This week I am sorting my fabrics and moving them into my NEW SEWING ROOM!!!! It will take me a while, and I won't have all my cabinets and such just the way I want them until I've lived with it a while. Trial and error. It's a smallish space, but I'm packing it full! AND I have a brand new sewing machine to use as soon as I get moved in. I'm so excited but I am making myself wait till I get the "work" done before I can play. LOL We all know that sorting and petting the fabrics isn't really work tho.
My new machine is a Kenmore 385.19110, whatever that means. LOL. My DSIL, who is an avid quilter, works at Sears and picked out the best one for me in my price range. I'm thrilled to have one that will do quilty things like drop the feed dogs. Heehee. I also got 4 special feet, including the 1/4" one and the clickety clack one. LOL can't remember what it's called just now. Oh, walking foot, I think.
So I am one happy camper and will post pics when I am all settled in. Hugggggggs and smilessssssss.... wildlinda

That's great Linda, I'm so happy for you. I had to wait until my kids were grown and gone before I had a sewing room. I used to have to sew in the small laundry room with sewing stuff stuck all over the house. It's so nice to have it all together in one room. Enjoy!

Tammy

Linda I don't know how you are keeping from playing with your new machine. If it was me the sorting and moving would come to screaming halt. LOL! I love new toys!!

Oh I hear that Tammy, mine are grown, gone, returned, left again, and reproduced several times. But my patience has won the day and it's mine at last!!! woohoooooo

Congratulations to you. May I suggest that you really try to visualize yourself in the room and put the furniture in it's place before you fill it up. Get a chair, sit where you think you'll be sewing, dream and pretend. Stand at the door and think about where you're putting furniture. Put a piece of paper on the floor (as big as it is) so you can SEE it.
I think it would be a whole lot more work moving the stuff again after you just finished putting it in it's 'temporary' place.

You're going to have to treat yourself like a parent
"clean your room then you can go outside to play"
"organize your sewing room then you can PLAY"

:) LOL - can't wait to see pictures

I'm with you :lol: :lol: :lol: no way could I not at least make one of something if I had a new machine

LOL The truth is, I'm kinda afraid of it. I've read the book and studied the diagrams, but it's very intimidating to me. I kinda wish SIL lived closer than NH so she could walk me thru it. I've never had so many gadgets and gizmos to play with before and I don't want to break it before I even get to use it.
Can you tell I'm not very tech oriented?

That's great. I just moved from travel trailer into my new home and got to spread out again and get all my things from storage. Wonderful. I actually finally have room to get my embroidery module working. More fun. :-) :-)

So enjoy your space! :thumbup:

Glad you are getting a new sewing room
Try your new machine out too.

Enjoy your space and your new machine. I need to go clean my space again!!! It looks as if a quilt shop exploded.

Nothing like new things...machine and sewing room...what could be better. Enjoy!

Awesome. It is so nice to have a room just for you to sew in.

Not sure if I could set up my room before playing with the new machine though.

Enjoy. :)

Yeah good for you. SOunds wonderful. Happy moving.

clickety clack foot = I knew exactly which foot you meant. walking foot, they are a bit clickety clack sounding.

Debbie, You're a HOOT!!! I'm trying to help you out and so are ALL the rest of us when you have your sales,lol!!

I'm sooooo Happy for you! Doing the Happy Dance & trying to type at the same time,lol!! Enjoy your new sewing room and machine too!!

Congrats on your new room and machine!! Please show pics of your new digs when you can!! :)

Woo Hoo!! How exciting for you!! You are way more patient than I am LOL :D:D:D

Congrats love the clickady click description of the walking foot. Enjoy your new room and your new machine.... LuAnn

Super cool. Enjoy.

Linda, you are an amazingly patient woman! Work first, then play??? I would fail miserably lol
So happy for you with your new room and new machine. YIPPEEEEEEEEEE!!

Good for you! Enjoy!!!!

That is the same sewing machine that I bought new last summer.....so far it has made several kid sized quilts, and is now working on a queen sized one.. I love mine. Happy you have a new room and machine.

Congrats! There nothing like having your own space.

Having a designated sewing/quilting room is wonderful! Can't wait to see pictures of your new space.

CONGRATS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am sooooo HAPPY for YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bopeep

I knew, too! :lol: I think I need a new machine or at least a repair job (because of the racket) and then I need to sew something without the walking foot and think...oh this machine works so good!

Congratulations!!!!! How fun that would be to start from scratch and get it just the way you want it.

Congrats and enjoy a dedicated space is heaven.

Congratulations! You are just going to love having your own room!

Great fun! Think I would have been up all night getting the room ready so I could play with the new machine. I am not a patient person!

When you get yours set up come help me get mine organized LOL. My sewing room has become the catch all for the family.

Awww...congrats on the new toy and the new room! Sounds like Christmas came early at your house!

Good for you! I just moved into my new sewing this past weekend. DS moved out (he is our one and only) we painted, new carpet, a little remodeling here and there, ahhhhh.

All I need now is three sets of drapes. :lol:

JulieM

Ah, wouldn't I love to be able to do that, but with fibromyalgia, one learns to bide their time and use up their spoons carefully. If I stayed up all night working on it, then I'd have to spend at least the next 3 days in bed paying for that. LOL. It's not so much patience as necessity.
And like I said earlier on, that new machine does intimidate me more than a little bit!!!!
Hugs and smilesssss, Linda

WTG Julie!!! No drapes or curtains for me!! I want to have as much natural light as I can. I only have one window in my room so I'm leaving it uncovered. Besides, I have an awesome view of the backyard and our woods beyond. Congrats on your new space too. Will be looking for pics.
Hugs and smiles. wildlinda

I have the same machine and I love it. Quilt, applique, make fancy stitches and thread my needle without having to squint. Happy Quilting.

Linda,
You will absolutely love your machine(I do). My old kenmore retired itself about a month ago, and we went to sears and purchased this exact same one you did, the amount of stitches is AMAZING!. My old one had a 8 stitches at the most(so I have ben like a kid in a candy store so to speak)Just do exactly what the book says it is wonderful, and you will do super with it. Feel free to email me or pm(I'm still not use to the needle threader, hee hee but it's fun.)
Isn't it exciting, you will have to post pictures when you get your "room" all moved in.
We're excited for you...

Been there & done that. My sewing space is super small...but after using the kitchen table for yrs....& having to put it all away before supper, I'm just glad to have it.

Sounds like you'll have a great sewing machine to play with I'm happy for you.My machine is over 2 yrs old & truth to tell, I still don't know/use the gizmos :-)

I am working on the same thing. My hubby and I have been painting sanding and scrubbing a bedroom we used as storage for my small business. We put down new floors and now it is sewing and inventory...but oh so much nicer.