Finish it up Friday – My New Sewing Room!

As many of you know, five weeks ago our basement flooded due to a sump pump failure (yes, we had a backup that failed at the same time). This resulted in a major renovation project. In the process, Mr. Wonderful and I traded spaces. He got my old sewing room for his office and I got the big room for my sewing space. There are a few details that need finishing (closet and some trim) but it is pretty much done and ready to use. So here is the grand tour. First view is coming down the stairs into the sewing room. Hubby’s office is to the right.

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Moving to the left, you can see my big white storage cabinets.

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My long arm sits directly in front of these. My toy sewing machine collection is displayed on top of the cabinets. Moving around the corner to the left is my design wall.

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Then my newly painted sewing cabinet with my vintage Singer 201.

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Next is a sitting area that will be tweaked to become a play area when Baby E and Baby L are a little older.

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To the left of the sitting area is a closet, my poly batting, and my wire basket system which holds my stash.

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The doorway to the left is a full bath and the door immediately to the left of that goes to hubby’s workshop. Next is my repainted desk holding my Bernina 1030, a great workhorse of a machine!

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Next is my computer area and to the left of that is my embroidery machine. It has to be connected to the computer so they had to stay together.

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That brings us back to the beginning.

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Well, almost. I created an island in the center of the room. There is a support column right in the middle that I had to work around. Actually, that isn’t as bad as it sounds since that column has an outlet for my iron. The island is made up of two of my vintage enamel tables, my ironing table and a workspace made from IKEA components. There is an opening in the middle just right for the column. Here are pics:

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I love having my dies stored so close to my studio cutter. I also love my storage under the long arm.

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And the cart hubby found for me:

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This contains frequently used items and can be wheeled around to wherever I need it.
I am sure there are many details I missed and things I will change and move along the way. If you want to see my old sewing room, click here.

I am so thankful to Mr. Wonderful who worked so hard to make this beautiful space a reality for me. I am blessed!

Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish It Up Friday, Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict for ?Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?, Richard and Tanya Quilts for Link a Finish Friday, Sew Can She for Show It Off Saturday, and Sew Fresh Quilts for TGIFF.

Also linking up with Pink Chalk Studio for Where I Sew.

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Thises and Thats

That is what we say around here to mean a collection of miscellaneous things. I have been up to some thises and thats! First I quilted the June challenge quilt for SQT. It is ready for hand finishing of the binding.

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A while back, Daughter #1 picked up some apple fabric from Ikea for me for 50 cents a yard! I used some today to make a bulletin board:

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And a new mousepad:

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I also started making a nursing cover for Daughter #1.

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Can’t resist sharing this cute picture that Daughter #3 took:

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After lunch, I am going to take pictures of my (nearly) finished sewing room to share with you tomorrow. I love it!

Linking up with Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation for Needle and Thread Thursday.

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Work in Progress Wednesday

I made a little progress on my small 4 patch quilt last night. I am making this out of vintage fabrics so that makes fabric selection a little bit harder. I found enough of a vintage double pink to cut for setting squares.

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And I thought this homespun would work for the setting triangles.

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Turns out there isn’t quite enough contrast. Then I found just enough of this claret red.

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Maybe I’ll still use the homespun in the corners.

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While rummaging through my vintage scraps, I came across this block again.

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At one time, the appliqué was probably all one shade of green. This has been top stitched down by machine. A radical move at the time this block was made! It is not even close to being actually square. I love the wonkiness and daring of this block. I would love to finish it somehow. It is quite large, nearly 17″ square.

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Isn’t it awesome?

Linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday. and Sew Fresh Quilts for Lets Bee Social.

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A Wee Bit of Stitching

That is all I have done lately. This morning I sewed these 12 4 patches for my June Small Quilt Talk group challenge.

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20140617-113554-41754018.jpg Mr. Wonderful and I made a quick trip to IKEA before all the excitement started and I picked up a few things for the sewing room. I got my new work table put together last night after coming home from the hospital.

The little family comes home today so I made them a meal and Daughter #3 will take it over later. Sadly I work until 9 today so I won’t get to see my little man.

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I love him so!

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Design Wall Monday

The most exciting part of DWM is that I actually have a design wall!

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But this won’t get much attention this week!

Thanks to everyone for all the lovely comments regarding our new grandson. I am behind on responding and may not get caught up!

We are smitten!

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Today is about holding our baby and taking care of Daughter #1 and our Son in Love. Back to the hospital!

Linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times for DWM.DWM

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Welcome to the World….

……. Elijah Michael.

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Born on Father ‘s Day, June 15, 2014 at 11:49 AM. Weighing in at 9 pounds and 5 ounces and 21″ tall.

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I love you.

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Finally!

Yesterday, I was finally able to take a little time to sit down and actually sew in my new room! It was glorious! It isn’t 100% done but it is so close. Just need to move my long arm machine back onto the frame and do a bit if tweaking here and there. I will do a big reveal post next week.

And what did I sew? I finished my HSTeria quilt! I started quilting three times and ripped it out because I didn’t like it. I ended up with random lines. I just wanted it done.

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Here is a quilting detail.

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And the back.

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I bought this print when Mr. Wonderful and I went to Hawaii with his parents. Great memories!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Linking up with Vicki at Field Trips in Fiber for the HSTeria Quilt Along.

Also linking up with Sew Can She for Show Off Saturday.

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Happy National Sewing Machine Day!

In honor of National Sewing Machine Day, I am going to share a few pics of some of my favorite machines.

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Have a great day!

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A Finish!

Remember the picture I showed yesterday? Here is the full reveal. Ta daaa!!!

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I know some if you are gasping and spitting out your coffee at the fact that I painted a vintage sewing cabinet like this. Let me assure you, it was this or the curb. This cabinet had water stains up the sides and chipped veneer on the bottom. It was well made for sure and is very sturdy but it looked bad. I am very happy with the way it turned out and will use it for many years to come.

The machine is a 1955 Singer Model 201. It was their top of the line in its day and it sews like a charm. It is quiet and strong due to the fact that it is gear driven, no belts. I have sewn many miles on this machine and am very happy to have it out where I can use it again. Tomorrow, I hope to quilt this on it:

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Linking up with Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation for Needle and Thread Thursday ,  Richard and Tanya Quilts for Link a Finish Friday , Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday, and Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?

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Work in Progress Wdenesday

Here’s a sewing room project teaser:

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Still sorting and working in the sewing room. I hope to have lots of progress to show tomorrow.

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