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Quiltah Mama
12-10-2018 06:00 PM
Sew perfect dream table is a sit or stand table. Google it. Looks interesting.
cashs_mom
12-10-2018 07:47 PM
Originally Posted by quilterpurpledog
(Post 7740609)
I would like the idea of being able to stand part of the time-I cannot at present. However, I am careful to move around a lot. My sewing room is in the basement and we have a bathroom down here. However, I always go up and down the stairs when I need the facilities. My coffee pot is upstairs in the kitchen-so, more trips up and down. When my husband built my sewing center I wanted a pressing station that I could pull out. I thought it was a great idea! However, I never use it. I get up and go over to the ironing board to press. The time savings are not worth the problems of sitting too long at a time. I probably go up and down the stairs 30 or so times a day to say nothing of other stand and walk activities. So, fellow quilters, keep moving.
My chiro tells me that it's better to have my ironing board across the room so I have to get up and move around often. I have my sewing rooms upstairs with gives me essentially the same thing you have. I have to get up and go downstairs to get food, something to drink, put laundry in or any of the other things I'm doing while sewing. I think it does help me to move around more.
roguequilter
12-10-2018 09:20 PM
Originally Posted by Jennifer23
(Post 7740503)
I have an adjustable-height table from Ikea. I got it so I could raise it for cutting, but sometimes I sew standing. It took a bit to get used to operating the foot pedal while standing, (I end up sort of standing on one foot), but I like having the option of changing positions easily.
in my last home i used guest bedroom as my sewing room. hubby made my sewing table, measured to my height, so that i could stand to sew, press, cut ..whatever. in current home no room big enough for my beloved table so, when i am able to sit for short spells i sew at dining table now. but back is worse and not doing much sewing at all. i do have one quilt top that i need to quilt. i do that standing at kitchen counter ..island type but w drop in stove. so i cover whole mess w plastic table cloth held down by binder clips. time consuming but only way that i can fmq w domestic. i have to stand up to quilt. it's not an issue for the foot pedal ..i position machine so that the pedal just reaches floor and lays flat.
