I see gorgeous sewing rooms... then there's mine....
06-07-2011, 03:25 PM
#141
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada; Florida in the winter
Posts: 721
Guess what just got added to my sewing room..........a crib!!! Our new grandbaby (our first) is due Nov. 1st, and we happened across this good used crib (only 4 years old - meets all the safety standards) that was given to us. We want our home to be baby-friendly so that we will easily be able to look after the new little one when the need arises, so I suggested my sewing room as the place to put it. It's fine actually - it's motivating me to start sewing all kinds of things for the baby. But I have to squeeze between it and the wall to get to my stash. But I'm not complaining!! C9P
06-07-2011, 03:25 PM
#142
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: New Mexico, USA, a flyover state
Posts: 52
If my total knee was much better I would try cleaning up my sewing room...want to move a pair of stacked night stands to my bedroom and take my "doll house" cabinet into sewing room.
Hubby bought some shelving from a store going out of business for my fabric so I need to fold it on boards...have started doing some on foam core board cut to "size". I would like to free up some space to put a futon or daybed...maybe...or put up a cutting table...maybe...or...
I am impressed with everything you all have done. Thanks for sharing.
Hubby bought some shelving from a store going out of business for my fabric so I need to fold it on boards...have started doing some on foam core board cut to "size". I would like to free up some space to put a futon or daybed...maybe...or put up a cutting table...maybe...or...
I am impressed with everything you all have done. Thanks for sharing.
06-07-2011, 03:28 PM
#143
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CA
Posts: 391
Originally Posted by deedum
My sewing room is upstairs, lots of cabinets, big cutting island. Pretty neat for the most part, that is because I took all the things that weren't sewing related that has been dropped in there over time, and I dumped them into the
den. So my room is neat and organized. The Den is a mess :)
den. So my room is neat and organized. The Den is a mess :)
06-07-2011, 04:31 PM
#144
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CA
Posts: 391
Originally Posted by Nancy Ingham
It is always a nightmare when we have company or the grandkids come to sleep over when everything needs to be moved. I am always looking for the one thing I need, but never sure which room or pile/bag etc.,I put it in.
Sources:Office supply stores (Officemax, O'Depot, Staples-some as cheap as $20), I always use coupons.
Note these same things are sold as Teacher Carts or Scrapbooking & Sewing organizers @ $40-$80 (Fiskars has one) with a fabric/canvas sleeve over it. Most Ppl on this board should be able to make their own & customize it to their needs. Some have a hard plastic removable lid, & you can stack another box on top.
http://www.amazon.com/Olympia-85-010...f=pd_sim_hg_12 This one is $22.
http://www.amazon.com/dbest-00-011-T..._bxgy_hi_img_b With Lid $29.
My "dBest" brand with a lid has held up well. There are many brands & sizes of these; just read reviews for how well they hold up, if you plan to load them heavy.
Rolling crates w Liners n organizers $45 to $100 Fiskars, Saddle Bags, & Crop-in-style
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Basic unlined rolling crates - Dbest w lid, Olympia no lid $22 to $29
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Rolling 10-Drawer unit...BellaBoo got one for $29 @ Sams club
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06-07-2011, 04:43 PM
#145
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CA
Posts: 391
Originally Posted by ButtermilkMama
I know exactly how you feel. I have to sew in my dining room so have to keep everything "picked up". The rest is upstairs in a very small bedroom w/ a dbl bed and dresser in it. I would love to take down the bed and store it somewhere but my DH doesn't want me upstairs, so I am stuck.
Got that off my chest, now I feel better.
Got that off my chest, now I feel better.
Hope you can find the time & room to make your quilting dreams come true.
06-07-2011, 05:42 PM
#148
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Michigan. . .FINALLY!!!!
Posts: 6,726
It is a continous work in progress. I went from having 1/2 a basement as my sewing area to a 10"X13" room. Got rid of a lot of things and really felt good about it!!!! I finally got all my fabrics folded and put on bookcase shelves along one wall. The fabric that didn't fit went into tubs that are sitting in the garage. I get it cleaned and then I buy more fabric or I start a project and it just goes to pieces again. I want to paint this summer so I can't get it too organized because it will be just torn apart again!
06-07-2011, 05:53 PM
#150
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Vancouver, Washingrton
Posts: 417
I have our second bedroom as my sewing room. Not big and I have to skip and step on piles of fabrics. I have bundled them by colors and pile them on one side, but when I need a specific fabric, there goes the neat pile. My husband just shakes his head and close the door. You are not the only one, I'm sure many other quilters suffer from fabric clutter also.
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