First day of school tomorrow (sigh) and we’re busy buying last minute school supplies, hunting down new sneakers, and filling out paperwork. Not much time for quilting, but I do have a good idea to share.
A few years ago, my husband was nice enough to bring home from work a table that was headed for the garbage. It’s pretty beat up and the top of the table is a bit sketchy, but it’s big and solid and has adjustable legs – perfect for quilting. I’ve had it pushed up against the wall in my sewing room all this time, but recently decided to try it in the center of my room and I love it. We even added a shelf across the bottom of the table that’s big enough to hold my batting, several bins of fabric, and my lap quilting frame. It works really well, but it doesn’t look that great.
Another problem in my sewing room is that my overworked quilt rack can’t hold any more pressed quilt tops, quilt backs, or binding strips. I’d hang curtain rods or towel bars to use for storage, but I don’t have any available wall space.
But the other day, my daughter and I were in Home Depot and in a moment of DIY clarity, inspiration struck. Why not use the edge of my table to hang fabric and quilts in progress, keeping them flat while simultaneously hiding the storage shelf. Ta-da!
Here’s what we came up with:
