[quote= Anyhow... with my move down here I've lost my sewing room. And as a result my sewing drive as well. I do have my machine set up in my room but I can't really sew on it b/c it's on a little bookshelf. Our dining room table is one of the newer "bar stool type" very high, and makes it reaching for my pedal almost impossible when i try to sew on it. So I struggle each time I want to sew in my room or on the dining room table.
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Hello Wanda,
Oh dear how exasperating this must be for you. Have you considered buying a small fold down table to put your machine on? I know that some of these tables are not particularly stable but maybe you could have your DH put an extra brace under it across diagonally as it does strengthen the table and make it more stable. You could then take the table out and set it up when needed, the table can also be taken down and stored flat when not required.
I am using a trestle table at the moment which DH strengthened up for me this way. Works well, I had him do the same thing with a small tray table for when I am in the cottage as I don't have the room for the trestle one in here.
Maybe1day