Ok I need all of your organization ideas please.
05-15-2009, 08:55 PM
#21
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keep 1 wed size box in corner for scraps
then 1 day when u r bordmake a scappy quilt from all those pcs.
on a 10 inch square may take as many squ. as 6squ-7or8 down
frankie
my granddaughters have learn to sew this way
frankie
then 1 day when u r bordmake a scappy quilt from all those pcs.
on a 10 inch square may take as many squ. as 6squ-7or8 down
frankie
my granddaughters have learn to sew this way
frankie
05-16-2009, 03:18 AM
#23
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Location: The Finger Lakes of upstate NY
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My rulers are in a shelf similar to the one eparys had built by her husband. My husband is not so handy, though (Karla, don't repeat that, lol). So I bought a shelf at Michaels, the unfinished kind - using a coupon, of course - and took it to work where I had one of the maintenance guys run it through the saw to make grooves in it. Then I put the finish on it myself. Easy! It's 3' long, so longer than any of my rulers, which gives me a bit of shelf space for a couple of jelly rolls I've yet to use.
05-16-2009, 07:58 AM
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I have floor-to-ceiling cupboards, so I put the batting up on the highest level since I have to access it less frequently that everything else.
I have stacked drawers which hold "all those small notions and doo-dads," thangle and foundation piecing paper goods, and fat quarters organized by "style" (and only a quilter would know what I meant by that!).
I have pull-out shelves for non-fat-quarter fabric storage and, boy, has it ever saved my back!
I have a 96x96 design board permanently affixed to the wall. (But a friend of mine who had sliding doors to the closet in her sewing room took the same principles of my board and developed a 2-piece design board that works very well for her.) I used 4'x8' insulation panels sold in Home Depot/Lowe's; they come in various thicknesses and I chose 1/2"; we affixed these styrofoam-like panels using a glue that doesn't eat it, and then we covered the whole panel with gridded flannel, which was admittedly the most expensive thing about the design board. I had to piece the yardage, pressing open the center seam, and we affixed it to the styrofoam-like insulation panels with a slightly diluted white glue, also sold in Home Depot/Lowe's. The grid lines, 2" intervals, aren't exactly straight, but they still do the job most excellently.
Above the design wall, my husband mounted brackets on either side of the design board, just above the board, where he rigged something to hold three 8' long dowels; I inserted the dowels into the long tubes used for upholstery/home dec fabric, which I got from the local JoAnn's for free. I covered the tubes with 2 layers of unbleached 108" wide muslin (trimmed to fit), allowing several feet of muslin to drape from the tube. I pin quilt blocks for works-in-progress onto the muslin and simply roll them up and out of the way; I pull them down to look at the layout before final assembly, and those projects still in progress are conveniently stored until I get to them.
I have stacked drawers which hold "all those small notions and doo-dads," thangle and foundation piecing paper goods, and fat quarters organized by "style" (and only a quilter would know what I meant by that!).
I have pull-out shelves for non-fat-quarter fabric storage and, boy, has it ever saved my back!
I have a 96x96 design board permanently affixed to the wall. (But a friend of mine who had sliding doors to the closet in her sewing room took the same principles of my board and developed a 2-piece design board that works very well for her.) I used 4'x8' insulation panels sold in Home Depot/Lowe's; they come in various thicknesses and I chose 1/2"; we affixed these styrofoam-like panels using a glue that doesn't eat it, and then we covered the whole panel with gridded flannel, which was admittedly the most expensive thing about the design board. I had to piece the yardage, pressing open the center seam, and we affixed it to the styrofoam-like insulation panels with a slightly diluted white glue, also sold in Home Depot/Lowe's. The grid lines, 2" intervals, aren't exactly straight, but they still do the job most excellently.
Above the design wall, my husband mounted brackets on either side of the design board, just above the board, where he rigged something to hold three 8' long dowels; I inserted the dowels into the long tubes used for upholstery/home dec fabric, which I got from the local JoAnn's for free. I covered the tubes with 2 layers of unbleached 108" wide muslin (trimmed to fit), allowing several feet of muslin to drape from the tube. I pin quilt blocks for works-in-progress onto the muslin and simply roll them up and out of the way; I pull them down to look at the layout before final assembly, and those projects still in progress are conveniently stored until I get to them.
05-16-2009, 08:07 AM
#25
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I forgot the most important thing about my sewing room: LIGHTING.
We mounted two 2-tube units of 4' long DAY SPECTRUM LIGHTING tubes into industrial/ commercial lighting bases - the kind you'd likely see in a garage. We never considered a type of cover for the lighting because anything we auditioned changed the color to where it was no longer "clean." I can work for hours in the room without eye fatigue or color-matching gaffes due to off-color lighting.
The sales person at Home Depot said that if I bought FULL SPECTRUM lighting that it would work like the sun does and I would likely get sunburned. Since he had full-spectrum products - at the same price as the DAY SPECTRUM - I bought his explanation and the day spectrum lighting. I cannot tell you what a HUGE difference the day spectrum lighting has made after years of "other" lighting, and the 4' long tube lighting does an amazing job of lighting the room fully without theatrical effects.
We mounted two 2-tube units of 4' long DAY SPECTRUM LIGHTING tubes into industrial/ commercial lighting bases - the kind you'd likely see in a garage. We never considered a type of cover for the lighting because anything we auditioned changed the color to where it was no longer "clean." I can work for hours in the room without eye fatigue or color-matching gaffes due to off-color lighting.
The sales person at Home Depot said that if I bought FULL SPECTRUM lighting that it would work like the sun does and I would likely get sunburned. Since he had full-spectrum products - at the same price as the DAY SPECTRUM - I bought his explanation and the day spectrum lighting. I cannot tell you what a HUGE difference the day spectrum lighting has made after years of "other" lighting, and the 4' long tube lighting does an amazing job of lighting the room fully without theatrical effects.
05-16-2009, 08:28 AM
#26
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Reno, Nv
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Better Homes and Gardens has a sewing space organizers pictures that might be of some help to you to go and look at. The allpeoplequilt.com site (also better homes and gardens) has many room organizer tips too.
I thought of my sewing space like the kitchen .... The triangle, remember? You have cutting, sewing, and pressing to do. These need to have thier own items within reach, in a convienent order. Then you have the storage area (sometimes areas, if you also clothing sew).
I think what I am saying is. Break it down into tasks and then create areas, then it will come easier to you what goes where.
I hope this helps you a little.
I thought of my sewing space like the kitchen .... The triangle, remember? You have cutting, sewing, and pressing to do. These need to have thier own items within reach, in a convienent order. Then you have the storage area (sometimes areas, if you also clothing sew).
I think what I am saying is. Break it down into tasks and then create areas, then it will come easier to you what goes where.
I hope this helps you a little.
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