The Dorm Room

For a long time, I wanted to switch rooms with the girls. This Christmas, BIL and my sister helped me do that. I never had much in my bedroom. Just my bed and 2 dressers. The girls have infinitely more stuff than I do and they needed the bigger space. When my sister came out a couple of weeks ago, she said it looked like a dorm room. Doesn't it? It does have that I-must-fit-everything-I-own-into-this-space-kind of look.

Half of my new bedroom is now my sewing area. Only 1 box of fabric is left in the kitchen and it's a nice box so no one knows what's in it. There's still work to do. Like removing the big vinyl flower stickers on the walls and the flowery curtains.

My tv has been my companion on all my late night sewing sessions and it feels lonely in my bedroom without one. Considering putting one in there. I don't dig listening to books on tape when I'm sewing. I can't concentrate on both sewing and books at the same time! When I watch tv it's always something that isn't too deep or that I've seen before.



I got the table at Idea for $40 I think. Under it I have my Ottobres, Jalies, and other pattern books, a binder with tutorials and patterns I've printed out and a box with patterns. I also put my crafty books there for now.


These green boxes have interfacing and ribbon, UFOs and stuff.


This is my closet. All that in the bottom is fabric. In the big blue Ikea bag are full pieces of fabric. The box with orange lid has SCRAPS people! SCRAPS! The one on top has pieces that have been cut into but still more than 1/2 yard left.

And here is an unfilled space. I think I should probably get a dresser, but would like to get another table. Don't know yet. The thing is, I haven't been able to bring myself to actually cut out fabric in here. Sewing is fine eventhough the lighting isn't that great. When I want to trace or cut, I clear off my kitchen table and do it out there. Bring out the cutting mat, rotary cutter, etc. I guess some habits are hard to break. One big downside is that there's carpet in there. You can imagine all the threads and scraps that get stuck on there right? In the kitchen it was easy to sweep up.

The best thing is, being able to leave my project out. I still put most things away before going to sleep, but I can leave the machines out, the project on the table, etc and that's nice. I was thinking last night that I could even just hop on over to my bed if I really wanted to.