Sewing Space

As many of you know, I have quite a small apartment by today's standards. It's an efficiency so it's basically just a big ol' room. I have made a nice little sewing area though. Okay, most of my apartment is my sewing room. I mean I have material stashed everywhere! If there is a shelf or a box, I've got material on/in it. Here's my main sewing area though.

 I have everything I need on my little table. I actually got it at an antique mall in Huntsville! The top is metal (and magnetic!), it has a perfect little drawer, but the legs are bit wobbly. I have to re-position them a bit sometimes. Above I have what I thought was metal grating, but, alas, it turns out it's plastic. I got that at Lowe's. There's a more detailed pic below.

 An above shot. Some of my stash, sewing box, and little helpful drawers.

 My pincushions! I use all three, and they are usually spread out throughout my apartment. The blue cat I made when I was 12. I used a pattern I got out of an American Girl book I think. I made maybe six of them back then. My mom has a yellow one I made for her, which she still uses to this day! The second one is a pincushion I bought from Ayumi's etsy shop. I just love her blog so much! She makes the cutest things, so of course I jumped at the chance to buy it. The third pink flower pincushion is one that I made a few years ago. I made this when I actually decided to begin sewing with a machine. I started out using patterns to make clothing, and the fabric on this cushion is what my very first dress is made out of. I think the cushion is actually stuffed with cotton balls! I didn't have any fiber fill, so I went with the next best thing I guess lol

Here is my beloved sewing machine. It is a Brother CS-6000. I've had it for a few years now, and I love it. Although, I think I need to get some maintenance done on it. It just sounds and feels like it's working harder than it should be.

The grating above my desk. I really love having this. It adds a bit of color to my walls, and I can display what I'm working on. It also keeps me more organized! I basically just put a huge safety pin through a stack and then slide the open end into the holes. It works quite well.

Last, but not least, my most recently bought stash! I got it at a local quilting store. I walked in and they had these beautiful fat quarters in a basket. I'll post soon with which collections they are from. I have an idea, but need to confirm it. I think I'll either start some English Paper Pieced Hexagons or some Granny Squares! I'm quite excited!

I've also decided that on Tuesdays I will have a reoccurring post called 'Tutorial Tuesday'. I will feature a great tutorial I found. It could be on a specific block, a skill, a pattern, etc. I will also try to choose tutorials that I have benefited from and have personal experience with. In other words, I won't post a tutorial I haven't tried myself!