My "She Who Sews" Sewing Room Projects

Welcome to my She Who Sews Scrapatch! 

My New Sewing Machine Table Cover is my favorite thing!

It has these very useful Apron Pockets!

Lady Janome has a nice new cover, too! 

This beautiful fabric which perfectly matches the aqua and yellow paint in my sewing room is from the ...

Handmaids line ~ She Who Sews!

from Quilting Treasures

I used the selvage strip from the panel for the handle
on the top of my sewing machine cover.

Thanks, Madame Samm !

When I first saw the photos of this fabric line,
I was not sure how much I would like the designs in the block panel prints.

I ordered my fabrics from
Shannon @ Fabrics N Quilts
as she had the great multi-colored print I wanted to use for my ironing board cover.
I also ordered the small panel at that time.

After receiving these, I have to say I loved the colors and quality of the fabric and when I saw all the pretty details in the panel print I wanted more!
So I ordered more of the fabrics for more projects.
I am a happy Fabrics N Quilts customer!

My first sewing room improvement project was to make a new ...

Ironing Station 

with a new removable cover for my large DIY Ironing Board

and cover for my Iron Hot Pad

I have posted a Tutorial for how I made this ironing board and cover Here.

My second project was to make a custom sewing table cover ... 

... for my custom sewing machine table that my hubby made for me. <3

For my third project ...

with the small panel and the aqua, yellow and yellow/black florals left after I made
my custom sewing machine table cover and apron ...

... I decided to make  a Custom Sewing Machine Cover for my beautiful Janome.

 Katniss was very interested in this project.

My plan was derived by studying the fabrics and what I needed to cover.I used the rest of the yard of pretty blue floral tone-on-tonethat I had already quilted for the table cover.  When I cut it to size for the table when I added the pockets I had a piece that was just the right size for the top of my machine cover.  I even used the selvage strip from the panel to make a handle on the top for lifting off the cover.

Katniss helped me select the panels for the machine cover.

I cut the panels and bordered the sides with the pretty yellow floral tone-on-tone.

Then I quilted the panels

When I was sewing the panels into the box for the cover, it was the day that Mdm. Samm announced the "Think Ruffles" Blog Hop.

So I thought, " Ruffles!"

Why, yes, I can sew ruffles!

To do this I used this
 Tried and True Ruffle Method from Madame Samm

I added a strip to bind the edges.

I added this to the edge of the front top and side panels all in one live of stitching,
The edge of the ruffle is under the edge and the binding strip is folded over and I stitched through all the layers.
At this point I was pretty impressed with Lady Janome.
I did change to a new needle, a 90/14 Microtex Sharp
with Superior King Tut  Quilting Cotton thread.

I sewed on the quilted side panels top side first.

Then I sewed each side from bottom to top and added a binding on the bottom in the same gorgeous black and yellow print that I used for the ruffle. Lady Janome sewed through all the quilted layers, the ruffle, the handle, and all the intersections with the walking foot without a bit of trouble or a skipped stitch.

The Butterfly stayed up until midnight again one night to help.

For my fourth (much smaller) project ... 

Butterfly helped me to decide to stay up and sew what I had left of the ruffles
to add a skirt to my Ice Cream Cone Pincushion
that I made for the Pom Pom Hop.

I love Lady Janome!
Now she has a beautiful quilted cover to tuck her in at night.
I chose this photo not for the great photo quality, but because you can see the Butterfly eyes gleeming in the dark dining room waiting for me to turn tuck in my machine, turn off the lights and go snuggle under the quilts.

For my last project(s) ... 

In the morning I sewed more ruffles and I added them to two sides of one of these ...

... quick and easy fabric boxes made from the tutorial HERE

 from Tina @ Seaside Stitches.

I love my new ruffled thread catcher!

This little work area is much improved by this and the custom apron pockets. You can see how I had to leave an opening in the apron as I really like using the knee lifter on my Janome to raise the presser foot. My camera is usually tucked into the large pocket to keep it handy. I used to have my camera set on the edge of the table and Katniss did once try taking pictures herself and knocked it on the floor.  Fortunately my camera survived. Now I have a pocket that does not fit a Katniss.

Here is another wonderful new part of my sewing space ...

I have a nice padded backrest for my sewing chair!

The sewing machine cover fits perfectly over the back of my sewing chair when I am using my machine.  I have padded the upper part here with batting.
It makes a lovely cushion to rest my upper back upon!
I frequently get upper back pain between my shoulder blades from extended sewing sessions and this is so nice.

I was so comfy in my sewing chair that ...

I made another little fabric box with the last squares of these fabrics.
Sorry ... no ruffles ... I am out of ruffling fabric.
I was also out of buttons so I set this box aside until I could get more ...

... and Katniss took good care of it for me while I went button shopping.

Now it has buttons ...  AND ... this fabric box is ...

A Giveaway!

(This giveaway is closed.

Winner announced Here.)

This box measures 3" deep and 4.5" wide.

I will send this little fabric box anywhere in the world.

To be eligible to win, all you need to do is leave one lovely comment.
You do not need to be a follower.

Anyone who is a follower, new friend or old friend, may have one additional entry by leaving a second comment telling how you follow. 

Please be sure that I have an email address to contact you
to tell you if you have won and get your address.

My blog is set to not allow anonymous comments so that the robots cannot find me.
If you do not have an ID, you can still enter by email at the address listed under "Contact Me" in my toolbar and I will post your comment for you
so you have a chance to win.

To be eligible to win you must comment on this post or email me 
by Midnight EST on February 18th, 2014

I will announce and email the winner on February 19th, 2014.

Thanks you for visiting my scrapatch!

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Thanks to 

Madame Samm @ Sew We Quilt
for this inspiring blog hop!

A big cheer to Carla @ Creatin' in the Sticks,
who organized two hops at the same time so cheerfully!

This is a fabulous blog hop!

Ms Katniss promises to take good care of the fabric box until the giveaway.

My quilty kitties and I say thanks for visiting today!

happy sewing and blog hopping!

:) 

DIY Ironing Board Project Tutorial / She Who Sews

My New Ironing Station! 

This is the Tutorial for the large DIY Ironing Board.

Please be sure you visit my main

 

 My "Sew Who Sews" Blog Hop Post HERE.

With my new removeable and washable cover for my big moveable ironing board!

Here it is on my cutting table where I can easily iron a whole quilt.

Here it is in it's regular station for pressing blocks and such.

This beautiful fabric which perfectly matches the aqua and yellow paint in my sewing room is from the ...

"Handmaids" line for She Who Sews!
from Quilting Treasures

Katniss says, "I like these pretty new fabrics.
The green in the one nearest me goes well with my eyes.
You should pick that one!"

This is my favorite fabric in this line, also, so Katniss shall get her wish.
The colors in these fabrics are sew pretty!

I bought three yards of the print on the left to make the new cover for my long ironing board and smaller cuts of the other fabrics.

This photo was taken in the best of the winter light coming in my window today and it really does not do the fabrics justice.

Sew ... my first sewing room makeover project is the new cover for my
DIY Ironing Board.

This really is made of boards.
Three scrap boards I found from some  home improvement project we did one time.
The boards have lips which nest them together.
I added heavy duty staples to hold them together securely.
When I moved into my sewing room, I covered it with layers of scrap batting and then wrapped it with a length of yellow flannel which is also stapled to the back.
It sits on top of some rolling storage units which stores some of my stash ...

Katniss sits on top of any stack of fabric or quilts
or curls up on this ironing board to take a nap.

As it is up against the wall and windows,
I did not attach the board so it is moveable ...

... so that I can also set it on my long cutting table and press a whole top or quilt
with the long edges hanging over the open sides of the table.

It is over 60" long.

I can also easily press open a WOF quilting fabric.

The old lose cover was getting worn and I had to pull out the staples everytime I washed it so I decided a removeable cover was very much needed.

Here is how I made my new cover:

 I cut the long selvage edges to make the drawstring for the back of the cover.

I sewed them right sides together on one edge.

Turned the edge over and sewed wrong sides together along the other edge.

This made a very durable drawstring to tie the cover in the back.

The padding on the boards was very flat so I added a stiff new layer of padding with some Insul-Bright that I had in my closet.
I used the heavy duty stapler to attach this directly to the back of the boards.

I cut my cover fabric by measuring 8.5" around the edges of the board.

Katniss helped. 

I checked the size and fit by folding the edges over the back.

Butterfly supervised.

Then I cut 6.5" squares from the four corners.

Sewed rolled hems around the cut corners so they would not fray or rip.

 Sewed a 1 inch pocket for the drawstring on all four sides.

Threaded the drawstring continuously through all four sides.

Drew the drawstring tight and tied.

With some extra fabric I made a new cover for my iron pad, too!

The ironing pad cover is simply a small pillowcase 

to cover the pad I made some time ago.

Just hemmed, sewn of three sides ...

and tucked.

 Done and ready to use!

Ms Katniss approves!

One her favorite new nappy spots is on the new ironing board cover up against the pillows.  Katniss and Freddy Teddy and Auntie Antique are cuddle buddies.

I am really enjoying my new improved ironing station. 

I have had a few questions about how I made the draft stopper in my ...

"Don't Let The Door Stop You" Blog Post HERE

The length of fabric I used for my ironing board cover was 2.5 yards

of the multicolored floral.

When I cut the WOF down to size I had a long strip, 6.5" wide by 2.5 yds.

This is the strip that I used for my door draft stopper ...

I folded the long strip in half right sides together and sewed a 1/2" hem on the short sides.  Then I sewed 1/4" seams on the long sides. I turned it right side out and sewed two long seams 2.5" from the sides to form the tube pockets.  Then I inserted the tubes and tacked the open ends shut with a few stitches.  

Thanks for visiting my new and improved scrapatch today!

Before you go ...

If you have not entered my

Grow Your Blog Hop Mug Rug Giveaway

There is still time to do so.
Click on the above link for details!

The winner will be announced on February 15th!

For now, Freddy Bear says
"I like this new ironing board cover in my comfy corner.
Time for a rest with these pretty pillows.
Bye for now!

~ <3 ~