OTHER sewing spaces

The thread on sewing spaces has been such a joy. I love to see the places
where you create. NOW. What about the 'other' spaces you've encroached?
Where do you slip in just a little or a lot so you have room to quilt?
I've discovered that our dining room table is a great place to hide away
quite a few crib quilt size battings. On top of those, I've spread the
Christmas tree skirts that are ready to gift pretty soon.
The front foyer closet is a good place to put backing-size fabric on
hangers.
The floor of Mr. Esther's closet houses a spare serger and a 'ready to
loan' Bernina when a friend needs rescuing.
Thus far, the bathtub for the guest room and the trunk of my car are
empty.
Have you discovered another place for stretching your sewing space?
Polly

I have used the linen closet, the coat closet, the laundry room, the highest
shelves in the master bedroom closet and behind a diagonally placed chair in
a corner of the family room. And the shelves in my sons' closets when they
were young and couldn't reach that high. So far my pantry has always been
safe from fabric storage. But then in my 'next house'..... who knows???

This is a fun question! Thanks for asking, Polly- I look forward to some
outrageous answers. ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

PS: In cool/cold weather I store a big, heavy bag of dog food in the back
seat of my truck. I'll do about anything to put off carrying the darn
thing into the house. I wait until I need it to carry it inside. And I
always keep a spare bag out in my truck in the winter in case of a snow or
ice storm. Can't be running out.... and I could eat it, too. If I *had*
to. HA!!!

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
The thread on sewing spaces has been such a joy. I love to see the places
where you create. NOW. What about the 'other' spaces you've encroached?
Where do you slip in just a little or a lot so you have room to quilt?
I've discovered that our dining room table is a great place to hide
away quite a few crib quilt size battings. On top of those, I've spread
the Christmas tree skirts that are ready to gift pretty soon.
The front foyer closet is a good place to put backing-size fabric on
hangers.
The floor of Mr. Esther's closet houses a spare serger and a 'ready to
loan' Bernina when a friend needs rescuing.
Thus far, the bathtub for the guest room and the trunk of my car are
empty.
Have you discovered another place for stretching your sewing space?
Polly

I kind of have stuff all over the house sort of. A lot less than I used to.
When I sewed in a
corner of the bedroom or family room there was a lot of overflow everywhere.
I have a lot
of fabric in sterilite buckets in the garage and storage sheds. I have our
bed on risers so I
can store patterns and vintage stuff there. I like fabric more than clothes
so there is some fabric
in the big bedroom walk in closet. I really am trying to corral the inside
the house stuff to the
sewing room at this point, some success some not so much. I bet fabric
could be stashed
inside the fold up sleeper sofa. Baskets used to be everywhere with
fabric. Sewing machines
and cabinets are bedside and lamp tables sometimes. I have a picture in my
mind of a gazebo
in the yard for a sewing machine to use outside. Hasn't happened yet but
you never know.
DD lives 4 miles away and is living in a big house with lots of storage
space. She has been generous
in sharing storage. There is a lot there. She hasn't done a thing with
the front room and said
I could put a long arm set up there is I used it often. I won't be doing
that but she is a good
sport to offer. : ) The idea of more stuff is dangerous. I'm curious to
hear of good stash ideas.
Taria

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
The thread on sewing spaces has been such a joy. I love to see the places
where you create. NOW. What about the 'other' spaces you've encroached?
Where do you slip in just a little or a lot so you have room to quilt?
I've discovered that our dining room table is a great place to hide
away quite a few crib quilt size battings. On top of those, I've spread
the Christmas tree skirts that are ready to gift pretty soon.
The front foyer closet is a good place to put backing-size fabric on
hangers.
The floor of Mr. Esther's closet houses a spare serger and a 'ready to
loan' Bernina when a friend needs rescuing.
Thus far, the bathtub for the guest room and the trunk of my car are
empty.
Have you discovered another place for stretching your sewing space?
Polly

A gazebo? Oh Taria, how you are after my heart! Wouldn't it just be
wonderful to have a gazebo for quilting? There's a wonderful place in
Tennessee that we visit in November with several magnificent gazebos;
screened for the occasional no-see'ums, fire pits to ward off evening chill
and surrounded by beauty. AHhhh. YEs! Polly

"Taria" wrote in message
...
I kind of have stuff all over the house sort of. A lot less than I used
to. When I sewed in a
corner of the bedroom or family room there was a lot of overflow
everywhere. I have a lot
of fabric in sterilite buckets in the garage and storage sheds. I have
our bed on risers so I
can store patterns and vintage stuff there. I like fabric more than
clothes so there is some fabric
in the big bedroom walk in closet. I really am trying to corral the
inside the house stuff to the
sewing room at this point, some success some not so much. I bet fabric
could be stashed
inside the fold up sleeper sofa. Baskets used to be everywhere with
fabric. Sewing machines
and cabinets are bedside and lamp tables sometimes. I have a picture in
my mind of a gazebo
in the yard for a sewing machine to use outside. Hasn't happened yet but
you never know.
DD lives 4 miles away and is living in a big house with lots of storage
space. She has been generous
in sharing storage. There is a lot there. She hasn't done a thing with
the front room and said
I could put a long arm set up there is I used it often. I won't be doing
that but she is a good
sport to offer. : ) The idea of more stuff is dangerous. I'm curious
to hear of good stash ideas.
Taria

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
The thread on sewing spaces has been such a joy. I love to see the
places where you create. NOW. What about the 'other' spaces you've
encroached? Where do you slip in just a little or a lot so you have room
to quilt?
I've discovered that our dining room table is a great place to hide
away quite a few crib quilt size battings. On top of those, I've spread
the Christmas tree skirts that are ready to gift pretty soon.
The front foyer closet is a good place to put backing-size fabric on
hangers.
The floor of Mr. Esther's closet houses a spare serger and a 'ready to
loan' Bernina when a friend needs rescuing.
Thus far, the bathtub for the guest room and the trunk of my car are
empty.
Have you discovered another place for stretching your sewing space?
Polly

Got'cha Leslie. Being ready to go with those precious furry faces and a
good supply of puppy chow is big-time important when treacherous weather
threatens. We do have our priorities. Polly


"Leslie& The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message
...
I have used the linen closet, the coat closet, the laundry room, the
highest shelves in the master bedroom closet and behind a diagonally placed
chair in a corner of the family room. And the shelves in my sons' closets
when they were young and couldn't reach that high. So far my pantry has
always been safe from fabric storage. But then in my 'next house'..... who
knows???

This is a fun question! Thanks for asking, Polly- I look forward to some
outrageous answers. ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

PS: In cool/cold weather I store a big, heavy bag of dog food in the
back seat of my truck. I'll do about anything to put off carrying the
darn thing into the house. I wait until I need it to carry it inside.
And I always keep a spare bag out in my truck in the winter in case of a
snow or ice storm. Can't be running out.... and I could eat it, too.
If I *had* to. HA!!!

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
The thread on sewing spaces has been such a joy. I love to see the
places where you create. NOW. What about the 'other' spaces you've
encroached? Where do you slip in just a little or a lot so you have room
to quilt?
I've discovered that our dining room table is a great place to hide
away quite a few crib quilt size battings. On top of those, I've spread
the Christmas tree skirts that are ready to gift pretty soon.
The front foyer closet is a good place to put backing-size fabric on
hangers.
The floor of Mr. Esther's closet houses a spare serger and a 'ready to
loan' Bernina when a friend needs rescuing.
Thus far, the bathtub for the guest room and the trunk of my car are
empty.
Have you discovered another place for stretching your sewing space?
Polly

On 19/10/2010 04:48, Polly Esther wrote:
The thread on sewing spaces has been such a joy. I love to see the
places where you create. NOW. What about the 'other' spaces you've
encroached? Where do you slip in just a little or a lot so you have room
to quilt?
I've discovered that our dining room table is a great place to hide away
quite a few crib quilt size battings. On top of those, I've spread the
Christmas tree skirts that are ready to gift pretty soon.
The front foyer closet is a good place to put backing-size fabric on
hangers.
The floor of Mr. Esther's closet houses a spare serger and a 'ready to
loan' Bernina when a friend needs rescuing.
Thus far, the bathtub for the guest room and the trunk of my car are empty.
Have you discovered another place for stretching your sewing space? Polly



Places I have sewn (with a sewing machine):
In a church
In a church hall
In the village hall
In a school hall (during rehearsals, by the light of the sewing machine
ONLY!
School classrooms not usually used for sewing
The conservatory
The upstairs landing
The dining room
In the garden

Places I currently have sewing stuff in my house:
In the sewing room/guest bedroom/library
On the landing
In the loft
In the conservatory
In the living room

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

I don't have a sewing room and refuse to give up the second guest
room, so I have quilting things tucked away all over the house,
excepting only the bathrooms and kitchen. The Featherweight is in its
case tucked into a well-hidden corner of the living room, and other
stuff is also in the living room. A fold-up sewing machine table is
under the sofa, and my traditional sewing basket is tucked into the
Victrola record storage area. Daily stitching things are in the hidey
holes of a corner table by my favorite chair, and the good sewing
light is behind the chair. The fireplace mantle holds the current cut
and sorted bits of fabric I am piecing. The dining room has lots,
too. Between the dining room table pads and a second set of table
pads are my cutting mats, and boxes of threads are in baskets stashed
on top of a breakfront. A basket of "take it to the front porch"
sewing stuff is under the silver chest. Completed blocks for the top
currently being pieced are in a basket tucked on the bottom shelf of a
small table, together with threads for that quilt, all covered with
two tea towels to discourage the cat. Another basket holds the
colored fabrics I have chosen for a Baltimore quilt, together with the
pattern/instruction book and photocopied patterns. A smaller basket
sits in the top and holds all the matching threads. In my bedroom are
the 99K tucked into a closet, along with a laundry basket full of fat
quarters and smallish lengths of fabric, all miscellaneous. Also,
under the bed is a rolling storage thing with all of my stencils. In
the large guest room there is a WW2 footlocker with the white fabric
for the Baltimore quilt, a full bolt of white fabric (I just had to
have it!), and about 6 yards of white-on-white that I will use for the
backing on the current quilt I am piecing. On top of the footlocker
is a storage box with bags of pre-washed fabrics chosen for lap
quilts, tote bags, and two other future quilts. In the dresser are
two drawers with of boxes of miscellaneous tools. In the small guest
room there is a rag quilt on the bed that the cat can nap on and that
can be removed easily and run through the washer and dryer at home,
and just under that is a very nice quilt and the bed made up for a
guest. However, under all of that are at least a half dozen currently-
not-used quilts all spread carefully and stacked -- kind of a hidden
storage area. Finally, in the basement there is a set of shelves that
has all of my quilting books, knitting books, tatting, crochet, and
miscellaneous "sewing and yarn and threads" books, all of which I
organized very carefully a couple of years ago so I can always find
what I want. Another set of shelves holds packages of batting. This
all probably sounds like the home of a crazy lady, and perhaps that is
true. However, it makes perfect sense to me, and I like it!

Polly Esther wrote:
The thread on sewing spaces has been such a joy. I love to see the
places where you create. NOW. What about the 'other' spaces you've
encroached? Where do you slip in just a little or a lot so you have room
to quilt?
I've discovered that our dining room table is a great place to hide
away quite a few crib quilt size battings. On top of those, I've spread
the Christmas tree skirts that are ready to gift pretty soon.
The front foyer closet is a good place to put backing-size fabric on
hangers.
The floor of Mr. Esther's closet houses a spare serger and a 'ready
to loan' Bernina when a friend needs rescuing.
Thus far, the bathtub for the guest room and the trunk of my car are
empty.
Have you discovered another place for stretching your sewing space?
Polly

I didn't post a single picture of my sewing room. It's a bedroom in our
house and it IS a mess. That is the only place I have my
sewing/crafts/yarn/card making stuff. I used to sew on my kitchen table
before I had a sewing room. I've sewn in a cabin and it's "barn" when
it was finished being fixed up. The most unusual place I've sewn is at
the Police station.

I'm a take-along quilter, so it is probably unsurprising that I have
been found sewing:

In a police station
A hospital (actually, quite a few)
Mad house (only _I_ am allowed to call it that!)
School staff room
Bus stop
car; boat; train
airport
ballet class
campsite - in a tent, of course
Theme park (I HATE the rides, so I get to be anchorman)
Museum (the light is awful)
cricket matches (everyone laughs, until it gets cold...)
Church (not during Service, I hasten to add)
Cafés
hairdressers
The open air (all the time)

I only work with one needle at a time, when I'm peripatetic. That way
I can be sure I leave with everything safely stashed away, and I am
not a sharps hazzard. Nowadays, airports frown on me, but other
places don't seem to mind. And it whiles away the wasted hours
otherwise reading endless gossip magazines, which I hate with a
passion.

In the house, I am systematically moving the 'downstairs' stuff to the
sewing room. One of the original problems was the long-search-before-
I-could-start problem. It all got too frustrating.

Nel
(Gadget Queen)

It's not exactly 'creating'.....but roughly 1/3 of our basement is
also my sewing machine workshop/repair center....it is FULL of
vintage sewing machines, some completely restored, some in pieces
(being restored) and still others which are 'organ doners,' who will
'live on' in their fellow machines.

-Irene

On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:48:30 -0500, "Polly Esther"
wrote:

The thread on sewing spaces has been such a joy. I love to see the places
where you create. NOW. What about the 'other' spaces you've encroached?
Where do you slip in just a little or a lot so you have room to quilt?
I've discovered that our dining room table is a great place to hide away
quite a few crib quilt size battings. On top of those, I've spread the
Christmas tree skirts that are ready to gift pretty soon.
The front foyer closet is a good place to put backing-size fabric on
hangers.
The floor of Mr. Esther's closet houses a spare serger and a 'ready to
loan' Bernina when a friend needs rescuing.
Thus far, the bathtub for the guest room and the trunk of my car are
empty.
Have you discovered another place for stretching your sewing space?
Polly