Sewdreamy wrote:
Too funny! Sounds like me.
Anne in Vancouver, Canada

Hello everyone,

I recently took an online class via QuiltUniversity.com called "Studio Makeover", taught by Myrna Giesbrecht, which I highly recommend. It's a great class. She has many good ideas and is very inspiring and encouraging.

Kristin

We will probably be moving within 5 years, into a single story home and DH said.... on our must have list for looking is a room large enough for my grace frame and all my quilting stuff... WOO HOO.... can't get here soon enough!

This is a great topic! DH and I were looking at new houses today. He gave me first pick of rooms! Whatta guy! So, instead of planning all the ugly details of moving all I'm thinking about is how to set up a sewing room. Priorities!
Sherry in S.MS where I probly won't sleep a wink tonight. Woo-Hoo!!

I took several steps in organizing my sewing room:

1) I bought a new house, and when I moved, I halved my massive fabric stash.

2) After I moved in, I took it down by yet another third, leaving a lovely collection of absolutely fabulous fabrics. I bought 3 metal filing cabinets and sorted my patterns in them. I bought five plastic filing boxes with four drawers and organized my threads and quilting stash.

3) I used a lovely old oak dresser to organize my notions and trims, etc.

4) I admired my lovely sewing room.

5) Then I realized I didn't have the right pieces for one or another project and I had some space.

6) I proceeded to fill up my spare space, the top of my lovely oak dresser, the closet, the boxes around the floor, and the floor, and, oh yes, the boxes I put under my bed in my bedroom to store new fabrics. I moved my plastic filing boxes out into the hall, and filled up the space left behind.

Hmmm. Maybe it's time to buy a new house again. ('')