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Posted by Sherry on October 19, 2009, 10:56 pm
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> My sewing room is a small bedroom that we use as a pantry and storage
> room. =A0My sewing machine table is tucked in along one wall. =A0My
> ironing board is on the other side of the room in front of the closet,
> which I cannot use. =A0I have a cutting table in the middle , which
> leaves just a little room to walk around it. Over time, my table has
> become so cluttered, that I now only have a small corner on which to
> cut, plan, etc. =A0I'm trying to think of someway in which to reduce the
> clutter, which does NOT include reducing my stash. =A0Today I've looked
> at some organizers, such as the one at:]
> http://www.byannie.com/hanging_organizer_patterns.html
> and ...
> http://www.mccallpattern.com/freeproject/index.htm
> Does anyone have any other suggestions?
> Thanks,
> Bev in TX
I think those both look like good ways to get often-used tools out of
the way, but still easily accessible.
I really like that chair organizer. I could sure use that while
sitting
at the hand-quilting frame. It would be handy for clippers, thimble,
reader
glasses, etc.etc.
I have a good-sized room, but I'm so disorganized anyway. I think open
wall shelving might be good for me. I'd love to win some kind of
sewing-room contest and have professionals do me a sewing-room
makeover. For free, of course.
Sherry
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Posted by Bev in TX on October 19, 2009, 11:47 pm
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> I think those both look like good ways to get often-used tools out of
> the way, but still easily accessible.
> I really like that chair organizer. I could sure use that while
> sitting
> at the hand-quilting frame. It would be handy for clippers, thimble,
> reader
> glasses, etc.etc.
> I have a good-sized room, but I'm so disorganized anyway. I think open
> wall shelving might be good for me. =A0I'd love to win some kind of
> sewing-room contest and have professionals do me a sewing-room
> makeover. For free, of course.
> Sherry- Hide quoted text -
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I keep doing the FabshopHop in hopes of winning the Perfect Caddy.
While that's not likely, one can dream :-).
Bev in TX
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Posted by Patti on October 20, 2009, 3:30 am
I have a small room too; but, when I tidy'! there is a 'place for
everything'. My salvation was to use every cubic inch of space
underneath anything 'hollow' - so there are drawers and boxes under all
tables (just leaving a 'cave' for my legs when I sit there).
Also, don't forget the height available - I bet there is space above the
highest thing you have so far, where you could put shelving. I'm know
not everyone is as tall as I am, but things that you rarely use could be
put on a shelf (above your head height, so that you don't run the risk
of bumping your head). A corner shelf unit, placed high in the corner
would be good too.
You could perhaps even hang bags from the underside of the ironing board
-if it always stays up.
Just look at the space you have - all of it - and think laterally!!
I use box files a *lot*. They can be stored in easily accessible
positions, eg six piled up is a nuisance, but six stacked side by side
can easily be got out - and each stack takes up the same cubic space.
.
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>My sewing room is a small bedroom that we use as a pantry and storage
>room. My sewing machine table is tucked in along one wall. My
>ironing board is on the other side of the room in front of the closet,
>which I cannot use. I have a cutting table in the middle , which
>leaves just a little room to walk around it. Over time, my table has
>become so cluttered, that I now only have a small corner on which to
>cut, plan, etc. I'm trying to think of someway in which to reduce the
>clutter, which does NOT include reducing my stash. Today I've looked
>at some organizers, such as the one at:]
>http://www.byannie.com/hanging_organizer_patterns.html
>and ...
>http://www.mccallpattern.com/freeproject/index.htm
>Does anyone have any other suggestions?
>Thanks,
>Bev in TX
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Best Regards
pat on the hill
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Posted by Bonnie Patterson on October 20, 2009, 12:00 pm
I discovered storage space over doors. FIL studied the brain as a
hobby, couldn't become the doctor he wanted to be, and had a lot of
books on the subject. He put shelves in the hallway, wall to wall,
above the doors. He was 6'4" so reaching them was no problem, but a
light weight folding ladder stores in a narrow space. I have such a
ladder as I am vertically challanged! I put such shelves up for my
reference books, don't need them very often.
Bonnie, in Middletown, VA
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>I have a small room too; but, when I tidy'! there is a 'place for
>everything'. My salvation was to use every cubic inch of space
>underneath anything 'hollow' - so there are drawers and boxes under all
>tables (just leaving a 'cave' for my legs when I sit there).
>Also, don't forget the height available - I bet there is space above the
>highest thing you have so far, where you could put shelving. I'm know
>not everyone is as tall as I am, but things that you rarely use could be
>put on a shelf (above your head height, so that you don't run the risk
>of bumping your head). A corner shelf unit, placed high in the corner
>would be good too.
>You could perhaps even hang bags from the underside of the ironing board
>-if it always stays up.
>Just look at the space you have - all of it - and think laterally!!
>I use box files a *lot*. They can be stored in easily accessible
>positions, eg six piled up is a nuisance, but six stacked side by side
>can easily be got out - and each stack takes up the same cubic space.
>.
>In message
>>My sewing room is a small bedroom that we use as a pantry and storage
>>room. My sewing machine table is tucked in along one wall. My
>>ironing board is on the other side of the room in front of the closet,
>>which I cannot use. I have a cutting table in the middle , which
>>leaves just a little room to walk around it. Over time, my table has
>>become so cluttered, that I now only have a small corner on which to
>>cut, plan, etc. I'm trying to think of someway in which to reduce the
>>clutter, which does NOT include reducing my stash. Today I've looked
>>at some organizers, such as the one at:]
>>http://www.byannie.com/hanging_organizer_patterns.html
>>and ...
>>http://www.mccallpattern.com/freeproject/index.htm
>>Does anyone have any other suggestions?
>>Thanks,
>>Bev in TX
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Posted by Edna Pearl on October 20, 2009, 1:00 pm
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>I have a small room too; but, when I tidy'! there is a 'place for
>everything'.
Same here. My tidying always involves tossing a lot of stuff I don't need.
Like, when I started accumulating quilting stuff around my SM, I decided to
cull the files in an adjacent file cabinet (on which a 10-gallon aquarium is
sitting, which would be a pain to move) to empty half a file drawer for
fabrics and paper (quilt plans, SM manual, etc.).
I have boxes of fabric under the extended flap of my SM flap. I also have
boxes of fabric under the dining table behind me, which I am eager to get
rid of. I also found room for boxes of fabric on the top shelf of a walk-in
closet by, again, culling out things I did not need or use anymore.
It's a long way from how I want it, but it's a start.
ep
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> room. =A0My sewing machine table is tucked in along one wall. =A0My
> ironing board is on the other side of the room in front of the closet,
> which I cannot use. =A0I have a cutting table in the middle , which
> leaves just a little room to walk around it. Over time, my table has
> become so cluttered, that I now only have a small corner on which to
> cut, plan, etc. =A0I'm trying to think of someway in which to reduce the
> clutter, which does NOT include reducing my stash. =A0Today I've looked
> at some organizers, such as the one at:]
> http://www.byannie.com/hanging_organizer_patterns.html
> and ...
> http://www.mccallpattern.com/freeproject/index.htm
> Does anyone have any other suggestions?
> Thanks,
> Bev in TX