Mission Possible Position

Yes, it's one of those days.

Nevertheless, I didn't want to miss out on my big date with Patti and the Visibles at Not Dead Yet Style.  Yeah, that pretty much sums it up.

Moving onward and upward.  Here we have my hand-sewn, with primary colors variegated thread, a hunter green jersey knit Lotus duster.  The rest of the pix are so bad they can't be seen.  I've already redone the fastening device and plan to do so again soon.  Another story...

Actually I've been sewing like mad, a least a dozen or more lovely pieces, but no photos.  Bad at photos.  And now I was just working on a lousy pj top and scorched the ivory cotton a nice toasty brown.  grrrrr.  grrrrr.   So rather than go down that road, I thought I'd share a success with you all.
For myself, really.  But you can look if you want.

My Studio Mission Possible of January 2015!!!

View as you enter the space

With everything so organized!!!!  I bought nothing, just scavenged what I already had, repurposed and rearranged things.  Did I mentioned I destroyed two other rooms in the process?  Their time will come.  I think those were modular bookcase-like shoe racks I have over the radiator for all my immediate sewing needs.  Like fasteners, tapes, pins, needles, elastic, on and on.  Many of the furniture type items were found in the alley eons ago.

Glancing to your right...

An alley shelving unit that holds (alley) crates and boxes of nothing but fabric scraps sorted by color with the top row being the tiniest (for jewelry).

Keeping on moving to your right...

Oh, I've got one of those Homedics chair massage covers on my swivel chair - perfect for the ole sewing stiffness.

A glass table is a great work surface and so easy to keep clean.

Continuing around to your right...

Shelving units holding my fabric stash, sorted by color.  If I'm really good, I also have noted the width and amount of yards on a slip of paper inside the roll of each piece.  I'm not very good, but I make stabs at it now and then.

That's the door we came in, directly across from the sewing machine.

The mannequin is wearing my Ivory flannel Lotus duster in process.

The cabinet holds patterns arranged by what it is (top, bottom, etc.)

The multi-glass paneled door goes to a closet that's not mine.

This door, however, goes to my art supply room

Or what was formerly called my art supply room.  This is one of the rooms that was destroyed in the revisioning and, frankly, cleaning up of the sewing studio.  For now the door is firmly shut.  Next to it is a rolling cart that holds trims, sorted by color, of course.

Back door to the enclosed back porch, ironing board...

The back porch is pretty much destroyed too, holds all my grist for the mill, clothes in waiting, to be harvested for renewal, etc.  Another door that is staying closed for the time being.  Especially during this cold weather.

So that's the 360 degree view.  ooo, that made me feel better already.  I have accomplished something.  I remember thinking it was in such a trashed state that it was simply impossible.  Not so.  Even when my sewing is a flop, I still have a great place in which to work.  Even when I'm aging every second.  I still have my massage chair and all my lights and magnifiers.  And a lot of cool clothes...and shoes...Yep, maybe everything's gonna be alright.

Thanks you guys.