Sewing Room Advise
10-03-2010, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by erstan947
Put the large cutting table in the fabric room and have a small cutting table (ie. tv tray) in the sewing area or a smaller mat on the ironing board area.
10-03-2010, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Happy Tails
I need your advise. In my new house I have 2 finished rooms in the basement that will become my quiilting haven. My question is this....because one room isn't big enough for everything, I have to divide it into the 2 rooms. Right now I have my fabric in 1 room and everything else in the other.. I'm finding it a big cramped. so....would you move the cutting table (which is 70 x 35) into the room with the fabric or would you put up with the cramped space and have everything at your fingertips. I have my sewing/embroidery machine, my featherweight, my ironing board (which is one I made 23 x 48) I guess I'm trying to figure out convenience vs space. Thanks as always for your input. Wendy :)
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10-03-2010, 07:17 AM
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Congratulations on having a new home and what sounds like plenty of room for your quilting habit. Does either room have a window to the outside so that you have some natural lighting?
I'd keep two rooms; one to stay neat and orderly and one to leave everything out and "as is" when I wasn't working there. But a decision like this depends on personal likes/dislikes, physical abilities/disabilities, etc., that only you can know. These other quilters are giving you some great advice, and I'll bet someone will come up with a suggestion that works perfectly for you.
On Sept. 22, Annaquilts (one of the members here) posted pictures of her quilting studio that is "to die for," a perfect haven for a quilter. If you didn't see it, you may want to do a search to find it.
I'd keep two rooms; one to stay neat and orderly and one to leave everything out and "as is" when I wasn't working there. But a decision like this depends on personal likes/dislikes, physical abilities/disabilities, etc., that only you can know. These other quilters are giving you some great advice, and I'll bet someone will come up with a suggestion that works perfectly for you.
On Sept. 22, Annaquilts (one of the members here) posted pictures of her quilting studio that is "to die for," a perfect haven for a quilter. If you didn't see it, you may want to do a search to find it.
10-03-2010, 07:18 AM
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I have the same issue, two rooms. I have all my fabric and patterns/patternbooks in one room and everything else in the other, smaller room! I'm thinking a cutting table in the room the fabric is in will work better for me.
10-03-2010, 08:06 AM
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One thing about having 2 rooms...you'll get exercise walking back and forth. My sewing studio is in the basement (which just flooded due to sump pump failure). Don't put fabric or machines on the floor. I think you will have to play around with what works for you. I have a beautiful setup, but find that I have moved some things around because they didn't work the way I had originally planned. I would use the smaller room for storage and the larger room for your work room.
10-03-2010, 08:12 AM
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Sometimes it's a good thing to have a reason to get up and move around.
I think I would put the "storage" stuff in one area - and the "active" stuff in another.
I like to have my ironing board/surface available all the time. It's a big board - so I also use it as a cutting table a lot of the time.
I think I would put the "storage" stuff in one area - and the "active" stuff in another.
I like to have my ironing board/surface available all the time. It's a big board - so I also use it as a cutting table a lot of the time.
10-03-2010, 10:09 AM
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I like the two room idea.I would put all of the stuff in that room that I don't use as often,like my acququilt and my table top ironer and alot of my craft fabrics that aren't used as often.Plus you have those extra walls for shelving.It is a good reason to get up and move around.
10-03-2010, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by erstan947
Put the large cutting table in the fabric room and have a small cutting table (ie. tv tray) in the sewing area or a smaller mat on the ironing board area.
10-03-2010, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by grann of 6
One thing about having 2 rooms...you'll get exercise walking back and forth. My sewing studio is in the basement (which just flooded due to sump pump failure). Don't put fabric or machines on the floor. I think you will have to play around with what works for you. I have a beautiful setup, but find that I have moved some things around because they didn't work the way I had originally planned. I would use the smaller room for storage and the larger room for your work room.
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