Studio Reorganization

I repainted and reorganized my pegboard for tools and added a second one for my thread.  I have not decided yet if I should draw outlines for tool positions like my last board.  It worked nice for a quick glance to let me know what I had not put away when done.   The thread board is covered with heavy vinyl to keep dust off the threads.  It is anchored on the shelf.  For easy access I slit the vinyl about every four inches.  I also took down shelves and moved them and removed all the old teddy bears.

Studio makeover in progress

Decided to repaint and organize my sewing room. These are my new colors.

Dark French Chocolate, Mint Shake and Buttercup. I have a lot of clean up from December's work and decided to just redo everything.

Trying to organize in a way that is easy to keep things organized. Thought the new colors would make everything nice and fresh. So i guess it is good bye to the kings. This oil painting was done years ago for my son. I love the sunrise, but the guys staring over my shoulder is sometimes creepy.

My studio - Digging out from Christmas Avalanche II

Well, I'm embarrassed to share these photos.  I have been working on sorting all the scraps and putting them away.  Okay, I admit I keep getting distracted.  Have set up an area on top of all this mess to photograph my sister's gorgeous jewelry. I have made a dent in the blue scraps.  Okay I admit a small dent and only to make a project for the scrap color challenge I joined.  I will get cleaned up by next Wednesday! My son and fiancee are coming to visit.  Haven't seen him since he graduated last spring and took a job playing jazz on a cruise ship.
When i get cleaned up I will share some tips on studio design on a tight budget.

My Studio - On a shoestring budget

I know a lot of people have been posting pictures of their quilt studios.   My ideas may help those of you who don't have a lot of money to spend.  I have been lucky enough to take over my college son's bedroom.  Just a little bit of muscle changes my cutting table area back into a bed.  I have use the headboard and two saw horses to make my cutting table.  A 4ft by 7ft piece of marker board was glued to the same size piece of plywood.  This makes a great top to draw on or for working with paint.  For Christmas I had a mat-board custom cut to fit over this.  My tools are kept on the wall on scrap pieces of peg board.  I didn't even have to throw out my son's teddy bear collection or gymnastic medals





My storage system has just been plastic stack drawers that I try to get when I can find them on sale.  I use them as the base for my pressing table.  The top is again plywood with cotton batting and muslin stretched  over it and stapled on the back.  I removed the closet doors and added boards for shelves and more storage bins.   An empty dresser and two night stands stacked serves as extra storage.

My biggest challenge was for a sewing table.  I had a folding table just the right height  but I wanted my machine set down in like a "real" sewing table.  We went to Lowes to find some 1/2 inch wide smooth wood.  We couldn't find anything suitable, but it was suggested that we as in floor tiles because the boxes had smooth boards in the top for shipping that are thrown away.  We found two that were perfect size.   My husband traced my machine and cut a hole in both boards.  Then we glued them with wood glue.  A frame was made using 2 by 1 inch wood.  Finally a notch was cut in the frame so I could load the bobin without lifting my machine.  It may not be fancy but it sure works great.

My design wall was made with white flannel over fiber board.

The last wall of my studio is where my daughter's sewing machine is and of course a few more storage boxes.  You can see the corner of my pressing table on the left.