Jennie’s Sewing Room {New York Edition}
We’re almost all moved in to our new home, so I thought it was about time I shared some pictures of my sewing room! We have a small front room at this house, so we’ve decided to make it a sewing room and office.
Here’s a picture of the sewing side of the room, much smaller than the one I had in California!
The contrast of the bright sewing area and the dark office furniture is kind of funny to me, but I think it will help to get a few things hanging on the walls above the computer {we just haven’t had a chance to get the frames yet}.
My white shelf {that my dad built for me when I was a child} seems a little more full without the extra tables to hold other things.
Sadly, there isn’t room for my cute Hello Kitty Sewing Machine, but I did find a space for all my pincushions!
And I think a little bit of fabric came out of hiding when everything got moved too.
Since there isn’t room for the big cutting desk, I am going to have to use the sewing table. Maybe since there is less surface I’ll be able to keep it neater!
I’ve done my best to utilize my space under the table as well, though, I have to admit, there is quite a bit of stuff {batting, interfacing, iron} that is also stuffed in the laundry room closet. I still have some cleaning out {and project finishing} to do, but I’m really hoping that I can start sewing again soon!
I hope you’ve enjoyed my little tour! I know this room is probably bigger than most people’s sewing rooms, but since I sew for business as well as pleasure, it makes a good size space necessary. And, if you have any tips for a small sewing space {such as, what kind of ironing surface you use}, I’d love to hear them!
Wow, beautiful fabric stash! I think you best get sewing to use some of it up!!
Your sewing/office room is lovely! I love the quilted wall hangings. Last year I finally bought a cutting table and what a difference that makes. I could kick myself for not getting one years ago.
Looks adorable and very condensed but also practical!!
I love it, Jennie! It must feel good to finally be all set up after your move. 🙂
I’m glad to see you getting settled in, I bet it feels nice. Your space looks nice. I bet when you are busy sewing you will use the computer desk for cutting too.
My sewing space has undergone lots of transformations in the last five years but in the beginning, I used the pull-out on my desk to hold a pressing board. Looking at your arrangement, I’m wondering if you couldn’t pull out one of the desk drawers to create a similar setup. Here’s a link to Flickr that shows how I was using it.http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheatens/4534837919/
It looks wonderful! Your fabric looks so lovely and organized!!
It all looks lovely, neat and well organised! I love the quilted wall hangings, they look so pretty! Enjoy your new sewing space and I hope you soon have fun making things there!
Helen x
What a great little space. You are amazing to have it so compact. I can’t wait to see what you make with these lovely fabrics 😉
I love all of the minis hanging! I might need to try this too, they look so darling!
This room is beautiful. Every time I see your sewing spaces, I just want to go run through mine organizing it all! The only ironing surface tip I can think of is what about an over the door ironing board?
The new sewing room looks fantastic! I am jealous of all the beautiful quilts hanging on the walls, that is something I still need to do and we have been stationed at Fort Lewis for 6 years now! LOL Time to get it done. I hope the move has gone smoothly for you!
Your space looks wonderful! All the happy fabrics are so inspiring! Can you attach a shelf to the wall above the bookcase and put a pressing station on top of the bookcase? Or maybe a corner shelf? Happy stitchin’!
your new space is adorable and I love the use you have made of the limited room that you have. The contrast picture is quite funny but hopefully your right that the space will prompt you to keep things more organized — or just take over the desk space.
Your new sewing space looks lovely. I’ve recently moved out of our much bigger dining room into a dedicated sewing room but it is much smaller and a thoroughfare to hubby’s office. I have cutting and sewing machine on a smaller table now and it keeps me honest and much tidier! My ironing board is up and down like a yoyo. I have purchased an ironing mat but haven’t used it yet!
It looks like it will be a great place to sew in! Very bright and cheerful. I love all the mini quilts and fun decorations you’ve displayed. I think I see a little penguin hanging out too. 🙂
Your new sewing space looks lovely! I made two different size pressing mats, one 15″ square and one 24″ square, by covering a piece of plywood with some layers of cotton batting and stapling some pretty fabric all around them. You can just store them next to your sewing table. I saw another blog where someone had made a portable TV dinner tray into a small ironing board. Great idea 🙂
Cute sewing space. I would love to be optimistic and say you will have less mess but I think project making and fabric/lint trails/mess go hand in hand :). Glad you are getting all settled in!
Your sewing space looks great. You are making the smaller space work for you. Love your stash and quilts hanging on the wall.
I am in my daughter’s old bedroom so I have to be efficient with my stuff too. I use a regular ironing board. One day I would like to have some thing bigger but I don’t have the space.
Oh, sweetie…You have way too much stash. I would be more than happy to take some off your hands! 😉
Enjoy your new space!!
Oh… love your fabric collection and how you arrange it! It makes your sewing room beautiful with the rainbow colors… Thanks for sharing:)
Your space looks happy and bright! You shouldn’t have any trouble creating in your new space.
Space looks great. Mine is smaller and not nearly as neat. I have a small (used in collage) ironing board on top of two three-drawer chests–the plastic ones. They are sitting to the right of sewing machine–at right angle as it is the end of the room. They are under a large window. I can swing around and iron, but usually get up to stretch!
Enjoy your space
Well, welcome to New York. What a great job you’ve done. Maybe putting up a wall shelf would allow you to have that Hello Kitty machine in view.
Try using Ziploc space bags (Walmart/Costco, etc.) to store your batting. If you put the bag into the area/container in which you will be storing it, BEFORE YOU VACUUM THE AIR OUT, it will conform to the container shape. It really saves on space and pops up to regular volume when you need it.
I am just the tiniest bit jealous of your adventure. Have fun getting used to the new space and making it your own.
I love the look of your new sewing space! It is hard to adjust to a smaller room. My sewing space is barely 10×10 and it also has a desk in it. I found a small ironing board that hangs over a door and I adjusted it to hang on the wall. Folded up it is out of the way. For my cutting table I have to go to another room, but this keeps me from sitting all the time! Just have to get the exercise in somewhere.
You’ve done a beautiful job with this space, Jennie! I’ve had small and large spaces, and it can all be done with some creativity. Most of all I’ve learned how important it is to keep it neat — especially with a smaller space. I try to not to leave without taking five minutes (use a timer if you have to) to clean up. It makes things so much more manageable!
For years I have used a Quilters Cut ‘n Press ironing board for ironing in my craft room. This works very well for ironing seams while piecing and for small projects. My Cut ‘n Press sits on top of a 12″X16″X12″ deep wood crafters tower behind my sewing chair. However, once the project gets too large, I have to move to my full-sized ironing board in the laundry room. A bit inconvenient, but better than no ironing area at all. From your photos, you may have room o set a Cut ‘n Press on the left hand corner of your sewing table or even to the right of your sewing table-on the left hand corner of the dark desk. When not in use, you could slip it in between the desk and the sewing table so that it would be out of the way when using the desk.
Your room looks great. What a great stash. I want to come over and play lol
Hugs
donna
Hello
Good to see you are all settled in. This is such a nice and TIDY craft room. Wish my space was organized like this. Look at all that fabric.
Thank you again for the opportunity to guest blog over here. I truly enjoyed it and have received great response from your readers. Now I am still unpacking, washing and settling in from my vacation. All the best.
Annette