2016 Prairie Moon Studio Organization Challenge

I'm thankful to join in on the 2016 Prairie Moon Studio Organization Challenge.
This week's challenge is:
Deal with paper clutter

OK, so if you want to add something snarky about the about of paper clutter I have, please don't.
I already know I have a problem, so I don't need your criticism.

I have been working at it, which is why it is bad right now.
I realized that I had bags and boxes hidden that need to be gone through.
I'm posting it here to make sure I realize how far I've come when I do get it under control

This blue bag contains old magazines that were hiding.

It also has some old paper files that I need to go through.

The brown bag is actually one of my row by row UFOs.

I need to work on the bag before it is stored until I am ready to do them. 

The green bag is all the filing, including the owners manuals that were in another container.

 I need to find a home for our owners manuals.
The flowered bag is full of booster paperwork that I need to finalize and pass on.
The purple bag is my essential oil paperwork and books that do not have a home.
I need to find a home for it.

 The lime green bag is Girl Scout things.
I need to do what I need to do with them and put them back where they belong.
They do have a home and it is not out in the studio.

This container is almost empty.

I've been working on it and have tossed two trash bags full of papers. 

This pile is two more boxes of "things".

There is lots of paperwork in there, including some of Mom's stuff.

There is no order to it, so it is overwhelming me.

I'm working on it a few pieces at a time. 

It might be slow, but some is better than no progress.

I make a deal with myself sew a chain pieced on a quilt and then deal with paper, press and sew....

Over the holidays my desk got completely out of control.

I need it cleaned up by tomorrow when school starts again.

The little white table (on the right hand side under the paper) is where I do my work while DD uses the desk for school.

It needs to be cleaned off and usable by tomorrow.

The papers downstairs are minimal.

I will see what is there and work through it.

I have a bankers box to put 2015 files in.

I plan to start on Turbo Tax when DD is not on the computer.

I am thinking to have two containers for paper - one for upstairs and one for downstairs.

When I accomplish something, I will post about it and show you a beautiful studio when the paper is under control.

Thanks for being kind.

Organization

I really want to get back to organizing all my things.

I don't know why I lost what I had, but now is the time.

I heart planner is having an organization challenge to tackle paper clutter.

the first task is to get a pretty box/basket/something to collect all paper coming into the house.

I think I actually need two of these.  One for my office and one downstairs.

Design Wall Monday

This is the Quilt Bug Mystery quilt.

I didn't twist the blocks because my choices looked better this way.

I will put a small green border around it and then find a pink or floral border for the final border. 

T-shirt quilt is still up.

Think I have a plan.

I did oxiclean the other white one and think it will work.

The logo is bigger on the back.

Today is going to be preparing for home school starting tomorrow and going to appointments.

I have my applique to keep occupied while I wait this afternoon.

Apple butter

this is the center of the Apple Butter Mystery at Quilt Bug.

I need to put a border on it.

They call for 1 border, but I think I am going to do a small green border and then a larger print border.

One Monthly Goal

Red Letter Quilts is doing a challenge of One Monthly Goal (OMG) where we each state which quilt we are going to work on during the month. 

 We link up in the first week and when we finish we link up in the week of the month.

The one I chose for January is my red Christmas Tree

I have the pattern traced, so now to iron onto the fabric and figure out where to place it. :)

Thanks for doing this, Heidi!

Come and join us.

First Stash report of the year

Judy has us keep track of what our stash is doing.

Used this Week:                             0.00 yards

Used year to Date:                         0.00 yards

Used this Month (December)         0.00 yards
Added this Week:                           0.00 yards
Added Year to Date:                      0.00 yards
Goal: (changed)                         100.00 yards

Yards to goal:                             100.00 yards

New Yards to quilt goal (00):      100.00 yards
Net Used in quilts 2015:                0.00 yards 

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350 blocks challenge this year:
Number of equivalent blocks:            0

Perimeter in inches                               0

Number of UFOs finished this year:    0

UFO Yardage Used                                 0

Amount of yardage used in UFOs            0%

I've not finished anything in the first few days of the year, but I have 2 to quilt.

Happy New Year!

All People Quilt

All People Quilt is having a UFO Challenge and you know I have to join in on it.

I have my 12 projects picked and pulled to be easier to get to.

The number for January is #2, which is my Pink Strip Quilt.

Looks like this might have been a 9 patch quilt to start.

We shall see what it turns out to be. :)