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My Gram always told me that there were three rules to having a proper sewing room. She said all sewing rooms had a giant button box, some candy and a space for giggling kids and I've lived by these guidelines.
On the left I have have buttons organized in tackle boxes and on the right is my Gram's cookie container button box full of more buttons. [ATTACH=CONFIG]77176[/ATTACH] The candy is right where my Gram always kept hers: to the right of the machine (left if you're left handed, lol). [ATTACH=CONFIG]77177[/ATTACH] This is my daughter's space. They keep their scraps in the file cabinet and all their own tools and mats are on this table. They even each have their own sewing machines. [ATTACH=CONFIG]77178[/ATTACH] |
Mine: Scraps, threads and from time to time my tools end up in the floor. Have to be careful not to throw them away when done. The room is cleaned after each project. I do have a corner for my son. He loves to draw and color while I sew.
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No traditions, but love your Grandmas ! What a special woman she must have been :mrgreen:
How wonderful that you give your daughters their own "space " |
love your pictures, thanks for sharing
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Originally Posted by sharon b
No traditions, but love your Grandmas ! What a special woman she must have been :mrgreen:
How wonderful that you give your daughters their own "space " |
I don't have traditions per se, but I do have my grandma's sewing machine and I usually keep candy in the same place! I also have tons of buttons and then inherited my grandma's button box (a big round tin FULL of buttons!) When I was recovering from a broken foot last year, I did some organizing and the buttons all got sorted by color, shape and size and put in 4 plastic boxes with little divided spaces.
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Lisa, your Gram sounds like such a fun person!!!! :D
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Love your sewing space and DGM's rules. I have the chocolates and buttons(my DGM collected buttons & I got them when she passed over 40 yrs. ago). I don't have a child's corner as I don't have young children.
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Oooh I'd love to have a button collection like that! How fun! I've swapped candy for a big glass of ice water... trying to lose some weight. But my must is to have my computer next to the sewing machine... that way I can sew AND chat!
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Lol, I'm trying to lose weight as well so my candy stash has been more for the kids or my dh when he has a sweet tooth moment. My Gram is an amazing woman but she was never a teacher so I didn't even learn how to operate a sewing machine until 4 years ago when a friend showed me the ropes. I hit the ground running, from years of watching my Gram, and I never looked back.
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