Post #2

  Before I really start on major quilting projects I have begun to reorganize my sewing "room".  Please keep in mind this space is in a dark corner of our unfinished basement; concrete walls and no windows.  The work areas I have been trying to create are for fabric cutting, storage, sewing, ironing, and project layout.  In the past month I have been sewing a small enough amount to learn what is missing or simply out of place.

 

  Putting together a short list of To-Do's has been easy considering how big my dreams are for the final space.  The difficult part is keeping it a short list because of how big my dreams are.  Being someone to set expectations low is a habit I have been trying to learn, but to help myself stand back and celebrate progress I will take quick photos along the way. 

 

 

 

Ideas:

1. Move fabric and supplies into drawers or clear bins to take advantage of space under my workbench.

2. Move a table in and place on “stilts” to be my cutting table.

3. Create a design mat to hang on the wall, and a few smaller to bring quilt pieces to the machine.

4. MUST RECOVER IRONING BOARD.  It has been filthy for so long it needs to be cleaned up.

5. Bring a small ironing board next to me when at my machine so it is a quick turn to the left to press open seams.

 

 

 

  Have it light and bright, ready for a photographer to take pictures making others jealous, and covered in projects of all sizes. Is that too much?  Selfish thoughts are full of a giant fabric collection displayed for all to see.  Haaa…  It is beautiful.

 

Is designer Anna Maria Horner’s sewing room an unreasonable goal?