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    Old 11-20-2014, 09:08 PM
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    Originally Posted by crossginny
    Ok.........so we are now officially empty nesters! reorganizing son's soon to be empty room to be my quilting room.
    Thinking about getting an L shaped glass table to use for my sewing machine on one side and the other side as my cutting area..........BUT I'm wondering if the glass will hold up to the the cutting in particular...........any ideas?? Does anyone have something similar?? If so, how does it do for you??
    Thinking about something like this:
    http://www.wayfair.com/Altra-Furnitu...6-HQZ1411.html

    just dont want to spend the $$$ and then have the glass shatter..........(would be my luck LOL)

    Ginny
    I'd go for a U shape, to include area for an iron. I can break anything made of glass.
    Still not recovered from cleaning up huge heavy crystal vase filled with marbles. And that was 6 months ago!
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    Old 11-20-2014, 11:55 PM
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    me too grannieAnnie if it's glass I'll find a way to break it..........another reason I was seriously rethinking the glass tables/desks.
    let me see if I can walk you thru my planned set up I'll have a 10 X 12' room to play in........the door is in one of the 12' sides and at the end of that wall. so you'll walk into to the room and on the left you will see the desk I got today to be my cutting mat surface and that's it on the left 12' wall..that wall is the only unbroken wall so it will be my design wall......once I figure out what I'll put on it to hold the blocks. ......in the middle of the next wall is a window so my sewing table will be centered, but slightly to the left, in front of the window; and the ironing board will be to the right of my sewing table
    now turn the corner for the other 12' wall.........there will be a 42' wide lateral filing cabinet (tomorrow's planned purchase) to be used to store my stash; then there's a window and under it will be a chest that I've had for years and next to it will be a 38" wide amoire. the 4th wall has a 5' wide closet and a second smaller amoire (also purchased today) the amoires are to store my notions, books, rulers etc
    let me see if I can attach the plan the ironing board is not in the plan I'm attaching ..........and there are 2 tables in front of the window........the second is for large quilts to continue onto

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    Old 11-21-2014, 06:11 AM
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    i found this while searching for something else... probably sturdier than your glass one
    http://www.novisti.com/34-awesome-co...ial-desk-ikea/
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    Old 11-21-2014, 06:52 AM
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    Before I put a lot of money into anything, I'd take a trip to a local thrift store (even 2 trips) to see if they might just have what I needed for less dollars!!
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    I would want wood tables.
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    Old 11-21-2014, 01:43 PM
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    There is nothing wrong about using glass for your sewing table as long as you get the right size glass - not less that 1/4 inch thick. I used one for years at work with a manual typewritter (remember those?) on it. I have one on my hobby room table right now that came from work and has had my sewing machine on it for the last five years. It is easy to clean - forget windex and just use a damp papertowel (unless you spilled the latte or melted the chocolate). As for the vibration problem - use 6 or 8 rubberbands: one under each corner and the rest scattered evenly underneath the glass. For cutting - just put your mat on top and go for it.
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    Old 11-21-2014, 02:02 PM
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    I use banquet tables from a office supply co. and roll chairs from Walmart that way you can move them around to any angle you want...
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    Old 11-21-2014, 02:11 PM
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    Originally Posted by notmorecraft
    If you have an Ikea near you, they have a corner shaped desk top and you can choose the length of desk top to put on either side, which would give you the same set up.
    And if you don't have Ikea near you, go to Ikea online and look at their desks and tops to get ideas. But glass would be a big mistake and just think about the time you drop the scissors on it! You can make yourself an Lshaped work area easily. Just do a google image search for L shaped sewing table.
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    Old 11-21-2014, 02:14 PM
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    Another thought regarding the design wall and the desk...it's going to be difficult to reach very high on your design wall if you have it behind a desk. Was that your plan? or does it sit to the right of the desk so you have full access?
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    Old 11-21-2014, 07:14 PM
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    gonna put some sliders under the desk so that I can easily slide to to one side or the other to get to the design wall
    purchases for this set up are the lateral filing cabinet, both armoires, and the desk for a total outlay of $350 the armoirs and the desk are all solid wood.....
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