View entire thread: Is your Sewing Space "put together"?
Posted by Cats on Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:34 AM    Post subject: Re: Is your Sewing Space "put together"?



That looks so much like my sewing room it's spooky! Ikea shelving? -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o
o o o o ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) Enness Boofhead Donut
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "jennellh" <
quiltinepean-mail@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:1162091974.740390.146920@e64g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... : Hi Kate
- my sewing room album is available for viewing on my webshots : page. I have just uploaded the panoramic view of the
room which shows : it full-circle. In the centre I have two sewing desks facing each : other and usually my drop-leaf
cutting table is in there also - when : one leaf is raised, the table forms a bridge with the other sewing : desks for
large projects - otherwise, I use a second ironing board to : give me extra support for quilting - I usually have a cat
or two : resting there at this point. : : I have been using my brother 1500 on the dining room table during the :
summer so that I could sew under the ceiling fan. This was a lifesaver : while I worked on the big church quilt. : : I
recently found $2 plastic shoe boxes on sale at one of our 'economy' : stores and I have used them for fat quarter
storage - each box will : hold up to 60 of the little beauties. I have several different methods : for thread storage
- I use rubbermaid flip-top boxes for cones (12 + : per box) and assorted tins for smaller spools (I plan to make
magnetic : labels for all my tins for content identification). Stabilizers, : fusible webs etc. are rolled and stored
upright in a plastic garbage : tub or on the original store bolt. : : My ironing board is always set up in front of the
window and is also : useful for rotary cutting - I have several sizes of mdf board that I : will use to support a
cutting mat when necessary. : : Most of my fabric is stored on metal shelving units and the stacks of : fabric on the
wooden shelves are sitting on shelf liner so there is no : constant contact with the surface of the wood. : : There
isn't much visible floor space right now - as usual, I am making : a mess again! : : jennellh (change the mail to news)
: http://community.webshots.com/user/barnyowl : : Kate G. wrote: : > Mine isn't... but I want it to be! : > : >
So let's share! I'd love to see pictures of your sewing spaces... so please attach a link. : > : > Or tell me
what works? My room isn't particularly large (12 x 13 thereabouts) with really only 2 : > walls. The other two
are: Closet and room entry door; floor to ceiling windows (which I love but : > make furniture arrangement strange
as this looks right out the front of the house). : > : > One wall is about 2/3 used by my design wall. So how do
I maximize the rest? Cabinets? with doors : > or without? shelves? Wire or solid? Solid drawers or wire
drawers? : > : > How do you store your thread? With a new (new to me... used machine) embroidery machine -- my :
> thread supply will likely grow pretty quickly. : > : > If you have two machines that you actively use (I plan
to use one for piecing... while the other is : > stitching embroidery) -- how do you arrange them? Is there a rule
of thumb like the kitchen : > triangle? : > : > HELP! : > : > Kate in MI (eager to see pics of your
spaces!) : > http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves : > : > : > -- :

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View entire thread: LQS Complaints--Other shoe; same foot.
Posted by teleflora on Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:34 AM    Post subject: Re: LQS Complaints--Other shoe; same foot.

"Sandy Ellison" <eltex@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:C0B5FCBC.4FDC%eltex@sbcglobal.net...
[quote:45228e90e6]Howdy! I like kids. On toast. <g Do they scream? Do they yell and interrupt other people? Do
other people wince when the kids yell? Do the kids race thru' the store, getting under foot, pulling things from the
shelves, pull books off the racks, try to eat the notions? If the kids are under the supervision ("control"
as much as possible <g>) of their full-grown minder, why not take them into the shop? Most quilt shops, sewing
supply stores, tho', don't have much to entertain kids (a few do), so I wouldn't take mine in where they weren't catered
to. I was pretty strict about where mine went when they were young, NOT to craft shows (after the first such trip proved
the boy wouldn't stay in the stroller <g>), not to quilt shops when *I* wanted to pay attention to shopping. And
when we had just one car, or had decided to combine shopping trips, I'd have my partner drop me off so I could shop and
look while he had the boys; then we'd switch. I just didn't want my kids to bug other people; didn't want friends to say
"Oh, look, here's comes Sandy--- OH NO!! she brought her kids!!" <G Of course, now I'm likely to take your
kids in hand, sit down to play with them, offer them my solar calculator, some Silly Putty, maybe a walk around outside.
'Cause they're not my kids & I can give them back. <g Cheers! Ragmop/Sandy I love you,
Sandy![/quote:45228e90e6] Cindy

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Posted by Sandy Ellison on Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:50 PM    Post subject: Re: LQS Complaints--Other shoe; same foot.

Howdy! I like kids. On toast. <g> Do they scream? Do they yell and interrupt other people? Do other people
wince when the kids yell? Do the kids race thru' the store, getting under foot, pulling things from the shelves, pull
books off the racks, try to eat the notions? If the kids are under the supervision ("control" as much as
possible <g>) of their full-grown minder, why not take them into the shop? Most quilt shops, sewing supply stores,
tho', don't have much to entertain kids (a few do), so I wouldn't take mine in where they weren't catered to. I was
pretty strict about where mine went when they were young, NOT to craft shows (after the first such trip proved the boy
wouldn't stay in the stroller <g>), not to quilt shops when *I* wanted to pay attention to shopping. And when we
had just one car, or had decided to combine shopping trips, I'd have my partner drop me off so I could shop and look
while he had the boys; then we'd switch. I just didn't want my kids to bug other people; didn't want friends to say
"Oh, look, here's comes Sandy--- OH NO!! she brought her kids!!" <G> Of course, now I'm likely to
take your kids in hand, sit down to play with them, offer them my solar calculator, some Silly Putty, maybe a walk
around outside. 'Cause they're not my kids & I can give them back. <g> Cheers! Ragmop/Sandy On 6/14/06
4:51 PM, in article Fx%jg.5947$o4.4863@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net, "Irrational Number"
<nospam@nospam.com> wrote: [quote:00f3e72b7e]joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska wrote: *Bringing unruly children into
the store and letting them roam, crawl, yell, etc. If I may interject... is it so bad to bring unruly children into a
store? I mean, does the fact that children roam, crawl, and yell make them unruly? I do not mean to be facetious (or
maybe I am just being defensive), but we often go to our LQS as a whole family. DH sits on the floor and tries to keep
the two kids under control. But, kids crawl and roam. Sometimes they yell. We do not permit them to touch the fabric,
walls, displays, anything. If we could not bring children in, then I'm relegated to only ordering fabric online. Or DH
has to stay outside with the kids, and that's not always the best place to be. Obviously, there ought to be some
standard for basic politeness, such as regarding cell phones, making outrageous return demands, etc. However, isn't
there any room so that children, while being children, would still be allowed to go into a little store without raising
eyebrows? -- Anita --[/quote:00f3e72b7e]

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