in your body, primarily in your intestines, also produce serotonin. In these other areas, serotonin plays a role in regulating your digestive process, blood flow and breathing.
Although it's possible that taking just one drug that increases serotonin levels can cause serotonin syndrome in susceptible individuals, this condition occurs most often when you combine certain medications.
For example, serotonin syndrome may occur if you take an antidepressant with a migraine medication.
Another cause of serotonin syndrome is intentional overdose of antidepressant medications.
A number of over-the-counter and prescription drugs may be associated with serotonin syndrome, especially antidepressants. Illicit drugs and dietary supplements also may be associated with the condition. These drugs and supplements include:
Some people are more susceptible to the drugs and supplements that cause serotonin syndrome than are others, but the condition can occur in anyone.
You're at increased risk of serotonin syndrome if:
Serotonin syndrome generally doesn't cause any problems once serotonin levels are back to normal.
If left untreated, severe serotonin syndrome can lead to unconsciousness and death.
Because serotonin syndrome can be a life-threatening condition, seek emergency treatment if you have worsening or severe symptoms.
If your symptoms aren't severe, you're likely to start by seeing your family doctor or a general practitioner. Here's some information to help you get ready for your appointment and to know what to expect from your doctor.
Preparing a list of questions will help you make the most of your time with your doctor. For symptoms you think may be caused by serotonin syndrome, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
Don't hesitate to ask your doctor any other questions you have.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions, such as:
No single test can confirm a serotonin syndrome diagnosis. Your doctor will diagnose the condition by ruling out other possibilities.
Your doctor will likely begin by asking about your symptoms, medical history and any medications you're taking. Your doctor will also conduct a physical examination.
To make sure your symptoms are caused by serotonin syndrome and not due to another cause, your doctor may use tests to:
A number of conditions can cause symptoms similar to those of serotonin syndrome. Minor symptoms can be caused by numerous conditions. Causes of moderate and severe symptoms include:
Your doctor may order tests to rule out other causes of your symptoms. Tests may include:
Treatment of serotonin syndrome depends on the severity of your symptoms.
Depending on your symptoms, you may receive the following treatments:
Milder forms of serotonin syndrome usually go away within 24 to 72 hours of stopping medications that increase serotonin and by taking medications to block the effects of serotonin already in your system if they're needed.
However, symptoms of serotonin syndrome caused by some antidepressants could take several weeks to go away completely. These medications remain in your system longer than do other medications that can cause serotonin syndrome.
Taking more than one serotonin-related medication or increasing your dose of a serotonin-related medication increases your risk of serotonin syndrome.
Talk to your doctor about possible risks. Don't stop taking any such medications on your own. If your doctor prescribes a new medication, make sure he or she knows about all the other medications you're taking, especially if you receive prescriptions from more than one doctor.
If you and your doctor decide the benefits of combining certain drugs that affect serotonin levels outweigh the risks, be alert to the possibility of serotonin syndrome.
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text: That works, too. I will be the first to admit that you have to be careful when jacking the bike, but I have not dropped one yet. On Jul 16, 2011, at 7:00 PM, Ernest Montague wrote: > I put the bike on a steering head center stand, remove the fork > caps, and use a 2 by 4 to lift the wheel. Much less chance of > dropping the bike. > > > On Jul 16, 2011, at 6:55 PM, Randy Grein wrote: > >> I use a hydraulic jack under the engine, just at the oil filter >> boss to lift the bike up so the tire is free. Then remove the fork >> caps (carefully!) and lower the bike until supported by the front >> wheel. No effort, no drama. Obviously i can do it without calling a >> group of friends... >> >> On Jul 15, 2011, at 12:43 PM, Erik Weber wrote: >> >>> Hey I'm doing some body work and I need to compress the front >>> suspension and take some measurements. >>> >>> My idea is to take off the front fender and wrap a tie down through >>> the front wheel and up around the center bar of the fairing stay and >>> ratchet it down. I got the stock first gen fairing stay which I >>> believe is made out of iron so I don't think it will bend. >>> >>> Is this a bad idea or is there a better way? I'm trying to make sure >>> body work is going to clear when the suspension is bottomed out. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Erik >> >


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Last week, Guatemala City, Guatemala, played host to the first "Do It Yourself" (DIY) TechCamp. TechCamps are a signature program under Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's Civil Society 2.0 initiative; they aim to build the digital literacy of civil society through two-day, interactive training events. To date, the State Department has coordinated 11 TechCamps around the world, convening more than 1,000 participants. So, how did Tech Camp Guatemala differ from past ones?
Civil society leaders and technologists in Guatemala used "TechCamp in a Box" to organize the event themselves. In the spirit of encouraging innovation and empowering civil society organizations to create change in their own community, we have made all of the planning materials for our TechCamp model available online.
Hosted at the Intecap Training Center,TechCamp Guatemala (GT) (techcampgt.com) brought together 23 Guatemalan technologists with 84 education-focused civil society leaders from both Guatemala and El Salvador. The technologies taught the civil society leaders how to use a variety of low-cost, easy to implement technologies to help advance their organizations' work. Trainers focused on a several different tools including mapping, SMS, crowdsourcing, social media, free and open source software options, and website construction with Joomla, a popular website management system.
As an observer, rather than organizer of TechCamp Guatemala, our team participated to learn how our TechCamp model would be implemented by an outside party. It was exciting to see many local solutions applied to local challenges. For example, a project titled "Communities Against Violence" identified the problem of violence against women and children in urban and rural communities. Technologists worked with civil society leaders to brainstorm on solutions that would leverage technology tools not only to increase awareness about this problem but also to better collect, aggregate, and distribute data which would help lead to a better advocacy campaign through story sharing. The hope is to empower more people to speak truth to these crimes to the government and international organizations. Several other interesting projects were created at TechCamp, including ideas on how to mobilize volunteers and youth for social good campaigns, how to develop community centers for learning information and culture, and how to use free and open source software for educational purposes.
Many participants commented that this was the first time that technologists and civil society were convened together at an event to address challenges their societies face. A key priority for Secretary Clinton and the State Department is to continue to build the capacity of civil society and harness digital tools for good. Over the past year, TechCamps have educated civil society organizations on the transformative impact of putting new technologies in the hands of people seeking change. TechCamp Guatemala shows that this model can be broadened to empower local communities and organizers to bring their own change to their own community. You can learn more about TechCamps, both DIY and State Department organized, by visiting techcampglobal.org.


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This year's NeoCon was one of the best shows I've covered in a very long time. The reason is simple — it lived up to its reputation of being the design show. The last several years felt a little like our industry was tethered to a weak economy. Playing it safe was a response to the design community and its own struggles during the downturn.
The energy at NeoCon could be felt —not so much that the crowds were all that larger than in the past few years but that there was a palpable enthusiasm among suppliers and their clients and it played out on the showroom floor as well.
First, color is back in use. As Shaw's Reesie Duncan said, it's "purposeful use of color." That could be seen in furniture and fabric as well. Blues and greens, yellows and oranges were key palettes. Juicy colors like mulberry could be found here too. One fabric mill shared that color is back big time in that segment. You could see the evidence in many fabric showrooms like Kravet (a fabric jobber which is that industry's distribution arm). Even mainstream Lay z Boy showed color.
And shapes came into play here too across all categories. Shaw used hexagon shapes for its new carpet tile collection while Mannington showed off Amtico's custom capabilities with hexagon shaped LVT.
Design is a little contemporary with clean lines, fluid design. Technology is smartly integrated be it in the creation of a hybrid product or, in furniture, designing to incorporate today's technological advancements.
The Merchandise Mart's Byron Morton talked to me about how changing corporate and work environments are dictating much of these new directions. Mohawk, for example, focused on this next generation of workforce with its Street Thread carpet tile collection.
These wonderful, exciting looks came together in well thought-out programs that are more about finding the right installation solution than pushing a new design. Tandus' Tom Ellis discussed the company's integration with resilient supplier Centiva and the "Fit For Purpose" strategy that tells customers the company will work to find the right product to fit the installation. Even in fabric, Guilford of Maine touted the "right fabric for the right job."
Being environmentally responsible is simply the price of admission here at NeoCon. Still, companies like Johnsonite, who has sustainability as part of its corporate DNA, added to its pillars the "well-being of people during the use and maintenance" of its products. That seems to be a key differentiator.
Mannington announced jointly with NSF its EPD for rEvolve carpet tile. The investment isn't something the company is touting as a competitive edge, noted Jack Ganley, president of Mannington Commercial. It's just the right thing to do.
If you are in the commercial business, you have to be at NeoCon, not just to make connections with the A&D community, but to see for yourself the best in design and innovation.


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MOHALL Olaf Sondre Reishus, 81, Mohall, died Monday, May 20, 2013, at a Mohall nursing home.
Olaf Sondre Reishus was born Sept. 7, 1931, in a rural farm house near Hanley Falls, Minn., in Yellow Medicine County, and was named after his grandfather. He passed away on May 20th at 1:50 a.m., 12 days after suffering a stroke.
Olaf (Bud) was the son of Hans Berting (Bert) Reishus and Amanda Charlotte Grove. He lived on the family farm near Granite Falls, Minn., and attended country school until seventh grade when his family moved near Loraine. Olaf attended school in Loraine and then attended Mohall School. He began doing carpentry at age 16 and started his own construction business at age 19 where he employed his father, Bert. Reishus Construction soon grew from residential to also commercial construction, and he worked with his son Scott in the business for over 30 years.
His residential contributions included: many homes around Mohall, Sherwood, Lansford, and Westhope. His commercial contributions included: banks, churches, schools, nursing homes, fire halls, and libraries throughout northwest North Dakota, the north unit museum at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the Game Warden Museum at the International Peace Garden, the addition on the Minot Auditorium, along with Shelter and Gaming additions for the Souris Valley Humane Society.
On June 11, 1953, Olaf married Emilie Jane Feland at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Minot. Together they raised seven children in Mohall. Olaf also began farming on the side in the 1960s as this was his real passion. He especially loved being in the field alongside of nature. He was very proud of the fact that he never took a government payment to support his family or farming operation. Olaf and Emilie opened Sherwood Lumber in the early 1980s. In his earlier years, Olaf was active in the Mohall Jaycees and Minot Elks Club. He also supported the Souris Valley Humane Society Shelter and the Republican Party. Olaf was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Mohall where Reishus Construction also built an addition.
Family: Olaf is survived by his wife, Emilie, of nearly 60 years; children: Susan Reishus, (children: Christopher Luick and Adrienne Reishus); Christine (Rick) Kowalski (children: Ian and Christian Kowalski), Scott Reishus (child: Jennifer [William] Reishus-Sachse, great-grandchild: Olaf Reishus-Sachse), Patricia (Jim) Tackmann (children: Alexis, Alec and Addison Tackmann), Catherine (Scott) McLaughlin (children: Augustin, Connor, Gabrielle and Merielle McLaughlin), Judith (Bruce Schmaltz) Reishus (children: Emilie and Evan Schmaltz), and sister Elizabeth (Liz) Nelson.
Olaf was preceded in death by his parents, Hans Berting (Bert) and Amanda (Charlotte Grove) Reishus; son, Sondre (Skip) Michael Reishus; and sister, Dorothy Howard.
Funeral: Saturday, May 25, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, Mohall.
Burial: Mohall Community Cemetery, Mohall.
Family Service: Today, May 24, at 7 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, Mohall, where friends are welcome to attend.
Visitation: Today, May 24, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the Brose Funeral Home, Mohall.
Memorials: The family suggests memorials to the Souris Valley Animal Shelter, Minot, or the Zion Lutheran Church Building Fund, Mohall.


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Christina Farrier and Thomas Wilson exchanged their wedding vows July 14, 2012 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Alpena. Rev. Bruce Michaud officiated the 2 p.m. double-ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Melford and Lynn Farrier of Alpena. The groom is the son of Harold and Sue Wilson of Alpena.
Attending the bride as maid of honor was her friend, Ashley Werth. Bridesmaids were Melanie Aikens and Melissa Farrier, sisters of the bride; Tracy Romel, sister of the groom; Kim Cohoon, friend of the bride; and Cailey Aikens, niece of the bride. Serving as junior bridesmaid was Abby Aikens, niece of the bride. Serving as flower girl was Kiersten Wirgau, niece of the bride.
Attending the groom as best man was his friend, Noah Schellie. Groomsmen were Jeremy Romel, brother-in-law of the groom; Boone Tanner, cousin of the groom; and Craig Latz, Jonathan Stepanski, and Al Couture, friends of the groom. Serving as ring bearer was Payton Aikens, nephew of the bride. Ushers included Matt Kelly and Jimmy LaBarge.
Following the ceremony, a reception honoring the newlyweds was held at the APlex. Pre-nuptial parties included a rehearsal dinner at the Alpena Golf Course.
Christina is a 2002 graduate of Alpena High School and a 2007 graduate of Grand Valley State University. She is employed by Hillman Community Schools. Thomas is a 2004 graduate of Alpena High School and a 2008 graduate of Alpena Community College. He is employed by Lafarge Corporation.
The couple will be traveling to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for their honeymoon. They are residing in Alpena.