Newbie here...I wanted to show you the place where I am so happy to play, and why I prefer to be "At Home Sewing" :)

Hubby helped me make over our daughter's former room, into a sewing room. It wasn't my original plan, but somehow it happened that the furniture all came out of the Ikea "As Is" department. It me took several trips, over a couple months to find everything. I didn't sacrifice, everything I got was in perfect condition!

There are two design walls, one black and one white which I made out of builder's foam insulation board covered in felt. I love having two. I

The cutting table is counter height. It has a lot of storage space in the drawers. He put a top on it which extends off the back side by 8 inches. That makes a small counter providing room for knees underneath. The whole top is covered in a self-healing cutting mat from quiltersrule.com. Hubby trimmed the mat down just a tiny bit to fit and then trimmed out the whole top edge in birch.

The sewing machine sits on a table that was real find at $60. The entire table top raises to about chest height and lowers to table height via an hydraulic mechanism (apx. 28" - 40"). Years ago, Ikea sold these. This one was hiding in their corporate offices and was brought into the "As Is" department where I found it. I know I could never replace it. I've seen sewing tables that do the same thing sold for more $ than my mid-line Bernina! I may put a drop in this one for quilting.

Hubby also added two electrical circuits for the room and a lot of well placed halogen track lights. It's bright! :)

Anyway, thanks for letting me share! :)

More pics of the sewing room can be seen at: www.flickr.com/photos/athomesewing/

Beautiful room!

What an awesome room!!!

Oh darn it...now I have to get up and get a towl...drool all over my keyboard and desk. :roll:

That room is fabulous! I'm afraid that I'd never come out if I had that. You are one lucky girl! At least your hubby always knows where to find you!

And welcome to the board...now we are ready to see pics of your quilts!

WOW!!! You lucky ducky!! It's beautiful and looks like you've got so much room to work on your sewing.

WOW Do you always keep it that clean and organized or was that just for the picture?

Beautiful room.

Thanks everyone for having a look, I do love it, it just sort of came together by accident!

:lol: Well, no... it is not that clean most of the time. I took those pics as soon as I felt I was done....but I definitely like it clean. For some reason it is calming for me to work when most of the surfaces are cleared off to start. The frustration of losing track of things otherwise wears me down. :) Actually there is so much room in the two closets and the cutting table drawers, that nothing has to sit out on work surfaces. Nevertheless when I'm on a project, it's spread across everything. The design walls help too.

Great room! Sunny too! I love your ruler idea...are they in plastic pockets?

Just lovely, anytime you want to watch someone work invite me over, I'd be happy to quilt in there! :) Welcome to the board.

Hi,

No pockets, they hang freely. We made it from a double-sided melamine panel, 24 inches wide, purchased from the lumber yard. That is sort of like white pegboard, but without the holes in it.

To make it, first I laid it flat on my cutting table, arranged my rulers for spacing and marked it. Holes were drilled through, and small nuts and bolts added to hang the rulers on. Two over-the-door brackets were atttached to the back of it. Thick felt protectors were glued at the corners on the back to protect the door when it was hung. It was then placed over the door and two very thin finishing nails, or brads, were placed (by air gun) in the very bottom of the melamine and through to the door for stability. I cringed to nail it, but they are very thin and small, and on the door's inside at the bottom, and they will be easy to fill if I ever take this down. Rulers were hung, and it works perfectly. There is no problem at all opening or closing the door and very little movement of the rulers. I am very happy with it.

Wow! simply amazing. I am definitely jealous....

Oh my! Maybe in the next house I could convince DH I need something similar LOL. Great place to work----I see why you'd rather be at home!!!

Oh boy. You sure have a wonderful place to play. Now we MUST see what you do there.

WOW!!!
Can I come and play? I can't guarantee that your room will stay as nice and clean as it is right now, but I could have such fun! :)

Holy crap! That belongs in a magazine!

Your sewing room looks great! Only one problem... it's too clean! :lol:

Very nice room. I think I have seen it before. Was it in some place where people show off their sewing spaces?

I'm Green with envy :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Love the windows and the organization. When do we all get to come play??

looks almost too good to be true! You are very blessed to be handy enough to achieve those results! now, we want to see some of those quilts that you have in the closets!

Wonderful room. Love the cutting table with the drawers.

WOW ! I am so jealous , I could never be that organized in a million years ! Next we want to see pics of your quilts, Please... :shock:
Sharon

Great room! welcome from OKlahoma

What a wonderful room. Welcome from Southeastern Wisconsin

Thanks for sharing your new sewing room with us. I love to look at everyone's rooms--you get such great ideas!!! Your ruler storage is fantastic. I showed it to my husband and we are now discussing something similar for me. :-) Thanks!!!

What a fantastic place to sew :D

Pictures of your quilts would be nice too!! :D

Gee...thanks, (giggle) no drool required. :lol:


I would LOVE to have you come by for a sewing day!


I have it posted on a couple websites Flickr and Webshots, as well as a forum which is about sewing room organization.

Actually, it was pretty easy, and fun, it just took some thought and a several trips to the Ikea Bargain Bin (As Is department).

I do too, that table is the heart of my room. I am so moved by color, that I had to figure out a way to display as much as possible. My first thought was fat quarters in the windows. It didn't take long to realize that was going to be way too much fabric. I rigged up a way to place little snippets of fabric on foam board inserts and popped them in the window recesses. It works great, I get to see the color, and was able to get the 400+ pieces together thanks to my sewing buddy and her huge stash.

If there is any more I can tell you about this one, just let me know. It was easy to make, I spent more time arranging my rulers than hubby spent making the holes for the nuts/bolts. We took one ruler to the hardware store to pick the right size nut/bolt combo.

Pictures of my quilts...I will get some up soon. I am new at this, so be easy on me! :)

Thanks again everyone, it's been fun sharing with you. The only thing better is if you could all just actually come by!

Connie
AtHomeSewing

What she said!

Love your room. How is your DH with very small rooms? And can I Have him for a week or two to do my room? :lol: :lol: :mrgreen: :lol:

Wow! Looks like a quilt store, and its in your home! You are so lucky

And here's another nice room from one of our many quilters. All I have to do is sit here and get lovely ideas for my room someday. Great room

Holy Moly! If my sewing room was that nice, I'd never come out! Beautiful and thanks for sharing!

Ooooh....ahhhhh. It's gorgeous! You did a great job on everything!

What an awesome room :P

Can I move in with you? I love your room!!!!

What an awesome sewing room. I love all the lighting! Your hubby is a keeper! I'll bet you hardly ever come out of there! So now let's see some of your quilting projects!

:lol:
After we finished the room I told him that if anything happens to me, he should suspect my single sewing gal pals! :shock: Then I suggested that he might join a local quilt guild or online quilt forum to find a replacement! :lol:

The room is 13 x 14, including the closets, so there's definitely not a future for a quilting machine in there! Any size space can be fun to plan, and some of the small ones are the cutest I've seen.

You can borrow him, but beware he is not a designer at all. However he can do modifications, and handle any electrical, phone or cable installs you might want! And, when it's all done he'll continually tell you that you need to buy more fabric to fill up all the cabinets! :D

Awesome room! I LOVE your cutting table! :D

CUTE! That's funny :lol: :lol:

Love the way you did the drawer fronts. They look awesome!

I want to come play too!!!!

Very nice room!!!