Sewin' Mama

We should ALL start our days like this!!

Isn't it adorable? We should start every morning like this. Wouldn't we all be in a better mood! ;-)

AT LAST~~~ It is done:::

Finally I can say my sewing room is organized. Well somewhat. It was raining really hard the other day so I couldn't get the rest of my stuff out of the trunk of the car. I score big with some cork message boards and a white shelf. But here is my before and after shot!

Here is my before....ewww!

And Here..... WHAT A MESS! How embarrassing!

And here is my AFTER! ~~**Big Sigh of relief** I got a new curtain too!! (I like the vintage look...)

Here's what I did.... I first cleared an entire corner... threw stuff away, put stuff away that didn't belong, vacuumed that area and then I set up this little sewing corner... It's still unfinished. That little pic of a sewing machine in the middle of the picture is the beginning of a silhouette project I'm currently working on... (details later) ;-)

I found these letters at Michael's for a dollar each! That's a good bargain and they are metal too... I also found the thread spool holder at a thrift shop, even though I had to dig to find it. =D

I set this message board up so that it is easier to visualize projects that i'm already working on or pieces I've made that I may want to incorporate elsewhere. It's good to have things up that will inspire you!!!! If it's in a drawer---outta sight out of mind, which is not really what you want in a craft room where you need to be constantly inspired.

I also think it's a good idea to have your work/ sewing table accessible from more than one or two sides, it really allows you to go around your work instead of turning your work (which sometimes messes it up for me)

And this side...well i'm still working on it. I just found this shelf at the Habitat for Humanity Restore (which totally rocks!!! you should see if you have one in your area...you can even haggle down a price from time to time)

I encourage you guys! Don't be discouraged! I was for a while, but I just decided to do it, and it took me a whole night and the next day to get here, but I was happy with my final result. There's still more I can do and I will do it as I go along.... My kids were happy with the outcome too. They weren't allowed in this room before b/c it was such a disaster but when I was done I said "Finally, I'm done cleaning this room" And they both ran in there and started saying "WoW MOOOOOOM!!" and they were giggling and spinning around in their new found space----HAHA it was plenty to make this mama feel accomplished!!!!

P.S. Here is an example of how awesome the H4H Restore is:::

Large table : $5
Shelf for fabric: $3
Cork Message Boards: $0.75 (I got 3!)
chair: $3

Other stuff I bought at yard sales or thrift shops:::

spool holder: $1
trunk: $5
bird cage:$1
Quilting materials: $free
curtain material: $4 (which was a little pricey, what is up with thrift stores being so pricey? Isn't everything donated to begin with?) =D

Just had to Share::: Hilarious!!

For all you Mother Fathers out there LOL!!!! This video made me laugh so hard! My kids liked it too =D

And this is my son just being a nerd...

Sewing Room Future

SOoooOOO. I haven't gotten to organizing my craft room yet. I would love to say that it looks like this...

Or maybe even like this....

Even a mess like this I could deal with! It would only take a few minutes to sort through...

But this is what I'm dealing with right now... Grrr Call the clean sweep people::: I need some organization!!!!

Large Bag... Sun Bonnet Sue

This is a large bag I've been working on. I found this little girl quilted on this pretty pink in a box. Poor thing. =D So I gave her a home.

This is where she lives now... on this tote. Isn't she adorable. I am going to go online and see if there is a tutorial for making her myself. Does anyone know what this pattern is called???? Thank you to whoever gave their box of quilting supplies at the church yard sale... as you can see they have been much appreciated. Here is the back of the bag::

I still haven't made the strap for it yet because I ran out of the fabric I wanted to use. (Sorry about the bottom of the pocket I need to iron that down.) The fabric I had left wasn't enough for a good sized strap for this big tote, so I just made a strap for my camera... PS I found her:: Her name is Sun Bonnet Sue::: Here is a link to a few tutorials on how to make her Quilter's Cache

Sunbonnetsue,

Sunbonnetsue with hand in pocket

Free Applique--

Crafts:::Craft Room

Well I've been pretty busy these last few weeks but not too much in my sewing room. But I did manage to put together all these pieces that someone began to quilt...but never finished & right now it's hanging on my wall, simply because it makes my room look more crafty =D

So now it's hanging beautifully in my room...Nice...that space needed something, before I wasn't very fond of the whole Quilt look, but now seeing it up there just fills a void and looks pretty.

These squares were just one of the many things I found in these two boxes of stuff my friend gave us from a yard sale...

Yeah, I need to get to that... NOw my stash has grown!!!! Arrrrgh. I really want to get to that room and organize it nice and pretty but it's really hard to focus on getting this all organized when I don't even know where I'll be next month::: Story to follow later.

I also found these. Aren't they adorable. The scent is all gone from the potpourri but they're still darling!

Future shabby chic purse...

Haven't decided yet....

These... I have no Idea what to do with yet. Any ideas?

This is the beginnings of a new bag.

And here it is. Holding all my lace and trim.

Sorry this post is so picture heavy, I've had too much on my mind lately. We might move, we might not...we're waiting on God and an answer.

Great finds:::

So I was at a Missionettes teacher's dinner the other night and my friend came across a bunch of craft stuff she was giving away and among the stuff I got...this is one of them... do any of you own one of these?