I am participating in the 5th annual Spring Clean Your Studio Blog Hop hosted by Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com. I REALLY needed to clean my studio after the whirlwind of Market prep. My before photos were taken a week or two ago before I started cleaning my studio. It actually got WORSE before it got better. Because of the size of my studio space, I tried to take a panorama, you can't see around the corner nor behind the ironing station in the middle of the room, but there is stuff EVERYWHERE.
Here's a better photo of the mess right when you get to the basement from the stairs. I am not a clean quilter that's for sure.
This photo is around the corner and you can see the floor is where things tend to go. All over the floor! It's incredible that I can find what I need.
It's honestly embarrassing to show everyone the condition of my sewing space because I would say MOST of the time, it's this bad or worse. I tend to sew, stack, and repeat. Then things just get out of hand. I started cleaning by sorting all of the projects and putting things back where they belong. Who would have thought it would be that easy?! However one of the issues with cleaning for me is the anxiety it brings with just how much stuff I have! I didn't start quilting that long ago, and I more than doubled my sewing space last year when I moved to this house. How in the world do I feel like I'm bursting at the seams?
Here are the after photos of my sewing space. There isn't a panorama this time, but I did take more photos from around my space to really show it off. This is also the first time that you can see all the carpet that is not under totes or furniture... ever. This has not happened since I've moved in and I hope I can keep it this way!
My shelving still needs to have some of the fabric wrapped on comic book board to really clean up everything stacked in front of the mini bolts, but this is as clean as it's looked in a long time. The boxes on top of the shelving are projects and other supplies.
Walking into the studio, this is facing the left wall. I decided to move my Fotodiox back onto the table. It was starting to sag over the totes since it is longer than them. My backdrops for photography started to show a slope, whoops! I use lots and lots of totes and bins for all of my different fabric! I was also able to get a few more minis on my wall (and I have mini minis left to hang. I haven't decided on the best space for those yet).
Turning towards the right, you can see my cutting and ironing station. The idea was to be able to access the iron board from both sides and to be able to iron large quilts without bunching! I keep my scraps separated by colors in bins below!
This is the view from the other side of the cutting station looking to the right wall. I have my design boards stacked alongside some totes between the cutting and ironing stations for easy access. I really took this photo to show that I cleaned up the floor on this side too! The ironing board/tv trays that are leaning against the wall are used for small pressing boards to have near my sewing machine. They fold up to store in tight spaces.
If I turned to see my view across from the ironing station, I see another bookshelf with cubes of batting, scraps, and bags among other items. You can see that I have a bookshelf of batting as well as a bookshelf of all my crafting books and patterns. I could do with some better organization of this space, but for now, I can find everything I need.
This last photo, my back is against my design wall looking to the wall of mini quilts and my machines. I store project bins on this side of the ironing station as well.
Now that my studio is clean, do you think it'll fit a longarm? I have such a huge space (theoretically), but I don't think I can fit anything else in here. I store lots of my fabric in totes and I really should go through and figure out what I need to destash since I have so much! I am not a minimalist at all, but the anxiety of too much stuff definitely gets to me when I need to clean my room!
I have had so much fun reading and seeing everyone's studio, it's been nice to see that I'm in great company! Be sure to check out the others participating in this Spring Clean Your Studio Blog Hop 2019 and follow this hashtag on Instagram! #springcleanyourstudio2019
April 29 – Linda Bratten – http://lindabcreative.blogspot.com/
April 30 – Sandra Johnson – http://www.sandrajohnsondesigns.com
May 1 – Jennifer Schifano Thomas – http://www.Curlicuecreations.com
May 2 – Becca Fenstermaker – http://www.prettypiney.com
May 3 – Sue Griffiths – http://www.duckcreekmountainquilting.com
May 4 – Kate Starcher – http://katiemaequilts.com/blog
May 5 – Jo Westfoot – http://www.thecraftynomad.co.uk/blog
May 6 – Sam Hunter – http://www.huntersdesignstudio.com
May 7 – Simone Fisher – http://simonequilts.com/blogs/news
May 8 – Elisabeth DeMoo- http://www.brownbirddesignsquilts.com
May 9 – Sarah Myers – http://www.quilted-diary.com/blog
May 10 – Amy Bradley – http://www.purplepineapplestudio.com
May 11 – Kathy Nutley – http://www.QuiltingsByKathy.com
May 12 – Carla Henton – http://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/
May 13 – Sherry Shish – https://www.poweredbyquilting.com < - YOU ARE HERE!
May 14 – Kate Colleran – http://www.seamslikeadream.com/blog
May 15 – Pamela Boatright – https://www.pamelaquilts.com/
May 16 – Cathy McKillip – http://wishuponaquilt.com/blog
May 17 – Cheryl Sleboda – http://blog.muppin.com
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