My sewing space

I like the table lamps, maybe it would be more practical to have under the shelf lighting.

Both machines work pretty well. I like my viking. The little post cards have cute sayings that make me smile

These pink boxes have zippers, buttons etc. in them. I find it's easy to locate my sewing notions if they are sorted by like items.

The flower sewing box has my sloper patterns, the black box is full of seam binding. 

Ironing board ready to go always! I love to iron as I sew!

Thread please! Fray Check ready for all the serging going on!

The top drawer has all my scissors and measuring tapes.

Both of these pieces of furniture hold my fabric and patterns, the yellow boxes have patterns in them that I want to sew within this year. 

 I thought you may like to see my little sewing room. I was thinking of doing this post a while back and didn't. Then I saw Eva Girl's post and thought about sewing rooms again. She found a great area in her home to have a permanent sewing area. Like hers, my room is multi-functional, not only is it a sewing room but also serves as a dressing room. Everyday I sit at the antique vanity to dry my hair, and put on make up for the day. This could have been a guest bedroom but it's pretty small and rarely do we have overnight guest, so I claimed it! Whatever your space looks like, finding an area to sew can be difficult. For us, we had to think about redesigning our home to include our EVERYDAY activities. I am so glad we jumped over the hump of having to fit our lives into our house, now our house fits us and what we need. My husband and I even made our formal dining room into a master bedroom, complete with a crystal chandelier. We did this to give our two growing boys more room, also we have a big eat in kitchen that we use everyday and found we rarely used our formal dining area. I want to encourage you, if you don't have a space to sew, to think about finding a closet or room, some place in your home to be creative. It doesn't have to cost a lot of money.  My husband made the counter top and shelf. The chair and furniture were thrifted on a budget!  The big ticket item besides the sewing machines was the music system, which was brought many years ago and well worth it the price. I  love listening to old jazz as I sew. For more information on organizing your sewing area check out this link.  Check out even more here.


Have a happy vintage day!

Gina