New Sewing Space

 Boys grow up and they need their own space. Ahh, motherhood is always a sacrifice.  I gave up my sewing room so my boys could have separate rooms.  I found this amazing sewing cabinet because although I may give up my space I was not giving up my hobby.

 Two nights and about a million hours later and it was put together. There is so much space that I didn't even fill up the shelves.

 When it is closed up it looks just like a piece of furniture.  Matched the room and it is very functional.  I actually like my new space better.  Go figure!

Sewing again

I finally made it into my sewing room to finish my niece's quilt. It was a three day weekend and I spent a lot of time in my sewing room. It felt great to be quilting again. And if I am in my sewing room then that means my boys migrate in there as well. So my sewing room became a play room.

My cutting board and pattern board became the top and door to this bedside fort. I also had to give out buttons and empty spools to furnish this hideaway.

The side of my sewing table became a secret hiding space complete with star wars gift bag for a secret door. I love that my boys want to be where ever I am but it can get quite chaotic when battles interrupt stitching in the ditch.

Sewing Closet

I am on the mailing list for every catalogue on the planet earth. And I look through every single one. And sometimes I find a little gem. In a catalogue called Collections Etc. I found a closet organizer with drawers. I ordered two. And just like everyone does when they order something from a catalogue they hope it will be true to the photo. In this case it was fantastic. They fit neatly into my sewing closet and I was even able to keep my existing drawers.

Now my fabric is not hidden in bins. I can see all the colors I have and it is at eye level and I don't have to bend down or sit on the floor to look at fabric. But look at those empty sections at the top - I have to get more fabric now!!

Sewing Room

Here is my new and improved sewing room. I have my home made project board which I love. The color and pattern do not match the rest of the room but I just love it. I have my thread holder which used to be in a closet. I have my super cute Ikea chair with a ribbon I added. And I have the curio cabinet my mother-in-law donated to the room. There is still a queen size bed in the room by I don't care. I love this space. It is my own. The boys love it too. They have played Star Wars in it, used the bed as a trampoline, and crawled under the bed to play who knows what. Every night I go into this room and work on my projects. If I am lucky I get to be in there by myself for a little while. Now I will begin to work on the closet. It needs a little something!!

In this side view you can see the bed and the wall colors. The family who owned the house before us had a little girl and this was her room. I loved the stripes and the bead board. I already owned a yellow bedspread that went perfectly in here.