~my sewing space~

Since I'm taking the month to do things for myself

(yeah right....it's not going quite as I had planned)

I thought I would tackle a HUGE chore I have

been putting off for months and months.

My sewing space.

I wish I could say to you that I have a huge room

dedicated to my sewing and crafting projects but

that would be a lie.

I have a corner in our basement.

Our house is not big and we utilize EVERY square

foot of it. When we had our first baby, we lost our spare

bedroom. When we had our second baby, we lost

our "computer room".  That pretty much left our

basement as the only space to accommodate all

these things. Our family room is long and narrow.

We sort of have it divided into two different spaces

with the couch in the center and butted up

behind that is a big bookcase.

The sofa has a pull out bed in it (a very comfy one

might I add....a Sleep Number Bed). 

Behind the couch on the other end is my sewing

space and now also the computer space.

There's a lot of stuff in a fairly small room.

We spend a lot of time down there so 

naturally we have a bunch of kids toys down

there too. It's crowded even when it's clean

and when it's not clean....it's just ridiculous.

Well-my side has been out of control for

a long time and I finally decided I'd had enough.

It took me a few days to get it done

(with a baby who won't sleep). Normally

I would have been able to bust it out in an

afternoon but everything is taking me longer

these days. Let me tell you in advance,

if you're expecting to see one of those 

beautiful matchy matchy craft rooms...

you will be disappointed. 

Here's the HORRIBLE before pics:

 Would you believe me if I told you I

organized this all about 4 months ago?

True story. It's amazing how fast

things can pile up. I have unfinished projects,

fabric, mending, etc. in piles all over!

How horrible is this?

You can't even see our window.

Now that I've aired my dirty laundry, 

let me show you what it looks like now.

I swapped spots with the computer and sewing table.

The taller table is one I got out of our R.V.

I didn't know the height adjusted to be that tall.

I was ecstatic! When I stand at it, it's just the

right height. This will save my back and it gives

me a good size work space. 

I've NEVER had that! YAY!

It's tall enough to fit my little shelves underneath too.

In the next couple weeks I'm hoping to make a curtain

to attach to the front and side lip of the table, 

hiding all the crap underneath :)

 I went thru all the books in my bookcase and

got rid of enough to clear out a whole side.

I used the empty side to store some of my

sewing and crafting essentials, which I also organized.

Praise the Lord for this! Do you know how much time 

this ribbon organizer is going to save me?

I just stuck the dowel thru the center of the ribbon spools

and attached the dowels to the holes in this little basket.

And what do you know?

We actually have a window.

I love walking down and looking at my clean and

organized space. I want to get some shelves for the 

wall above my sewing machine but that will come

with time....and money. 

Want to know what I did in the days before Pinterest

and blogging?

I ripped out things in magazines I liked and kept them!

This gigantic box is what I have to show for that.

I'm going to go thru it a little each day until

it's empty. It's way too big a project to tackle 

at one time.

Now, my next space to tackle:

The storage under our stairs.

iii yii yiii...

this could get dangerous.