My big sewing room declutter has been a success. My primary mission was to clear the surfaces of clutter and unorganized miscellaneous objects. Here is a little tour around the room, starting with the sewing table. I am very pleased to have cleared off a ton of stuff and put it where it belongs. My table is a former oak dining table that I had a handyman cut holes in to hold two sewing machines. It worked better in my former studio where I had enough room to access both sides of the table so two people could sew at a time. My current room is too small for that, so the table is pushed up against the wall.
Moving left we have my design wall, which I did not touch. I need to finish the lattices on my Moda Blockheads 3 quilt, and those blocks are staying up there until I do.
This is my ironing station, which I did tidy up as well. I tend to stash things on top of the small storage bins, so it was a bit cluttered. Placing an ironing surface on top of a small metal shelving unit was a brilliant way to get a larger ironing space and additional storage.
The dresser holds all sorts of notions, thread, rulers, interfacing, charm packs, etc, etc. Everything you need to access from time to time but don't want to look at. And, yes, the drawers are still a mess. My cutting table is under the window and is a place where I spend a lot of time. On top are an additional light with a magnifier on it, and a couple of storage containers for frequently used items.
This cute little organizer box came from Home Goods. I keep rulers in the back sections and rotary cutters, scissors, pens, and chalk markers in the front ones.
This handy little blue plastic holder is great for those small rulers you reach for all the time. That was $10 well spent at Fatquarter Shop.
Under the lamp, I keep a magnetic pin dish, a small rotating mat, and a cute little tin with all my eensie weensie BlocLoc and Creative Grids rulers.
I'd never find any of those little guys if it weren't for that lidded tin.
Moving on, we have my storage closet, which has not yet been completely organized, and my bookcase. The storage closet holds plastic bins of unfinished projects, fabric bundles, and fabric on bolts. Extra sewing machines and some unfinished tops are in there as well. I've ordered some more storage bins that should come this week. If my hand cooperates I will tackle the closet. Then we have my bookcase which has books, patterns, works in progress, kits, some machine accessories, and toys. I plan to eventually have all the storage bins match.
Here we are full circle, back to the door and the sewing table.
I am pretty satisfied with my efforts, particularly the cleared surfaces. I think the space over the sewing table could be put to better use than storing infrequently used rulers. I'd love to get my husband to install some shelving for me.
So there you have it. My space is all tidy. I suffered an injury in the process, but I still have no regrets.