Do you love peeking into other people's sewing spaces? I definitely do. Pink Chalk Studio is sharing the eye candy you crave, with a month long look at people's sewing spaces.
Kathy is profiling different well known bloggers and giving you a tour of their sewing studios. You can join in by adding a link to your sewing space. Pop on over and take a peek. There are some lovely creative spaces featured there.
Most readers of this blog have probably seen the photos of my sewing studio. But for the fun of it, I'll share them again here.
I was lucky enough to score one of the two largest rooms in our house for my sewing space. The other large room, on the sunny side of the house, is our master bedroom.
If I didn't sew, this room would make the perfect formal dining room I suppose. Which means it would never get used, as no-one entertains formally these days. I love this space. As you would expect, it's my favourite room in the house, and where I spend of lot of time (when I can).
You can't quite see the full setup in the photo above, but I have three tables laid out in a "U" shape that contain my laptop, my industrial sewing machine, and my domestic machine and overlocker on the third side. This makes sewing efficient. I can check orders as they come in, and move from sewing buttonholes or applique stitch on my domestic machine to straight stitch on my industrial machine. Ideally I'd have another surface with a mini ironing board and iron setup so I wouldn't have to leave my chair to press seams. Then I'd really be humming along.
This is my favourite piece of furniture in our house. It's an old oak shop counter from France. I was told it was from a Parisian haberdashery shop. It provides fabulous storage space for my stock - 16 drawers in total!
When you stand outside our front door, this is what you see through the sewing room window. I had this armoire custom made many years ago to store my quilt collection. It has proven to be perfect for this space, and for displaying the current Townmouse range. Again, it offers wonderful storage. The top drawer contains t-shirts and bodysuits ready for applique, and the bottom drawer stores my stock of pyjamas. This means I'm not always running to the garage to pull stock to fill orders.
This set of pigeon holes is the perfect height to sit under the sash windows on the south side of the room. At the moment it stores my fabric stash. My favourite craft books sit on top.
So there you have it, that's my sewing studio. I consider myself very lucky to have the space to spread out my craft mess, and to be able to leave it there until the next sewing session. It's one of the reasons I don't want to move house in a hurry. I know I won't be so lucky in our next house. There are more photos of my sewing studio on flickr.
You're sewing space is beautiful and I'm quite impressed with the journey the shop counter has made!
Posted by: Sophie | Monday, July 25, 2011 at 07:33 PM
Wow Kristine -- it's gorgeous! I love the various cabinets that you have - what wonderful additions to your room!
Posted by: Thimbleanna | Monday, July 25, 2011 at 10:00 PM
Am very envious of your lovely studio. I lost mine when baby no. 2 came along and now I am like a crafting nomad, travelling from corner to nook around the house to complete my projects!
Posted by: Marina | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:57 AM
So beautiful! Thanks for the peek.
Posted by: Helene | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 04:25 PM
Kristine, you have a beautiful studio. I think it is a very inviting place to create.
Ah, if we all could have a room of our own....
Posted by: Rocío | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 06:11 PM
I just love your sewing space! You've chosen such great pieces of furniture that are perfect for you needs and look beautiful doing it. All the thread colors make me happy too. : )
Posted by: Adrianne (Little Bluebell) | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 04:27 AM
Kristine your space is great! Bet the kids want to be in there with you too! It looks as if it has wonderful lighting too. I love the shop counter.... nothing like having a place for everything... and everything in it's place. I like to be organized.... it just doesn't happen as often as I would like!
I get to many idea's and then start pulling fabric and patterns and then before you know it....
my room is a mess..... again! LoL
Guess it just goes to show... a creative mind can be a messy one!
Posted by: Jean C. | Monday, August 08, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Very nice room. I especially love your your armoire! Perfect.
Posted by: Jeannie B. | Tuesday, August 09, 2011 at 11:32 PM
I'm drooling over all your thread! How wonderful! Your sewing space is a dream to me. I have a small corner in my dining room and edge of table to create. It's not much, but I make it work. One day, I'll have a full size room devoted to my creativity.
Deborah
Homemaker Honey
homemakerhoney.com
Posted by: Deborah | Monday, August 15, 2011 at 07:12 PM
Your creative room is gorgeous! I imagine that the history and stories of your furniture spills out into your creations ...
Posted by: Earthly Joyride | Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 10:51 PM
Such a beautiful space! Nice and light too!
Posted by: Alyce {Blossom Heart Quilts} | Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 04:31 PM
sewing room envy! Tjis is brilliant use of space
Posted by: Emily's Mum | Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 10:44 PM