Cutting & Sewing Tables in center or against wall?
#82
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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I have my table for cutting in middle (more or less) , one short end is against wall. Parallel to it is my ironing board , then my sewing table sits to right of ironing board and across from cutting table. Kinda makes a "U" shape. Easy to go to one , then the other when needed. The cutting table is also a large double drop leaf dining table so i can make it smaller if I want. Or if I really need another table for a meal I can use it.!!!! Not that I want to, too much stuff on it. I have been known to use it outside for a big get together. My room is 17 x 13 so I have the luxury to arrange however I want. If you can maybe have the table on wheels, then when you need to or want to go around it, you can pull it out.
#84
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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I have a small reading chair in my room. TV sits on top of 6 drawer dresser that I use to store equipment. My closet actually goes back under the stairs so I can hide a lot there. Also under the table is a crisscross support that I have placed boards on so that I can keep things on and close at hand.
#85
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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I don't have a dedicated quilting/craft room but use a corner of my bedroom, closets and a dresser. I do my cutting at an island in the kitchen where I can walk almost completely around the fabric. Works well. Before I had an island I cut on the floor so I could get completely around the fabric.
#86
I have had 2 famous teachers say in classes that I've taken that the sewing table should be up against the wall, preferably in a corner. The reason is that when you are quilting, if the quilt slides off the edge toward the floor, the drag on the quilt can ruin your FMQ or pull on your SID quilting. They recommend letting the quilt "puddle" up on the table top and push toward the wall or corner. To me, this made a lot of sense when they explained it that way.
#89
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Florida
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My sewing room is in one of our three smaller bedrooms. Sometimes, I think about moving it into the master bedroom and the master into a smaller room. But, we like the master as it is now. My cutting table is a 4 by 6 foot folding table and it sits on bed risers for a comfortable height. It is a few inches away from the wall so fabric can easily drape over the back edge. My sewing table is a 3 by 4 folding table and it is always on sliders so I can easily move it where I want it within the room. I have found that the sliders let me make small adjustments in position while I am sewing. It is so much easier than adjusting the chair.
Your sewing room should be however it works best for you.
Your sewing room should be however it works best for you.
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