Tuesday, January 26, 2010

My sewing room (closet) re-organized (somewhat)

I mentioned that I was cleaning my sewing room a while back. I'm ready to share. It may look a lot like what I have shown in the past. What you don't see is how crammed full of stuff it had gotten. I wouldn't want to show you that!! Seems like I just kept adding and adding and I needed to take some things away. Now, I can breathe in here again. It's a small space (7 1/2 ft X 9 1/2 feet). Too small to be a room, but to me it's nice and cozy. It was originally a small cellar, when we remodeled the basement, it became a closet.

Come on in...



This is the wall that I face when I am sitting.


I took down all the flowers and found all kinds of things underneath...baskets etc. that I didn't even remember having!! I rearranged them by color. Below I folded my smaller fabric and I can actually see what I have. I separated them by 1 yard, 1/2 yard and 1/4 yard.


I came across a label maker that I don't even remember buying. So, everything got labeled, well almost everything.


The bigger pieces of fabric are hanging. I measured each pc and refolded, with a note pinned on it with the size.


This hook is where I hang what I am working on. And, it ends up being a reject place as well. It's so hard to give up on something that isn't working. So, I just put them in a box and stuck them away.



I love this shelf. I put up all the odd shaped but cute containers. I wanted to put all my old jewelry in a clear container. This isn't even a fraction of all of it....hey it was the 80's..ya know?


This corner is my yarn. I don't have an enormous collection. Do you see the pretty doll? That's Annabelle. I won her last year during the One World One Heart. She is a beautiful handmade doll and she moves around, she doesn't like to stay in one place long.

This is my pattern collection....I have lots of them!

I don't have a fancy machine. I bought this out of the paper years ago. It suits my needs just fine....I wouldn't turn down a fancy machine mind you, but I am grateful for what I have.


Here is a project waiting to happen. I would really like to create something wonderful in this space. I'm not an artist or a decorater, so it's difficult to come up with an idea. That's one thing I love about blogging, I get to see the wonderful things that others post, then I can use others ideas for my space.

This chest of drawers my daughter left behind when she left years ago (she can't have it back now). On the top I have some books, I tried to purge...the only book I got rid of was one that was all about 80's fashion. I guess it's almost vintage now. The pin cushions are special to me, the blue one on the left I got in Hong Kong, the one next to it was made by a friend, the red one is full of sand that is from my Grandma's pin cushion that wore out, and the silver one is a musical pin cushion also my Grandma's.

A couple of drawers are full of interfacing. This drawer is the one I use the most.

All this thread and I still often don't have the color I need. I try to by thread whenever I buy fabric.

I have a serger, it's from Walmart, so it's not the best one. It drives me crazy actually, I have the most trouble with it. Here is my small collection of serger thread.


I have managed to spill out into the multipurpose room. These two cabinets are now for crafting. Luckily I have plenty of room inside that is still available....shall we go shopping?


Ugh. I loved this wallpaper that I put on them back in the 80's. I wish that they were the original white. That's a project for another day.

Inside the left one I have dedicated the space to all things Wrapping. I told my daughter to always come over to wrap things. I have a lot of stuff to use up!!

So, there you have it. Thanks for taking the tour. Happy crafting to you!


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13 comments:

  1. Oh, thank you! Thank you SO much for posting your wonderful room. I have a room that is just a tiny bit smaller than that, no windows, AND the biggest treat for me, I have just about exactly that much sewing stuff. (Can't include the two rooms of trims I sell.)

    Brilliant use of hangers for fabric. I don't have the shelving units free right now, but I could make that happen. ;-) Your sewing machine is SO much better than the old one I had which wasn't old enough to be cool and too old to do much of anything. I do love my new one, but my biz bought it after saving for a year. What else? Oh, the yarn cubbies. Brilliant again. I'm not sure how I would do that, but I'm thinking.

    Oh, wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing and showing us it can be done!

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  2. What a fantastic space to craft. I'm impressed at the organization! Thanks for sharing, I love peeking in peoples spaces:)

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  3. Wow I must say you have made the very best use of such a small space for sure! Great job!!
    Some great ideas also.
    Happy sewing!
    Lola

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  4. Wow you really organized. It looks great. Now when you are creating you can find everything - which I find to be half the battle. You definitely deserve a night out after all of this!

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  5. Love your space, totally organised and made me wish I could get mine like that!

    Thanks for sharing x

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  6. Much more organized than I ever hope to be. You sure crammed a lot into a small space!

    Sandy

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  7. What a wonderful room and you are so organized! I'd love you to come over and organize my area!! Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Would you please come organize my craft supplies for me next??? That looks fabulous! I have an old sewing machine too, looks like yours! Sometimes I just feel overwhelmed by my messes! You may have inspired me!

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  9. Thanks for sharing. It is fun to see what you have and how you have organized it. Kudos to you.

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  10. hi
    you have done very well for such a small space. When all 4 kids were home I 'adopted' the furnace/laundry room but it worked well--now I have a small bedroom and I wish I could use half the house for storage HA
    one idea popped into my head for your b board was to line it with fabric and just use your special things you pin up there in a collage.
    catie

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  11. I saw this link from Nancy's blog, and am so glad I came over to take a look. I am wildly impressed! I just love art space makeovers - every single idea helps.

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  12. I'm visiting from a link at Nancy's blog. Thanks for sharing your wonderful creative space. I love the idea of hanging the fabric. ♥

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