Saturday, January 14, 2012

New Sewing room and a dogs breakfast

The new sewing room, I posted a pic on Bookface last night and had a few questions so here goes: the tree is painted on the wall, done by drawing a tree and using an overhead projector to embiggen it-then painted. The chart reads "Do not panic it's often worse" and I made it and blogged it a few decades ago.See the three tubs on the table - that is the three projects I am working on at the one time this holidays (or not as the case may be) . I am a firm believer in buying containers in an effort to get organised, I think it is people like me that keep places like IKEA in business...the lure of that perfect container. The blue drawers used to live under the table but then I had sit weird 'cause of the knee lifty thingo so now they are next to me. Top drawer has a cutlery tray in it for all the scissors, rotary cutters etc. (genius idea I have to say -pity the cheapest way to buy one was with a complete unwanted set of ugly cutlery)
This shelving unit used to be Connors chest of drawers when he was little. Now he uses a floordrobe for all his clothes so a coat of paint (Dulux Shampoo) and it now houses batting, wool scraps, wool felt, garment fabric and linen. The little shelves on top used to live on my sewing table, but I am trying to keep the table a little clearer. I will no doubt end up filling these with crap. The basket on the floor is the scrap basket - pieces too small to make toys from. The pile on top I have a plan for.

more shelves, boxes containing zips, bias binding, ummmm, other important stuff. The card basket is full of buttons as is the willow tin on the bottom. The coat hangers need to be put on the wall. One of my favourite things is the 1950's Bakelite cake stand - just love it. (in fact I love it so much I have another one in the next photo.
That's the stash, shockingly small isn't it ? The spotty trolley I covered eons ago and it holds a 1kg bag of stuffing. There would be at least 4 or 5 more bags hidden in other places in the house. I often take this trolley to craft shows, perfect for putting all the shopping in.
Toys on top, either gifted, traded or purchased from other bloggers.
Wee things, lots from bloggers and few purchases bits...very old skipping elephants that was my mums when she was a kid.

I think that's about it for now. I want to paint or put new knobs on the drawers and put some more stuff on the walls.

I want to make a rag rug ?

and was surprised to see how many other people were keen as well. So I say we do it together .

We'll have a rag-a-long. You can braid, stitch crochet, or glue your rug together. I'll set up a flickr group - we'll ignore the rules and just bumble through (Actually I am far too anal for that, I'll work on a kind of vague -lets cut this week type guideline).

There will be no penalties if you go faster or slower, in fact I might just scrounge up some prizes and stuff. Would you like to join in ?

I'll be using the Moda bakeshop tutorial to make mine but you can make any kind you like.

Check out here and here for some inspiration.

Leave a comment if your keen, or of course comment anyway....if we get a few people I'll make a blog list and beg a clever person to make us an offical looking button.

I'm excited !

61 comments:

  1. Ooooh, FANCY! ;)

    Suspence has a couple of those wooden robots, super cute.

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  2. Now you wont want to go it there. Look to good to mess up. Love it. You can come and give mine a make-over

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  3. Sooo jealous of your awesome sewing room. Looks fantastic. If you've got some spare time you're welcome to pop over and tidy my fabric mountain! Anytime. Ritax

    ps I would love to join the rag rug-along, but I am shocking at "alongs" :) I'm (slow) pacing myself this year.

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  4. your room looks great, love the colour combo!
    I am not going to sign up for the rug-along I have got enough WIP to keep me going for the year, I don't need another one!

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  5. I'm loving that shade of turquoise paint. You don't remember the brand and name of the colour by any chance do you?

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  6. That is quite the transformation!

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  7. Love your new sewing room! And I'm totally in for the rag-rug-along!

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  8. Wow! Havn't you done well. Maybe I need you to come and sort me out here...I have about 10 times the amount of stuff you have, maybe more, and a room half the size...I will just keep plugging away at it thou...

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  9. Scrap fabric paited together right? Hmmm .... I could possibly just about manage that. Maybe.

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  10. Yes, yes, yes I have been eyeing the crochet versions for months. I'm so in!

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  11. You have done a beautiful job of the room Jodie! Count me in for the rag rug, I have never done something like this and i think it will be great for the classroom, I think i will make a large one for the kids to sit on.

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  12. The room looks great. i knew you'd be able to make it all fit. I'm in for a rag-a-long. I tried to make one like 5 years ago and it was a total bust but it was my own fault. Now I'll have to find some stuff to make the rug with.. :)

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  13. a noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.

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  14. Embiggens is a word that sings. I'm not sure the timing is right for me rag-rug-wise (damn!). Unless I can PVA the thing together?

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  15. Glad you are giving your inner nanna her head. Us old girls (I'm a nanna three times) know what it's about!

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  16. I can't believe I'm saying this but I think I want to join the rag-rug-along and make one for the studio. I'll be happily guided by your anal vague guideline. I'll take all the help I can get.

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  17. Wow what a great job you've done , your room looks fantastic !

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  18. WOW! Your sewing room looks wonderful. Would you consider having a go at my craft room. Its a total tip. I'm afraid the TV people from Hoarders will show up at my door soon.

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  19. So...can I tempt you to come and clean my sewing room....roflmol. Looks wonderful Jodie. Well done.

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  20. Okay, so I'm in for the rug but I'm not cutting...that's why I've got so many jelly rolls I'm sure and mine needs to be oval too...should be good in front of the kitchen wood stove...well, until I drop hot coals on it and it catches fire.....I'll worry about that later I expect..!!
    Lizzie
    xxx

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  21. Yep, I think tubs are definitely for organising you. You can't do it without them. I especially love that blue cupboard with the baskets in it. I love love love it and I want one. Ikea is awesome .... I need to go there and soon.

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  22. Hello Jodie! Love the sewing room. Wish I had the space to set up a sewing room like yours. Instead I have fabric,ric rac, hoops and threads hiding in all obscure places in my bedroom like in spaces between stacked textbooks...pyjama drawers...the odd suitcase here and there...very jealous of your sewing space!
    You can definitely count me in for the rag rug! Sounds like fun and I like the idea of making one at the same time. Team Rag Rug!
    Peace, Tara

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  23. Your sewing room is lovely, love the tree! Yes I will join you in a rag-a-long, I've seen an awesome bath mat on Pinterest so this is just the kick in the pants I need to get it going :-)

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  24. Sewing room is looking good!
    Gene Shepherd (USA) has a blog and a website...but he is a rug hooker, rather then braiding rug, but has nice images to look at if you decide to use wool and hook.
    http://geneshepherd.com/blog

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  25. Hey, your sewing room looks really fabulous... almost as good as mine ;) I do love your tree. I'm in for the Rag A Long, I've looked at that tutorial a few times and wondered if I could be bothered... turns out, yes I can. As always, love your work.

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  26. Awww, so glad we got to see the old messy room! This one looks gorgeous! So we'll be up soon for another look haha. Hey, I was in the op shop yesterday and there was an overhead projector, I though "who the hell would want that?" after reading thisd, I kinda do now! Pity I'm renting....

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  27. Oh, and I thought the eye chart was a screen printed tea towel! Just read the post about it- phew, that's a lot of effort! I have a tea towel eye chart that says "do the dishes now or bad things will happen". Hilarious!

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  28. making a rag rug is just the kind of slightly insane thing I'd like to do - thanks Jodie!

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  29. You mean I'm not allowed to sit on the rag rug idea for the next two years and then vaguely think about it for that time - I actually have to DO SOMETHING???? Hmpf!

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  30. очень классный интерьер и самое главное рабочее место функционально!!!
    коврик интересная идея, было бы интересно на него посмотреть)

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  31. I've been thinking about a rag rug for a while. I'm definitely in!

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  32. No, Not Rugging. thanks for asking.

    I love the red carpet/aqua paint combo.

    I'm very worried about you though. You don't have enough fabric. Really all that empty space. You are deprived (I'm sure I meant to spell that with an 'i' not an 'a', didn't I?). You need to be taken in hand and restashed.

    In fact... you need to embiggen your stash!

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  33. I'm in for the rugalong. I have one 1/2 done and this might be just the motivation I need to finish it. If I can find where I've shoved it that is.

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  34. okay- so I get all excited and think I join in the rag-along AND I will be a step ahead for the first time in my life...and look at the comment above- Lindy has one half done. Well, I have one, kind of slightly done! But I love it and do want to finish it and would be keen to join in and see everyone elses, not that I understand flickr at all. Hey, is your sewing room going to stay looking like that? Cause if it does, I am so jealous

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  35. count me in on the rag rug fun. I've been wanting to make one for ages. I have vintage sheets set aside for the job and want to make a round one for my new baby's room.

    how fun!

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  36. Your room is GREAT. I would love to join the rag-along, i do have one half started that's if I can find it.
    X Kerri

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  37. Beautiful sewing room Jodie..good luck on the rag rug.
    Happy 2012 too.

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  38. Do I dare ask what a floordrobe is? I can probably guess LOL
    Love your new room BTW and I am thinking about making my own "do not panic" sign! I love it!

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  39. My fruend Meg made one of these and I think it is gorgeous. She also got the fabric pre-shredded, which would be essential for me with 4 kids 9 and under in the house.

    http://sewliberated.typepad.com/sew_liberated/2011/01/the-rainbow-rug.html

    Cool, eh?

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  40. Wow! those are amazing pix of an amazing sewing room. will you show us again in a week so I can reassure myself other creative minds are really, really messy when they work? I'm in for the rug/rag-a-long. I have some wool already in strips ready to go for a braided rug. just need a little shove to start.

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  41. Very jealous of your lovely sewing room. I'm lucky to get a borrowed bit of living room! I really want to have a go at the rag rug-along :) Thinking of maybe something for my kids...

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  42. Okay, you 'mentioned' Dr. Finn, Medicine Man in your post title but I do NOT see the doctor anywhere? Whatever happened to truth in advertising? ;p

    I do like the new digs but I find as soon as I start the next project the entire place looks like a bomb went off. :P Seriously, I'm losing the war....

    ina

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  43. Well I am impressed ! It looks great! Glad mine is not the only house to use 'floordrobes'! I 'think' I'd be up for a rag rug as well!!!

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  44. Love your sewing room. Seems very YOU, natch, in a quirky bright interesting crafy way.

    Love the coinage of floordrobe :)

    Oh, you are naughty, tempting me with yet another unplanned project. I'm on the fence. My grandmother's rag rug is on the floor in front of the Hoosier cabinet that is my sewing closet. I'm very sentimental about it!

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  45. Love your new room and floorboards are the best, the dog fur just turns into tumbleweeds :)

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  46. Your new room is GORGEOUS! We can all tidy up a bit, but keeping it that way is another matter entirely.

    I dare not start another project, but I'll enjoy watching your rug progress. Ahem. I have a few things to finish.

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  47. I'd love to be part of your rag along. Been looking at all the ideas and tutorials for a while and I'm itching to get started.

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  48. Hmmm...
    I'll think about it...
    Holidays are coming to an end.

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  49. Oh! Love the tree decal! Gorgeous!

    Found your blog looking for other active Ballarat Bloggers out there...turns out there are a few of us!

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  50. Dear Jodie. I was laughing so hard by the end of the first paragraph that I had to run very quickly (you know, the run with your knees together?) to pee before I finished reading. And then as soon as my hubby walked in the door from a 16 hour work day I read it to him too. He thinks all blogger ladies are crazy, but you are by far my favorite of them all. Bookface... embiggen.... see, all good things.

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  51. Is it too late to sign up? I'd love to join in a rag rug along. Just depends on the time frame. I couldn't start for a couple of weeks.

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  52. I'm VERY impressed that you have such a neat and tidy sewing room. Does it look like this ALL the time??? I love all the shelf units and the baskets -- very pretty!

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  53. Alrighty... you know what? Count me in!!! I have a bag of fat quarters given to me by my MIL and they are UUUUGGGLLLLYYYY... maybe it might make a nice rag rug. I could give it to her for her toilet floor ;)

    I hope you've been good
    xx

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  54. Oh my, what a wonderful craft room! I love all the colours and boxes!

    Hugs,
    Tatyana

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  55. LOve, love, love your new space. I really enjoy looking at craft/sewing rooms of other creative types. (I have a secret dream that my "shared" space will one day graduate to a studio) I too love to buy containers for organizing. Sometimes the organizing becomes the craft for the day!! Thanks for sharing, good job JOdie!!
    Elaine

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  56. I know y'all have probably started already but with a late push I am rag rugging it up too even bought the t-shirts yesterday.

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  57. Love the room! And it just ocurred to me - I have a collection of pincushions and other small sewing oddities that need a display space. Instead of putting up another shelf, I need to stop by-passing those little odd knick-knack shelves at garage sales and paint them. Thanks for the idea...

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  58. Your craft room looks amazing! I am procrastinating from organising mine at the moment by looking at other peoples. At least I'm keeping it in the right theme hey!

    I like the idea of the rag rug. Maybe I might just join in. Belatedly now, but you say that's okay! How do you join the pieces of rag lengths together? Do you sew them or just weave them in somehow? Perhaps I should just go look at the tutorial you linked to!

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Hellloooooo !!!!