My Sewing Room

I really enjoy seeing other people's sewing rooms and getting new ideas for organizing and making the best use of what I have. So, I thought I would give you a tour of mine. The room is only about 10' x 15', so it isn't a large room but it serves me well. 

I am fortunate to have a small walk in closet and I make the most of it.  I added shelves to each side and an old bookcase on the back wall of it.

In one corner, I have small shelves that hold most of my collection of sewing machines.  I am really fond of some of the old Singer sewing machines. 

One wall has my design wall.  We made this from 2 sheets of some foam board that we bought at Lowe's.  I then covered it with some fabric that I found at Walmart on the clearance table for $1 a yard. I really don't know what the fabric is, but it feels like something between fleece and flannel and works real well. When I need to use it, I just move the ironing board.  I also made the big board for the top of the ironing board from a scrap of wood from an old cabinet door.  I'm all about thrift!

When I have a small piece of fabric left over I cut it down to small squares, using Bonnie Hunter's Scrap Saver System.  I keep them organized by size in drawers that are labeled.  I don't get rid of anything until I cannot cut a 1 1/2 inch square from it.  You would be surprised how often these precut squares come in handy. 

I like to use clear plastic storage units to keep things organized, and I write my notes on a dry erase board over my cutting table. 

My sewing room has to double as the grooming room, since I have two poodles that require a lot of maintenance. So, the grooming area takes up one wall.

My grandchildren don't live in the same town as I do, so I don't get to see them nearly as often as I would like. When they come we occasionally have some sewing time, and this is what happens. They do have some fun in there, and do really well with the machines. 

So, there it is.  I hope maybe seeing my room has given you some ideas for yours.  The design of my sewing room has come from ideas that I've gotten by seeing pictures of other's sewing rooms, or things that I've read on various blogs. I've been able to put this room together with very little expense to the household budget.  I don't work well in clutter, so even though it isn't a huge space it is adequate and fairly organized. 

THIS WEEK'S RECIPE

CRUSTLESS PUMPKIN PIE

I love pumpkin year around, and pumpkin pie is one of my favorite ways to eat it.  I have no idea where I got this recipe, but this is a common dessert in our house.

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (OR 1/2 tsp ground allspice, 1/4 tsp ground ginger, & 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg)

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

1/3 cup flour-any kind except coconut flour

1/3 cup brown sugar

Stevia to equal 4 tsp sugar, OR another 2 tblsp brown sugar

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1 can pumpkin

Cup of milk OR 3/4 cup mil and 1/4 cup oil (any kind of milk can be used)

1 tblsp cornstarch or ground flaxseed

2 1/2 tsp vanilla

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Stir first 7 ingredients together well in one bowl, and stir the next 4 ingredients well in another blowl, then stir together well.  Pour into a greased dish and bake at 400 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes.  Cool completely and refrigerate.

Ephesians 4:29  Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.