Sewing Room Organization

At long last, here is Ruth’s presentation about sewing room organization!

Sewing Room Organization (PDF)

Ruth also shared photos from her sewing room (photos 1-9) and her mother’s sewing room (photos 10 & 11). Click a thumbnail to see a larger image.

Work triangle of sewing machine, ironing board, and cutting table

Sewing machine, embroidery machines, and sergers, with thread storage in the corner

The vertical supports of the shelving unit (from Ace Hardware) are magnetic and have hooks

More thread storage (white drawer unit)

Quilt top on the design wall

Guest towel rack (repurposed to hold interfacing) and inspiration white board

Favorite pencil cup

Fabric closet with items organized by type (canvas, cotton, etc)

Nice view out the window!

Ruth’s mother’s sewing room with a similar work triangle arrangement

Ruth’s mother’s sewing room

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If you haven’t bought 1,000 Clever Sewing Shortcuts & Tips (compiled by PatternReview.com) and would like a sneak peek, you can download a chapter of the book for free!

Chapter 2: Set Up Your Sewing Room (PDF)

Watchmaker Tins

Disclaimer: I haven’t bought anything from Lee Valley, nor have I seen their tins in person, but don’t they look nifty? 😉

Watchmaker tins from Lee Valley

Originally made to store gems, watch movements and jeweller’s findings, these glass-topped aluminum containers are ideal for organizing seeds, beads, bugs, buttons, or anything else small.

I saw these tins in the following Flickr photo. She added magnets and hung the tins on the wall in her sewing room.

Photo by brenda-seamsfitting

I bought similar tins from Ikea. They differ from the Lee Valley ones in that they come in only one size; the lids are plastic, not glass; and magnets are already on the base. I like them, and one of these days I’ll get them mounted on the wall!

Grundtal containers from Ikea (not available to buy online — must buy in the store)