studio condensed

With a much needed shifting of rooms, to accomodate the changing needs of our very large family, (in a very small house no less)  I've given up my studio space recently.  This meant cramming a whole room full of yarn and fabric and all that goes with, onto a few shelves in our dining room.

Yesterday I had a quiet day alone to set things up.  We had already cleared all of the shelves, and painted the room.  I thought that painting might lift my spirits a little, as I try not to worry to much that my little ones will pull everything down, wander off, and either lose, or break everything (Ok I wasn't worrying, I was panicking ;)  )   I'm not done with it yet - there is still quite a bit of stuff to sort through, but I got the basics set up, and I even sewed a curtain to contain it all a little.


Here's a couple shots of how it used to look - I can't find any with bigger shots of the whole room.  We've never painted this room, and it was quite a mess.  The ceiling was painted the same cantaloupe color as the walls which made the room feel a lot smaller than it is.

Here it is with the new curtain

The fabric is by Anna Maria Horner..... quite definitely my favorite fabric designer :)

You can see them here - just scroll down to the Drawing Room line.

There is something about her fabrics that just make me feel so good!  I just love this curtain - it makes me smile in a big way every time I look at it :)

My hidden sewing nook... 

This has worked perfectly actually, as I can leave the sewing machines set up.

The barest bones of all my fabric....  I actually love the look of stacks of fabric :)