I really am making progress with organizing the quilting studio. Look! I got a quilt hung! We had some decorative drapery rods from a previous house we lived in and we repurposed one of them as a quilt hanger. The space between the tall cabinets is not terribly wide (48"), so hanging an unfolded quilt probably will not be an option, since I typically make bed sized quilts. I rather like the look of this quilt against the pale green walls.
As you can see by the glimpse of the cardboard carton at the lower left of the photo, I still have many a mile to go before all is stowed away.
This is the little corner of the room I was working on yesterday. I had intended this to be my reading nook. The original idea was not to have sharp objects hanging over my head, but the peg board just didn't work on the other side of the cutting table wall. It is probably terrible fung shui. Guess I could put the scissors and rotary cutters elsewhere for a better vibe.
The other thing is, I wanted to paint that darn peg board to match the walls before it got hung up, but I didn't catch my husband in time. Darn. He promises me that he will paint it, but now that it is up, I have my doubts that will happen. I need to take note of how I have things hung, and one fine day I will just take everything off it and paint it myself!
Today while the baby naps, maybe I will sort out those books into some sort of order. I pretty much just stuck them on the shelves willy nilly (does anyone say that anymore?) just to get the boxes emptied out.
Have any of you had this issue with your husbands? You think the place to hang something on the wall is SO obvious, but to them, it is anything but. I have a wall clock that he hung randomly on the wall months ago, without asking me. Of course it was placed all wrong. So, I told him it had to be moved. He was very unhappy about the wasted hole in the wall, and having to do the job twice. I explained that I wanted the clock hung over the dresser, not in the middle, but centered over the drawers on the right. I thought it was obvious what I was trying to describe.
Three inches over to the right is what I had in mind. The bottom of the clock should line up with the drawer pulls on the right. Well, he is not moving that clock for the third time, so I guess I will have to push the dresser over so the clock lines up right. And then the electrical outlet will be exposed....
Happy first Monday in March everyone.
Your quilt space is looking terrific. I keep telling myself as a reminder "their brains are wired differently than ours". It's the only excuse I can possibly come up with for them sometimes. My little quilt space is a total disaster. You are giving me inspiration to do some tidy up soon. I never want to spend my precious time doing that trivial stuff like cleaning.
Mary
Posted by: Mary Kastner | March 05, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Wild applause for the wonderful, thrilling, and amazing progress you've made in your sewing studio!!! It's looking great and you deserve a few pats on the back!
The quilt looks beautiful hanging over your countertop and with the paint color. Perhaps this will be your excuse for making a season wall hanging or two that are made to fit this space?
Feng shui or not, I'd rather not have scissors pointing at my head if they should fall! My scissors are in a shallow drawer when I'm not using them. When I stop sewing for the day, away they go and that works for me in my little sewing room.
I'm chuckling at the miscommunication you experienced with your hubby about the clock placement. Been there, too. What is it with men? In the 1st place, you'd never hang anything in their den or study without permission and instructions on preferred location. Why do intelligent men do this in our sewing rooms?
If other things will hang on this wall, perhaps they should be hung before you move furniture and see if they provide a pleasing balance. You'll soon have a toddler keeping you company in there so electrical outlets are best hidden.
Think I'll sign off before I have to start chapter 2! Oh, we have snow today and an already melty muddy mess.
Hugs!
Posted by: Barbara Anne | March 05, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Your room is coming together nicely. Had to laugh about the "feng shui" comment. I like that you have a place to hang a quilt.
Posted by: Connie | March 05, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Looking good - I like your "reading" nook.
Posted by: CarlaHR | March 05, 2012 at 10:40 AM
It's just beautiful and will be terrific when you get everything put away. Better move those scissors, just not safe to have them hanging over your head. I wish I had such a beautiful space to work in!
Posted by: Deb A | March 05, 2012 at 11:12 AM
I love your room.....looking good! And yes, my husband does not like wasted holes in the wall either. We have had many words hanging things over the years. :)
Posted by: Elaine S. | March 05, 2012 at 11:42 AM
lol, i like the idea of moving the dresser! ;p
Posted by: ina | March 05, 2012 at 11:50 AM
My hubby always insists that I mark any spots I want him to hang pictures or shelves with a pen or pencil first. He won't even get out the tools til it's marked! He's a contractor, and his mantra is measure twice, cut once (or in this case, measure twice, hammer once). I do appreciate his perfectionism.
The weather's so nice, I'd just detatch the pegboard and paint it! Then it'll blend right in. Enjoy your "new" room!
Posted by: Annette | March 05, 2012 at 11:55 AM
Studio looks terrific. I love those cupboards!
Posted by: Suzan | March 05, 2012 at 12:28 PM
Your room is looking beautiful already! I totally agree with you on the clock thing! o:)
Posted by: Denise in PA | March 05, 2012 at 12:38 PM
Here is MY husband story: When I want something hung, I want it centered over something -- sometimes that means "smack dab in the middle", and sometimes it means (as YOU wanted), centered over the drawer handles. Soooooooooo, he USUALLY asks me where I'd like something.
One day while I was out, he thought he'd surprise me by installing a wireless doorbell on the outside of the house. Well, he DID place the actual doorbell-button in the correct spot outside the front door. BUT, when it came time to hang the chimes-part (that goes inside the house), he decided to hang it SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WALL -- RIGHT AT EYE LEVEL. It drove me crazy, especially because it was directly opposite me as I sat at my sewing machine.
About 2 months later, the chimes were only working SOME of the time. We found out that they were actually too far away from the outside doorbell-button part. THIS time I made sure I was home when hubby was moving the chimes. They are now in a very inconspicuous location!!!
Posted by: Bobbie | March 05, 2012 at 01:01 PM
i painted my peg board white, and then took a one inch foam brush and painted squares on the digonal to make a two colour irish chain quilt I did it very rough - watered down the paint a little bit so that the squares didn't have to be perfectly square - think of the holes as outlining a piece of graph paper and you can design anything - after seeing the painting on the plain maybe you could commission something from a close relation
Posted by: kathy | March 05, 2012 at 01:16 PM
Everything is looking SO pretty - the studio is shaping up nicely - when you are finished it will be magazine suitable!! And, yes I have the same issues with my husband - AND he is even OCD -but not when it comes to my things!! LOL! Best wishes on getting the peg board painted!! I'll be back tomorrow to see what I might be able to hide/ I mean purchase from your stash ;)
Posted by: Laurie B | March 05, 2012 at 01:39 PM
I have that same problem with my husband. I've had some hooks that need to be intalled in my sewing room. I've been waiting for months....your room looks great.
Posted by: Anita | March 05, 2012 at 02:12 PM
You are on your own with the husband issues - there really isn't a good solution to that one! I do have a solution for your cutting utensils, however. I keep mine standing up in a tin (rather like something you would use for cooking utensils next to the range) next to my cutting area - very, very handy! I keep another tin near my sewing area for trimming scissors, snips and tweezers (hung off the edge), marking pencils, etc. I'm really loving the new sewing studio and seeing how it is coming along!
Posted by: Nancy Anne | March 05, 2012 at 03:14 PM
±The quilt you hung looks so good there ±Nicole.
Posted by: Mary on Lake Pulaski | March 05, 2012 at 06:12 PM
The room is looking lovely. Take a digital picture of the pegboard and when you're ready to rehang your tools, just pull up the image on the computer and hang away.
Posted by: Christine Thomas | March 05, 2012 at 06:17 PM
WOW! I'm inspired to get my sewing room in order. The clock thing would bug me too. I solved hanging issues by doing it myself. Can't wait to see the rest of the room.
Karen B.
Posted by: Karen Boettger | March 05, 2012 at 07:26 PM
Everything looks so beautiful! I love the hanging quilt.
I have hidden the hangers that are needed to go through our plaster walls because pulling out the hangers causes damage to the plaster. DH has, on more than one occasion, just started hammering the hangers into the wall and not paid attention to how I wanted things. Pondering placement is not something that he thinks about!
Posted by: Siobhan | March 06, 2012 at 04:01 AM
Your space is sure shaping up wonderfully, but I have to say that living in earthquake country would make me think once or twice before hanging rulers and "sharp pointy" things over my head...I'm just sayin'.
Why not just move the clock yourself...if it is not done right "someone" will fix it, and it sounds like the paintbrushes have to come out again anyways so a little touchup would not be that big a deal.
Even though I am very grateful for my sewing space I have to say I do envy you all your space and natural light. Absolutely lovely!
Posted by: Wendy | March 06, 2012 at 09:36 AM
Everything is looking great.
Posted by: Susan Ramey Cleveland | March 07, 2012 at 08:37 AM