Sewing Room

Hi again.  I am back to share with you my new sewing room.  Not new, really, but newly moved to, and arranged, in the original room I set my sewing room up in, about 16 years ago, when our oldest daughter moved out of the house.
I love this room.  While it is much smaller than the space I was using in the living room, it is by far and away, my favorite room for sewing.  The view is pretty.  The light is good both day time, and at night, with overhead lighting.  I can sew in there in my jammies and no one can sneak up on me at the front window!  And I can close the door on a mess when I am working on a project.
Come on in.

I set my farmhouse table across the room, instead of up against the wall this time.  I like it this way much better, for ease of moving about from one machine to another.

The table on the far side of the room holds one of my embroidery machines, with the other embroidery machine sitting opposite, on the long table.  I have an office mat on the floor, and can slide from one to the other with ease, and often have something that I am working on each machine at the same time.  

The machine closest in view, is my Viking.  I do a lot of my sewing on this machine.  And again, I have an office mat on the floor beneath it, so that my chair can roll around to what I need quickly.  I keep a large rotary mat on the table for quick trims, and an apple lazy susan with pins, and tins of all of the items I need when I sew.  I keep a mini ironing board at the end of the table for pressing pieces as I go.  I set up my little antique Featherweight machine when I am piecing a quilt.  I also use this machine for any classes I take.
I need to utilize the space underneath the table too.  I have bins of fabric, and also a couple of stacking drawers that hold yarn stash.  As well as yet another sewing machine. 

On the wall to left of door as you walk in, is a desk where I keep my Singer One that I do all of my free motion quilting on.  I typically just keep my free motion foot on it, and use this machine specifically for that.  Also on this desk top is my laptop, which I use mostly here in my sewing room, where Podcasts have recently become my favorite thing!!!

The gooseneck Ott lamp is a must for me!  I use it all the time!  Next to the desk, is a cabinet I repurposed from the living room.  I have my quilting books, and knit and crochet books stored here, as well as some gifts and things on display.

 On top of the cabinet is one of my antique machines. It is SO heavy!  On the machine is a piece of quilt that was from one of the quilts that my Great Grandma made.  

 The closet doors have been removed, and I wallpapered the inside of the closet, and had an electrical outlet put in.   Across the closet is my beautiful Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt that my Great Grandma made in the early 30's.  This quilt is in excellent shape, and I love seeing it on display here.  I have secured it by placing a tension rod at the top of the doorway and just folded it over the top to make it the proper length. I have a few more of the quilts that my Grandma made.  This one is in the best shape.

The chest of drawers holds a large amount of my fabric stash, and is Kon Mari folded by color.
The little toy sewing machine you see sitting atop the red stool, was my Grandmother's (Nana) when she was a little girl. 

I still need to go through and organize a lot of the things inside the closet.  But when I am in there looking for something, having a light in there sure does help!

The sliding doors open up to the back patio and pool beyond.  It is a pretty and peaceful view.

The vertical shutter holds notes and cards that I want to save, as well as a calendar. 
On the wall above, and to the right of my sewing table, is a design wall. 

 On  the back wall of the room is my cutting table.  This is actually a piece designed to be used in the kitchen.  It has a sturdy butcher block top, with a large and deep drawer, with shelves below.  I have a large cutting mat on the table top, as well as a wooden crate that holds my rotary cutters and scissors.

To the left of the table is another light tree.  You can never have enough task lighting!  To the left of the light, are two more carts that hold various sewing supplies and fabric.  On the top of the aqua cart is a wooden tool box that holds all of my spray starch, water refills for iron, and quilt basting sprays.  On top of the far left cart is dish drainer that holds all of my small design boards, and Accuquilt dies.
On the wall above the cutting table is beautiful Amish quilt that my Mom and Dad brought back to me from a trip they took to Amish Country.  Also an old antique mailbox that I painted aqua.  The outside of it holds magnets, and inside holds my catalogs and Joann's coupons.

This is a working room.  I use everything you see in here.  It is packed, and not as pretty as I think it could be in a larger space, but it is cozy and perfectly designed to me and my needs!!!
Thanks for coming by to see me in my sewing space today. 

Toodle Loo.....
XO  Kris