Tag: Sewing Space

Sewing Room Tour!

If you’re a regular reader of this darling little blog, you may have notice that I didn’t post up a weekly WIP update on Monday, as I have for the past month or so.

This is mainly because there is nothing to really update you with i.e.. nothing has changed since I last wrote about my WIPs. (My laziness/procrastinating ways are finally showing!)

However, this week I feel very proud to introduce to you a tour of my sewing room!

I love this space!

It’s where I feel the most comfortable.

Where I feel the safest.

The most inspired.

Freely creative.

And connected to the rest of the world.

In the video I show you where I sew/quilt (duh!) but also where I write, shoot, edit and publish my blogs and videos.

It may not be the best kind of sewing space as some others may have (look up ‘sewing studios’ on Pinterest and you’ll know what I’m talking about!) but I’m thankful for my mum giving up her little study space for me to have my very own little sewing space!

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I also made a second video with some other extra bits I couldn’t quite fit into the first Sewing Room Tour video.

If you want to check that out, click right here!

Happy Sewing Friends! xx

A New Sewing Space

Last week was moving week. All of my sewing stuff – my big sewing table included – was shipped, hauled and moved into another room in our house. Previously it was mum’s ‘office’ for when she worked fulltime as a primary teacher. And previous to that it was my older brothers room before he moved out.

But now, it’s mine!

It took a good four days to get everything just the way I wanted: two to move everything and another two to sort everything out!

Being the diligent-and-ever-so-organised-OCD-person that I am, I first made a to-scale plan-o-gram of the room with to-scale cutouts of the furniture that needed to be in the room. Here I was able to swap, shift and move stuff so that the dimensions of the room would work for the intended outcome – to sew!! (And to study…)

Room Plan-O-Gram
Room Plan-O-Gram

I ensured I had sufficient room for a design wall so I could see the layout of my quilts coming together, that the power-point was in easy reach and could be accessed by the iron as well as making sure enough light could flow into the room for both sewing and studying purposes!

And here it is!

Panoramic View!
Panoramic View!

And again at a fancy angle…

Another Panoramic View
Another Panoramic View

I was able to capture these angles using an app I downloaded onto my iPad –

Panoramic iPad App
Panoramic iPad App

And so, a new space creates new and fresh perspectives – here are a few of my favourite aspects of my new ‘studio’!

The View From My Sewing Machine
The View From My Sewing Machine
Buzz: My Ever Watching Hero & Lovely Sewing Notions!
Buzz: My Ever Watching Hero & Lovely Sewing Notions!
My Faithful Sewing Machine!
My Faithful Sewing Machine
Jars of Buttons & Vintage Frames
Jars of Buttons & Vintage Frames
Stacked Quilt Books
Stacked Quilt Books
Design Wall & Inspiration Cork Board
Design Wall & Inspiration Cork Board
Last One: The view from the doorway as I walk past...
 The view from the doorway as I walk past…

Happy Sewing! xx

String Quilting on a Rainy Day!

I’ve dug out all of scrappy strips from my stash, dumped them on my sewing desk and proceeded to dig in to begin my first ever string quilt!

Here’s my messy-but-organised set up…

My Messy Set Up
My Messy Set Up

I’ve placed the iron and ironing board on my right for easy access, my sewing machine ready to sew in the middle and my cutting board/working space on the left. Everything is in easy reach – ruler, rotary blade, big and little scissors and the bin is up on the table behind the sewing machine. I’ve two piles: one of pre-cut paper (I’m using a foundation paper piecing method) with the other being the completed string blocks.

Here are a few of my favourites so far…

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IMG_0210But for now I’m off to play with old school LEGO with my nephews!

IMG_0213Happy Sewing!