http://embtreasures.com/blog/doreens-sewing-room-sewing-room-guest-post/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:50:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://embtreasures.com/blog/doreens-sewing-room-sewing-room-guest-post/#comment-538 Serena Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:32:00 +0000 http://embtreasures.com/blog/?p=449#comment-538 Great idea for folding, Diana! :) Great idea for folding, Diana! :)

]]> http://embtreasures.com/blog/doreens-sewing-room-sewing-room-guest-post/#comment-532 Anonymous Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:25:00 +0000 http://embtreasures.com/blog/?p=449#comment-532 Great minds think alike....I have used book shelves since the closet got filled. Since I still like to sew my own clothes and on occasion for others, I have kept the hang bar in the closet in my sewing room, but thought that hard-to-reach area in the ends was wasted so I built in shelves across the ends and can put alot of fabric in there and it is fairly easy to view and pull out. This brings me to a suggestion for storing all fabrics of 1/4 yard or more. In your video you mentioned that you fold fabric 10" wide for your book<br/>shelves....about 15 years ago I saw a great suggestion on one of the sewing how-to shows.....Fold your fabric into 9" or 1/4 yd....if you have more than 1 yard, fold it into 1 yard size and then in half and in half again--resulting in 9". It stacks nicely and won't get tipsy, and the best part is....you don't have to unfold it to know how much you have (a year later) you look at the end (that has the lengthwise fold)and count the layers, divide by 4 and that answer is the number of yards in the piece. I also use the hang bar in the closet and skirt or pant hangers to keep yards of interfacing, hard to fold fabrics such as vinyl or napped, or anything that is best kept flat with few folds. Thats where I keep clothes for ironing and mending. Diana Great minds think alike….I have used book shelves since the closet got filled. Since I still like to sew my own clothes and on occasion for others, I have kept the hang bar in the closet in my sewing room, but thought that hard-to-reach area in the ends was wasted so I built in shelves across the ends and can put alot of fabric in there and it is fairly easy to view and pull out. This brings me to a suggestion for storing all fabrics of 1/4 yard or more. In your video you mentioned that you fold fabric 10″ wide for your book
shelves….about 15 years ago I saw a great suggestion on one of the sewing how-to shows…..Fold your fabric into 9″ or 1/4 yd….if you have more than 1 yard, fold it into 1 yard size and then in half and in half again–resulting in 9″. It stacks nicely and won’t get tipsy, and the best part is….you don’t have to unfold it to know how much you have (a year later) you look at the end (that has the lengthwise fold)and count the layers, divide by 4 and that answer is the number of yards in the piece. I also use the hang bar in the closet and skirt or pant hangers to keep yards of interfacing, hard to fold fabrics such as vinyl or napped, or anything that is best kept flat with few folds. Thats where I keep clothes for ironing and mending. Diana

]]> http://embtreasures.com/blog/doreens-sewing-room-sewing-room-guest-post/#comment-475 Doreen Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:27:00 +0000 http://embtreasures.com/blog/?p=449#comment-475 Thank you all for your comments on my sewing room. It is nice to have the light from the sunroom.<br/>Thanks agin and Thank you Serena for sharing my things,<br/>Hugs Doreen Thank you all for your comments on my sewing room. It is nice to have the light from the sunroom.
Thanks agin and Thank you Serena for sharing my things,
Hugs Doreen

]]> http://embtreasures.com/blog/doreens-sewing-room-sewing-room-guest-post/#comment-461 Ellen Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:56:00 +0000 http://embtreasures.com/blog/?p=449#comment-461 It is fun to see ideas for sewing rooms. Keeping things organized means more time for sewing!<br/>I am looking forward to seeing more ideas--I will be checking back.<br/>Thanks for sharing your photos Doreen.<br/>Ellen It is fun to see ideas for sewing rooms. Keeping things organized means more time for sewing!
I am looking forward to seeing more ideas–I will be checking back.
Thanks for sharing your photos Doreen.
Ellen

]]> http://embtreasures.com/blog/doreens-sewing-room-sewing-room-guest-post/#comment-457 Anonymous Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:32:00 +0000 http://embtreasures.com/blog/?p=449#comment-457 I wish I had that much light in my sewing room....it must be wonderful! I wish I had that much light in my sewing room….it must be wonderful!

]]> http://embtreasures.com/blog/doreens-sewing-room-sewing-room-guest-post/#comment-452 peep Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:22:00 +0000 http://embtreasures.com/blog/?p=449#comment-452 I really do love Doreen's sewing room,I love the wallhangings she has up and the quilt on the couch is soooo nice. It looks like she really has good light from allll those windows. 'GREAT JOB DOREEN'<br/>bopeep I really do love Doreen’s sewing room,I love the wallhangings she has up and the quilt on the couch is soooo nice. It looks like she really has good light from allll those windows. ‘GREAT JOB DOREEN’
bopeep

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