Sewing Room Tour
Come visit my sewing room. I realize that not everyone is fortunate enough to have a 20' by 20' room, 2 closets with build in shelves and drawers. I hope you enjoy visiting and something will inspire you to organize your special sewing space. When the room is organized it is so much easier to work!
Below is a picture of the side of the room that I have my machines. Above the machine area I have pegboard on the wall. Thread, scissors and embroidery hoops are right at my fingertips. I had shelves and cabinets with drawers made according to my setting height and placed Formica kitchen counter tops to rest on the top of the drawers and shelf units. This works as tables for my machines. I love the depth of the counters and also the back splash because nothing can fall behind!
(above) A close up of the pegboard above the machines.
Something new was added: I purchased a new embroidery machine that is so big the embroidery unit would not fit on the table top. I took the counter top off (see my table top set up below) I purchased a nice piece of ash wood, had it cut the width
and length I needed and finished the wood BUT it still seemed rough. I bought some clear vinyl and covered the top
stapling it underneath. Now the surface is smooth but also the machine grabs the table instead of walking around.
It also works great for my serger which usually ends up 5 inches from the original place after sewing.
With the vinyl attached the wood looks like it has a real nice finish.
Kitchen counter tops set on top of custom cabinets with shelves and drawers. I have an old steamer trunk I put shelves in on one side - which holds magazines and books and the other side has drawers that hold my craft items.
Pegboard above the cutting table holds stabilizers on hooks.
On my cutting table I attached shelf brackets (brackets need to have a hole in them) They are attached with clamps. A swimming noodle was split and slipped over 1" dowel to make what I call a "fabric roller". When working with lots of fabric I push the end of the fabric into the split and roll it up. I release it as I lay out my pattern. This way no fabric is hanging over the table edge. If needed this can be removed very easily.
On the ironing side of my room I have a custom made ironing table with plastic drawers blow. (from the office supply store) that fit underneath. A "fabric roller" is on the wall above the ironing board. As I iron I roll the fabric onto it. This recently
helped me as I pressed in the hem when making a dust ruffle.
My favorite tool: Pattern weights made from 3 oz fishing weights. I use them instead of pins.
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