#mysewingspace

Does anyone else work from their dining room? ... every order gets cut on the table in the foreground in this picture... every mask or bag or wipe I've made was made on that machine lol.... on a different note, I'm still trying to get to grips with an overlocker... any hints or tips or tutorials you can send my way would be appreciated 😄 #workingfromhome #smallworkspace #mysewingspace https://www.instagram.com/p/CRD97QXsfZj/?utm_medium=tumblr

I know I’m a little late to the mask sewing game. But today I found all my notions, set up a sewing space in the burgundy guest room, watched YouTube tutorials to remember how to thread my machine, and got to work. My first mask was the pink one, and it took me a whopping 90 minutes (I know, I’m slooooow). I repurposed the elastic from a surgical mask, and it’s too long for behind the ears. So this one wraps nicely around my ponytail to stay in place. The black one ended up taking me 40 minutes, and I cut the surgical mask plastic in half. It’s not quite as long as I like, but it will keep the mask on tightly hooked to my ears. I want to make as many as I can find elastic for, so it will be interesting to see how my sewing skills improve in the next couple of mask attempts #coronadiaries #sewingmasks #mysewingspace #sewingnovice https://www.instagram.com/p/B_gDNYlhEdC/?igshid=6e54vvkoptrd

Day 10: Show Us Your Stash #GreatBritishQuilter 🇬🇧 ✂✂✂✂✂ YES, today I’m sharing my stash photos; you'll see it’s not a huge stash 😇 - my husband thinks it is, but as quilters we know differently - judge for yourselves 🧐 ✂✂✂✂✂ Interested in knowing a bit more about how I store everything? Here’s the low-down: ✂✂✂✂✂ I divide my fabrics into the following groups: ▪100% cotton quilting weight prints – these are organised by colour and make up the bulk of my stash. ▪Liberty lawns/Kaffe Fasset/Textured and tone on tone solids ▪Kid/Novelty prints ▪Black & White/Greys/Neutrals ▪Cotton+Linen blends ▪Batiks/Japanese/African/Indian fabrics ▪Woollens/Décor weight ▪Flannel/Sherpa/Fleece ▪Laminates and leather ▪Solids ▪Seasonal ▪Speciality fabrics – marbling, satins, silks, tulle, etc ✂✂✂✂✂ The majority of my stash is stored in this @Ikeausa #Hemnes bookcase. Flip through the photos to see a vid of how I fold fabrics to fit perfectly on the shelves – 6 piles fit on each shelf. I used to stand fabrics up on end but discovered I can store more this way, they’re stable and can be lifted out easily to remove or add to it and without making a mess of the whole shelf. If you move home regularly as I have (3 homes in 10 months) this method is easy to pack/unpack, lift them off the shelves a pile at a time, straight into a small packing box – and same in reverse at the other end – no pressing/refolding/sorting. ✂✂✂✂✂ Anything not in this bookcase is in a basket, usually on top of the bookcase but that didn’t work out in our current rental so they are piled on the floor in a storage room. ✂✂✂✂✂ Scraps and selvedges are stored separately – more about them coming up on Day 25 of the #GreatBritishQuilter ✂✂✂✂✂ #mystash #fabriccollection #mysewingspace #fabriclove #fabricheaven #sewist #quilter #Ikea #Hemnes @sarahashfordstudios @verykerryberry #mbCD #madebyChrissieD https://www.instagram.com/p/BnhoyiZhb0a/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q4stqf6x81dp