Category Archives: Sewing Space

Office Organization in the Sewing Room

“A place for everything, everything in it’s place”, a famous inventor once said. Ben Franklin must have also been a crafter/hobbyist as we creative types tend to accumulate a lot of stuff. “Stuff” really isn’t a problem so long as … Continue reading

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How AmandaBee Tries to Stay Organized

Much like many of you, my sewing journey started out at the kitchen table. A dedicated sewing space was not in the cards in our first house. We barely had room for a double bed in our bedroom and we … Continue reading

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Sewing Storage Tips

To help organize your sewing room, here are my best tips and suggestions for storage. A tidy workshop allows more time to sew as there’s no need to look for the items. Everything is at hand when everything is in … Continue reading

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Organizing and Storing Embroidery Hoops

Embroidery Machines are amazing! The versatility of what you can do with them; what you can create with them is awesome. The Janome MC550E dedicated embroidery machine or a combination sewing and embroidery machine, like the Janome Continental M17 have … Continue reading

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Let’s Get Organized!

With a New Year started, its a great time to get organized. We all have little tips and tricks we use to make organizing our creative space easier. I have the Janome QMP18 longarm quilting machine, which for now it … Continue reading

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Decorative Stitches Add Dynamic Detail to Projects

Do you Have a Go-To Favourite? Today, over at Will Cook for Shoes (WCFS), Trina shares a great new project for the sewing room in Sew Organized. Her Sewing Machine Mat is an elegant and practical project for dressing up your … Continue reading

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APRIL WONDERFIL THREAD WINNER + ANNOUNCEMENT OF GIVE-AWAY FOR MAY 2015

Remember the “Mend it Better” book that was our give-away last month/March? Well, Joyce of Lethbridge won it! We announced that at the beginning of April but thought you might like to see this pic of Joyce receiving her book … Continue reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THIS CORNER OF THE SEWING WORLD? PART 1

I recently attended the SEWEXPO in Puyallup, Washington……my annual excursion where I take a close look at what’s new, what’s hot, what’s not hot anymore, etc at the largest consumer Sewing Show in North America.  I attend this show as a … Continue reading

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