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My DH may come up for air if the Pats lose their first post-season game for a third year in a row. Hah.
DH's who cook ...must be great...mine can do woodworking but entire cooking skill is eggs over easy , wheat toast, and overcooked low-salt bacon. LOL there are two things here - one is can they help improve the quilting space and more important will they let us go to the 'inner sanctum' and quilt when we want to?! |
When the kids were through with piano lessons I called a local small church and they were delighted to load up the piano and take it to their church and I got a nice tax deduction! A keyboard (storable in a closet) now takes the place of the big upright and sounds like a quality baby grand.
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Love your new special space!! Esp the ironing cutting table.......looks so easy to use! Thanks for sharing!!
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nice work space
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That is exactly what I want. Now if I can get my brother to stay home once in awhile I can get him to do this for me. He has a cheapy rolltop desk he says I can have to fix up. We have to cut it down some and then cut the hole in the top. I also want him to up and extention on the back so I can pull it out when I have a big quilt. :-) I figure sometime in 2013 I might get it. lol
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WOW - What a beautiful job, nice and neat, wish I could say the same about mine
Have a Blessed day Ellen |
Originally Posted by M.I.Late
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Suzanne, you understand Suesew won't be able to ask him until after the Superbowl in late January - oh, unless he's also a basketball fan - that carries right through Spring training for baseball. There is a short time between the worlds series and Football I think. I know I see my DH sometime in August every year. (Funny - but kinda true) He loves his sports.
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Great job, I love seeing what quilters come up with instead of the &1000 tables..
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Originally Posted by damaquilts
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That is exactly what I want. Now if I can get my brother to stay home once in awhile I can get him to do this for me. He has a cheapy rolltop desk he says I can have to fix up. We have to cut it down some and then cut the hole in the top. I also want him to up and extention on the back so I can pull it out when I have a big quilt. :-) I figure sometime in 2013 I might get it. lol
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Originally Posted by barbrdunn
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You are so right on! Do you secretly live in the walls of my house?
Meanwhile he swears he doesn't have a better way to explain how he did it than what I already published. So if anybody needs the carpentry gory details, please PM me and I will sit him down with specific questions. Happy Quilting New Year! |
Originally Posted by SueSew
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Whatever you don't get rid of the rolltop. They are $$$so special! If you need a bigger space(the sides of the rolltop and back will prohibit fabric moving around) either use a cheap flattop desk or table from a flea market or have him make a top from laminate and edge trim and four legs. :)
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"If you need a bigger space(the sides of the rolltop and back will prohibit fabric moving around) either use a cheap flattop desk or table from a flea market or have him make a top from laminate and edge trim and four legs. :) "
Do you mean that you can cut a hole into a table that isn't real wood? I have 3 tables I purchased from Staples several years ago that I use in my sewing room. If I could get a hole cut into one of them that would be great, however, I thought since it isn't wood that wouldn't work. Thanks for your help! Suzanne in VT |
Well Suzanne I will let you know . My brother is doing it this evening for me. I have a table from staples that has adjustable legs on it. Heavy thing. He is moving the metal center support back and cutting a hole where I draw it. If the hole needs support we will figure that out too. We are winging it. Intead of making a box we are putting a shelf underneath to hold up the machine and it will give me extra storage , always nice. We just haven't figured out how to attach it to the top (secure enough for me) without having anything that sticks out .
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very nice enjoy !
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Great Table space. Can't wait until DH is finished renovating basement so that I can buy a table and just to put a hole in it. LOL
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ohhhhhhhhhhh lucky you...I so want a recessed table for my sewing machine
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love all of your new improvements. your machine recessed in the desk will give you so much more space.
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Originally Posted by RuthEm
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Love your new special space!! Esp the ironing cutting table.......looks so easy to use! Thanks for sharing!!
I also worry that the soft surface for cutting will result in poor cuts or wearing out either the cutter or the mat. That's why my son and my DH call it the 'quilting lab'! |
Nice gifts from dh! I wonder if a taller table would help me. I don't currently have issues with my cutting table at it's current height. It's an old kitchen table I picked up at a garage sale for ~$20! Even came with 4 chairs!
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Nice upgrades! I need an elevated cutting space...ouch! my back!
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Wish I had room for that big ironing board in my sewing room. My room is stuffed with too much. If I ever get it cleaned up, I will post some pictures of it.
Originally Posted by SueSew
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First - the recessed are of desk for the machine - SOOO much more comfortable to sew at and better visibility!!!!
Second - the 6" legs on the ironing/cutting table - no more backbreaking cutting sessions!!! Third, the design wall - a 5x6 wood frame with cross supports to keep it squared, with fuzzy flannel-like stuff from the home deco dept at Joanns. So much easier to keep the pieces organized! All from my DH who managed to get it all done in a few days before Christmas! Of course the room still has the piano and Aunt Grace's old desk and an easy chair because I can't find another place to put them, and the lighting isn't great, and not much storage, and the electrical needs upgrade so I don't blow a fuse when I plus in the space heater....but way better than when I started out quilting this time last year. HURRAH! |
I love the way you DH recessed your machine. I am having a room addition built for a studio. I bought a very nice old table to use for my machine. I will refinish it in a shabby chic style. Would your DH be willing to share how he did the recess and how it supports your machine? I am hoping i can do something like that to my table since it will be exclusively for sewing and machine quilting with my Bernina.
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Happy quilting at your new space. Sue
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