Friday, January 27, 2012

New Sewing Room

It is nearly finished!  Do you want to have a peek?  Please forgive the fuzziness of the photos.  It has been difficult getting photos when the sun is out.  Even when it is out, its rare to shine directly into this room.

In one corner there is my sewing space.  I have a few lights, my radio and my sewing machine.  The basket there is for Chaos pieces that I keep trying to piece from the scraps just above it on the table.  And then, of course, there is the Community Quilt that I am actually, really, honestly trying to quilt right now.


And then if you turn around, at your back is the new design wall and my ironing board.  I also have a working 1911 sewing machine there. I would love to restore it  have someone else restore it, but that's SUPER far down on the to-do list :)

See on the design wall a little rectangle of piecing? It's eventually going to be part of Chaos too....



And then on the long wall of the room, I have two bookshelves and a CD tower to fill with books, fabrics, baskets, etc.  They just wouldn't fit in one photo together!  Anyway, on the left there are two baskets that hold ongoing projects, like the Birdie Stitches top, for example.  There's thread, ribbon, etc.


The tower holds my pretty small FQ collection in the middle.

And then on the right are my books, IKEA fabric mini-bolts and little storage bins.  They will eventually be placed on the wall on a peg board organizer thing.  The little bins hold my scissors, bobbins, basting pins...and on, and on, and on.




In the bookshelf on the right I have my stash. It's pretty tiny, so it fits in there just fine.


And that's it!  That's my quilting space.  I still have  things to get up on the walls like my peg board organizer, a white board that holds my to-do list, etc.  They might go up this weekend.  Really, though, I would love to just spend this weekend breaking in the new space!  Can't wait!

32 comments:

leanne said...

yay - so pleased you have a sewing room - no stopping you now - and btw love how its so neat and clean :)

Quilterbell said...

Cindy, this is fantastic! Congratulations!

Karen said...

Good for you! Awesome idea on the cd tower :)

Camille said...

Loooove that cd shelf for fat quarters! What a perfect size.

It looks great. Of course it never looks that good after you've been sewing :)

Lynne said...

Wow! It looks great! Now all you have to do is fill up that space! LOL

mammafairy said...

fantastic to have such well organised storage!
The CD rack used like this is brilliant. And all so neat- wouldn't stay like that for long in my house..

Mrs Flying Blind... said...

J.E.A.L.O.U.S!

Katy Cameron said...

Oooh, love your space, thanks for the tour!

Dolores said...

Lucky you! it's a lovely space, I wish I had a craft room. I work out of the kitchen/dining room which is a real pain! dxx

Ray and Jeanne said...

It looks wonderful! Enjoy ~Jeanne

Sarah said...

Great space! Hope you have fun with it this weekend :-)

www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com said...

super good inspiration for my new sewing space. I am pinning like crazy until Mr. R give same the go ahead to make my new sewing room all mine!

Victoria Paige @ Boutique Uniquely said...

Very nice. Very organized and very colorful.

Dianne Neale said...

Great to have your own space. I love to look at other people's spaces, it makes me feel very happy inside!

Catherine said...

great use of the cd rack. I love being invited to look around peoples sewing places!

pippablue said...

It's looking great! Don't you love it when it's all organised...my looks like a small bomb went off lol!

Archie The Wonder Dog said...

Fabulous sewing room, it looks very tranquil and organised!!

Nicky said...

Now all I need do is imagine you in there! Too tidy and neat - get in and mess it up!

Fiona @ Poppy Makes said...

Love your sewing space! I'm a wee bit jealous!

Jessie said...

What a pretty room! Hope you have lots of fun creating in there!

Erin @ Billy Button Design said...

I'm soooooooo jealous!

Annabella said...

Well Jell Cindy...well jell!

Live a Colorful Life said...

What a beautiful space to do some creating

Kristi said...

What a wonderful place to work and create!

Domestic Kat said...

Woooowww it looks lovely, Cindy! So bright! I get the feeling that that cd unit for fat quarters will get a little more filled up.

I like the size of your stash. It shows restraint :-)

Canadian Abroad said...

I'm dead jealous - a sewing room of your own. And tidy too!!!

Judith, Belfast said...

A gorgeous, creative space! Hope you have hours of creative fun in there! Jxo

Linda Coleman said...

Cindy
what a lovely bright airy room, want to swap

Judy said...

What a great space! It seems quite light and open, plus so organized. I'm impressed!

Amy said...

Looks nice Cindy! I'm jealous of all your shelving!

Cherie said...

Cute room wish I could turn my room into something like that, but the parents would never allow it. When I move out I'll dedicate a room just for crafting.

Dora, the Quilter said...

Great 1911 hand-crank. The thing I love about so many vintage machines is that they need very little besides oiling. (And for cleaning, cotton swabs and sewing machine oil work great--and take very little time.) Do you have the lid for the base?

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