New sewing studio

OK, so we've moved to Germany and decided to live on base. We have a small apartment (829 sq. ft.) with two bedrooms, the smaller of which serves as our bedroom and the other as my husband's den. The living room and dining area have become my sewing studio. I guess we won't be entertaining much but that's alright with me.

This apartment has no hallway or foyer, really no introduction whatsoever. You walk in the front door and see my studio. I have a large wardrobe from IKEA with sliding doors - one white, one mirror. This houses most of my fabrics as well as my collection of Burda and Threads magazines.


The large cutting table is actually four office cabinets from IKEA put together (side-by-side, back-to-back). The side facing the fabric closet houses my sewing books, DVDs, ironing/pressing equipment, bolts of interfacing and lining, and the few pieces of casual fabrics I have. The other side has more sewing books, knitting books, miscellaneous magazines, and binders with newsletters and other stuff; the top drawer is home to my shears and other cutting implements plus rulers, curves, and such things necessary for pattern drafting. The top cubby by the window hides plastic drawers full of trims, zippers, etc.

Next comes Babbette, wearing an almost finished NL 6407 shirt (needs buttons and buttonholes), and my lovely Horn cabinet - home to my Artista 180E and 1300DC serger.

Pictures on the wall were a birthday present last year from my in-laws.







And this is my view when I sew - more pictures on the wall, then to the left the original dining area where I put my loveseat, computer desk, and electric fireplace.

The only thing missing is my knitting machines but that's because there's no more room here. I'll just have to set them up for the particular project and take them down afterwards.