It's Beginning to Look Like a Sewing Room!

 I was tired of my dull dreary basement sewing room.  The room was odd shaped and difficult to make an efficient work area.  I purchased a new Elissimo Gold a year ago to add to my Babylock Elizabeth and Babylock serger.  My room was cluttered, I know what's new for a sewing room, but I didn't have any efficient method of storing my fabric and it was impossible to fit any more furniture into the room.  Hence my decision to move the room upstairs (2nd floor) to a spare bedroom, can you say empty nest :)  It's been a real chore hauling everything up two flights of stairs but things are beginning to take shape.  So much so that I decided to take a break from moving and organizing and start on my first project in my new room.

As you can see, I now have windows with daylight!  This is the Babylock Elizabeth, the machine I use for most of my basic sewing. 

I have an old chest with a 6' board on top for my cutting/layout area and the work-space for my Elissimo Gold butts up against it for extra layout space if needed.  It also give me extra table-space when I am quilting project.

An this is my closet.  Not totally organized yet, but it's much better than what I had.  Thanks to the blogs that gave me the idea of using comic book backing for mini-bolts for storing my fabric.  It is so efficient and it's nice to be able to look at the fabrics for inspiration.  I had to put in another order, one package wasn't enough.  

You are probably wondering what project I am working on, it's the Professional Tote from The Creative Thimble.  This is the third one for me.  I made one for my Alaskan Cruise in September and the other I made for our "cruise director", a friend who helped us newbie cruisers learn all about cruising.  Both of those bags were made with batik fabrics.  This new one will be black so it can easily be used for everyday.  

Front zipper pocket and side pockets for water bottles or compact umbrellas.

Back snap pocket and travel strap to attach to luggage handle when travelling.

The inside has a center zippered pouch that's just the right size for an iPad and pouches on both the front and back on the inside.  I can honestly say this is the first purse I've had where I can reach in without looking and pull out exactly what I want.  I was never a fan of big purses, but I love this one!!