stitchinwitch

This is a great thread - thank you so much for starting it!

marymm

Great ideas here. I have one that either wasn't mentioned or I missed. I bought a plastic hanging shoe bag--the kind that fits over a closet door. I put it behind the door to my room. In the compartments I put lots of small odds and ends from small patterns, pinking scissors, marking pencils, special tape, unopened needle packages, etc.. It's handy for putting rotary cutters up high out of granddaughter' reach..Also I bought a plastic flannel-backed table cloth and put the round gripper clips on the top. Then I put a tension rod between the frame of a double door closet. I can use it as a design area since my walls are full of bookcases, etc.

ReeneeD

I bought a collapsible table at Walmart for $19.99. It is about 25 X 18 inches and I made a cover and covered it wil thermal batting and i use it next to me as a small ironing board. What a gem.
Also, I hung all my rulers and scissors on the wall. I like that, too.
Good luck with your new room - sounds like it will be really nice!

rustqlts

Cork board on the walls with vinyl guttering at the bottom (like eraser holders on the old fashioned blackboards). You can pin just about anything on the cork, and the guttering holds *too* much! rusty

PunkQuilter

Put your sewing area in front of the window..you won't be sorry to have all that daylight. Keep only the tools you use most often handy. A small radio to play music you find soothing and a do not disturb sign for the door!

gailalter

Melody, I had shelves in my closet in my last house. It was a double sliding door. I took the doors off (& stored them) and bought runners that screwed into the walls with slots where you put the hooks of the arms that hold the shelving. Be sure to look for heavy duty. Another Lowe's project. I put the arms about 14" apart and never had a board bend!

granny_59

great topic, I love the pegboards.
I also like my stuff handy so I made these.
I added binding to plastic and formed pockets by sewing it to the background fabric. Then I put some batting on cardboard, put the fabric on it and stapled it on the back.

marla

Thank you to AT Home Sewing for your wonderful room. I will take some ofyour idea. Thank you!!

N.J.linda

A large pressing board. Mine is 3'X4'. It's made from a piece of plywood, covered with three layers of cotton batting, and a layer of heavy weight cotton decorator fabric. It's great for pressing fabric, and quilt tops. I put it on my cutting table and when not in use I stand it up out of the way.

CarolLady

Granny 59 that is a great way to see what you have at hand!!!

To some day have enough room in my house to have one.