I know I have already mentioned this, but my creative space is a disaster area. Want to see proof? Here we go!
When you step in to mydisaster area creative space, this is what you would see as you look to the right and the left.
Here is my fabric stash...or at least the part that is pseudo organized and on a shelf. I guess that is my sewing library as well. Ha. I have a few more sewing books than that, but they are scattered around.
This is where I cut and sew. The white sewing desk was a craigslist freebie. It took many coats of white primer and paint to take her from the ugly greenish brown that she was to the white beauty that she is today. My Singer H74 sits on her as well as a few lights and many of my tools. The brownish desk that my Brother 1034d Serger sits on was a $5 yard sale buy. It was originally a vanity, but we removed some bits and now it is a serger desk. It is still waiting to be painted, but the six drawers it has house a plethora of serger thread and vintage notions. The cutting table was picked up at the local Habitat Re-Store for $7. It too is due for a good coat of paint, and a custom cutting mat.
This is my scrap pile. It is a hot mess! I know that there are usable pieces still in there, and I just can't let them go.
This would be my ironing area. My less than six month old Rowenta that is leaking errrrgggg sits atop the ironing board, as well as a lovely double faced piece of shirting that I scorched the heck out of. I may not make it to the Autumn of 1000 Shirt Dresses! Wahhhhhh! My clapper, sleeve board, and larger sleeve board are all garage sale and estate sale finds as well. Are you seeing a pattern of thriftiness here?
This is my pile of current patterns, as well as the fabrics that are next on the cutting table...maybe. This changes regularly, so who knows!
Here Friends, we find my collection of vintage patterns. These were acquired cheaply and quickly through various outlets. There are patterns from the 1930s through the 1970s in men's and women's styles. There are even the elusive plus size vintage patterns here. As mentioned previously, these will all be making their way in to the Friday Funday Giveaway, so be on the look out.
What you can't see here are two huge boxes of fabric from Mood and Fabric.com (actually, they are in the floor in the first picture). I may have gone on a little bit of fabric binge day after Christmas. All of the fabric from the estate sale a few weeks back is not pictured as well (again, actually in the first picture). On a positive note, I got my first Made by Mood tag in that Mood order, and there is something very exciting about that, don't you think?
Friends, here is to hoping that in a week or two, I will be able to post some pictures of progress in this area. Am I the only one who has a disaster area for a creative space? Why is this room lacking in color and va va va voom? I am down on my knees here hanging my head in shame!
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Here is my fabric stash...or at least the part that is pseudo organized and on a shelf. I guess that is my sewing library as well. Ha. I have a few more sewing books than that, but they are scattered around.
This is where I cut and sew. The white sewing desk was a craigslist freebie. It took many coats of white primer and paint to take her from the ugly greenish brown that she was to the white beauty that she is today. My Singer H74 sits on her as well as a few lights and many of my tools. The brownish desk that my Brother 1034d Serger sits on was a $5 yard sale buy. It was originally a vanity, but we removed some bits and now it is a serger desk. It is still waiting to be painted, but the six drawers it has house a plethora of serger thread and vintage notions. The cutting table was picked up at the local Habitat Re-Store for $7. It too is due for a good coat of paint, and a custom cutting mat.
This is my scrap pile. It is a hot mess! I know that there are usable pieces still in there, and I just can't let them go.
This would be my ironing area. My less than six month old Rowenta that is leaking errrrgggg sits atop the ironing board, as well as a lovely double faced piece of shirting that I scorched the heck out of. I may not make it to the Autumn of 1000 Shirt Dresses! Wahhhhhh! My clapper, sleeve board, and larger sleeve board are all garage sale and estate sale finds as well. Are you seeing a pattern of thriftiness here?
This is my pile of current patterns, as well as the fabrics that are next on the cutting table...maybe. This changes regularly, so who knows!
Here Friends, we find my collection of vintage patterns. These were acquired cheaply and quickly through various outlets. There are patterns from the 1930s through the 1970s in men's and women's styles. There are even the elusive plus size vintage patterns here. As mentioned previously, these will all be making their way in to the Friday Funday Giveaway, so be on the look out.
What you can't see here are two huge boxes of fabric from Mood and Fabric.com (actually, they are in the floor in the first picture). I may have gone on a little bit of fabric binge day after Christmas. All of the fabric from the estate sale a few weeks back is not pictured as well (again, actually in the first picture). On a positive note, I got my first Made by Mood tag in that Mood order, and there is something very exciting about that, don't you think?
Friends, here is to hoping that in a week or two, I will be able to post some pictures of progress in this area. Am I the only one who has a disaster area for a creative space? Why is this room lacking in color and va va va voom? I am down on my knees here hanging my head in shame!
In November, there was an instagram picture a day thing (bpsewvember) that inspired me to clean up my sewing area and make it into a space I care for. Since then, it's gotten a bit out of hand with my flurry of sewing in December, but I hope to clean it up again. It's so much better than what it was before, which was even worse than yours. At least you have organization there. Mine was just thrown everywhere. Hehe.
ReplyDeleteI used to use a different room in our house that had a closet and that helped a lot, but now I am in our bonus space in the basement, and it is just a beast of a different nature. I feel like mine is just thrown everywhere. Here is to hoping we can get them cleaned up!
DeleteDecember always results in chaos in the sewing room.
ReplyDeleteYou need vertical storage space. I bookmarked (pinterest/instagram/whatever until I had enough ideas to make my space work.
I have a closet in my room with doors to hide my fabric stash - also thrifted. Perhaps you can go to IKEA and get ceiling track thingy to hang curtain from to disguise tall bookshelving units. Your room looks big enough.
Bring sewing desk to middle of floor space perhaps.
I'm not brave enough to show my tornado space. :-)
The room itself is actually huge. I am looking in to different storage solutions right now. I have a few things in mind, but it's complicated by the fact that we are thinking about selling this house, so no hanging anything on the wall.
DeleteMy Sewing space is also my gift wrapping space, so it has been in a similar state. I try to clean up and organize occasionally so I can feel better about sewing. I also found that decorating my space made me pretty happy to be there. :) I plan to paint mine a vibrant green color someday. That means no sewing and moving said sewing things, so I haven't taken the plunge yet.... I also love thrifting scores!! I have quite a few in my sewing room along with DIY organization.
ReplyDeleteI want to decorate, but we think we may list our house for sale in the Spring, and I don't want to decorate this space which is a huge space and then not have room for all my pretties in the next space (we will be downsizing). For now, I just have to focus on the organizational aspect. From the pictures I have seen in your sewing room on your blog, it appears that you have a lovely sewing room!
DeletePurchasing some shelving would be easily transportable to your next living space and give you organization now and into the future.
ReplyDeleteThat is what I am leaning towards, and then organizing the fabric in to totes on the shelves. I want to get my wool pieces put away in an air tight/moth free environment.
DeleteLucky you. Your sewing space is HUGE. Ha, I will give you a run for your money about mess though. I mean you can see floor in your sewing room. ;) I have a sewing space in an artists studio in town as I now have too much stuff to fit into my house. I keep buying vintage sewing machines to "refurb". I bought lots of shelves out of the local junk shop but still don't have enough. Fabric is so addictive. It's an obsession
ReplyDeleteWow - what a collection of fabric, books and patterns! I am also doing Sarah's 2015 RTW Fast - looking forward to seeing how your room progresses x
ReplyDeleteIts not that bad, its organised chaos! ( aka you kinda know where everything is) All that space is awesome!
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