The Sewing Area: A Visit

This weekend I snagged a new sewing table (which is really a cute antique desk). I'm super excited about this sewing table, because a) it's functional (my old one was rather rickety), b) it's cute, and c) it just further inspires me to hang onto my money from week to week and continue saving for a new machine. My old one finally bit the dust (by "old" I mean "purchased in 1972"), and while my lovely friend Gina has loaned me hers for as long as I need it, I really need a machine of my own that will do lots of tricks and help me develop as a sewer.

Anyway! That's beside the point. The point is that I organized my sewing room/the play room over the weekend and felt I should share pictures, as people who may care about it haven't seen it since I made it more functional for myself over a year ago. Rae did a similar post a few days ago, and her post made me think, "Huh, I think Janie asked to see pictures a long time ago." So! Here you are, Janie.

First off, the small portion of the room that houses my sewing machine and various notions and fabrics:

It is, in typical Christine fashion, rather jumbly and messy, but I assure you, it's all organized and carefully tucked away, easy for me to find. I'd like to hang a large shelf or cabinet on the wall for more storage off of the floor, but for now the wall houses my pin-up boards, with lots of pictures and things that make me happy.

Just opposite the sewing machine table is my antique desk, which serves as our office area and also as my knitting and serging area. Not that I am actually using my serger right now. This is a long, frustrating story that I won't bore you with now. Right now, it's a good storage area.

(That's plastic on our 62-year-old windows. We do strange things to conserve heat.)

I keep my straight and double-pointed needles in a birdy flowerpot, and did you see where I am keeping my yarn? It is my pride and joy.

It's some sort of decorative platter, maybe for cupcakes or decorative balls or something. I use it for the soft, snobby yarn to which I am so addicted. (Thank you, Janie.)

So anyway, what a silly post. Thanks for indulging me, you guys. I like that my creative area, which is continually seeping past its boundaries, is shaping up to be a fun place, and I like that it's in the sunniest room of the house. In mid-February, this fact alone is enough to keep me from going insane.