Tagged: organization
Practicality Will Always Win
I finally started solving some of my organizational problems… Remember my fabulous cutting/pressing table that I made? Well those darn ironing board I used as the base made perfect sense when I thought I would not have the table up all the time and it could be moved. However in this place called reality, I soon realized that a table this size would be better suited to a more permanent place.
Previously with the ironing board legs, there was no room for any kind of storage underneath.
Things have changed!
While browsing online I found these bookshelves that are the perfect height (for me, remember you want it to hit around your waist so you are not bending over so much.)
Easy Peasy Storage… squeezy?
Looking at the last pic, you can tell that I put a couple of braces around the bookcases so the top wouldn’t slide around – the top isn’t attached but it definitely isn’t going anywhere.
Sliding Thread Catcher v 1.7
If you missed me post from yesterday I made a thread catcher that was attached to my sewing table. However I quickly realized that there was a flaw and the bag would falI at an angle versus stay straight against the bottom of the table. Here is a quick fix but you can easily change the original idea to incorporate a large “U” wire that acts as the track and attaches across the front of the bag versus the back.
with a couple of safety pins, I added some more hanger wire across the front, side and connected it to the track wire by just wrapping under and over.
This made it sturdy enough that the back stays up with the track height and does not sag down.
Again if you are planning ahead you can always add a couple more tabs or a casing and have one longer “U” of wire that goes across the front rather than just the back.
Sliding Thread Catcher
So I have a bad habit of just leaving a pile of snipped threads near my sewing machine… generally they end up on the floor rather than a waste basket. I decided to make a thread catcher but I really didn’t want it to be in the way like many are. So I made this slide out one using screw eyes and a coat hanger attached to the underside of my table.
Materials:
Fabric & Lining
*cut to 27″ x 9.5″ for body
* cut 2 pieces 2″ x 3″ for tabs
Boning
Wire (hanger)
Screw Eyes
*** when sewing lining, just sew the first and last 1″ or 2, this will leave a big enough opening to turn and sew you boning on
sewing the corners will create a rectangular shape at the bottom of the bag
topstitch to keep your lining from pulling up
woohoo! Now that it is done, I realize that the bag flops partially down but that isn’t a problem. If you are looking for something that will stick straight out then you may want to make a casing or more tabs and attach the wire to the front and sides rather than the back.
One more piece of my fabric stash has been used!
Sew Green Flamingo 