Do you ever feel like your constantly changing your sewing room around?
10-25-2011, 06:59 AM
#51
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Originally Posted by Just Fabric
I have so....much stuff, an I am constantly re-organizing, although the fabric stays put, its all the other stuff to find places for, as you can see by my picture I have the entire top floor for sewing, 2 plus bedrooms and an open concept room which is used for my cutting table, smaller table for one of my sewing machines (one bedroom is my bedroom), the other is kinda a guest-just a full size bed in there surrounded by more fabric an bins, I have run out of wall space, any suggestions would be helpful.
10-25-2011, 07:06 AM
#52
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I'm still trying to get my room rearranged for better use. What a conviluted mess this is!
I thought by putting my machines in sort of a grouping/circle the desks/cabinets could help hold the project of another. Great idea,????, now where is the light going shine on, or where can the floor light go, what about the middle area inside the circle of machines??
Seems for every one move three possible problems come up. Sheesh, what have I gotten myself into!!
So I don't think you need or want my help! I'm trying too.
I thought by putting my machines in sort of a grouping/circle the desks/cabinets could help hold the project of another. Great idea,????, now where is the light going shine on, or where can the floor light go, what about the middle area inside the circle of machines??
Seems for every one move three possible problems come up. Sheesh, what have I gotten myself into!!
So I don't think you need or want my help! I'm trying too.
10-25-2011, 07:07 AM
#53
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I just myself moved to a larger room for my sewing. When we moved in 26 years ago thought I would need only the smallest room of the house. Did only clothing then. Now with the sewing being only quilts, things accumulate. Rearrange every time my husband goes out of town. Live in Colorado and just had our first Ikea open in Denver. Have so may ideas to put into effect. But alas my husband is the one who takes over every project I need help with. There is nothing worse than someone doing it his way and not yours. So I arrange and rearrange. The life of a quilter with not enough space and to many worldy posessions (fabrics).
10-25-2011, 07:18 AM
#54
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I'm not the quilt police, but may be the fabric police.
You have way too much stuff. I think you already know this.
Too much fabric.
Too much space being taken up by quilting related stuff.
Instead of just fabric...just too much....
Have you ever thought of going through your stash and donating some or a lot of it? I'm sure there are Goodwill stores, or Girl Scout troops, or non-for-profit organizations who could benefit from your extra stuff. Clearly you bring home more than what you finish and give away. You need to purge, big time. I'm not saying that so I can be a beneficiary. You need to do it for you.
I understand how it makes you feel to purchase. But clearly you don't NEED more.
PM me if you feel you want to.
You have way too much stuff. I think you already know this.
Too much fabric.
Too much space being taken up by quilting related stuff.
Instead of just fabric...just too much....
Have you ever thought of going through your stash and donating some or a lot of it? I'm sure there are Goodwill stores, or Girl Scout troops, or non-for-profit organizations who could benefit from your extra stuff. Clearly you bring home more than what you finish and give away. You need to purge, big time. I'm not saying that so I can be a beneficiary. You need to do it for you.
I understand how it makes you feel to purchase. But clearly you don't NEED more.
PM me if you feel you want to.
10-25-2011, 07:26 AM
#55
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I have a huge cedar lined closet for my stash and etc..so thats a wonderful thing-but my new room has the same sq.ft.as my old one the problem is this one isn't square its oblong and I feel like I'm trying to do everything bass-ackwards..just can't seem to find the right place for the cutting table There should be a law that everything should be on wheels-it sure would make moving things around a whole lot easier-eventually I'll find the right spot for all my tables
10-25-2011, 07:59 AM
#57
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I don't rearrange my sewing area, with my setup, there really isn't a way to move things around.
My sewing room used to be the living room so is in the main area of the house. I have a dining room table as my sewing table and this room is adjacent to our dining room so it doubles as an extra dining area when we have company.
I do tend to pile things that I'm done with, then do a big "put away"
I have a pretty good stash but hardly any yardage anymore. It's mostly small pieces, much of which was given to me when others cleared out their stashes. It has served me well, we've been on a tight budget for a long time, but I try to keep a bolt of muslin around or I buy background fabric here and there and can work mostly from my stash making quilts with smaller amounts of multiple fabrics rather than quilts that have only a few and need more yardage.
I live in my sewing area, it's central in the house, and ends up often being the hangout spot....not always a good thing when I'm heavily involved in a project and everyone is camped out around my sewing table!
My sewing room used to be the living room so is in the main area of the house. I have a dining room table as my sewing table and this room is adjacent to our dining room so it doubles as an extra dining area when we have company.
I do tend to pile things that I'm done with, then do a big "put away"
I have a pretty good stash but hardly any yardage anymore. It's mostly small pieces, much of which was given to me when others cleared out their stashes. It has served me well, we've been on a tight budget for a long time, but I try to keep a bolt of muslin around or I buy background fabric here and there and can work mostly from my stash making quilts with smaller amounts of multiple fabrics rather than quilts that have only a few and need more yardage.
I live in my sewing area, it's central in the house, and ends up often being the hangout spot....not always a good thing when I'm heavily involved in a project and everyone is camped out around my sewing table!
10-25-2011, 08:55 AM
#58
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I live in a one bedroom apt. I have taken half of my bedroom and made it a sewing "area". Oh, but to have another bedroom, is what my dreams are made of. I too am constantly moving, straightening and trying different things.
10-25-2011, 09:04 AM
#59
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My dream studio would be about the size of a 2 car garage. We have our "if we win the lottery dream" and neither of us wants to move, just fix up our house...and I really would love to build a sewing room above our garage.
Won't ever happen since we rarely play, LOL, and even if we did we probably wouldn't build that room, but it's nice to think about.
Won't ever happen since we rarely play, LOL, and even if we did we probably wouldn't build that room, but it's nice to think about.
10-25-2011, 09:05 AM
#60
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Originally Posted by Just Fabric
I have so....much stuff, an I am constantly re-organizing, although the fabric stays put, its all the other stuff to find places for, as you can see by my picture I have the entire top floor for sewing, 2 plus bedrooms and an open concept room which is used for my cutting table, smaller table for one of my sewing machines (one bedroom is my bedroom), the other is kinda a guest-just a full size bed in there surrounded by more fabric an bins, I have run out of wall space, any suggestions would be helpful.
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