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Laurie Tavan just finished a beautiful victorian gown. It's what my steampunk gown wants to be when it grows up. Go take a peek.

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My future sewing room

We're building a new duplex townhouse on the property. One of the bedrooms will be my new sewing room.

The Sewing Station
Opted for the L shape. The larger table will hold the sewing machines. The smaller table will hold my laptop computer. I will place a corner bookcase on top of the table where they meet.

The Cutting Station
A challenge until I found the Sullivan cutting table ($99). This table folds from 13" to 37" to 60" which gives me a large space. It's on casters so I can move it to the center of the room to provide 4 sided access, which (according to my sewing friends) is a necessary luxury.

The Ironing Station
The Sullivan hobby table has a gridded ironing pad for large projects. It's hard to pin on so I think I'll cover the pad with wool and make a tailors ironing board. Since I have a bit more room I could place a full size ironing board on the wall and make use of a countertop ironing board.

Storage
The Closetmaid 9 cube organizer and Closetmaid 6 cube organizer will house current projects, books and what-nots. The pegboard wall will hold rulers, scissors and other cutting items. The 4'x2' closet will have shelves and house fabric, trim, notions, etc.


Thanks to these websites for their help:
Free Ikea planner tool software
Design a sewing center by Susan Wright
Real sewing rooms researched by Carol Younge
The Scrap User's System by Bonnie Hunter
Show me your sewing area! @ The Stitchers Guild
Big plans for a small sewing room @ The Stitchers Guild

More TV Goodness

Truly Victorian patterns, that is.

I've finalized the outfit from TV's Early Bustle Catalog (1869-1876) with these skirts:

TV201 1870s Underskirt
TV303 1872 Side Drape Overskirt



Since this event is for three days, I would like to have two more looks.
The first could be an underbust corset with a lace shirt.
The second could be a scientist smock complete with goggles.

Yeah, I feel another bout of sewing anxiety coming on.