My sewing cabinet is here!
I am very excited today – my sewing cabinet is here! Not only is it here, it is in place in the lovely new sewing room. Getting it up the stairs was a bit of a struggle (our thanks again to the friend we roped in to help):
but they did really well with only minor scratches (to the men, not the walls/cupboard)!
Here it is with machine and overlocker in place, just waiting for me to do some sewing:
And another view:
but of course, Miss Clare’s favourite part of the new sewing cabinet is this:
the new cubby house (presently being used to play shops with Daddy).
The room rearrangement is great – the table is now clear for craft and for cutting out (my machine and overlocker were on it while waiting for the cabinet to arrive) although I think it is likely to become a repository for the ironing pile. The little TV is set up so that I can watch while sewing, ironing or using the table, and the couch is below the window (it was beside the stairwell before, which was very unsafe) so I can chat to visitors while sewing.
It’s fantastic! Can you tell how excited I am! Now to make a lovely big pinboard/inspiration board/pocket board to go on the wall above the cabinet.
For those who are interested, the cabinet (or “Home Sewing Centre”, as they call it) is the Horn Sovereign, which is Horn’s top of the line cabinet. I have been coveting it for ages. It also has a huge flap that can be opened up at the back, which is great if sewing anything large (such as curtains or quilts). My aim was to get a cabinet that would last me until death! I managed to buy it on Mother’s Day sale for $100 off, but it was still expensive.
But isn’t it marvellous!
That is great! he layout must make is sooo convenient! I had this tiny little desk to sew on, and in order to do that I had to move the laptop. Well, we moved my husband’s old office furniture in the home office and now I have this really deep and HUGE six foot long desk that can hold a large printer/fax/copier, two laptops and my sewing machine. It’s so nice to have it out all the time. I just need to make a cover for it…
Oh, and I have been eyeing fabric for an big inspiration board too! I think I am going to go with a solid red with white ribbon. Do you plan on getting some plywood or using cork and then padding and covering it?
Thanks for the comments Charli – doesn’t it make a difference to have space to sew on! I’ll possibly make the pinboard out of corkboard (although I have read that hemasote (sp?) is good – I’ll see what they’ve got at the hardware shop) and cover it with fabric – there is a great tutorial for making them at http://craftapple.wordpress.com/2006/10/25/corkboardwall-pocket-tutorial/ that I’ll use as a basis. I like the idea of it having a pocket as well as being able to pin things on. Red with white sounds good though!