Arizona Sewing Room Tour

[@dottyaraiza5053]

Love it! I can hardly wait to hear your feedback once you start sewing and enjoying your new sewing area! 💕❤️💕

[@SewingatMidnight]

Its ok so far, although constantly battling dog hair is not fun!

[@patriciabrown1507]

Very spacious sewing area! You are very organized! I love natural sunlight, it makes the room very comforting and cheerful. I had an open sewing room at one time and used oriental style floor screens to create my sewing sanctuary. Our sewing rooms are a great place to retreat and be creative. I can't wait to see your future sewing makes. Happy sewing!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thank you Patricia, I love it too, and I am so happy that I have a partner that recognizes how important this space is for me. We were actually considering using screens rather than the gate, but I would have needed 18 feet of them! I think if I had used another room, that would have been the route I went because I find them to be more aesthetically pleasing. I am hoping good things come from this room!

[@ginaneely1147]

The short Ikea shelves would give you storage and a barrier for the dogo. And they won't block the light. Love your room!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I had considered it, but his face is covered in slime around the clock and if I put anything on shelves, he would put his face on it and slime it, so I have to veto that idea. The drool is serious, and it is a constant struggle. So, anything that could be near his face has to be easy to wipe.

[@HapiMrs]

It always feels great to have your sewing room organized! Yours looks so bright and cheerful-even with the darker walls. I think it’s the open space and the great lighting, plus the pretty colors from your folded fabrics and your cheerful sewing notion boxes. You will get spoiled with all of that Arizona sunshine! I like the way you organized your patterns into styles. I’ve been wondering exactly how to do mine. Great ideas. Thanks for sharing with us. 🌼🌺🎈

[@SewingatMidnight]

Some people do the whole index thing by pattern company and number with a separate binder that just has the picture. Kind of like a card catalog, but that seems like something I would definitely fail to keep up with,lol! I buy way too many patters for that not to end in disaster. This way works for me!

[@HapiMrs]

@@SewingatMidnight YEP...I definitely would be setting myself up for failure if I went that route. I need something exactly as you have--it must be quick and easy.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Bravo! Bravo!👏👏Looking fabulous. You are ready to rock and roll, girl. Can’t wait to see what you start churning out!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I cant wait to see it either, I am working on a muslin for a dress right now! Glad you liked it Viv!

[@vivmomsews4962]

FFC has a 60% off sale today. I’m a deer in the headlights. Cannot move. Must scroll.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Don't tempt me Viv! I am supposed to be behaving myself!

[@conniebuchner4715]

I love your new bright area to sew! 💞💞💞

[@SewingatMidnight]

Me too Connie!

[@lilolmecj]

What a wonderful, wonderful sewing space! You are going to be so productive!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I certainly hope so Carole!

[@janisoshea3814]

Thanks for showing us your sewing space. You’ve done a terrific job of setting up and organizing it. It looks great!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thanks Janis, I love it too!

[@sallydingle321]

Wow, what a fantastic space to sew in Nikki 😀. Glad you are all up and running and ready to go ✂✂✂😉. Had to laugh at your dog not going passed a stick...bless him....at least you can keep your fabric drool free 😂👍😘

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thanks Sally! Keeping things drool and fur free is a constant battle in this house. I am in favor of making the dog an outside dog, but Tim wont let me, so he has to put up fences and deal with my frequent meltdowns about the dog being gross. Its a tradeoff, I guess.

[@sallydingle321]

@@SewingatMidnight I have a whippet and luckily no drool or hair or smell actually, so a good choice for ease of care...but not as cuddly as yours of course 😉😁🐾😘

[@couturehelvetica1261]

Hi! OMG, your new sewing room is amazing!!! I can't wait to see what amazing sewing adventures you'll get up to in there! I can't believe I missed all the moving antics. :( I've been so busy with life and trying to adult, I don't know where the last 6 months went... On the plus side I have so many of your amazing videos to watch in marathon-mode, so I'm not complaining. ;) Hope you're having a great weekend!

[@alisoneichler4257]

WOW! Tim is a keeper for “assigning” the big room for your use! That would never happen in my house

[@SewingatMidnight]

Tim and I are pretty terrible at home decorating, so the byproduct of that is a lack of a whole house of furniture. Also, he was in charge of setting up the living room and I think he accidentally put our living room stuff in a dining room. So, we had three rooms in the house with nothing really to go in them, lol. Basically, this happened because we didn't follow any rules about how to make a house look proper, and we dont care to spend money on furniture when there are fun adventures to be had instead. Basically, we are ridiculous.

[@TheSliverleaf]

What an amazing space for you to create in and how sweet he let you have it ALL. He's a keeper 🤣. Should you run out of space, you could maybe take your white units and put one on each side of the opening into the room. This would give the feel of a wall but still very open feeling and then your gate would not have to reach so far. This then could free up the wall to up your apothecary unit in the room and really play up that gorgeous table your dad made you. Not sure if pup-meister would still drool on your open sides but something just in case. Can't wait to see all the goodness that will be come from you. Have a fabulous day!

[@SewingatMidnight]

If the dog's face can touch it, there will be slime. It is a sad truth when you live with a Newfoundland. Also, there are giant hair tumbleweeds that still make their way in there, its a constant battle with cleaning. Thats why my last sewing room was upstairs so he couldnt get to it. If I didnt have him, i would definitely use the cubes as a partition!

[@charlenejutras1595]

What a great room for creativity! Have fun sewing!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thank you Charlene, I hope I have a ton of creative and successful makes in there!

[@k3of5ks]

Looking really great. Tons of great space and light. 🌞I can hardly wait to see what your first AZ make will be.

[@SewingatMidnight]

I hate to break it to you, but my first muslin was a disaster, lol. I am working on another one that will hopefully go a little better. I seem to have gained quite a bit of weight and I need to make a lot more adjustments than I am used to!

[@nancyoppegard6665]

What a great room and SO organized ! I think your apothecary cabinet would look great next to our chair for filming...it's so interesting to look at. Thanks for sharing your wonderful sewing room

[@SewingatMidnight]

I do love the apothecary, I just don't think it would fit in that space. Maybe I will try it out and see if it works somewhere else. I am still getting used to it, and I do like to switch things around!

[@Hide_and_silk]

Love your new space! How fabulous of Tim to let you have that room...he's a definite keeper!!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I agree! He insisted, I couldn't believe my ears!

[@cecilehoare3053]

When you said your new space was massive you were not kidding! Love it!!! Bright airy and ready to go!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I am definitely going to enjoy having room to spread out, but I am not loving all the dog hair that has been tumbling in there. It is a constant vacuuming nightmare!

[@marym4521]

Love having lots of light for the sewing area! My sewing space is also next to some pretty large windows and the only word of caution I would offer is that I did have to put a blackout curtain in front of where I keep my fabric. The light will cause fading pretty quickly to your fabrics - which is a heartbreaking thing to find (from personal experience!)

[@SewingatMidnight]

Mary I was having that exact thought myself! I think I have some curtains that I can use command hooks to hang on the cube. I hope that will work, I cant have my precious bits exposed to the evil sun!

[@marym4521]

@@SewingatMidnight yeah, it isn't quite as exciting to look at as all the pretty fabrics but yes - save all the precious bits! lol

[@teresacasteel6106]

Love your room and drooling dog. Looks like a happy place to create in. Enjoy!!!!!!!

[@SewingatMidnight]

You can have him!

[@teresacasteel6106]

I’ll take him!!!!

[@sarahwilliams4675]

What a lovely big room with loads of light, look forward to seeing your new makes in your very organized space 😉

[@SewingatMidnight]

It is so nice not having to drag the lamp around everywhere I go! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Penguinandpear]

well, i am very jealous of the amount of space you have!!! and for someone who has just relocated, you are very organised!

[@SewingatMidnight]

We left a lot of the boxes of books and things still packed since this is a rental and I don't know how long we are staying, but to be fair it did take me two weeks to unpack the place and get it looking decent! I am really loving the big space as well. If we move again, I will be too spoiled to get stuffed back into a little bedroom!

[@jaclynmoylan1905]

Love the space!!! Nice open and airy. FABULOUS

[@SewingatMidnight]

I agree Jacky! It is bright and light and i love it! I think i will have to make a sunblocking drape for my fabric cubes so that they dont get damaged.

[@myralorraine]

I love your sewing space! Has everything to inspire you to walk into it and get started creating!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I was very inspired, but I had to leave for Maryland like the day after I got it all set up, lol. Now I am back, so I can finally get going!

[@dwellwithFatine]

I love the new space, very organized Nikki.

[@SewingatMidnight]

I love having a neat sewing space, the rest of the house is whatever...lol!

[@SewAndCher]

You have a great sewing room. Good idea to keep the magnifier covered. My cousin has one and one day she was smelling something, couldn't figure out what it was. She went in the living room and saw a little smoke. I can't remember what was smoking but she realized that it was from the sun and magnify glass.

[@SewingatMidnight]

There is a warning right on the glass, I didnt bother with it in Maryland, but out here, the sun is potent and almost constant, so better safe than sorry.

[@SewNaturalDane]

LOVE LOVE the new space, love the natural lighting you're getting. Oh my gosh, my Regal (Great Dane) had that same drooling problem hahaha. Your fabric is beautifully organized and your new setup is great!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thanks Nateida! I am loving it, just being able walk around to both sides of the cutting table is great!

[@margiecook6379]

Nice, so glad to see you! Missed you! Your new work space is nice. The table your dad made for you looks great. If you are like me it stayy that way for a while and then there will be some fine tuning.can't wait to see all the great stuff that you will make there.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thanks Margie! I am hoping I will be able to get in there and sew today!

[@kkkaneshiro6521]

Love, love and love your new sewing room!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thank you so much! I really love it too!

[@peggydid]

Love your spacious sewing room!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thanks Peggy!

[@lynettedaniels1236]

Your new space looks great. Can’t wait to see what you make!!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I am excited to get going on some sewing Lynette, it has been a long wait!

[@janlattimer5006]

Glad you are getting settled. Great space! TFS.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Me too Jan! Thank you!

[@daphnestamey4404]

Wooooooh, I'm giddy after all that. Lol. Your sewing area is great , you have everything organized so well. You must be looking forward to sewing now.😬

[@SewingatMidnight]

Yeah, mom said it made her a little seasick too! I didn't go as in depth as the last one because you guys have mostly seen the inside of the drawers and that didn't change much so I didn't bother with the tripod... But I am so glad you liked it!

[@clothandthemachine9734]

What a great space. Thanks for the tour 😍👌

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thank you! I am finally going to get the chance to use it!

[@strwbryzrule6894]

Love your space. Very nice to have a lot of light!! Tip for hanging pics: when we rented I used STRAIGHT PINS on the smaller less bulky pics. Sometimes it was a fail, but for the most part it did work. Happy sewing, can't wait to see your creations.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Good tip Robyn! I might give that a try!

[@sagepreaumx9903]

What amazing light you have in your new space! I like the open drawers for the patterns, where you can easily see them and sort through for what you want. Do you refer to your Threads Magazine very often? What are your local fabric stores? Is there a good selection of them or will you be shopping more online? I would think that part of the country there would be a large quilting selection (cottons) but maybe not apparel fabrics?

[@SewingatMidnight]

I don't refer to my threads as much as I should, but I have them there as a reference and I have read them all cover to cover. So what happens is, I will read something in them, and remember it and then when the moment where I could use that info, I will go look it up online. As far as fabric stores, my local Joanns is much bigger and better than it was at my last place, they have a lot more apparel fabrics, but as usual, they are a bit pricey for the quality so I am still leaning toward online shopping, but honestly I haven't bought any new fabric online since December! I went on the little trip with my mom and that was it for this year. I am going today to check out SAS I think, which is a local store I have heard great things about. When I look up fabric stores, it is mostly quilting cottons, for sure.

[@rachelwible6070]

Love the space! My dog is naughty and a drooler too so I have to have a gate:) I’m just paranoid though because my dog knows not to enter my happy place!

[@SewingatMidnight]

My dog is too lazy to even bother, but on the off chance that he did manage to get in there, he leaves slime trails of drool all over everything, so its just not worth it. He wouldnt harm any of my stuff because he isnt really a chewer, but the constant washing of drool marks is a huge time suck.

[@tucsonyogalife3411]

Hooray for Arizona! If you are ever in Tucson and you would like to Sew-cialize, drop me a note. Cheers!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Next time I am down that way, we will make it happen!

[@skyeblue247]

Love it! I totally get the magnifying glass thing, I'm so paranoid I put my magnifying glass in box under some stuff! Just to keep the light from lighting things up. Now time to sew😌✂️

[@SewingatMidnight]

A little paranoia to keep from burning the house down is a good thing, I think!

[@lavonnekindred3066]

Welcome to Arizona! I'm in Avondale, on the west side of Phoenix, and would like to invite you to visit the American Sewing Guild neighborhood group Pedal Pushers. We meet in Goodyear every Wed. and welcome new members. I would also be interested in starting a meetup group for sewing, so let me know if that appeals to you. I have been enjoying your posts and would enjoy meeting another garment maker.

[@SewingatMidnight]

LaVonne, I am absolutely interested in that! I do have plans tomorrow, but I would definitely be interested in going to the next meeting! I did look this group up, but I wasn't sure if it was meant for garment sewers or just quilting. Could you please email me more information about this, and I am always down for meeting more garment sewists like me. I also live in Avondale if that helps!

[@SewingatMidnight]

I sent you a private message on Instagram with my email

[@lavonnekindred3066]

Call me when you want to get together and we can meet at my house, JoAnn's, your house, wherever! This is so exciting! The American Sewing Guild is involved in all types of sewing, not just quilting. Some of our members only quilt, but most also make bags, and a growing number are doing garment sewing. I live in the Rancho Sante Fe neighborhood, between McDowell and Thomas, on the east side of Dysart Rd. 602-568-6811. Talk to you soon!@@SewingatMidnight

[@sewlolita8845]

Love it. I have a bullmastiff so I know a thing or 2 on the drool issues 😂 and as huge as he is, he sees a stick on the floor and thinks he cant go over it lol

[@SewingatMidnight]

I know, right? We were trying to bring groceries in the house and there was a 180lb doorstop that refused to get out of the way so we could get in the house!

[@sewlolita8845]

😂

[@heatherr9201]

Sew very nice!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Thank you Heather, I'm glad you liked it!

[@SewcalSewcialite]

Here I am stalking your KZbin again :-P . Have you been to some fabric stores in Phoenix yet? If so, how are they? I say we film a fabric shopping trip!

[@SewingatMidnight]

Stalk away my friend! I have been to SAS and I loved it! It was a giant pile of craziness and good prices, so I definitely recommend it! Come on over and we will do it!

[@SewcalSewcialite]

@@SewingatMidnight a giant pile of fabric crazy?! I'm in!

[@crumpetsteaandsewing]

Hi Nikki! Great sewing room! I'm so happy you are unpacking and getting back in the swing if things! Miss you girl! I've never known anyone who has had success with that hem chalk gauge thingy. Do you get results?

[@SewingatMidnight]

I did use it on a dress and it did work, it just took some fiddling around to get it to give me a clear line. What I really need is Tim to have more patience, then I wouldn't need it at all!

[@bethparker1500]

What a swell husband!

[@conniegodbey-fleck7452]

Wow that is very nice. I have a question. What type of sewing machine do you have. I have a singer Quantum 9960 now but starting to get more orders and need something that will go thru multiple layers like in wallets and purse.

[@SewingatMidnight]

Connie, I have a Husqvarna Viking Opal 650 for my everyday sewing. I also have a 1990's Kenmore that I bust out to do top stitching. My serger is a Babylock Evolution that I love. I don't know that the particular machine I have would be great at multiple layers, but I know a lot of people that look on Craigslist or auctions for used industrial machines for leatherwork. I think you can get some decent deals on stuff like that if you look for it.

[@janicebrown716]

Hi, miss seeing your new videos. Are you on a different channel now?

[@annaqmano]

Where did you get the sewing table?

[@SewingatMidnight]

My Grandpa made it before I was born, I think. It was just supposed to be a folding table for Thanksgiving dinners, but my mom passed it along to me to use in my sewing room.

[@annaqmano]

@@SewingatMidnight Nice table I like your sewing space.

[@loriannpayne4483]

Lot of room - woo hoo! Contact me via messenger please. I fly to Arizona tomorrow morning! Claire said that she would love to meet you too. You can come shopping with us if you would like!

[@SewingatMidnight]

youtu.be/addme/oMluZ4DcQNaTj7ujRJiwBGHULzaWKg I think this is the link to add you as a friend so we can chat on messenger. If i am wrong, please let me know!