Sunday, April 12, 2009

3 part post - It's a big one :o)!!!

Part 1 - Thanks Mr Easter [Hus...]bunny :o)
So glad the Easter Bunny came today ... Jess and I had a blast tearing around and finding all the yummy chocolate eggs early this morning :o). Now, since we're both (probably??) a little old for the Easter Bunny to call at our house, my DH is "Easter [Hus...]bunny" in the JoyPatch, a job I think he quite enjoys ....besides, the perks are pretty good too!!The scales are going to be groaning under the extra choccy weight we'll all be carrying after the Easter weekend LOL!!

Part 2 - More Yumminess, but this time it's fabric!!!
I can't wait to play with this .... it's my new Jelly Roll .... "Aviary" by Moda - It's the prettiest line I've seen in a long time. I simply LOVE it!! Isn't it just absolutely gorgeous!!??! I just love the pinky creamy pastel shades ... sooooo girly ;o). I've got some yardage and some charm squares on the way and when they arrive I shall be turning them into a quilt!!! :o)
Part 3 (final part) My Sewing Room
I was over reading Karen's blog at Cotton Spice and she's shown us her sewing room, along with a bunch of other designers studios and she's asked to see ours in return ... so here's mine!!! The description is above each pic..... Firstly here's "Bertha" ... my faithful Janome 6500, love her to bits ... she sits on the Horn cabinet that my Dad gave me years ago. Beside that is a little cupboard made by my dear Dad originally for my DD1's Barbie collection. Well, she's long grown out of that so now it's where I keep my pellon, buttons, coloured threads, calico and many, many other bits and pieces. You can't see it very well, but on top of the little cupboard is a chest of drawers made out of the drawers from a Singer Treadle sewing machine cabinet.
This one is my cutting table, which also has my ironing board and the shelves above house the computer and loads of other things that I have to have within reach when I'm "working". Under the table I have two sets of drawers for fat quarters and scraps.
Here's part of my stash .... it lives in the bottom of the bookcase so that I can browse whenever I feel the need ;o). Above the fabrics are a load of patchwork books and magazines ... I must go through them one day ;o).........
Here's inside my cupboard ... with more books ...and my precut fabrics ... Parts of where I "work" are organised chaos, I know :o). But I love my little sewing room, it's my sanctuary :o).
Well hopefully you managed to get through to the end of this post so I'll now wish all of my bloggy friends a very happy Easter ..........

13 comments:

Bec said...

hehehehe such a laugh your husband is!
If you want to see sewing rooms, check out Sue's one on LisaBoyer at blogspot. emai me if you can't find it.
Bec xxx

Unknown said...

Sanctuary really is the right word for our rooms .Happy Easter .

Vicki ♥ said...

I love your sewing room Joy :) I love your table too and I used to have one of those and it sat eight quite comfortably but I had to part with it when we moved to Melbourne from WA. Sob sob sob!!Anyway I think your sewing room looks very organised and not messy at all. :)Oh I love your new pretty pastels JR you got too...yummm!!

Vicki ♥ said...

Wow...look at our times of posting :) all a minute or two apart of each other...that means we were all sitting at our computers looking at your blog Joy at the same time :) Kewl eh? hehehe

Perri said...

Happy Easter Joy! Hope you and your family are having a great day!
I have to agree with you, the new range 'Aviary' it is just so yummy - I am really enjoying using it at the moment.
And lastly, thank you for sharing your sewing room with us! I think everyone likes seeing other stitcher's creative places!
Happy stitchin, P

wonderwoman said...

love the pics of your sewing room - so i can now picture you in there when i think of you!! its very well organised - mine is total chaos!

xxx

Kim said...

Your sewing room looks so nice. Gives me inspiration to start working on the spare bedroom if my niece doesn't come to stay for college next fall.

Unknown said...

Great sewing room Joy! Isn't it amazing how many things we need to have 'in reach' when we work? :) Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

Hello Joy, I think there maybe one thing I cannot spy in your sewing room.......love your Aviary fabrics. Regards Lyn

StitchinByTheLake said...

Your sewing room resembles mine - organized chaos works for me too. blessings, marlene

Sherri said...

I love Aviary too...and it's always so fun to see everyone's sewing rooms! Mine is pretty chaotic right now...but I have so many projects I don't want to stop and organize!

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

Cute bunny....love the fabric and you have one productive work area Joy...

Christine said...

Happy Easter, Joy. Thanks for the peek in your sewing room. Love your Aviary jelly roll ... one of my favourite ranges at the moment.
Look forward to seeing the quilt you make with it.
Christine