Year of the PIGS - 3/23

Jill's question for the Year of the Pigs is:   Is there anything that you can do for or change in your sewing area to encourage your creativity? Something that you saw on someone else's post that you think would work for you? Inspiration that you got from somewhere else? 

My answer is:

Probably one thing I can to is to get my vertical blinds up and take down the towel curtains so I can let in the natural light which is amazing in this room.  Also I can see this fantastic view as well!  Seriously, what more inspiration do I need than this?!

 Another thing is to get my DS to clear out the rest of his stuff.  He has most of these shelves still full although I've managed to squeeze some of my stuff in there.  Also there is a tiny closet I know I could fill up-at least with the boxes my machine and GO cutter came in.  And maybe a tub or two of fabric?!

Clutter free would be my best improvement!

My Space-No, not that MySpace!

Jill's new question for Year of the PIGS is

"about sewing space and how you use it. Do you have a separate room all to yourself?

Hmmm....I have a separate room all to myself(albeit a small one)...well almost all of it is mine.  My son still has a set of big shelves with alot of his stuff on it, although I'm stealing more and more shelf space as time passes.  But for the most part the room is all mine...in all it's messiness!  Which brings the next question:

Are you a little (or a lot) messy or Princess of Tidy?

I go from being totally messy to cleaning it up, which usually means putting all the material away that I just to pull out to admire!  I know if I want to get anything done I have to read everything up first...which leads into this question: 

  Are there things that you find a hindrance to your sewing mojo like no place to put an iron but on the other side of the room from your machine or a lack of storage of tools that just create more clutter to trip over?

One thing that hinders me from getting anything done is having too many projects out at once.  Whether it be the actual project or just fabrics that are part of an idea fermenting in my cluttered brain, if they are out, they distract me to no end-not to mention getting in my way.  As you can see in the picture below, under the ironing board is another bin to store my projects.  I'm hoping to be able to get most of my projects put in separate bins and just get the bin out that I am interested in working on.  One thing I really like is having the ironing board right behind me-I can just roll the chair a few inches to press whatever I've gotten pieced together without a lot of movement. 

I also am glad for the Scotch brand hooks that don't require a nail in the wall so I can hang my rulers.  Since I only have a small selection of them! HA!

 

Right now my table is being used for cutting-ordinarily the machine would be where the green fabric is. 

The table where the Accuquilt GO is just happens to have come from my grandparents restaurant of many years ago.  Stuff like that makes me happy!  The curtain towels on the other hand...not so much!

And now for a little game:

Can you spot the differences?

The picture on the left was taken July 1, 2010...the one on the right was taken today...I do recall saying I need more stash!

So, all in all, I'm pretty happy with the room...it'll do for now.  But someday I am going to have a longarm and...well...it ain't fittin' in here!