Welcome to my studio. I'm so happy you stopped by today. This is my third year participating in the "Where Bloggers Create" blog hop sponsored by Karen Valentine of My Desert Cottage. I really enjoy sharing my studio and having the opportunity to get a glimpse into the studios of other crafty bloggers.
On the right as you enter my studio is my scrapbooking area.
All my scrapbooking supplies are stored in the blue bins in the bookcase, in the organizers on my desk, and hanging from the rod under the window. Under the desk is a six drawer Ikea file cabinet where I store paper, embellishments, and Project Life pocket pages.
Some of my mini books are displayed on top of the Ikea bookcase along with my blue vintage typewriter.
Shelves over my laptop hold more paper, embellishments, and my printer. My Silhoutte Cameo sits on the counter next to the my laptop, making it easy to quickly find and cut a design while scrapbooking. The upper cupboard hides all my acrylic paints and other crafting supplies, while the bottom cupboard has pullout wire bins full of quilt batting and interfacing.
Now we're moving into the sewing areas of the studio. I have room for three people to sew along the long counter. I usually have my three machines set up, but can move them quickly to make room when friends come over to sew. I spend a lot of time at the Babylock machine and love the convenience of the portable ironing board. It's really handy when piecing blocks to have the iron so close at hand instead of jumping up constantly to use the big ironing board.
This cute little Singer Featherweight is a new addition since last year's studio tour. I haven't used it very much, but think it's adorable and plan to take it to sew days with my quilt guild. On the pegboard shelves above are old candle jars full of ribbons sorted by color.
This corner holds my serger and that all important machine - the Kuerig coffee maker.
Along the back wall is my Handi Quilter Avante and a bookcase full of quilting and scrapbooking magazines. The quilt on the wall is made out of 15 years' worth of Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show tee shirts.
The ironing table is another new studio addition that my husband built for me recently. You can read a little more about the building process here.
My cutting table is a dining table I inherited from my Grandma Zangl. Growing up, we used to visit my grandparents at their house on Moose Lake outside of Antigo, Wisconsin, and many summer evenings were spent putting together puzzles or playing cards at this table. We added blocks to the legs to raise it to counter height and it makes a wonderful cutting table. There's also room underneath on both sides for wire storage drawers which are full of fabric.
My design wall is surrounded by two Ikea storage towers that hold craft books and an Ikea shelf where I display my childhood dolls and toys. Who remembers Chrissy and Velvet dolls with hair that grows?
This table is where I spend time looking at craft books, planning projets, and usually visiting with my sister.
Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the world. I hope you enjoyed yourself and be sure to check out more studios here.
