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New sewing space

March 7, 2011 by Alexandra - 6 Comments

All our stuff is finally here. And it’s mostly unpacked and the place is mostly livable. We still have a few boxes left but those will have to wait until we get some nice new bookcases. I had to give up my awesome fabric closet (long story), which means fabric storage will have to be sorted out soon. But happily, the rest of my sewing room came together nicely.

This is my sewing spot – the old faithful wonderful Horn cabinet, holding the sewing machine and the serger. The dressform, unpadded in the picture, has now been padded properly so the shirt no longer hangs off it like a hand-me-down.
The sewing spot

To the left of the Horn cabinet is a small alcove with a modular cabinet from IKEA – it holds books, equipment, and fabric. The idea is to move the books to the bookcases when we get them and use this cabinet to hold fabrics and notions for upcoming projects. There is also just enough space next to the cabinet to fit the roll of pattern paper.
Fabric and equipment storage

On the other side of the room is a small (and I mean, tiny!) closet and another IKEA cabinet with more books and sewing stuff. The picture on the wall is a needlepoint embroidery that my great-grandmother made in the late 1890’s or early 1900’s on her voyage to Europe.
More storage

In other news, the first shirt muslin turned out pretty good, with only small adjustments needed. I made those and am almost finished sewing the second one. Hopefully, no more adjustments will be needed after this and I can just make some shirts.

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  1. Sophia

    March 7, 2011 at 11:06 am

    Good luck getting everything situated, I know how hectic moving is. The sewing room looks great, and I especially love that chair ๐Ÿ™‚

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  2. BetsyV

    March 7, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    Very nice space! Where did you get the chair? Is it comfortable?

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  3. Carolyn (cmarie12)

    March 7, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    Glad you’ve settled in and that you have such a nice space to create in!

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  4. KarenP

    March 8, 2011 at 1:01 am

    I like your new sewing space. I love your table and the larger cabinet – I hope to be redoing my sewing room later this year and will have to look into those cabinets!

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  5. Adrienne

    March 8, 2011 at 2:31 am

    You have a beautiful space!

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  6. Ann's Fashion Studio

    March 9, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    A very nice space to sew ๐Ÿ™‚

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I’m Alexandra; Alex for short. I streamline and right-size everything from wardrobe to social commitments in order to craft a peaceful happy life. I’m always working on a sewing or polymer project and have recently bought my first cutting machine. Follow along on my adventures and let me know what you think.

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