Sewing Room Shelves Organized -- A Bit

I got in there while I was waiting to hear from the vet.

When we were at the store this morning I picked up 6 baskets for the shelf unit in the sewing room.  I spent the afternoon tossing scissors/rotary cutters/blades in one, thread spools and cones in another, dyeing stuff in another, patterns in one and some random junk in another.

Looks better, huh?

I still have two more  I may use those in the front room where I also two of the same units.  Remember I found these sturdy metal shelf units at the Office Furniture place in their Used section for $99 each?

The project boxes are empty, but maybe soon I can fill some of them!

I also wanted to show you what my friend Patty the Quilt Lady gave me when we attended QuiltCon together.  I use this a lot.  It is the perfect shape for scissors and rotary cutters.  I keep the basic items i need to sit by the machine and just do normal sewing.

That means i can just pick it up and bring it to the Quilt Haus when I go there to sew.

Thanks Patty!  I love it!  Especially that tiny scissors charm!

I also took a pair of blue jean capris I had tossed out.  I actually dug through the trash to retrieve them, don't you know.

I made this stamp with a block of wood, string and some tin foil.  I painted bleach on the stamp and de-colored some areas on the jean fabric.  Nice.

I was going for waves.  There is a show coming up and the theme is Dreams.  I want to portray Nightmares.  Like the flood.

I found a glass and painted bleach on the rim and made some circles.  Even got a moon of sorts.

And I took my scrub brush and dipped it in the bleach and pounced it on some areas.

I tossed the pants in the washing machine and ran it through a cycle with extra water and some vinegar in the wash cycle.


Next step, plan.  Then cut, design.  And finally make and embellish.