Cutting Table Ideas
#141
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Originally Posted by BarbP
Katykwilt - I love your library area. I often wish that I had a comfortable chair to sit and look through books and magazines for that next "have to do" project! Just not enough room.
#142
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Originally Posted by katykwilt
Originally Posted by BarbP
Katykwilt - I love your library area. I often wish that I had a comfortable chair to sit and look through books and magazines for that next "have to do" project! Just not enough room.
#143
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Anderson, SC
Posts: 48
In our former home my husband used two adjustable saw horses with a sheet of plywood on top. That way we could experiment with heights until we got the right height for my 5'1". Worked great. Wish I had room for it in this house, but have too many sewing machines set up.
#144
Everybody is so creative! I was lucky enough to buy an art table at a school auction. Paid next to nothing for it. It does need a bit of tlc..It sits too low to be able to cut with as it is so I'm having a platform built for it with some rolling castors. It has 24 drawers for storage. Which is going to be awesome!
#145
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I bought a kitchen island from craigslist...I'm 5'6 and it
is a good height for me....then made an ironing board
from a 24x48 piece of OSB board...two layers of cotton
batting and canvas...I can put it on top of the island
and iron large pieces of yardage....works great for me ...
previous I had a cutting table in the center of the floor &
it just took up too much room....island is against a wall
out about 2 inches so have room for material to slide
over end when ironing..
is a good height for me....then made an ironing board
from a 24x48 piece of OSB board...two layers of cotton
batting and canvas...I can put it on top of the island
and iron large pieces of yardage....works great for me ...
previous I had a cutting table in the center of the floor &
it just took up too much room....island is against a wall
out about 2 inches so have room for material to slide
over end when ironing..
#146
My cutting table is my counter between the dining room and kitchen, it's Corian with bar extension. My cutting mat (3x5) fits on there perfectly.
My extension table is made of foam and vinyl.
My extension table is made of foam and vinyl.
Cutting Table
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Extension Table
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#147
Originally Posted by Nancy Bogard
I am just completing a new sewing quilting room and need ideas for a large cutting table. Can any of you post pictures and ideas that have worked for you? I need a little help with this part. I don't want to make any mistakes since I will only get the chance once. Help me if you can.
I purchased a buffet for storage and use the top for cutting or pressing.
My cutting table
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#148
I too used my kitchen island for cutting but was tired of walking from one room to another when trying to make something and having threads everywhere, (the sign of a true quilter right?). I bought a 6' folding table and had my husband cut 4" x 4" posts that we had stored in the garage and drill out the center a few inches to the perfect height for me, (I'm 5' 6"). You can also use PVC pipe but why waste the money when the posts were gathering dust in the garage! When I need the height, I simply lift the end of the table (not heavy at all) and slip the leg in the hole at the top of the post that he drilled out. In a matter of seconds I have a table high enough to save my back from having to lean over. I also use it as my sewing table so simply lift the end and kick the blocks out and back down to sitting height! It does not wobble when I sew or cut. You can use a 6' like I did or an 8' table it works the same. I can put my ironing pad on one end when I am sewing to press seams as I go. It makes the table very flexible and doesn't take up as much space as having to have several different surfaces to use. If you don't have room to leave the table out, mine folds in half and can be stored behind a door or simply against the wall. The table cost me $30 at Lowe's, the blocks were leftovers from a previous project and now I have a multiple work station!
#149
[ATTACH=CONFIG]300828[/ATTACH]I use an antique/vintage dresser I picked up for $5. DH cut a piece of plywood to go over the top for a larger work area. I just added the plywood so I need to finish the edges with some fabric.
#150
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