Studio Tour - Day Three

This is the last "corner" of my sewing studio

with my grandparents' dining room table

re-purposed into a giant ironing surface.

The raised wood top

(cut from a sheet of 3/4" plywood and 'lifted' with 2 x 6's)

was first covered with a layer of heavy duty aluminum foil.

(think about protection from the iron's steam)

I then added a layer of quilt batting

and a WOF length of B&W fabric.

The fabric edges are folded around the wood and stapled in place.

(I used a staple gun, not a household stapler)

The shoe shelf unit offer storage for my thread boxes

and a new home from my glass-front cabinet.

The quilt on the wall was hand pieced by my maternal grandmother.

(later hand quilted by "a group of church ladies")

In the corner, you can see my binding tree

and, on the wall, my paternal grandmother's quilt magazines in photo frames.

(template era patterns printed on tissue-thin paper)

To the right is the closet.

We removed the double doors to free up space,

especially since they were always open anyway.

When DH gave up the Rubbermaid shelf unit,

I nabbed it for use in my studio.

The box on the top shelf holds leftover binding.

Leftover quilt batting (second shelf) has been pre-cut to size

for use with my Swiffer and for making AAQI Priority Quilts.

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Tomorrow, we move to the design studio!

Quiltdivajulie