Your Sewing Area - how does it all fit?
11-29-2016, 03:34 AM
#41
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I laugh when I see the star of the room..the sewing machine...sitting on the smallest table. Obviously staged by a non-sewer. I used to have an old heavy laminate banquest table. I am a piler and gues how I hid the table surface? When I found a older sewing table with a drop-in for the machine..I snapped it up! About 40 x 40 with side drawers. So glad to get rid of the banquet table. It is also on wheels and the back leaf folds down. Like THAT will happen!
Yep...alway rearranging the room but the furniture placement options are pretty much limited thanks to the pitched ceiling ( top floor of a farmhouse), two windows, two doorways. Love my space tho. Lots of ideas on this board.
Mobile kitchen island is my cutting table.
Sandy
Yep...alway rearranging the room but the furniture placement options are pretty much limited thanks to the pitched ceiling ( top floor of a farmhouse), two windows, two doorways. Love my space tho. Lots of ideas on this board.
Mobile kitchen island is my cutting table.
Sandy
11-29-2016, 07:43 AM
#42
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Location: Corpus Christi, Tx.
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my cutting table isn't mobile, it's what's left from a craft bench I had, 2 cabinets each with a drawer and hubs put a 28"x48" piece of plywood on top. If that isn't big enough I can always use the kitchen table.
12-01-2016, 10:58 AM
#43
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My sewing room is in the living room, but DH & I are somewhat reclusive so we rarely have guests, and we enter the house through the garage, so it's almost a "back" room for us, the way we live in our house. When we're having guests I have to "hide" my messes, and often hide work in progress that's destined to be a gift for one of the guests!
Otherwise the room is usually in a state of cheerful disarray, which is how I work best.
The room itself is reconfigured periodically - I am "into" vintage machines and sometimes one comes in or one goes out that's in a cabinet and that means the room shifts around to accommodate. Right now I keep three machines set up full-time in my sewing room, and my embroidery machine is set up in my "office" upstairs.
My "main" machine is a modern Janome that sits down in an industrial table made specifically for that model. I have a long IKEA table behind that one for extra space, and another IKEA table to my left to make a nice "L" shape. I also often have a fourth machine set up on that extra "L" side of the table, but I take it down when I'm quilting a medium or larger quilt. Directly behind me as I'm sitting at the Janome, is my design wall. I'm lucky to have a large space for that, about 9 feet square. It's made from headliner fabric with a layer of batting and a layer of flannel over it, all thumbtacked to the wall.
On the other side of the long table I have two of my favorite vintage machines set up - my grandmother's industrial Pfaff, and a Singer Rocketeer in a cabinet. They back up to that long table too so the long table is "extra" quilt space for all three machines.
Perpendicular to all of my machines is a long & low storage unit from Target that's on wheels; I've mounted a board to the top that's been wrapped and covered and that's my ironing surface. I can't remember exact dimensions but it's something like 2 feet deep by about 5-1/2 or 6 feet long - it's a WONDERFUL pressing/ironing surface and I love it. I leave it in place for ironing anything a yard or smaller, if I have to iron giant pieces of fabric I can roll it out a bit and have lots of room for fabric to drape down behind it.
Across the aisle from and parallel to the pressing table is my cutting table - that's another Ikea table that's up on risers. My cutting mat is 2ft x 4 ft and that sits on the right-hand side of the cutting table. That leaves a couple feet to the left and that's where I have a little storage drawer set, a pile of my most recent magazines, and some clutter-collecting space. Underneath my cutting table I have a set of wire cubbies that I stuff all of my packaged batting into. (I have space in my upstairs office for a roll of batting in the closet as well) Along the wall above the cutting table, I have a set of rails from IKEA with hooks - top rail is for all my scissors and rotary cutters, bottom rail is for smaller rulers. To the right of my cutting table is a window that by sheer luck is exactly wide enough to fit one of those slotted ruler holders and that's where all my long/large rulers go. My extra-large strip cutting ruler gets stored upright on the floor, slid between the wall and the cutting table.
The best part of my sewing room, though, is a 14 foot stretch of wall that I have covered in cabinetry (also from IKEA). This holds my entire fabric stash (wrapped on comic book boards except for a few large bolts) and my "other" supplies (like fusible web, Accuquilt dies, glue, my hexi hand sewing box, etc.) The cabinets are deep Billy bookshelves with doors added, so everything stays out of the sun and stays cat & dog hair-free. LOVE those cabinets!
A fun aspect of that room is that I have most of it on voice control, via an Amazon Echo and some "smart plugs". I can turn on and off three different zones of lights & outlets (or all on or all off at once) and my sewing machine is also on a switch it can control. So when I leave the room, I can just say, "Alexa - turn off everything" and all of the lights, the iron and the sewing machine will all be powered down. I also stream Pandora through it, which is convenient when my hands are full, I can just say, "Alexa, next track!" when I don't like a song. Or, "Alexa, crank it up!!" when I do!
I love my sewing room. It's definitely my "happy place"!
Otherwise the room is usually in a state of cheerful disarray, which is how I work best.
The room itself is reconfigured periodically - I am "into" vintage machines and sometimes one comes in or one goes out that's in a cabinet and that means the room shifts around to accommodate. Right now I keep three machines set up full-time in my sewing room, and my embroidery machine is set up in my "office" upstairs.
My "main" machine is a modern Janome that sits down in an industrial table made specifically for that model. I have a long IKEA table behind that one for extra space, and another IKEA table to my left to make a nice "L" shape. I also often have a fourth machine set up on that extra "L" side of the table, but I take it down when I'm quilting a medium or larger quilt. Directly behind me as I'm sitting at the Janome, is my design wall. I'm lucky to have a large space for that, about 9 feet square. It's made from headliner fabric with a layer of batting and a layer of flannel over it, all thumbtacked to the wall.
On the other side of the long table I have two of my favorite vintage machines set up - my grandmother's industrial Pfaff, and a Singer Rocketeer in a cabinet. They back up to that long table too so the long table is "extra" quilt space for all three machines.
Perpendicular to all of my machines is a long & low storage unit from Target that's on wheels; I've mounted a board to the top that's been wrapped and covered and that's my ironing surface. I can't remember exact dimensions but it's something like 2 feet deep by about 5-1/2 or 6 feet long - it's a WONDERFUL pressing/ironing surface and I love it. I leave it in place for ironing anything a yard or smaller, if I have to iron giant pieces of fabric I can roll it out a bit and have lots of room for fabric to drape down behind it.
Across the aisle from and parallel to the pressing table is my cutting table - that's another Ikea table that's up on risers. My cutting mat is 2ft x 4 ft and that sits on the right-hand side of the cutting table. That leaves a couple feet to the left and that's where I have a little storage drawer set, a pile of my most recent magazines, and some clutter-collecting space. Underneath my cutting table I have a set of wire cubbies that I stuff all of my packaged batting into. (I have space in my upstairs office for a roll of batting in the closet as well) Along the wall above the cutting table, I have a set of rails from IKEA with hooks - top rail is for all my scissors and rotary cutters, bottom rail is for smaller rulers. To the right of my cutting table is a window that by sheer luck is exactly wide enough to fit one of those slotted ruler holders and that's where all my long/large rulers go. My extra-large strip cutting ruler gets stored upright on the floor, slid between the wall and the cutting table.
The best part of my sewing room, though, is a 14 foot stretch of wall that I have covered in cabinetry (also from IKEA). This holds my entire fabric stash (wrapped on comic book boards except for a few large bolts) and my "other" supplies (like fusible web, Accuquilt dies, glue, my hexi hand sewing box, etc.) The cabinets are deep Billy bookshelves with doors added, so everything stays out of the sun and stays cat & dog hair-free. LOVE those cabinets!
A fun aspect of that room is that I have most of it on voice control, via an Amazon Echo and some "smart plugs". I can turn on and off three different zones of lights & outlets (or all on or all off at once) and my sewing machine is also on a switch it can control. So when I leave the room, I can just say, "Alexa - turn off everything" and all of the lights, the iron and the sewing machine will all be powered down. I also stream Pandora through it, which is convenient when my hands are full, I can just say, "Alexa, next track!" when I don't like a song. Or, "Alexa, crank it up!!" when I do!
I love my sewing room. It's definitely my "happy place"!
12-01-2016, 04:02 PM
#44
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Here's my sewing area, its in the back 1/2 of our dining room. It is hard to take a good picture of my area. My ironing station is to the left of my cabinet, its on a stack of rubbermaid totes with a June Tailor ironing/cutting mat. The machine in the cabinet is Pfaff Quilt Expression 4.2.
Sharon in Texas
Sharon in Texas
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12-12-2016, 06:58 AM
#45
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Location: Quincy, MA
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I sew in my dining room. I thought about moving everything into my small guest room on the second floor but I'd feel isolated up there. Now I'm in the thick of things (not really, it's just me and DH)! Janome is on the table and ironing board set up about 2 feet away. I keep a small cutting mat on the ironing board and use that most of the time. I keep my stash mostly in old CD cabinets because they are only 5-6 inches deep. Books/mags under the ironing board and a rolling cart with all my other "stuff" (thread, cutters, templates, etc). I have managed to keep my whole operation neatly along one wall. Of course I went ahead and bought a Simply Sixteen on a ten foot frame. Will have to put that in the basement -- I'm working on making that area "homey". Right now it's just a cold old cellar! Super excited to set up my mid arm on the frame. Always something new to learn and do with quilting!
12-14-2016, 12:48 PM
#46
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Location: North Florida
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How does my sewing area all fit? With grease and a shoe horn. I have the old, pre-renovation, railroad-type kitchen: 20 odd feet long and maybe 10-11 feet wide from wall to wall. Every bit of cabinetry is still in place. Counter space and back splash space is ceramic tiled. Nothing has a door on it any more. I have a double, custom sewing desk that holds the computerized sewing machines. There are my 403's cabinet that holds the 403 and supports a serger, the 99 plus cabinet that holds a second serger, a bunch of the elegant towers of plastic drawers from WalMart, a floor to ceiling wooden unit that fits over the two machine cabinets/servers. It holds books, fabrics, and sewing goodies for good measure. At a 90 degree angle from the wall, two metal shelving units from a big box store extend from floor to ceiling. S hooks are wonderful with metal shelving.
Along one bit of cabinets, directly behind my sewing desk is my ironing board. Every bit of wall space is used. Command hooks and s hooks rule. Museum putty is nifty stuff too. Love the tile back splashes.
The floor is urethaned oak. There are pillows and boxes for my sewing cats.
Can you see it? If so, even if you see it only in your mind's eye, let me apologize. I am one of the ones who has to make a huge mess and I have. But it's my mess and I love it. When my DH's back is together again and I am no longer playing valet, cook, driver, picker-upper, sock and shoe putter-oner, etc., I am going to reward myself by taking the piles, drawers, etc. apart, centralizing things. And you thought it was a big mess BEFORE I got to taking it apart. Not even.
Thank you for your pictures and suggestions, and encouragement. I may not be killed in an avalanche after all.
Alvie
Along one bit of cabinets, directly behind my sewing desk is my ironing board. Every bit of wall space is used. Command hooks and s hooks rule. Museum putty is nifty stuff too. Love the tile back splashes.
The floor is urethaned oak. There are pillows and boxes for my sewing cats.
Can you see it? If so, even if you see it only in your mind's eye, let me apologize. I am one of the ones who has to make a huge mess and I have. But it's my mess and I love it. When my DH's back is together again and I am no longer playing valet, cook, driver, picker-upper, sock and shoe putter-oner, etc., I am going to reward myself by taking the piles, drawers, etc. apart, centralizing things. And you thought it was a big mess BEFORE I got to taking it apart. Not even.
Thank you for your pictures and suggestions, and encouragement. I may not be killed in an avalanche after all.
Alvie
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12-14-2016, 02:42 PM
#47
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I will show you, easier than writing it all down.....lol These pictures were taken ages ago. I have a lot more stuff shoved in these rooms..........LOL
The last one is of the Annex (we call the second sewing room where my Bailey lives) The serger and my Janome live wherever I put them when not in use.
The last one is of the Annex (we call the second sewing room where my Bailey lives) The serger and my Janome live wherever I put them when not in use.
08-25-2018, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Chasing Hawk
I will show you, easier than writing it all down.....lol These pictures were taken ages ago. I have a lot more stuff shoved in these rooms..........LOL
The last one is of the Annex (we call the second sewing room where my Bailey lives) The serger and my Janome live wherever I put them when not in use.
The last one is of the Annex (we call the second sewing room where my Bailey lives) The serger and my Janome live wherever I put them when not in use.
What is the machine sitting alone on the large white table?
08-26-2018, 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted by quiltingshorttimer
be careful with this--know from my own experience and that of several other quilters,that sitting too long is harder on the body than getting up and moving every hour. One friend was told by her Doc to get up and walk around for about 5 min. out of every hour to prevent blood clots, stiffening of the back & shoulders, etc.
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