Hi Everyone! Welcome to 2019! Not only is it a new year, it's also a new month and time for us to kick off another Sewing With CInnamon topic. The holidays are over. The Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and 12 Days sales are over. We've all shopped til we dropped or maybe even received some sewing supplies as gifts. Now it's time to get it all put away, create some new habits, set up some project goals, and increase our productivity!
Organizing For Productivity - is our #1 most requested topic and over the next four weeks, we'll work together to get organized, streamlined, and mentally and physically prepared to sew sew sew. Sounds fun, right? This is one of my biggest challenges, so I'm super excited to learn and grow with you!
We are revisiting the topic that was originally posted in the summer of 2017, but with added content throughout the month. For some of you, this will be a bit of review, but honestly, I have been re-watching these videos, listening to the great advice I'm giving and am thinking... "Ok, Cinnamon - there's some great advice here, time to put all this into action!" (especially, the clean it all up and put it in its proper place when you are finished, part... haha!)
In the videos posted below, I share with you an overview of the month-long topic as well as take you on a tour of my personal sewing space! So grab a cup of coffee (or tea) and come on over for a visit to sewing room :) I'm also excited to show you how I've transitioned my space into a new room in my house in the last follow up video.
Organization Tip - Dress forms are a great way to create beautiful display pieces! We have them available in several sizes. 18-Inch dolls, 14.5- inch dolls, BFC, Inc dolls, and Ellowyne Wilde Dolls. The BFC, Inc size works perfectly to display the 16" A Girl For All Time items too!
Resources:
- My Sewing Room Inspiration Pinterest Board
- Pegboard Hooks
- Command Strips
- Thread Rack Wooden
- 10 Drawer Craft Cart - Tall plastic drawer unit for storing "projects in progress"
- Cascading Wall File Organizer - Plastic Inexpensive
- Metal Grid Magazine Wall Holder (just like mine in the video!)
- Desktop File Box (clear -change it up with new decorative file folders!)
- Fabric Organizer Boards - Mixed size set
- Art Bin 12x12x2 Storage box - Great for storing "projects in progress"
- 25x35 Bulletin Board - Cute & Stylish!
- Portable Kitchen Island (similar to the one shown in the video, a bit larger)
- Drawer Organizer Insert
Week One task:
- Watch the video :) Then share your tips and suggestions with me and the group! If you have pictures of your own space that you want to share - please do! We'd love to see where you work! If you have questions or need help in specific areas, ask!
- Post questions as comments under the Facebook Group Post
Next Tuesday - Week 2: Sewing Essentials
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Thank you for this topic. I have recently become an empty nester and now have space for my own sewing room. This will help me considerably.
Great video and perfect timing. I’m in the process of purging and organizing my sewing room. I am fortunate to have an entire room for my sewing, but I have way too much fabric. I store most of my patterns in binders in protective sheet covers. I’m really looking forward to this month’s ideas.
I use comic book boards to wrap my fabric around. They are acid free, cheaper than thane made for fabric, work just as well. I can the store my fabric standing up. This gives me more storage room
I am not only a visual person. I am also a feel and touch person. I use clear bins to store my fabric and also the black bins with yellow tops as they stack well. I purchased a pattern drawer that holds not only my doll patterns but a whole lot more. I also have a chiefs cooking rack that holds all of my doll clothes as I have a huge collection. But if you are just starting out and are on a limited budget. Banana boxes work really great they are all the same size so they stack good. I keep my threads in zip lock bags in a banana box handy. The boxes hold lots of items and you can write on them. Now I need a room or my very own sewing barn. I sew on my deck in the summer. Its a little dusty but i really enjoy sewing there.
Love all the ideas, now to get organizing! Just a side note… i found the music really distracting in the video … it was hard to concentrate on what you were saying.