Who would have thought that watching someone tidy drawers could be so enjoyable! Norma is such a lovely cat♥️

a video without Norma is not a proper video! 😻💕

Wow! A little fairy hiding in the drawer, how sweet! Have a safe journey Kate x

I'm so envious of you for those amazing glass fronted drawers. So practical for crafty folks. I want some just like that 😊

Ooh, love rummaging around in drawers finding long forgotton treasures, thanks for sharing with us. x Sharon, Cornwall

Norma!😍 She was trying so hard to get you to pet her instead of doing anything else wirh your hands. The "Karen choking somebody" ribbon, great description😂. I admire your dedication to the tidy up. 3 drawers is a lot!💙 Over 3,700 subscribers, WOW!!

We had snow yesterday. About 4". I've got boxes of ribbon too.

Who thought watching someone clean out a drawer could be so much fun. Love your videos. Can’t seem to get enough of them. Hope you have a great little “get away”.

Kate, I have just found you! I think you are a soul sister, I quilt, craft, cook, garden the list is endless. Your green sofa is so evocative! I think that you need a conveyor belt, like you get in sushi restaurants, imagine, lemon cake, cream tea, chocolate cake, the list goes on and on!!!! Love your channel, but just love ladies who quilt, we are a particular breed. Talking about books, you mention Elizabeth Googe if you still haven't got round to reading any, try her book The Little White Horse, it is a children's book, but it is a world within its self, it is beautiful. It is a book that you need to read with your beloved granddaughter. Much love to you and keep doing what you do xxxxxxx

I have gone back to paper piecing but couldn't find my templates anywhere. Must be twenty years since they were put in a safe place. I have searched everywhere. Starter sewing baskets - what use are they as sooooo small - just all the usual spots. Even looked in my button tins. I found some treasure! (I have my treasure, my Mum's treasure and my Nana's treasure.)Then, by a miracle, in a totally unexpected place I found them. I could have danced for joy. Everything else of course is neatly arranged!

Norma, such an inquisitive cat. Cherish her. 😻

I love when you pull draws out to clean Such fun.

"This is depressing", which is why tasks like this take years to approach. I have decided I am going to replay this podcast so that you can keep me company while I organize my kitchen utensil drawer and then my toolbox where my large container of nuts and bolts spilled into the bottom....4 years ago. I LOVE the herald your phone uses to announce a message. Quite an imperious demand to "answer me." I fell in love with the angel, can you think of a sturdy material (other than wood) that could be used to make a durable marionette angel Christmas ornament? Have a happy trip, we will all be waiting for your return!

When you said Baby Bunting it brought to mind an old nursery rhyme - I think. “Wee baby bunting, Daddy’s gone a-hunting” that’s all I have.

How timely Kate. I’ve been doing a bit of a sorting out myself and guess who I had chatting in the background sorting her drawers 😃 You kept me company this afternoon my friend 🌺

Well, I do hope I will be able to last until this drawer clean out is on the second round! Fascinating!

Love the denim bunting. Might make some as I am working with old jeans at the moment, making purses, boxes, bowls, and just cut out a wallet! Have lots of scraps...might do a bunting for the garden... Thanks for the idea. Dale from Canada

This is absolutely one of my favorite types of the videos you make (along with all the others, I mean!) Plus it has the added benefit of keeping me from having to tidy out my own drawers as I am too busy watching you tidy your own! :D

It's so funny. I have the same thoughts when I see plastic wrapping and ribbon. I always hear Karen when I'm wrapping one of my crocheted teddy bears. 😂 You did great with throwing some things away. You can't keep everything and you have 1 draw completely empty. I love how you edited music under the intro and ending. Just wanted to say have a safe trip and have a great week. 😊💕xxxx

Have a blessed trip Kate. You'll be missed

You mentioned Robin, who I found while looking for crumb quilt ideas, and through Robin I found you :) I watched her till roll video and remembered I'd been given 2 rolls of fax paper, so I started sewing strips onto them, which I may cut in half at a later date as they are about 7" wide. I also make bunting with names on them, usually for a new born. Wishing you happy travels :)

Before Velcro we used domes that you would sew on two sides of the fabric and then snap the two sides together. The domes came in several sizes depending on what you needed for strength. In the late seventies early eighties I made most of my daughters' clothes so went through a lot of domes.

What a sweet reward for going through three drawers.

OUR February was the coldest on record...weeks of temps below ten degrees...and the first days of March haven't been any better...BUT it is supposed to warm up by Thursday and I can hardly wait. I am a happier person...and probably a nicer one....once March rolls around! I'm getting itchy to start spring cleaning. Just think how tidy you will be so you can soon be outside!!

Typical, I just got rid of some register roll that I'd held on to for years. I knew it'd have a good use lol

The drawers for sure will not organize themselves. Lol. I cleaned my frig. today. How fun was that. It's a very cold day here and will be for three more days. The weather hit us I Tx then moved on to Alabama and did so much harm and damage. So sad. Hope you have a wonderful time away. Blessings.

I'm making bunting now Kate. I've got 22 made so far. All out of scraps of fabric with slow stitching binding them together. I want to use binding tape to hang them on my veranda this summer. So happy you showed us these things you made long ago.

I enjoyed this video. You claim it's too long, but it went so fast! 3 drawers done in less than half an hour! That's great. You could use a rubber band to keep tapes or ribbon from unravelling again. Thanks for sharing, it was fun.

Love all the drawers you have behind you. Stuff has a place to live. Loving the tidy journey. I so need it too. When I die, my children will toss of my stuff and sometimes that makes me sad. But I need to sort it out so I can find what I need for any current project. I get so distracted. Love your Norma, she looks like the one cat I owned. My cat, Shii, was 20 years when she passed and I have not fully dealt with her loss. I love the affection you give all your cats.

That Irish chain quilt is lovely! I found out I am mostly Scottish and then Irish. Thanks for including that quilt! So 😍 pretty❣

Hello from Texas. Oh, boy. You're taking us on a road trip! Yay! I love your red and pink quilt top and I hope you will show us lots of video of the long arm quilter working on it. I love it when you put something very close to the camera so we can see the detail. I lean forward to get a good look! And, I love bunting and have always wanted to know how to make it. What a fun toy you unwrapped - oh, sorry, ornament. :)

Why is this the greatest thing EVER! I could watch these all day, in no particular order. Oh wait... I DID!!

I love the big set of drawers behind you. They just remind me of the store when I was a kid and Mother bought her stockings and knickers and vests. I don,t know where Mother bought her corsets, but I do remember Dad sitting by the fire with a pair if pliers, pulling all the steel "bones" out of them.

You made a lot of bunting for a friends' wedding around the time I first started watching The Last Homely House! I'm sure you'll have another call for bunting by friends. Love that green ribbon with the red sides.

Enjoy your trip to Cumbria.

So inspiring, maybe one day I'll sort out some stuff. I get lazy and throw stuff in a box then store it in the attic. So many papers 🤣 I bet I'll find some wonderful treasures in there. Maybe even my two containers of Rescue Remedy that I misplaced. I love that you do so many different things, I am also a person of many arts. My favorites always involve fabric though. I hope your trip is lovely, can't wait until your back and we could hear about it. I shall live vicariously via your trip, since I'm agoraphobic and won't be having my own holiday any time soon. 🤭🤭

great inspiration for me to de clutter my craft room...and a few days to accomplish it. Hope you have a nice time in Cumbria...

The fairy is beautiful. I’ve always loved toys like that. A cabinet of drawers like that would be dangerous for me. So many places to tuck a thing or two and then forget about them. WooHoo! You found some paper tape to play with and a couple different widths. After I finish my current string block series I’m going back to the scrappy paper strips. I want to challenge myself to find fun ways to use the strips. I like the denim bunting. It would be a fun way to save bits from the kids jeans. Safe travels!!

I found myself tensing up a few times in fear that you would toss something that I felt was redeemable...but you did well! What a wonderful stash of ribbon. Sometimes I just go to this shop we have here called the Legacy, where everyone donates their craft and sewing stuff... I just go there and buy bits of ribbon for no reason at all except that I like them! Frankie LOVED this video. I have several shots of him entranced by ribbon and/or Norma. Have a safe and happy trip, Kate!

Hi Kate, perfect timing. I just was searching for a Video to watch and then I found This New one from you and could not pass. These drawers are great and there are so many treasures inside. Enjoying to see you tidying up te drawers and shwing us whats inside. I really enjoy "spending time with you" ;-) Regards, Stephanie

Hello Kate wonderful got my crocheting watching you perfect and the beautiful cat

Hello Kate, I've only just discovered your videos on KZfaq and am having great fun watching you pottering around the garden, working at your table or sitting at the lake. I was inspired by your journal tutorials and have begun to make two myself. I am going on my first trip to the States and Canada (Nova Scotia) in July and so I am making one for me and one for my friend so we can collect all those tickets and bits and bobs in one place to remember the trip together. We have known one another for 30 years and met up here in Ludwigsburg, Germany in October of last year after not seeing one another for 18 years. I have lived here for nearly 40 years after leaving England in the early 1980s and my girlfriend lives in the States. Very much looking forward to the next tutorial with the pages so I can get my little project completed. I wish you a good trip to Cumbria and a safe journey home. Diana in Ludwigsburg, Germany.

Oh my gosh I feel like I’ve met a new best friend! I so enjoy listening to you, and watching and learning. I’m a quilter and a knitter and general crafter. I have a daughter who is a floral designer and another who loves to sew. Such a joy to spend time with kindred souls. Thank you for the enjoyment of your videos, keep on posting👋😀

Have an exciting time on your crafty travels. Well miss you but will look forward to that looooong final part of the journal and for a look into your adventures in Cumbria. Travel carefully.

Have a safe and enjoyable trip Kate! I look forward to seeing the quilt all done, very pretty so far.

Lol Karen 😂 thanks for keeping me company while I work on my Maisy journal, I have to get the sewing machine out now. Your denim bunting gives me an idea, I am working on plans for a little summer seating area under a tree for Vienna for next summer and want to do some bunting, we have some jeans here that are in the 'need to get of but don't want to throw in the rubbish' pile - they will be perfect! Thanks 😊

Kate: I compare my brain to a busy airport runway. All those projects just waiting to take off. Please introduce us to each kittie. I love Norma.

Fast forward to 2021, West Michigan, USA. We had the driest January since 1932! It's been cold but not much moisture to mention.

That was a job well done. I hope you have a wonderful time on your journey. Namaste Judi

Drawer envy! Bought out most of the notions from a craft shop which had been in business 1953-2013. I did not stop to consider where these things might reside.

Now that we are friends, I have a compulsion to share all my favorite things with you...Don't worry...not all at once! Anyway, I watch a podcast called "My Self Reliance". It's a funny thing but when I watch you it reminds me of Shawn and vice versa. Shawn is building a log cabin compound by himself in the backwoods of Ontario Canada. He has a lovely dog who is his constant companion. He has all these throwback skills to a bygone era! Anyway, I wholly encourage you to watch a few episodes and I am sure you'll be hooked. As for me , I am watching your friend Vivi and enjoying her gardening skills. Thanks Kate!

Put the fasteners on your denim boxes...so cute. Love the denim bunting!!!

She was so happy to get out of the drawer she was dancing!

Hi, my name is Sally. From Tyler,Tx. l love your you tupe channel. I have cats also and if you didn't want to through out small scraps of materials you could put them in a pillow case, sew closed and you will have a pillow for the cats to lay on. Have an awesome day.

Stand your ribbon vertically if you can, in a smaller box would work perfectly. 🇨🇦

Oh, Kate, I love your big cabinet of drawers! I’m quite envious really as all my sewing things are stuffed into a closet into which we have built shelves . I am Enjoying watching your clean-out and hoping it inspires me to do the same.

This was a great video getting 3 drawers tidied up and find that precious little dancing angel to boot. I love it athough I can just see the kitties trying to pull her string if she isn't hanging high up. hahaha. Have a wonderful trip and look forward to what you have to show us when you get back. Have a Blessed day.

This is hard work! So a shout out to Kate followers: what would you do with all the ribbon or any of the lifetime of findings? I would have made a crazy patch block or two from the bits and pieces of fabric and lace. Beads next? That frightens me.

Love the ballerina. She needed to stretch ! Lol

Can't wait to get my postcard. Have a great trip !!!😻

I sat here and organized my pattern notebook while I watched your video. It was like a lovely visit with a friend! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and memories with us.

My mind went crazy when you tipped ut that third drawer.... Arrrrgghhhhh!!! I'm still laughing at myself. LOL. I want to make some bunting someday. It's not very popular in Canada, but, I really want some for my gardens and In the greenhouse. I think it's so cheerful. :-)

Thank you Kate for such a fun and instructive video. Norma was so funny too.

I have ribbon with lobsters on it! Have a fun and safe trip!! After I bind a baby quilt, I may get started on the EPP cat at the end of the month. Liberty scraps are calling my name. It will be a great project for when I am watching baseball in April. :)

Fun, fun, fun!!! Enjoy your trip!

well done Kate, you are getting there you must have more tidy drawers now than needing to be tidied :) Love the ribbons you have, have a fabulous time away, looking forward to seeing the videos of what you have been up too, Hope the cats,chickens etc do not miss you too much have a beautiful week x

you inspired me to do some drawer cleaning out thanks Kate...the rolls of till paper are great for making washi tape too (see Cat Hand's vids) & the tea stained tape will be great as grungy journal ties....have a great weekend

My heart just broke in two when you threw the thread spool away, it looked like wood😮😥... But I AM HOPING IT Was plastic, as I have been collecting wooden spools forever!.... And they are quite hard to find these days! I love your videos, they Keep me company all day, while I stay busy around my house, crafting, remodeling and feeding my animals as well. I am 3 years older than you and get all the references to growing g up, your children and even memories of your mother You feel like a lovely friend who is just down the road, instead of in a whole other country!....Thank you for sharing your life with us!

Love your “stuff” with sorting and feels good! thank you, Kate💕

Safe travels! Looking forward to your return.

I also have drawers like that to clean out. I have heard you mention Robin a few times in your videos. I also watch her videos and found some white paper to use to sew on . I like her very much, she is a very strong woman and talented. I have a lot of material to use for strips. At the present I am working on quilts for my grandchildren. When I can work it’ in that’s is one I would like to do. Take care and looking forward to your next video.

Ok awesome something to watch while crocheting thank you Kate lol

You could make a beautiful tassle for a journal with those ribbon pcs. Have a wonderful time on your little trip Kate. My friend and I took a trip on Google Map to Langley Castle after you did your road trip. I just love it. Can't wait for the next one

So good for the soul clearing out & remembering

Just so love your wonderful peaceful stories! Have a safe trip and looking forward to your next talk with us.

Good job, you are on a serious mission 👍

wot wonderful drawers i love these video, but most of all have a lovely time away xx

Oh I like that cabinet I like that you can see what you got.

Karen and the choking with ribbon. Wonderful.

I hope you kept those Irish chain pieces; I 💚 them! 🧡🪡🧵✂️📚‼️

What a good idea, I have so many bins and boxes that don't even know what is in them.😊

Your tidying up videos helps me to get motivated ❣️ Norma is adorable as usual. Have a happy trip 🙂

Nothing like cleaning a closet as well. U cannot use ur tools if u cannot find them. I once clean a junk draw finding cool stuff, that I put it all wrapped into a new tool bag or satchel. He really laughed, I gave him a plunger he actually had to use. U just never know. L❤

You are encouraging me to clean out my huge quilt/craft room! I have been putting it off for 3 years and this is the year to get it cleaned out, it’s so full/messy that I can’t sew in there. Moved here three years ago and got me dream quilt room and it’s really a shame that it’s so messy/disorganized and full that I can’t even sew un there! I just live watching your videos! I have a lot of my Mom’s sewing things and it’s going to be emotional but I have waited so long to have a beautiful quilt room so I must get it cleaned!

What a unique ornament ❤️ Your decision to tidy is inspiring to watch. Hoping to catch some😁. I always enjoy your videos. I’ve caught up now.

I feel like we are sisters. I'm also very crafty. But have scaled back to just rochet and sewing quilt tops.

Have a nice time away and I love the Irish Chain Quilt (new to me), must do a little research on that

What an awesome little surprise that angel is.

Safe travels Kate!!

Happy travels Kate xx

It always feels good after a tidy up

Is it crazy that I answer you, yell at you and laugh at your jokes? My cats seem confused. There is no one else here. No, don't put the elastic with the ribbon!!!😄 When I get an income I will be your patreon. Happily. You give me so much enjoyment, I must recompense. Have a great trip!

Awesome! Well “we” did it! Cleaned THREE drawers. Soooooo, now it’s time for a reward of chocolate and some sleepy time. ........ lol Norma, you are the coolest cat! 😻

Hi Kate. I wish I knew the story of Norma. I've seen that lovely moggy in so many videos and my heart broke a little when I found she had passed away. I know that feeling. You were so devoted to each other.

Hi Kate, have a safe trip and enjoy yourself. I have been working on my dog, almost have both sides together then it will be on to the gusset. I wish I could show you but I don't know anything about Instagram. When I've completed it I will have my Grand-daughter help me post it .

Thank you for making my day! Love Robins paper rolls for scraps!! I have three rolls so for but can’t come up with a quilt idea so they will sit in the drawer a bit longer!!

I love these drawer cleans. And that scarf, oh my!

I'd love to have those drawers. The little ornament is thrilled to be out of the wrapping. She needs a place where she can dance for joy!

Enjoy your mini getaway.

I have been trying to down size here and I have always found it so difficult to do but I have no more room for storage but still want to make new things. Thank you for your charm, your wonderful attitude, and I feel like I am chatting with a friend who absolutely has “stuff” to make “stuff” just like me and perhaps so many of your viewers. Thank you, thank you. Sincerely, Norma (not the cat) LOL