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Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Get Your Sewing Organized.

Raise you hand if you have a ‘Sewing Room’ all to yourself.

Wait a minute, hold on here, and let me count them-1-2-3-4. Well
you get the picture; people with a dedicated sewing room are in
the lucky minority. Most people have to borrow a corner of the
Dining room table for their portable machine. Some use the floor
as a cutout surface. What are you going to do?

You’re going to get organized; because our Motto is: An
organized Sewer is a happy sewer. See if you can use any of
these ideas in your home.

Most pre-1960 sewing machine cabinets were built to hold a
sewing machine and a few notions. Very few. Pull out the machine
and stick the cabinet on the porch with a pot of marigolds.

Now that your machine is portable, place it on an old lowboy
style dresser instead. There’s lots of drawers for notions and
fabric, and if your lucky enough to have a longer style you
could gain some cutting space. You trade off the legroom, but
hey you should be getting up and stretching your legs anyway.

If you have a corner, find an old Armoire at the thrift store.
Doesn’t have to be pretty, just big. Put a shelf in to hold your
machine and drill a hole in the back for a cord. Add a shelf on
top for fabric, and some racks for notions on the sides of the
leg area, and you have your own sewing room. Hang a sign on it
that says keep out (to keep your husband away from your
scissors).

Don’t have a sewing cabinet, can’t get an Armoire on top of your
Volkswagen? Not to worry. Get a free standing shelf from the
Home Depot, one of those metal ones that bolt together and
Voila’ you have a sewing room (better hide your scissors
though).

Ok, Ok, you live in an efficiency apartment and have no extra
wall space. Umm, guess you will have to use the kitchen or
dining room table after all. But that doesn’t give you
permission to be disorganized. So, find ways to keep all your
sewing stuff in one place. Trudge back to that thrift store and
look for an old picnic basket, you know the ones with the extra
compartments. Your notions will be in one place and portable.
Check around for one of those nifty plastic thingies that rolls
under the bed. You could fit a lot of fabric and notions in
there. ” Who are you kidding; I know you’ve been hoarding fabric
sister. ”

As a last resort, store your clothes with your husbands in his
closet. Make room by giving some of his stuff to the Thrift
store. (they will appreciate that, even if he won’t). Now that
you have an empty closet put up some closet shelves, drill some
holes, stack the fabric and …..hide the scissors. Copyright
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