Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? A Refreshed Space....

 

Hi, all!

Friday has rolled around once again, and we all know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on!!  Let's go!

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For the past few weeks, I've been working on adjusting my main sewing area so that it's more functional.   After a bit over a year in the space, I have a better idea of what works and what doesn't, so I decided to make some changes.

I started by moving my old sewing table back against the sloped wall...

...with the shorter kids' crafting table next to it.  This gives me seating for 2-4 people (depending on how friendly they are), or I can continue to use the taller table as my cutting table.  Those kitchen base cabinets that hold it up make it the perfect height for me!  The shorter table sits on a pair of IKEA Kallax shelving units.  Each of the tables has another Kallax unit underneath it for additional storage of things I don't use frequently.

And this is my new sewing table!  It's an adjustable-height table, which is really nice, and right now I have it facing out the window. That may change, but for now I like being able to look out when I sew.  When I'm piecing, I can set my ironing board up right next to the machine so I don't have to get up to press as I go.

Here's the quilt frame, which sits next to the wall opposite the two long tables.  I didn't do much here, but Lilli did clean up the scrap tubs underneath - hooray!  I really like the curtain rods on the wall behind the frame - they are a great place to hang up quilt tops that are ready to be quilted.

And this is the newest addition - a nice big TV that is a lot easier to see from across the room!  (It used to be downstairs in our den until my husband convinced me he needed a bigger TV there.) I lost the bookcases that were in this corner (moved into one of the bedrooms, along with most of what was on them) but I did find these old IKEA shelves that used to hang in my old studio.  My husband installed them after hanging the TV and they are a convenient place to put a few things.

And just to keep it real, this is the messy corner that I still haven't had time to clean up yet.  I'm not sure I've ever had a completely finished, completely neat studio all at one time, and since I'm not sure that's attainable, I'm not going to beat myself up about it.  Just remember when you see pictures of beautiful studios, what's behind the camera is probably a higgledy-piggledy mess!

I still need to move my mini-quilts and art pieces so they are more visible, but at least the furniture is functional now!

So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?

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And now it's your turn!

What's got you whooping it up this week?

What's making you do a little happy dance?

Share!  We want to dance right along with you,

And it's always more fun to dance with friends!

The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.

Hope to see you there!

Hugs!

Sarah