You may be thinking the jeans contest wore me completely out. No, I’ve been very busy and haven’t had much time to sew. However, I would like to thank everyone for all the encouraging comments on my jeans.
I’m just realizing that last month was my one year blogiversary. So, I thought I would share a sewing room update since my sewing room was my first post.
The Bookcase:
Well the Billy bookcase that I purchased from Ikea didn’t cut the mustard. I went to move the bookcase and the shelves collapsed and broke. It was beyond repair. Now, I’m not sure if this was an operator error or a quality issue. Since I feel I’m pretty good at assembling furniture, I’m leaning towards a quality issue. I replaced my bookcase with a bookcase from Target. I found the carson collection on Target’s website. The bookcases received 4.75 stars in reviews, so I decided to waited for a sale. I purchased a 3 and 5 shelf for my home office in espresso and a 3 shelf in white for my sewing room. I’m very pleased with the bookcases. The assembly was easy, they look expensive and they add a decor to my rooms.
Vinyl Wall Art:
A very dear friend shared this website www.wallsneedlove.com. They have all kinds of art work. So when I saw ‘Sewing Mends the Soul’ I had to have it.
Thread Covers:
I have had these Mega Thread Racks for a very long time. I have always monitored my thread for dust. But recently, I have been debating whether to retired them and store my threads in drawers or some other form of closed storage. One morning as I was applying my makeup, I had a light bulb moment. I often get these moments when applying my makeup…go figure. The thought came to design a thread cover for my mega and cone racks. My idea is to make a cover in the form of a fitted sheet. The fabric in the picture is an Alexander Henry cotton that I purchases last year. I saw several women with this fabric at PR Chicago weekend. I just had to have it. So, I purchased the white on black and black on white. My original plan was to make curtains for the sewing room. But I think the fabric will be better suited for my thread covers. I going to use the white on black for the mega racks and the black on white for the cone rack. Stay tuned, thread covers coming soon.
Fabric Stash Organization:
Early last year I did a fabric purge. So I no longer have what I call a mega stash. However, I do have a nice manageable stash that is stored on a four shelf open rack. I have been thinking about how I can best maximize the shelf space. After looking at several websites/blogs on fabric storage, I decided to try the fabric organizers.
I purchased 18 to start. I wantwd to see how they will work. So far so good; I’m able wrap 6 yards of wool. It looks like I will be able to store more fabric per shelf. My bulkier fabrics I’m going to continue to fold, but I will store them on the top shelf.
What I like about this, is that I’m able to see all my fabric a lot better. I’m planning to purchase 50 more to finish my stash. I’m excited to see how everything will look once compete.
New Additions:
Last year I replaced my 20yr old Singer sewing machine and Bernina Fun Lock serger. I purchased a Brother Project Runway 420 and Bother 1034D serger. This year I’m planning to add Bother 2340CV cover stitch serger.
Well that’s all for my sewing room update. Now, I need to start on my Easter outfit and white blouse.
Until next time…….keep sewing!!!