I Heart Ikea In My Studio!

Hello Everyone,

Organization, that is such a key for me to keep me going. To use up the space I have efficiently is a huge help. Ikea helps me to do that. So, I will take you on a little tour of my studio and show you the Ikea pieces that keep me going....

This first piece is a Besta unit. It is meant to hold your TV unit on top. I didn't choose casters, just the legs.

These units fit perfectly under my long arm and hold lots of the products that I carry in my shop. You can get different combos with drawers and doors too.

I am sure that many of you have seen these pictures of my personal stash. Kind of crazy isn't it?? Well, Ikea shelving is at it again. These are the Expedit bookcases and I literally have them all over my studio. Holding my fabric... see Stephanie's Oak Park Bag hanging there?

Holding more fabric. I love the size of the little cubbies. They are perfect so that your fabric doesn't flop over. However, mine does get a little messy because I tend to play with it a lot. See Stephanie's Prickly Pear bag there....

More Expedit cases, but this layout has the desk extension which I love and is a great place for my sewing machine and studio cat!!

These two units are Varde and are part of their free standing kitchen cabinet line. I have another one in the studio too which holds my AccuQuilt Studio Cutter. Sorry, forgot to take a photo.

The shelves above the units are Lack. They are really handy and I am constantly using them. One of the nice things about Ikea is that many of their products come in different colors to suit your needs. Plus the prices are pretty reasonable. You just have to do some of the assembly.

I hope you have enjoyed this little tour. Maybe it has even inspired you to take a trip to Ikea.

Until Next Time...

I Heart Ikea In My Studio!

Black, White, and Red Top...Done! Ikea Furniture Up!

I have had and extremely busy 4 days! First things first. My hubby and I worked hard all weekend emptying a portion of my studio and then building 2 Ikea units, from the VARDE collection. We also put up 2 shelves from the LACK collection. I moved everything back in and I am completely organized and loving it. Here is a picture with the pieces in place....I spent Sunday placing everything back in and organizing. I love, love, love it..oh wait I said that already.

Then the rest of Sunday was spent on completing the black, white, and red quilt top for my friend. Here is a picture of my cat Beanie modeling it for you.I will actually have a picture of it quilted in just a few days. I am going to put it on my Gammill tomorrow night to quilt it. The pattern is called Twisted Sister by Ami Simms. It was really easy to do. I am thinking of making another in brights!

I also just have to leave you with one more picture of my Rolo just for laughs!! He is such a character!! Have a great night!

Jackie

Black, White, and Red Top...Done! Ikea Furniture Up!

A Day of Shopping

Today I went shopping to Ikea! I really love that place, even if you don't buy anything it is a fun place. The intent was to buy a new piece of furniture for my studio. Which I did. Here it is.It will act as my cutting table/storage area. I can't wait to assemble it and put it up. Now I only have to clean out the old area first! While at Ikea, I also stopped in the textiles area and found this really groovy fabric. I love, love, love it!! Maybe use it as a backing on a quilt.That's all for now, short post today!
Jackie

A Day of Shopping

Studio Pics and Stuff

Well, today is our wedding anniversary! I got up early wished my hubby a happy and came down to update my blog!! We did celebrate on Friday, by going to see Larry the Cable Guy at Mohegan Sun. After being married for 18 years you need to have some sense of humor. He was very funny! We were able to have a nice dinner and stayed overnight, as my parents came and stayed with the kids.

Now onto the quilting segment of this post! As I promised, here are some pictures of my newly organized studio. This first one shows how I utilized the Ikea cabinets to organize my fabric stash and my books. I can see everything now and really enjoy working in my studio. These cases fit perfectly in the one dormer. Here are 2 more pictures that show my stash a little better. I love the fact that I was able to group my stash in "categories".

I also have a photo here of a great way to hang your quilts. I just had my husband space out 4 decorative curtain rods on the wall and folded some quilts over them. I have to say that I am not the one who came up with this idea. Holly had this on her wall in her house and I loved it. So thanks Holly for a great idea.

One more thing that I thought you might all like. If you go to The Happy Zombie's blog she has a wonderful downloadable table runner pattern. The pattern is on her November 19th post and is called the Jingle Jolly table runner. It looks like a nice pattern to do on a snowy winter day.

Enjoy!

Jackie

Studio Pics and Stuff

What a Week!!

Hi Everyone,

Well I have had quite a week. I have spent (along with my husband) a lot of time setting up new cases in my quilting studio. Wow, what a difference! I was able to accommodate all of my fabric, projects, and books into a few cases. I owe a big thanks to Justine as she was my inspiration. The cases I purchased were from Ikea.

My daughter and I had never visited Ikea and we had a blast the cases were the perfect size and fit for my studio. Here is what they look like and they can be found on this link
They are just perfect. I also got 2 of the smaller units that are 2 cubbyholes by 4 cubbyholes.

Anyway, after working this hard for a few evenings we did go to my parents for Thanksgiving. It was great!! We had lots to eat and lots of friends and family to spend time with during the weekend.

I will post some pictures of my studio and our Thanksgiving feast over the next couple of days. I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday.

What a Week!!