Even though I didn't take a pic just imagine ... on my dining room table .... sewing machine, thread box, extra parts for machine, scissors, seam ripper, bits & pieces of material, quilt patterns & a whole host of other things, plus unfinished projects draped across each of the chair backs.
I have a workout room in my house in the city. It held a treadmill & yoga stuff. The treadmill hadn't been used in quite some time. It was a very nice one but when I looked on Craig's List there were 15 or so listed so I gave it away to a former co-worker instead of listing it & then waiting for it to sell. I had a project in mind ... a sewing table!
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| I now have a sewing room! |
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| The opposite side of the room. |
Got filing cabinets & chair from work. Greg bought & cut a 3/4" piece of plywood 34" x 8'. I had an old picnic tablecloth that fit it perfectly. We attached it w/spray adhesive & stapled to the bottom.
I still have plenty of room for stretching & doing my little exercise routine. The top bin is empty & the other two contain my less than desirable fabrics & my work shirts waiting to be turned into more of these:
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| One end looking onto courtyard. Door to right is to back porch. |
Grow light stand/storage shelving. The other end is just a closet wall.
I found that I had enough room to the left of the sewing machine to hold a mini ironing board.This was made with leftover plywood, some batting & an old pillowcase. I don't have to set up the big ironing board for pressing those small quilt pieces. It's 9" x 26". Here's how I made it.
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| Board, batting cut just a bit bigger than board so it wraps the edges & pillowcase. |
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| Place batting on top, flip over, then start stapling pillowcase to back. |
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| Simple letter fold & staples. |
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| Viola. a mini ironing board! |
That empty bin in the above photo used to contain what is now in 2 of the drawers!
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| Some of my reproduction fabrics. |
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| Solids, misc, Fall & Christmas. |
One other drawer contains patterns, books & my unfinished projects & the last one contains extra supplies like batting & large background material.
Now I can invite friends over for supper & we have a place to sit & eat. I am a happy girl!
