I've done it!

Yep. I'm in my new room. My machine is now in the centre of the room, so I'll be able to quilt large quilts easier. Before, I was up against a window. Hubby bought me a new shelving unit and I've managed to fill it, and there are no books in it! He has allowed me to keep my bookcases in the other room, which will now be a store room. I've been "told" that I have to keep the 2 spare rooms as "bedrooms" now - which is all well and good, but I still need a place to lay out stuff and a bed is the best place. And if no-one is staying, I can leave it on the bed, - cant I?

This is looking from my sewing machine to my stash cupboard. I'm considering getting a ceiling fan, but for the moment this one does OK. The drawers behind the fan hold my "Bonnie Hunter" style scraps (1.5",2" & 2.5" strips: 2", 2.5",3.5" & 4.5" squares; etc). I use the trestle table as a desk to design, write notes and "play".
This one is looking in from the door. The trestle table is about half an inch higher than the Horn cabinet, but I'll put a bit of plastic or something there eventually, so the quilts glide over. A Piecemakers calendar hangs from the curtain behind the ironing board. I'm still fiddling with the shelving unit. It looks a little messy at the moment.
And this shot shows my cutting table (which is a bit higher than a regular table) and my new shelving unit. My cutting table is an old door on a couple of leg stands that we got from Bunnings quite a few years ago. HE told me I could have a new table, but this one does me fine.

I'm still changing things, but I think it's about right now. I'm so glad He agreed that my books could stay in the other room. One day I might take a couple of shots of my book/magazine collection. I've culled it quite a lot lately, but there's still way too many. So many things I'd like to make - too little time left to make them. The trouble is, the older I get, the more I find that I'd like to make. It just never gets any less - know what I mean?

Anyhow, I'm loving my "sea-change" :-)

Till next time,

Cheers,

Faye.

Hot Weather

I dont mind hot weather when it's dry, but we are having a spell of humid horrid weather at the moment. I'm sick of sweating! There's a cyclone out there somewhere, due to come over the coast but as a depression( hmmm thats what it's giving me already LOL) sometime on Sunday afternoon I think. Hopefully that will be the last of the humidity then. I dont even feel like I can sew when it's like this - that's the depressing part. I have so much I have and want to do and I'm on a roll at the moment. Have even been trying to finish some of my PHD's (Projects Half Done). Dont feel like doing any of it in this humidity, dammit!

I'm almost moved into my new room. Just have to get to Bunnings now and get some new shelving. With the weather like this I dont feel like going anywhere! I'll take some photo's when its all done. I'm liking it already. Hubby says it's still too crowded, but I want everything in one room. He suggests leaving some where it is and I dont want that, although I might agree to leave some of my books on shelves there. I'd be able to put more of the things (stuff) from under the tables into the shelving unit then. That might work!! :-)

I'm off to sit in front of the fan again.

Cheers,

Faye.

Getting There ...

This is my current sewing room - a bedroom 3m x 3.7m with a built in robe - and I have it jammed packed full of my sewing paraphernalia. This shot is my cutting table, piled with "junk" at the moment cos I'm getting ready to move. Mind you, it's not much different to what it usually looks like. I usually have to clear a space to cut, as one does. I've seen the posts!

The next one is of the same room looking at the ironing board and my sewing machine (in a Horn cabinet - works for me) The bookcase extends into the room so I can get more furniture into the room. Behind the machine and Iron is a window, would you believe. Not out to the garden, but overlooking my computer room. As you can see, I've used the window to display all sorts of bits and pieces - blocks ready to assemble, exchange blocks ready to do or to post, notes to myself, a calendar - you get the idea.

I've been very happy in this little room and even though it's always a mess, I almost always know where everything is. BUT, I feel the need for a larger room and DH has said I can move into the "end room" which is 3m x 4m with no built in robe, so I can re-arrange things better. I've been designing and re-designing this new room for about 18 months now, but I'm pleased to say, it wont be long! I've cleaned out the new room and am about to paint it, then I can move.

Meanwhile, I've organised my Stash cupboard. It's not as full as it was cos I've been making quite a few scrap quilt tops from the stash and trying not to buy more. I had been really good until about a month ago :-)

My Stash cupboard only holds Lengths. From half metre thru to about 3.5m. I still have all the smaller cuts, fat quarters and widebacks to organise yet, although they are all in plastic containers - just need re-folding.

Dont hold your breath waiting for photo's of the move LOL. It's taken me 18 months to get round to clearing out the room ready for painting. Still got to paint ..... and then move all the stuff. OMG. There is sooooo much stuff! .... but it will be fun.

Might have to have a party when it's all done - just to show it off. I cant wait, so maybe it will happen faster than I anticipate. Still have to get DH to help though.

Till next time.

Cheers.

Faye.