If you've read my post from earlier this morning, you'll know that I've recently moved house again. And what must one do with a house with a spare bedroom? Dedicate it to sewing, of course...
I've been wanting to expand my sewing station for quite some time but my bedroom at my Parent's house just wasn't big enough, so I never really looked much into new desks before a month ago. On one of our many trips to Ikea, I actually ended up deciding to get a desk from there, as they all seemed quite reasonably priced. So after much deliberation, I decided to purchase the Kallax desk combination (which in total cost me £60ish), and this is what it looks like:
I actually really love this desk. Everything is easily within reaching distance, and I can have both my sewing machine and overlocker out without having to swap over between the two mid-sewing. (Yes, an overlocker - more on that later...)
I opted for the Kallax storage system as we actually purchased one for our wardrobe and I really like the look of it - I like the fact that although I purchased the matte white desk, I can actually throw some colour in there by changing the storage boxes to a different pattern.
The first thing that takes pride in this room is my Adjustoform - I've actually placed an old vest top over this for the time being as I did have it padded out to match my bust size, however this is going to be taken off relatively soon. I think this one is called "ditsy floral" or something along those lines - it's actually quite a cute pattern, and doesn't distract from the actual garment itself. If you're serious about sewing and you don't always have someone around to help to adjustments, I would actually advise that you purchase one of these. They are quite pricey (I think mine cost £110), however I couldn't imagine not having it. There's no name as of yet, but I'm sure one will come along soon enough.
Can I just take a moment to swoon over my new love? I caved in and bought an overlocker (£169), the Brother 1034D. I did umm and ahh about buying one of these for god knows how long, and in the end, I bought it as a second Birthday present for myself. I can honestly say that I was very intimidated when I opened the box, as I had never actually used an overlocker before but oh. my. lord. I can't actually believe how easy they are! Don't get me wrong, it will take a while to get used to as I didn't realise just how much you can do with these but...eeeee. Overlocker. I feel so professional now.
Nothing will ever take the place in my heart which this machine had so quickly stolen when I purchased it. This is my Singer Starlet 6660, and I have a very strange love affair with this machine. Some days I love it, other days I want to cut the power cable. The only thing I wish was different about this machine is the bobbin location. Stick it on the top, and this'd be perfect. My beautiful little workhorse.
The first storage "cube" houses my sewing boxes, and a little tub I'm currently using to catch my overlocker scraps. Nothing too fancy in this one.
The second cube contains my sewing books, and my pattern folder. I actually decided to re-organise my patterns some time last year, and they're now all neatly contained in the purple box file you can see above. I'm in the process of transferring all the pattern pieces to brown parcel paper, as some of the tissue pattern pieces are becoming a bit tatty now.
The top two cubes contain two purple storage boxes, which keep all my fabric neat and tidy. The box to the back of the photo has all the scraps of fabric which I can use for pocket linings / contrast fabrics, and the box pulled out in the photo is where I keep all my prepped fabric, ready to be cut out. It's getting relatively full, so I might actually need to get my ideas together and get sewing again!
Last but not least, the top of the storage cubes. This is where I keep a plastic tub full of my crochet items (the pink tub), and there's also a few pairs of Clarks shoes shoved on top of there, as I can't find anywhere else to put them at the moment. The patchwork box is what I used to use for my "current projects" box before I purchased my Adjustoform, however it's currently full of sewing odds and sods which I found when packing my things up. I really must sort through this, as I have a feeling it's actually got a few meters of fabric in it! I've also got my Cath Kidston large box bag up here, as it's what I use for going fabric shopping. I didn't purchase this, but Devon's Sister kindly gifted me this for Christmas a few years ago.
The bottom four cubes are used for storing my printer and a box full of things I use for my planner, my makeup drawers and also my box full of stretched ear plugs.
I absolutely love my new setup, and I definitely feel that it's making me want to sew more. I did have a month off from sewing (moving house, holiday etc) but now I've purchased some more fabric I'm itching to go!
I hope this was useful, and gives you an insight as to how I store my sewing machines etc. Any questions, please feel free to ask!
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