After hearing that Shruti was looking to peek in at our sewing spaces my first thought was of how messy mine is. This past year we have converted our old bedroom into a shared space, sewing room/play room. I must say, I don't share very well! On one wall is a wardrobe with all sorts of toddler toys and books, almost everything else in the room is sewing related (my poor daughter). As a result of sharing the space, I've had to be very meticulous about where my sewing notions are merely so that my two year old doesn't hurt herself with them! When I reclaimed the room for sewing purposes I had a great deal of help from a friend. In fact she did almost everything - the room was a bit of a surprise to me! The best thing about the room is that I have a desk with storage. Previously I had been packing everything from pins and needles to zippers into a small sewing basket. It was impossible to find anything (and just try searching without being stuck by a pin)! My friend had purchased a stacking unit of small drawers - not even knowing what sort of tools are used for sewing. This has become the heart of my notions storage. Here's the deal, the sharp/dangerous/and generally not ok for two year olds notions go at the top. The less dangerous items are in the lower drawers. Here's a general breakdown:
I store larger notions in the desk drawer. This holds things like masking tape, purse handles, more ribbon, polka-dotted box tape, and a lint roller. The notions specific to my new sewing machine are kept in the caddy attached to it. These things like bobbins and presserfeet can't be mixed up with the ones for my old singer since they don't fit properly. Do notice here that my machine is named Nancy from the lovely "Sewing with Nancy." Also at arms reach are the seam rippers, machine lint brush, and a beautiful pincushion I received from the Scrappy Pincushion Swap. This pincushion sits in a little bowl where extra pins can be tossed into while mid-sewing. It's so much easier to do this for those safety pins while quilting a big quilt! This leaves us with just one more storage solution. The travel sewing kit. Several months ago I made up a couple of zippered box totes. One of them went to live with my sister for her birthday, the other stayed to go on wonderful quilting journeys (ok it usually makes it as far as the living room, but sometimes to the car). In it is stored all of my embroidery floss, a small needle book, my favorite thimble, tiny bird shaped scissors, and various colors of thread depending on what quilt I'm binding. This is my favorite little bit of sewing stuff. The personalizing bit. It's portable too, so I won't be afraid to go out and stitch in public! I hope you have enjoyed stepping into my sewing space for a bit. It's far from perfect, but it works out pretty well - and as for that old sewing basket that at one time held nearly all of these things, I sent it to the curb! No more poked fingertips for me! A guest post written by Emily from Chicago, Il who shares her sewing and modern quilting adventures at Mommy's Nap Time, and on flickr. |
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
SSF Post # 2 : Sewing Spaces Focus: from Emily/Emedoodle @ Mommy's Nap Time
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I love those stacking drawers - a superb solution for organizing :)
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great idea on the zippered box totes! I enjoyed seeing your sewing area!
ReplyDeleteI think the drawers are a great idea. It's so much easier to have it all organized.
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