Originally Posted by
my-ty
Here's an interesting video "Organize Your Sewing Space - Part 1" from Just Get it Done Quilts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaPFW-9lpdA I especially liked the sewing triangle, similar to the kitchen triangle. This helped me when setting up my room.
Thanks for that link! I found her videos to be helpful. My sewing triangle got more complicated when I realized that the lighting was much better when I stood on the far side of my ironing board because otherwise the overhead light creates shadows. So I need to think about upgrading my lighting so that it comes from the far side of the board.
If I had my dream quilting space, it might not matter, but in my space, I love my traditional (yes, the legs are harvest gold in color, which meant it was manufactured in the 1960s or seventies!) ironing board.
It is about 14” wide and for ironing, I use a 14 x 20 wool pad, with the iron and my starch and/or water bottle on the narrow end of the board. My cutting station is at the far end with a 14 x 14 cutting board. While the cutting board spins, I also can walk around the end and cut from any of 3 different sides.
And when I have projects that I need to do while sitting, I lower the height of my ironing board and roll up a chair! Instant craft table! I sometimes will iron freezer paper to the surface if I am doing something messy with glue or something similar. And when I want to clean up the room, or I need maximum floor space, the board (with pressing mat clipped to it) fits back into the closet, completely out of the way.