a tour inside my small sewing room.

I am very excited to share my sewing room with you today since I love seeing where others sew and create.

Even though my sewing room is not a large, elaborate space, I am so thankful to have it. It is my own little space and I love it. I waited a long time to have a space in my home exclusively for my sewing hobby. Prior to building this tiny addition, I did all of my sewing and crafting at my dining room table. Not that I really minded that, but it sure is nice to leave a project laying out and not rush to put it away to set the dinner table, just to drag everything back out again. A lot of sewing goodies are squeezed into this tiny room and it functions quite well for me considering how small it is.

My Machines

Baby Lock Ellure & Brother 1034D Serger

The main two machines that I use are my Baby Lock Ellure and my Brother 1034D Serger. I love both of these machines and they are the best sewing investments I have ever made besides my Juki TL-98E quilting machine that I talk about more below.

My Baby Lock Ellure is a sewing and embroidery machine. I bought it used from a Bernina dealer and it was worth every penny. I had always wanted a Baby Lock machine but could not afford a new one. When I came across the Ellure I knew it was the perfect opportunity to try one out at an affordable price. I was not really looking for an embroidery machine, so that was an extra added bonus. Now that I have done some embroidery projects, I would never want to go without having that feature on a machine. Here is an embroidery project I recently made. Isn’t she adorable?

The Baby Lock Ellure is a discontinued machine, but if you are in the market for a similar machine, the Baby Lock Accord is the most comparable model I have found that is currently sold.

My Brother 1034D Serger has worked flawlessly and it makes sewing garments super fast and easy. It has definitely been a game changer and a great addition to my sewing room. The only maintenance I have ever done to keep it running smooth is oiling it and using my micro vacuum kit to remove the lint and fibers from the inside.

Juki TL-98E

My Juki TL-98E is the machine that I use to do all of my free motion quilting, piecing, and bag making. I actually purchased it before my Baby Lock and my Brother machines. The Juki is a heavy duty machine and has proved to be a true workhorse. There is nothing I have sewn so far that the machine cannot handle. At a speedy 1500 SPM, it has sewn a leather and denim with no problems at all. It is my machine of choice for all of my chain piecing.

I love that it also has an automatic thread cutter. It was the first machine I owned that had the automatic thread cutter. Once you have an automatic thread cutter, you will never go back! The machine is quite heavy and I do need a lot of room for free motion quilting so I actually store my Juki in my living room in a sewing cabinet that my husband bought me a few years back. It is not functional to use the machine in my sewing room and for now it will remain in my living room. My specific model is no longer sold, but you can find the newer version of my model here. My Juki does not have speed control, however, I do not miss that feature. If speed control is an important feature for you, consider checking out other machines first.

Singer Featherweight

I cannot forget to mention my Singer Featherweight machine. I forgot to get a picture of it by itself in my sewing room, but you will see it sitting in my sewing room in a few pictures above. It was a an early Christmas gift from my husband and son a few years ago. I have not had the chance to use this machine very much yet, but the few times I have, it sewed perfectly. It is the cutest little machine ever!

Sewing Room Decor

I get asked a lot about the mini quilt hanging in my sewing room. I made it using various scraps of fabric I had laying around. It took me about a day to cut the fabric and piece everything together. It took another day to quilt it and put on the binding. I am a slow sewist! I did all of the free motion quilting on my Juki TL98E (my workhorse). The finished size is 17″ x 20″. The pattern I used is “Stitched with Love” by Camille Roskelley.

Storage & Organization

Thread Storage

Having such a small space does have some benefits. It forces me to be organized and creative with storage. It also prevents me from buying too much that I just simply do not have room for. My space is quite small, so I always need to stay on top of things, otherwise it gets disastrous quick.

My husband brought these plastic containers home for me from work. They have been great for storing thread, mini charm packs, zippers, and hardware.

My embroidery thread holder came from Hobby Lobby. You can get a great deal if you wait to grab it when it’s on sale. I grabbed one for my bestie when I got mine. 🙂

I made the mini quilt you see pictured above using the machine paper pieced method. The fabric is from Bonnie Christine’s collection and the pattern is “Tony Danza” by Sarah Overton. Machine paper piecing is not as hard as it looks. Once you get the hang of it, it is pretty easy and fun.

Patterns & Books

I store my vintage patterns in these colorful little photo boxes.

I love sewing books and magazines and would have no problem sitting and looking through them all day long. At some point you will probably see a blog post about my favorite sewing books. I store sewing books and magazines in a wall cabinet located next to my embroidery thread holder . It is so nice to have a cabinet to store my books in, but as you can see, I do not have room even for one more book in here.

Fabric Storage

My main method of storing my quilting fabric is using base cabinet drawers. This method of fabric storage ensures that all of my fabric stays dust free. I wrap my fabric around the famous comic book boards that so many quilters talk about. I do not remember who I initially got the idea from to give them credit, but it has been a great way to store quilting fabric and has worked out very well in my small sewing room.

My collection of jelly rolls, fat quarter bundles, cake cuts, etc. are also stored in cabinet drawers.

My friend came over to visit one day and surprised me with this Simplicity vintage storage box. It is huge and I use it to store all of my charm packs. I don’t know if these boxes are still available for purchase, but I know she got it at Joann Fabrics and you can see a similar one here.

When I first learned to sew, my stash was small and I only bought 1 yard cuts at that time. I stored all of my fabric in these Artbin Super Stachel Plastic Storage Cases and I still continue to use them as you can see. They work out great for storing my smaller cuts of seasonal fabrics. The top one holds all of my smaller cuts of Christmas themed fabric. These containers come with plastic dividers that you can see in my photo below. The dividers make it really nice to separate the fabric.

Notions Storage

I added this little 6 drawer unit to my sewing room because I loved the bright colors and the size of the drawers. The exterior part of the unit is wood and the little drawers are ceramic. I thought it coordinated well with the colors in my room. They drawers are the perfect size to store packs of needles, pins, bobbins, thread, and any other small sewing notions. I bought this unit from Walmart but it is no longer available. It is actually the “Pioneer Woman Vintage Floral 6-Drawer Spice/Tea Box”.

My buttons are stored in these adorable jars from Hobby Lobby.

I love my “It’s Sew Emma” Stash N Store organizers. These little storage organizers hold A LOT of sewing tools and work our perfectly in my small space. The full size mint color Stash N Store stays in my sewing room on a permanent basis and and the mini stash n store I like to put things in to transport to the living room when I am using my Juki quilting machine or one of my vintage sewing machines. All of my vintage machines is a topic for another whole blog post!

After using these storage systems for quite a long time, I am still impressed with the quality of them. The rubberized sections are flexible and hold a firm grip on anything put in them. These little storage systems are one of my favorite things in my sewing room.

Cannot Forget The Scissors

Last but not least, I cannot go without mentioning my favorite sewing scissors. I believe that having the right tools makes a hobby so much more enjoyable.

I have several different pairs of scissors in my sewing room but there are 3 pair that are my absolute favorite. When I first started learning to sew, I was fortunate to receive the Gingher 8″ Dressmaking Shears and the Gingher thread nippers as Christmas gifts from my husband and son.

The dressmaking shears cut through fabric like butter. They are prefect for cutting through larger pieces of fabric . I love them so much that I bought an additional pair to have on hand.

I love using the thread nippers to cut the little threads that remain on my projects after piecing and quilting. They cut the threads nice and flush against the fabric. They also work really nice for cutting the threads if you do not have an automatic thread cutter on your machine. The blades cut really close to the fabric.

My 3rd favorite pair are my Gingher 5″ Sewing Scissors for cutting smaller pieces of fabric. Be careful though because all 3 pair are super duper sharp. I actually cut the tip of my finger taking the cap off the nippers to arrange this photo.

Wow that turned out to be a lengthy post and I hope you made it til the end! I hope you have enjoyed it and found some useful information to help with ideas in your sewing room. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post and tour my sewing room. 🙂

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