Sewing Room Tour

Welcome to my humble but beloved sewing studio! This is where I love to be.
Glass Fabric Towers: Ikea "Detolf" line - $59.00 per cabinet
Pattern Storage Boxes: Ikea "Svira" line - $4.99/small box

[@suefiebiger2290]

Your videos are more entertaining than what they offer on cable television. Keep doing what you do - it works. Thanks.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Oh Sue!! This is so nice, thanks a million.😄

[@patriciamancilla9360]

Absolutely beautiful and very tidy. Fell in love with the fabric crystal tower storage!!! ❤️

[@myralorraine]

Viv, what a lovely, lovely sewing space you have and I am TOTALLY in love with your fabric display...AWESOME!! I have a sewing room, but I sew in the dinning room to for the very same reason...I want to be with my hubby when he’s home relaxing! I hope you enjoy your vacation, you should have great weather while your here!

[@vivmomsews4962]

I feel like shouting yabba dabba doooo like Fred Flintstone after reading your message about the weather in Florida, Myra!😄🎉 Thank you for that good news and thank you for complimenting my space. My husband reads in the living room in the evenings and I’m sewing nearby and it’s nice. The glass towers work well. I can’t buy anymore though! I started with TWO. No more!!!

[@debbieyoung6419]

Thank you for sharing your space with us. You are just so sweet. Love your fabric cabinets! Thanks again Viv!!

[@vivmomsews4962]

My pleasure, Debbie! I’m so happy you could come over and spend a little time with me.😄👍 Thanks for the compliments.💕The fabric cabinets came from ikea and I referenced them in the description box. What would we (I) do without Ikea?!

[@rybb551]

I like that you keep your Mom’s pin cushion where you will see it once and a while. I keep a few things from the women in my family around - a spoon in with the other spoons, old spools of thread in with my thread, button boxes etc. Feels encouraging...like they are cheering me on

[@nancyoppegard6665]

Love your sewing space, especially the location...right in the middle of LIVING. So smart. Enjoyed the tour.

[@deep.2082]

This was a great video! Thanks for showing off your space. I love those glass towers. I would love those but I've already taken over the bedroom and dining room with sewing stuff, LOL! Have a fun and safe vacation.

[@vivmomsews4962]

I understand how that happens, Dee! Those fabric towers? I started with two and thought that would be “more than enough” space for fabric. Then I went to three. Then, lo and behold, I needed 4. Good grief!! I absolutely can’t get a 5th, I have a severe mandate (imposed by myself.) Why do all things sewing make us so happy?? All I know is that I’m thrilled there’s a whole community of great people who share this passion.😄Thank you for your sweet comments.💕

[@lindafudge57]

You make me happy to see you can make a sewing room work anywhere.

[@ladonna3607]

Thank you for sharing your sewing room. I love it! I got some good ideas, for example, the way you have the tools on the right side of your machines. Your easy going spirit is so easy to watch. Love ya Vivmom!

[@yourbackupplan]

Thank you so much Viv for sharing your sewing studio! It’s awesome, my husband would never let me take over the dining room, and I think it’s great! Why not be with the family and enjoy yourself! Thank you❤️

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi TINA, thanks for coming over!😄 I am lucky that my husband doesn’t mind in the least. I think what he might mind (and he’s a super laid back sort) is the Fabric Creep. Heck, I mind it! But then I think of how much fun it is to acquire fabric and scheme up new projects for it, and I forgive myself. lol. I want my daughter to paint me a colorful picture that says Dining Room Seamstress in the center. Thought it would be cute - but I’m out of wall space!

[@shelleychaseolsen6499]

Just found your podcast a week ago - and have gone back to watch all the old ones! Thanks for sharing your sewing and your sewing space with us. I have sewed my own clothing (some of it, anyway) all my life and its such FUN! I'd love it if you'd give us some insight into how you choose sizes and get things to fit you. The bane of my sewing existence. Too big, too small.....

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hello Shelley👋! Welcome! It’s great to have you here. How fabulous that you’ve sewn your own clothing all your life! That is such a skill and accomplishment!!👏👏I had long breaks (years long) where I didn’t sew anything. Then I picked up a pattern two years ago and made a dress and just sort of flipped for sewing again! It helps now that I have the luxury of time; my youngest is a senior in high school. I am having a lot of fun with the channel but I am new at this, and I bet you could tell!! I would love to talk about fitting in an upcoming video - great idea. Thanks for taking the sewing room tour and leaving me this nice comment.😄👍

[@deanalovessewn6117]

Great sewing room, Viv.... Love your wall of folded fabric....

[@vivmomsews4962]

Thank you, Deana! You’d think those cabinets might deter me from buying more fabric, right? Ummm, I don’t think I’m going to answer that.😂

[@virginiapage3206]

Love your tour! One question. With your patterns, do you buy duplicates or do you have a system that you keep account of what you have? On your way to Naples stop by Wilmington and let's go fabric shopping!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Virginia👋, believe it or not the “system” is in my head. Now, this could be construed as quite scary. But I’m literally in those pattern boxes multiple times a week, if not DAY, lol. I have definite things I avoid in patterns so I know instinctively which ones I wouldn’t buy, and the ones I do buy fall into broad but familiar lines as well. I really don’t repeat by accident much at all. I do on occasion buy repeats because I want to - as I cut all my patterns first go-round, and if it’s off I’ll buy another pattern to try again. Sounds decadent but I’m always shopping sales. Thanks for your interest!😄👍

[@judychapman1868]

Viv, loved the tour, I also use my dining room table for cutting fabric. I bought one of those corrugated folding cutting boards about 30 years ago and am still using. I really like your organization boxes, where did you buy them? It makes me happy to go through my patterns as well, several years ago I purged a bunch of my old patterns but wish I would have kept them, they were just getting out of hand. Judy😂

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Judy, so happy to see you here!😄 I put the pattern box into in the description box, like a dope I forgot it initially. That’s amazing about your folding cutting board - that one must be very well made to last so long. Cool.👍Aw shucks about the patterns. It does feel a little uncertain to send them out the door. I think I have so many now that I could offload quite a few and not even realize it. But no, a sewer knows. A sewer always knows!!🌸

[@jillm8484]

Love your sewing space/studio. You are extremely organized...wow! Love the needle tree...so creative😊 I am like you in that I can't have any items on the left of my sewing machine. Thank you so much for the tour. Uour daughter is also very talented (referring to the water colour painting of your cat). Enjoy your evening😊 Jill

[@vivmomsews4962]

Well Jill, you are a dear. Thank you for this lovely message!💕 I love that you complimented Candace’s work...makes a mom’s heart happy! The little needle tree is a favorite of mine - no more searching for hand needles. I forget where I put things in record time...I look down and it’s gone! What the heck!! My organization is helped considerably by the fabric cabinets and the set of drawers. Eternal vigilance to keep the sewing room clean! I have to vacuum after every project. I’m glad you relate to the left-side-of-the-table space being kept clear.😄

[@conniebuchner4715]

I love your sewing studio! Great idea for patterns! I am going to do the same because I grab a handful of patterns and I end up having patterns everywhere. But I know there is nothing more relaxing than look through patterns!💞💞💞 Have a super fun vacation!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Connie, what a dear you are. I manage to still end up with patterns everywhere, but I suppose the boxes help.😄It is so delightful to look through them, I feel like I could do that for days. Thank you for your generous compliments and the boost you always give to me.💕I hope to say hello from Naples!👍

[@trishaturner2078]

I love your sewing room you have it very organized. The material is easy to see. Enjoy your trip.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Thanks so much, Trisha!💕The fabrics are the stars of the space and that’s really how I like it.😄Thanks also for the vacation well wishes. I’m praying for lots of sunshine. We got some cooler weather here and the nip in the air feels good and Fall like, but I’m pining for the beach.🌴

[@kristiarcher1106]

I love the way you store your fabric. What a great way to see what you have and to have lots of color to look at.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Kristi👋, yes! Color! I’m a color fiend, every room in my house is a different color.😄Thanks for leaving this comment, it’s wonderful.

[@lorrainebradshaw970]

Thank you for the tour!! It is a nice place to sew! I love your idea with the needle tree. I may have to use your idea on storing your patterns! Have a nice time in Naples!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Many thanks, Lorraine! Always a pleasure to find you here.💕 Try the needle tree idea - I love it. No more fiddling with finding a needle or breaking them out of the wrappers. And I’m glad you like my disorganized pattern storage. It works for me to continually move patterns to the Sewn boxes. Looks like progress and it is! Win!😄👍

[@sallydingle321]

Hi Viv, what a lovely sewing space you have and a gorgeous home🏡 💞. It's great how you store your fabric and patterns and so nice to have your fabric on show like that but also protected 👌. I also love how you mix all your patterns up, so that you can be surprised when looking through... genius. It's so lovely to see how passionate that you are about sewing and I feel the same way 😉😁😘

[@vivmomsews4962]

Aw Sally, you are such a dear. You spread so much happiness wherever you comment!💕 Thank you for these generous compliments. I do love a lot of color in my decorating. I’m not sure where that comes from, but I do know it helps to cheer me. Thanks for liking the mish-mash that is my pattern storage system! High praise to hear you call it genius!🌸😄 I like the surprise element of pattern searching. And the word “passionate” that you chose is spot on. Who knew I would fall so hard for sewing while in my 50’s?! It certainly never lighted me up like this before. Maybe with the children growing up and leaving home, sewing gives me a purpose in the midst of bittersweet change. I really think that’s it!

[@Lexie-sd2of]

Amen, Viv! Thank you so much for what you do for all of us. None of my friends or family sew. Therefore I regenerate my enthusiasm (should I need it) from you and Joy. I love you both. Thanks again. ​@@vivmomsews4962

[@dianechoate2906]

Command center, surrounded by patterns. Love it, Vivmom!

[@susankennedy6351]

What a wonderful cozy sewing space. And talk about organized! You did a great set-up with limited space, and gave me some ideas. Love the towers, and the needle plant was an inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing and have a great vacation.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Thanks so much, Susan! Limited space calls for a bit more angling and fitting in. But it can be done! I’m fortunate to have the big kitchen table for cutting. Barring that, there is always the floor!😄👍 I’m glad you like the little needle tree, I love that thing. I always know where my hand needles are and I somehow feel the silk helps keep the points sharp. (That may be pure fluff speculation but it sounds good.) I appreciate your kind vacation well wishes; I’ll miss everyone!💕

[@kaydavis6943]

Thank you for the tour! It’s helpful seeing how you organize things and gave me some useful ideas. I LOVE your channel having recently found you! Just started sewing again after about a 30 year hiatus and you’ve definitely been a great encouragement!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Kay! Thanks so much, and glad you’re here😃

[@serenityshalom8485]

Hi Vivmom such a lovely studio! I like how you didplay your fabrics in those glass towers. You are very organzed! And the "LAUGH" sign that defienitely reflects your personality. Yes you seem like a sweet person. Thanks for the tour of your studio. Have a nice trip!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Well Exodus, this is a cheering comment and I am so appreciative.💕How sweet you are. I don’t feel that I am very organized, I really just have to fit a lot into a smaller space. The colorful drawers from Aldi help a ton. And the laugh sign? Gotta have it! I always say the world needs more laughter. Thanks for all of your encouragement and the vacation well wishes, too! Back soon with more new patterns, can you believe it (yes.)😄👍

[@Craftbags33]

Love your space! Thank you for the tour and I love those cabinets great idea! Have a wonderful vacation

[@vivmomsews4962]

Thank you dear colleen!💕Always glad to hear from you.😄

[@emmalouise4443]

Love it ! The boxes with patterns I totally get random is better because I never know what I fancy making till I start looking through and it catches my eye :) really like that needle tree might have to pinch that idea lol . So nice to know I am not alone in the just random looking and reading the patterns like books . Lovely space thanks for sharing

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Emma Louise👋...ah the pattern reading. I love it. Sitting with patterns stacked up all around me makes me happy. I don’t know what that says about me, hopefully nothing more complicated than that I love sewing!🌸I’m glad you like the needle tree! It was born of necessity and stayed for convenience.👍Your comments are a treat; thank you!💕

[@kittygoding9251]

Just watched your tour. You have inspired me to reorganize my sewing space and start really sewing again! I have been sewing since I was 10 years old and I will be 72 in July. There are so many things I still want to make. You have also inspired me to learn how to use my serger. Thank you for your videos! Love watching your "fashion shows" for each month.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Well this is lovely to hear, Kitty. I’m so happy you’re feeling inspired! I hope your sewing space reorganization is successful and that you find yourself enjoying the time spent around your fabric, patterns and supplies. It always puts me in a good mood to be around it all. And it’s nice knowing other people who feel the same way.😄Thanks for writing!

[@deechild4713]

Love the tour!! New ideas for storage and organization. I’m feeling a bit under the weather today but watching your show is perking me up!🩵🧡🩷 Thank you !

[@joc0553]

I can totally relate to being able to see your fabric! Also very clever idea - the needle tree!! Does the cat stay out of it!! Thank you so much for sharing it with us! just found your channel today!

[@vivmomsews4962]

My cat Zig is a perfect guest in the sewing room, always welcome. Trix is a bit of a disaster because he claws fabric and chases anything that moves (i.e., my HANDS), but neither one of them eat thread or bother my notions. I am thankful! By the way, welcome joc! I’m so glad you found me.😄👍Thanks for taking the tour and leaving me such a nice note. Hope to see lots of you.

[@ppuyle1]

Lovely space! The glass cabinets are my favorite!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Thanks, Aquilterknits! (Awesome talents, by the way.) I love those cabinets because I can gaze at my fabrics - and yes, I actually do!😂

[@billiefustin6286]

Those flowers are so very pretty.I confiscated one of the bedrooms in our house for my sewing--card making--hat display---exercise and makeup room. I love those glass towers.It would be so nice to have a cutting table, I have to layout the fabric and cut on the floor .REALLY enjoyed seeing the way you have things laid out.Enjoy Naples!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Thank you, kind billie!💕What a great room you have for all those activities! I exercise in my bedroom - I have just enough floor space for the jumping around.👍It is so cool that you make hats!! 🎩 I thank you for the happy vacation wishes. Hopefully the sun will be shining for us.😄

[@rmcrms5]

Cozy sewing space! Everything within a quick reach. Love it!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Thanks so much, rmcrms5! It is cozy. And pretty dang colorful!😂 Glad you enjoyed the tour.

[@dottyaraiza5053]

Oh I love your sewing studio and Great idea to be so close to the family action! 😍

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi dear Dotty! Thank you. You are an encouraging presence on my channel and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it!!🌸💕

[@Lexie-sd2of]

I also find you to be my sewing and life blessing. Thank you, Viv, and may God bless you and your wonderful family.

[@helenknecht2407]

I am so glad I recently found your channel. During this COVID epidemic I have discovered KZbin and find enjoyment, inspiration and education in everything I used to do. I retired in 2014 because there was never enough time or energy to enjoy my many hobbies and I wanted to spend more time with my husband. Unfortunately, he had been diagnosed with lung cancer prior to my retiring, and years of dread, sadness and anxiety followed us as his cancer went into remission and recurrence. After several surgeries and treatments, he passed away 2-1/2 years ago. My love of art kept me sane during those trying years, but I had lost a lot of enthusiasm in my other hobbies. Now I am rediscovering my joy in sewing and am converting half of my family room into my sewing area. Watching you and a few others on KZbin sew and seeing your sewing space renews my spirit. Your calm and cheerful personality is a God-send! Thank you❣️

[@vickieg8791]

Oh, what a wonderful sewing area! I watch you all the time but this one caught my attention & really enjoyed seeing how you organize your things. I think I now know why storing my patterns in drawers don't really work for me!! But I can slide my chair to where they are & look through, so I'm not giving up on it yet. I'm just getting to the point of putting my sewing room together. (I was waiting on workmen after a move). Currently though, the room still has my chop saw set up for cutting & racks with tools, boxes of stuff, now new counters for the kitchen. I actually did set up one sewing machine & have done some pants revising (hems & such); not my idea of "real sewing"! Baby steps! My daughter helped me put up my big 3 mirror cabinet last week (normally for a bathroom, but over my dressing table) Weird to look in it & not only see my sewing table & machine but a woodworking shop!! Not sure I want wood chips mixed with thread & fabric scraps!!

[@edithbaldassarre6973]

your positive, beautiful and inspirational thanks for sharing

[@karin0963]

I love your sewing area. It's very organized and gives me some great ideas. My sewing space is shared with my home office, so there's not much room. As a new subscriber, I am enjoying your channel. I am 57 and want to get back into sewing clothes. I just need to find the time. You give me inspiration.

[@tanyamarsh4392]

Thanks for sharing your sewing room! I'm a new subscriber, and I'm so inspired by your enthusiasm. I'm a quilter (self-taught in the last 5 years), and have thought about trying to sew a garment or two. Watching your videos certainly makes me want to give it a whirl.

[@MicheleBonna]

Thank you for pointing me to this video! I just love the joy you have in this space. I have those kitten head buttons, I could not resist them (I wasn't even sewing much back then, and only by hand), and that navy blue with the white floral fabric you got in the shot towards the end of the fabric tour has a sibling in my fabric stash. I am kicking myself for not getting more yardage. I think my most favorite idea I may steal from you (with credit to you of course!) is the needle tree. I am always looking for my hand needles, and like to have an assortment of types and sizes at the ready as I embroider and do other textile crafts. I can't wait to hit the dollar tree and see if any of their flowers are acceptable to handle the load..or maybe make one of my own.. with scraps.. oh!... I adore the personal touches, your child's art (really nice too, I hope they still do artsy things) and your mother's pincushion. Seems there is too much to keep naming and this is turning into a bit more of a comment than would be appropriate LOL. Really, a fantastic space and thank you for sharing so much of yourself with us.

[@missmaryh6932]

Top was lovely looked like a slight frill gorgeous loved your impeccable sewing room.. Thank you for showing us. You are brilliant. Happy weekend X hope your trip is lovely.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Oh thank you, Miss Mary H! Such lovely thoughts from you.🌸 You are very kind to compliment this top I made - it had been relegated to bottom of the drawer for being a rather shoddy piece of work, though at the time I worked hard on it! Happy weekend to you as well, and thanks for the trip wishes. I will miss everyone but I won’t be gone long.👍

[@bettyhazel6282]

Love your tour, thanks. I have a sewing room and I love it. I am thinking about moving my quilting full time to our never used dining room. I am also seriously thinking about cleaning out kitchen cupboards for my creative supplies. I never cook, but I always sew and craft. Thanks for the great videos.

[@vivmomsews4962]

I say: do it! Form follows function, right? And your function (and presumably great JOY😄) is to sew and craft. I’m wishing you well in this design endeavor, Betty, and I hope it turns out being exactly what you want and need for your beloved hobbies. Honestly, I think our creativity enhances every aspect of our lives. Thanks for writing!💕😄

[@conipatton]

Love your sewing room. Great ideas. Love the needle tree and your fabric Towers, where did you get them? Also when can we meet your 🐈‍⬛ cat?

[@mecraftytoo]

Wow loved that video, your sewing room is fantastic, just love your organisation especially the pattern boxes, must look out for some of those, and those glass cabinets are a brilliant idea, you can see just what stash you own.Im in awe, love it all. Thank you for sharing.x

[@Eileenford]

Thanks for showing us your sewing room - So interesting. Also, you make me laugh and that is priceless nowadays.

[@pamwhittemore3476]

I think your top is gorgeous! I really enjoyed your sewing space tour! I got a few ideas I think I'll try in my sewing room!

[@brendalindsay5419]

I love your sewing room is in the dining room! My sewing room is downstairs and I like to sew on my dining room table. I need to invest in some new lighting and i love your fabric storage towers!!!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Thank you, Brenda!🌸💕My only other option would have been an upstairs bedroom, perfectly nice but a little far away. I like to be where my husband reads at night in the living room. I used to read, too - now I sew and read patterns!😊Dining Room sewing is a popular thing! I want my daughter to paint me a sign that says Dining Room Seamstress with a bunch of colorful paisleys. She said she would, hooray!😄

[@gemmasremchevich6719]

Thank you for showing your great sewing room. I wish I could be this tidy and organised in mine. You have used your space really well. Got some great ideas, especially about the needles. Mine get gobbled up by my pin cushion and I just rescued about a dozen I didn't realise were buried in it.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Gemma👋, glad you enjoyed this! Of course, now my fabric supply has burst right out of the glass towers. I have stuffed a bunch into the hutch but it doesn’t store a lot. What I need to do is get things under control!! Use up what’s in the towers and properly store my latest acquisitions...ahem...this has turned into just the teensiest problem😂I have new fabric and patterns to share. Of course.👍

[@cindyhappel7376]

Love your pattern boxes - where did you get them? Also love your glass fabric storage! Thanks for sharing with us all!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Well thank you for taking the tour, Cindy! I did reference my cabinets and pattern boxes in the description box. Hope that helps. IKEA often discontinues making things, so I hope they’re still available!

[@rvandenburg8360]

Hi Viv, Thank you for the peek inside your work-space! Wow, Candace is quite the artist. Lovely works. Well I got my wishes today, and that was I was hoping to see your GIANT collection of patterns! and your fabric stash (I knew they'd both be large) Patterns more so than fabric because you go thru the fabric while sewing. I REALLY LOVE those portable Pattern boxes they fit the patterns Perfectly. I was wondering why you didn't organize them by say skirts, dresses, tops, stretch knits etc. but your explanation was spot on. I get it. To get inspired by the surprise patterns. I really Love all the warm color tones of the paint on your walls, yellows, orange, red...very pretty. Thank You for the tour. I have a hook in my sewing room too. This will sound kind of funny but it works AWESOME. Okay you know how I sew for my daughter. First of all kids are impossible to stand still when trying on ANYTHING. She's just turning 9 this month. I made a kid size dress form out of a feed-sack! We have Chickens and ducks the feed-sacks are a woven water-resistant material very strong the sacks are able to hold 50lbs of feed. Anyway I took my daughters measurements turned the sack inside out (so it's white) filled it with fleece material....I know what if I want to use it? I have lots of fleece though. sewed it to her measurements, and where the neck is, I've placed a hanger that comes out and hangs very STILL ; ) on that hook and Not too heavy. :) Have a wonderful Vacation Viv.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Ok R, that dress you made for your daughter sounds incredibly creative and adorable! It reminds me of something so appealingly vintage. Well done!👍 You’re a fellow hook user! I can’t believe I talked about my hook twice in the video...it’s just a hook but I love how it folds up and that’s where I hang everything. I don’t even wear my makes until I’ve shot the video...funny huh. Glad you like the patterns (I added the box info to the description box) and you get the disorganization element.😄 How sweet of you to compliment my colorful walls. Some reactions are a bit more...subdued shall we say. But I’m a color nut. All of what you wrote was a joy to read. Keep sewing, keep writing!💕Thank you!

[@damarissanchez9040]

Love your space! I’m about to start sewing and I’m going to use some of your ideas.

[@SipNCreate]

Thanks for sharing. I like the needle tree, might have to borrow that idea.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Isn’t that funny, Laura. I just stuck a needle in it one day and the rest was history. I wonder if the silk helps to keep the needle points sharp?? Hmmmm...a selling feature!😂

[@denisej4522]

That was so much fun to see! Thank you! Your space is well organized, functioinal and inviting. And I love that it's in the center of things!

[@ruthirwin8222]

Who in the world doesnt like this...i love seeing peoples sewing spaces lol

[@vivmomsews4962]

Can’t please everyone, Ruth! I don’t mind, and I thank you very much for stopping by.🌺

[@marshadimond441]

Viv, your glass towers for fabric storage just make me smile. What a beautiful display. I like the wobbly neckline on your t-shirt. It's a design enhancement.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Oh gosh, you’re so nice, Marsha!💕Thank you for such a sweet comment and for even liking my wobbly neckline. It’s pretty funny! A testament to not knowing very much at that point in the sewing journey. Knits were brand new to me, I bought an awful cotton jersey with zero recovery and then busted out my embroidery stitches having never used them before. Fearless? Or just plain nuts...

[@TodayinJensSewingRoom]

Wow. I think my favorite is the needle tree - that is just genius. Wave at me from Naples - I'm just up the road north of Ft. Myers!

[@vivmomsews4962]

I will give you a happy, sunny salute Jen!👍 So glad you like the little needle tree idea. I’m not sure how it came to be, probably I had lost a needle for the 5000th time. Now I always know where they are, hooray. Thanks for taking the tour!😄💕

[@marynadler9152]

Love! Love! Love! I wish I was your next door neighbor. We'd be best friends!

[@nynurse2]

Hi Viv, loved your tour.. It gave me several ideas..I want you to know that your love and enthusiasm for sewing and creating has helped me to get back into sewing again! I can not thank you enough for your great videos and your positivity. You are a very talented lady! I really enjoy your “ construction videos”. 👍 They are extremely helpful and show me a little different way of doing things. Bless you and yours. 😊🌷💕🌺

[@jomarielopez2229]

27:22 minutes of heaven!!! Love seeing where the magic happens!So much fun hearing about about your sewing room. Love all the personalizations!!!! Your daughter is quite talented, just like her mother! I love the pincushion of your mom's! Reminds me of all the people in my life that sewed! All the saturation of colors on the walls and in that beautiful flower display....just wonderful! Thank you. Have a wonderful trip! Xx oo

[@vivmomsews4962]

Oh you sweetheart Jo Marie. Thank you!💕I felt a teeny bit scared putting this out there. Then wonderful people like you come along to calm any fear. Bless you. You’re so nice to compliment Candace’s work - of course I think she’s a marvel but I’m her mom.😄 I love the little old pincushion too, even though I don’t use it. Can’t seem to part with it. It’s special to think of people we know who sewed. I even think of my 7th grade home ec teacher - she was kind of an overwhelmed woman but who could blame her with a class full of 13 year olds?! We sewed a stuffed animal and I recall her going from sewing machine to sewing machine, helping us. I’m sure she started many on the path to a love for sewing.

[@SaturdaySewing]

Thank you for sharing your sewing room with us. I love how organized everything is and it shows how much your family loves you to allow you to commandeer the dining room. I want those glass fabric towers, they are all kinds of awesome. Your next vlog will have to be where the towers and fabric boxes can be purchased. I've just started my October and hope you enjoy your vacation in Naples.

[@vivmomsews4962]

I added the info on the towers and pattern boxes, Debbie, in the description box. How could I have forgotten that?! So sorry! Thanks for your always-kind words🌸, and you raise a good point: my family’s acceptance and, in fact, full embrace of this crazy sewing passion I’ve got. They’re tremendous. Hope your October sewing is rolling along smoothly - I think you’re doing several Halloween costumes? I can’t remember what Miss Lily is going to be for Halloween. Thanks also for the good vacation wishes! I’ll be back in a flash but I’ll miss everyone!💕

[@oaklaurel]

I want those glass towers!!!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Good news, Sandi! You can get them at IKEA. I wrote down the model in the description box for handy reference. Beware though ... I started out with two...then three... now four. I have vowed not NOT NOT to get a 5th. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!!

[@grittykitty50]

@@vivmomsews4962 I was lusting after those glass towers, too. Thanks for providing the info on where to get them.

[@annaibarra3447]

Vivmom Sews you can disregard my ? Above re: towers. 👌🏽

[@lavernecady8832]

Just watched your sewing room studio. I've decided, when I grow up, I wanna be just like you when it comes to organization. Love everything you did to organize your fabrics, notions, patterns and especially your fabrics. The way they're arranged makes it easy to see them and to keep them dust free, especially after washing. Lastly, the top you're wearing, you need to make it again. Next time, buy a roll of 'tear away' and a roll of 'cut away' stabilizer to use underneath the fashion fabric when embroidering. Instructions come with each to help you decide which to use on your project. Happy sewing.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Oh laverne, I’m afraid I’m not that organized but you’re an absolute peach for saying these nice things!💕 Thank you. I got everything ship shape for the video and I do try to do a tidy-up after each project and boy does that mean vacuuming. Thanks for the embroidery help tips. I botched the neckline. I will reference your tips if I screw up the courage to try again!👍

[@laurajones4088]

Great sewing space, Viv! I moved my machines to my dining table and prefer it to the spare bedroom I have for sewing-more fun to be where the action is and the lighting is better. 😊 I love reading pattern instructions, too. Enjoy your vacation in Naples.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Yes to reading instructions! I’m glad I’m not the only one.😄👍 I totally get wanting to be near everyone. I do love my solitude, but I also don’t want to be lonely. Guess it’s a fine line between them! Thanks for the vacation well wishes, Laura! You’re a doll.💕

[@nataliaryng7547]

Great great vlog! You did a great job. I absolutely love your fabric storage. You have inspired me. Either the glass tower or maybe the Billy bookcase with glass doors. I’ll have to go to IKEA and check them out. I also love your pattern storage. I have the cardboard boxes for pattern categorized according to pattern company with some combined. I’d like to put them in my lap like you do. You are so organized. Can you come to my house? Lol. Keep those vlogs coming. I look forward to them. Have fun in Florida. Hopefully no storms only good weather for you. Ps love your family too. Saw your son? Peeking when we came in the door. Lol.

[@vivmomsews4962]

You have a sharp eye, Natalia! That was my son right at the beginning!😄Thank you for all these lovely things you’ve said to me!💕Isn’t it funny how some of us like having the patterns in our laps? That makes me smile. I’m really not so organized, I just need to make the most of a fairly small space and keep it ready for sewing at all times. Being able to see all the fabric helps motivate me. A friend of mine said she wouldn’t like that, but it works for me. Thanks for visiting!

[@monica86641]

You are so organized! I need me an ironing board cart. By the way I'm from Florida, Naples is beautiful enjoy your visit!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Monica! Aw shucks, I’m really not that organized, but you’re a sweetheart to say I am. The little cart with drawers by the ironing board came from Aldi. They’re a little hard to rely on since they change their seasonal stock all the time, but maybe amazon would have something similar. Yay Florida! We adore Naples, have been spending time there since 2011.🌴🌞

[@marienaailes]

Love you sewing space! Love you sewing patterns storage!

[@sewndebisdream6953]

You are such a great person and I really appreciate you being so candid and showing your home and sewing room...you know where everything is and you have it like you want it and that's the way it should be .. it shows that you are a very conscientious seamstress and I love your Laugh sign.... I want to get one too... The top your're wearing is cute...looks great no matter what you say...I can appreciate how you feel about your kitty... I had a cat name Whiskers that my daughter left me when she moved away after high school... Whiskers lived to be 18 and 1/2 years old ...a gray tiger stripe American Tabby... It broke my heart when she passed ...I actually watched her take her last breath ...I will never forget that... Anyway .... I love that you always make me laugh and that's what we need more of in our lives.... Always looking forward to seeing you again on here... A great big THANK YOU!...you don't know how much you mean to us out here....

[@vivmomsews4962]

Oh Debi, this is so sweet on so many levels. Thank you.💕 I teared up reading about Whiskers. I understand that kind of devotion to an animal. I can’t even think about losing Zig and yet sometimes that’s all I think about, because I don’t know how I’ll stand it.🌸It was my pleasure to show you my home, although it felt a little scary to toss it out there. Hearing kind and positive feedback has been tremendous.👍The “laugh” sign was bought at Marshall’s or any of those discount stores and now with all the word signs I’m sure you can find one. And speaking of laughter, I always say I’m all for more laughter in the world because I AM!! I love to hear that people find my videos funny. Probably the minute I try to be funny they won’t be funny. So hopefully I can just “do what I do” without overthinking it. It’s because of you guys that this is a success at all, and I am grateful that you’re here!😄Your note was beautiful. It will send me on my day in the very best way. xo.

[@sewndebisdream6953]

@@vivmomsews4962 Awww thanks!

[@debbiegavin353]

I am in awe of your fabric towers. My husband thinks I'm a little crazy about fabric. Well, I'm showing him this video. People who don't sew, just do not understand what it is like to find a well made, gorgeous piece of fabric. I worked in a fabric store when I was 20. I was just supporting my habit.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Debbie, you can tell your husband that I’ve moved in two more towers - they’re not glass, they’re white and even taller. It’s getting nuts. And you’re so right about folks not quite understanding. I think as artists (because we create from raw materials, pardon the pun) we can see the fabric morphing into something wearable and perfect. Or, we just love the dang fabric.😂

[@pamelaotoole3369]

What a lovely home... My goodness so organized... Just fab u lous!!!! Thankyou for inviting us in... And have a great trip next week❤💚💜💙💛☺

[@vivmomsews4962]

Aw shoot, really? Thanks Pamela!💕Really not so organized around here, though. I lose things I had in my hand 5 seconds ago. Or tear up my dresser drawers looking for a top when it’s sitting out on the bed the whole time. Sheesh. Anyway, I am so happy you enjoyed the tour, I drink up your compliments and support and I will say this: come back anytime!😄👍

[@SewingatMidnight]

Viv, so glad you showed us your space, I absolutely love it! I also become overwhelmed by intense irritation if anything is in the space left of my sewing machine. I just can't work like that. It makes me go absolutely nuts. I hate feeling like things are going to get pushed off by fabric or that I wont know what's under there and I like a nice space for my project to "land". I love the fabric towers! I also need to see my fabric to be inspired by it, I tried storing it in my closet for a while, but I just prefer having it front and center showering me with its lovely beauty! We have a lot in common!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Yes it sounds like we do have a lot in common!😄👍 How do people sew with full tables?? This has always puzzled me and yet obviously it can be done. I just start knocking everything off onto the floor. Gotta see the fabric! It doesn’t overwhelm me at all, in fact it motivates me. And then when there’s some space in the cabinets I think “I can go fabric shopping!” Oh who am I kidding - I think that all the time, no matter what.

[@graceannwestcottfuller5434]

Vivmom.. love the towers and Ikea really $59 .. awesome. You are very organized. I try to be. I have some vintage machines as well. Give us a view of yours soon. I have 3 Singers and a Kenmore. Its my addiction.. have a great vacation. Just got back from Maine. It was really nice. All the best, Graceann

[@vivmomsews4962]

Would you believe I have your exact “mirror image” of vintage machines: 3 Kenmores and a Singer. My little Featherweight is my treasure and has been with me since I was 17. The Kenmores were purchased in a flurry of buying last January (2017.) I found all of them for less than $125 total! They didn’t all come from the same place. This January (2018) I got my first computerized. I will definitely do a vintage machines video! I want to hear about everyone else’s machines too!!! Thank you for saying I am organized; I try.😄👍

[@dianechoate2906]

Viv, this is my first time to view your channel. I had gone through a time where I stopped sewing. Still gathered patterns, Etc. Love your sitting area -is sweet. Appreciate your love of patterns, material and sewing. You are inspiring...

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Diane, lovely to hear from you. I went through a protracted absence from sewing - had a later-in-life baby, we moved, I started home schooling and that year my husband tore his Achilles’ tendon and had surgery. Sewing went out the window. I have just adored getting back to it, now that “the baby” is 17 and on the brink of high school graduation. Hope you’ll stick around - there’s no shortage of fabric or patterns ‘round here, and I like to make videos featuring what I’ve sewn, just showing it on a real person. Great to meet you!😄👍

[@sewntype]

Your happiness is contagious! Thanks for inviting us in. I also sew in the dining room! I keep my essentials and notions in toolboxes and have to put everything away when we need the room back. I am your newest fan! And you do make me laugh too!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Welcome Windy Sun, (great username), so glad you’re here! Toolboxes are a great idea.👍Nice and portable. My fabric supply has popped out of bounds of the dining room so this is my warning to stop. I’m going to try and shop just once for fabric in 2019, next July when we travel to Fabric Mart again. So I have 1 day to place my orders! Happy New Year!🎊🎉

[@smallfootprint2961]

Great tour. I really love the little tower with all your notions in it. I have to try to find something like that. Thanks for showing us how you do your sewing room. I can't stand anything, anywhere on my sewing table. Anywhere! All I need is one time for some fabric to catch on a pincushion or tray of tools, and go everywhere, and I'll also be very cranky. lol. I can find other places to put needed "ecutremant." I love those pattern boxes. I searched Ikea and what I find that looks like those is called, "Storstabbe." Could it be the same? It is 9 3/4" x 6" x 13 3/4." Looks the same.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Lynn! Oh no, I wonder if Ikea discontinued these boxes. If you find something similar, it’s probably fine - you just need the dimensions to fit the patterns. I hear you on the cleared sewing table, but I can have things to the right of my machine. Not left!!! The plastic colorful drawers came from Aldi. I’m thinking amazon might have something similar. Edited to add: I hit publish too soon. Wanted to thank you for all your nice comments I’ve found this morning! What a treat.😊🌸

[@sheh4846]

Oh my, we sewers sure do live in a parallel universe. Loved the tour of your She Sews Space. When my husband retired his man cave, I immediately set up shop and moved in a huge old dinning table where the pool table was, installed some great lighting over the table , brought in my sewing table, machine and all the misc. A whole lotta sewing going on there now...Thanks for your fabulous shares here on your channel. Love it. !

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi she! Parallel Universe is the perfect term for it! I’ve had people comment on so many similarities - keeping the left side of the sewing machine table clear is a big one. I adore your story of redoing the man cave, and naturally I think your usage of the room is a thousand times better than his.👍(Please don’t tell him.) I’m happy to think of you sewing away! Thanks so much for writing and for supporting the channel.😄💕

[@teresafitz1646]

My advice would be that you challenge yourself to chose projects by working top to bottom through those fabric cabinets. That would be fun to watch. Choosing by pattern makes you run out and buy the perfect new fabric.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Aha, Ada Girl! You are onto something here! That would be a terrific challenge. Thanks so much for adding this wonderful comment!😄👍

[@seestellysew8472]

Thanks for sharing. I sew in my dining room also, I’ve been sent down to the laundry room, but I don’t like it as much as the dining room for the same reasons you mentioned. Where did you get your glass cubbies and pattern storage boxes. I have vintage wood hutches that I store my fabric in, but I can’t see it, so I have to go through each one to find what I’m looking for and sometimes I forget what I have. Those glass cubbies would be great and much easier to move. My husband always complain when it’s time to move my solid wood vintage furniture. Awesome video as usual. Have fun in Naples.

[@vivmomsews4962]

I don’t want you to be sent down to the laundry room, Estelle!🚫Stay in the dining room and be a dining room seamstress!😄👍 The glass cabinets and pattern storage boxes came from ikea and I referenced them in the description box. Vintage wood cubicles sound very beautiful and interesting. Thank you as always for coming by and leaving me a great comment. I hope I can say hello from Naples!💕

[@brendah4689]

Thank you for the tour of your sewing room. It is very nice love it. It is so organized! Mine is a mess. Lol I have to use the basement. Ugh!! Lol. Love the DC area. I am in south western Va. Happy Sewing. ❤️

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Brenda👋, a fellow Virginian!😄👍 Well, I think it would be challenging to be in the basement but you have space and it’s yours! You can set it up however you’d like it. I hope you can find some bright prints to hang on the wall😄🌸. And don’t worry about the mess - if you can find what you need when you need it, it’s working! Thanks for coming by!

[@bonniecoley9657]

I love your channel! You are such an inspiration. I do have a question, if it is okay, how do you store all the clothes you make (I've noticed you make a lot), being that you live in a townhouse?

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Bonnie! I have received this question before, and here’s the answer: I just have a regular 1972 colonial townhouse closet. It isn’t stuffed because (a) I donated 90% of all ready to wear clothing (b) I use thin hangers - the velvet wing kind (c) I rotate my clothes out seasonally. We have a nifty IKEA king bed that opens up and has storage under the mattress. Summer clothes are there now, and if this cold ever retreats, winter clothes will be there soon. Now my shoes?? That’s a problem!! Thanks for writing!🌸Welcome!🌸

[@trishdevon3481]

love it!! I was going to ask where you eat lol

[@virginiaomalley]

Thanks so much for your tour. I have a Brother SE400, and from my understanding, one is to place only thread that winds in a zig-zag pattern, like Gutterman, on the thread holder that goes sideways, and regular thread that winds around and around, on the up and down thread holder (by the bobbin winder). There should be an extra attachment for that. (Good and helpful idea about the emory board filing off rough edges)

[@vivmomsews4962]

Oh thanks for the tip, Virginia.😃I have discovered Wawak.com for Gutterman thread and absolutely love it. No more issues with the thread tripping on the sharp edge. Of course, I still have a load of spools to use up! Glad you enjoyed the tour. It’s humble but I love being in my studio!!💕

[@lesw3803]

I am so glad that I watched this video. I have two of the glass towers that you have and have actually been trying to get rid of them for a couple of years. I never had any takers. But these will be great to move to my sewing area. I love your videos

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hey Les, it was meant to be! I love being able to see my fabric. (Maybe a little too much...uhhh...I keep adding to it!) Thanks for telling me that this video gave you a good idea! Happy New Year!🎉🎊🎈

[@Lantanana]

Thank you so much for your sewing room tour! I picked up some tips I can use in my own sewing area. I appreciate that you have such a well thought out arrangement!!!

[@sassy2knitter]

I love your fabric towers. Looks like you could shove them together and put another one in there. Just saying....

[@vivmomsews4962]

Oh Ruth, that’s a dangerous comment...did I tell you how much I like you?!😂

[@kerstinshadbolt1003]

I loved your video! What I will take away: YOUR SEWING TABLE TOP DISCIPLINE - AMAZING. That's what's missing in my humble sewing room. Thank you!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Aw hon, thanks. It’s an ongoing “discipline” and it gets messy. I try to do a full clean between projects - vacuum (because I toss my thread clippings everywhere), table top clear, pattern put-away, trash empty. It helps to give cleared mental space as well, which also helps rev me up for the next garment-to-be. Now fabric...hmmm...that seems to be busting out all over.😱I need a 5th glass tower but I won’t buy one. That would just aid and abet my fabric habit. I need to manage what has spilled out onto the floors and get sewing. Thanks so much for writing, Kerstin!🌸💕

[@shavonneknight8746]

Thanks for sharing your sewing space. I live in a townhouse as well. I sew in my dining room/living room. Where did you get the cart on wheels with your thread and what not. I really need that.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Shavonne👋! It sounds like we have a similar set up. The drawer cart came from Aldi. It was one of their seasonal specials for $20 and it is fabulous. But Aldi can be fickle with their inventory. Maybe it will come around again! Or maybe there’s something like it on Amazon- don’t they sell everything ever made under the sun, lol. Thanks for being here.😄👍

[@jillyrosex6099]

Thank you for sharing your home and sewing space. Love those glass towers but then everyone would see my stash 😱💕💕💕

[@vivmomsews4962]

Nothing wrong with that, Jillyrose! We are fabric lovers in this little corner of the world. The more fabric, the merrier! Thanks for taking the tour, so glad you enjoyed it!😄👍

[@eljaykayaye1186]

This was sew enjoyable! Lots of little sewing and organizational hacks! 😊 I like your style! Dining table the best place to sew. Have a fabulous and safe trip!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Thank you so much Eljay! I probably went overboard with details, thanks for hanging in there! And then leaving me such a nice note. So appreciated!!😄💕

[@elizabethvera5321]

I LOVE Your glass towers for the fabric and the boxes you use for the patterns. Where did you purchase them?

[@marybalantic2683]

Love love love. I also sew in my dining room. I have a modern Necchi sewing machine, a Janome serger. A few vintage sewing machines (2 Featherweights, a Singer Rocketeer, Necchi Supernova and a White). I’m thinking I need to downsize.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Oh I just love old sewing machines, Mary. Not quite as old as treadle style, but 50’s, 60’s, 70’s I adore. You’re a fellow Dining Room Seamstress, huzzah!🥂There are a lot of us! Thank you for watching my video and leaving such a lovely comment.😄

[@constancergarcia7258]

If I had a beautiful fabric stash as you do. I would like to keep it on show behind glass as well. You have a lovely sewing studio. 😘

[@patriciaherrera8023]

Hi! I don't even sew - would love to but I think I broke my new sewing machine that I used only once - anyway I watch Joy Bernhardt because she tickles me to watch - I just love her enthusiasm and personality and she told her viewers to come check you out - she said many nice things about you but what got me here was her saying that if we like her personality we will love yours and I believe I do! So, I subscribed and hit the bell, looking forward to watching you Viv! Your place is lovely by the way and I love how you do things just because it makes you happy!!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Patricia, I’m so sorry about your new sewing machine. That’s the worst! You have my condolences. Welcome! So happy you decided to come over and see what’s what. Joy is a sparkler, isn’t she?!😄 I am fairly new and finding the sewing community to be a lot of fun here at KZbin. Hope to see you again soon!

[@jannmcspadden9435]

I love your enthusiasm and you are so unpretentious you make us feel like your friends. Great studio.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Thanks Jann! You’re a sweetheart.😄

[@charlenejutras1595]

Loved the tour! I totally agree about the clear space to the left of the sewing machine. I like to start all of my projects with a clear space- I find objects lying around to be too distracting. I think that when my OCD has to battle with my ADD that it is B.A.D. Thanks for sharing.

[@vivmomsews4962]

Ha, the rhyming at the end is great. But not so great is ADD and OCD.🌸I am totally down with the clear space. I will literally get cranky and mutter under my breath if I’ve left a bunch of stuff to the left and it all starts falling to the floor and getting tangled up in the garment! But people can easily sew with a full table, my hat is off! Thanks for taking the tour, so glad you enjoyed it Charlene!😄👍

[@ShadeALee]

Love your studio. Trying to get mine in shape so I took some ideas from yours. Have a fun safe trip.

[@maryosborne4075]

Love your sewing room tour. I really liked the way your store your patterns. Love your organization-fabric, ironing station. I am picky about my sewing table too! One question..where do you store the M&M's? Lol. Thank you for sharing your private space with us.

[@vivmomsews4962]

I can’t bring those dang M&Ms into the house anymore if I want to fit into a single party dress, Mary. Thanks for your great feedback on “the space,” and I love hearing that you’re picky about your sewing table too. I see people of course who sew with all sorts of things to the left of their machine, and I marvel. Everyone is so different but there’s one thing that’s the same for all of us: our love of sewing!!!

[@Silver_Threads_Sewing]

Thank you for welcoming us into your beautiful home!! I love your sewing room...those glass towers are amazing! I love the pattern boxes as well. It’s so funny to hear how much we all have in common... I love looking through patterns and reading the instructions! Have a wonderful trip! ❤️😊

[@vivmomsews4962]

Thank you, sweet Diann!💕You are too kind. And yes, knowing that we all love the same thing is a good feeling. Friends and family can only understand so much, but our sewing buddies get it!!👍 I did put the pattern box info in the description box, can’t believe I forgot it at first. Thank you for the happy vacation wishes too! Wheee, can’t wait!🎉🎊

[@sewfrancie3395]

Vivmom, thank you for sharing your lovely sewing space. Even tho' there's a lot going on, it is a very serene space. Everything's in order. You've given me something to think about with the glass towers. It would be so much easier than taking fabric out of a cabinet to see what's there. I very much like that look, and yours makes a very nice statement! Have a great trip!

[@vivmomsews4962]

Thank you, Francine! It’s a lot of color isn’t it?! I’m a color nut so I always want more color.😄 The towers serve as decoration for the room as well as being functional. I wanted to incorporate my fabric right into the design of the space because (a) I love fabric and (b) I don’t have a lot of space. Oh, did I mention I love fabric?!👍💕

[@bottle-capjack1778]

Slowly going thru all of your videos I am a new subscriber. Just love how down to earth you are! Your sewing room is very inspirational as I am trying to down size. Approaching retirement and panicking as to how to organize and purge so that I can fit into a smaller space without feeling cramped. What do you do with fabric that you purchased but found that you did not like? I used to have a dress business and most of my fabrics are not what I would have chosen but, I keep them because my tastes may change over time or someone might request something that might fit this fabric. I have too much of this but feel that I have too much invested. It brings me down to look at because I feel overwhelmed to have it in view but, if I pack it up, I’ll forget about it. Out of sight, out of mind! Last, do you have a video that explains content and fabric weight for knit tops and suggestions on where to buy? I like some of your sleeveless or short sleeve tops, even the one you have on but, I can’t find anything. It is either too lightweight and see thru or too heavy. Thanks!

[@sarahwilliams4675]

Thanks Viv for the lovely tour of your home and seeing area. I shop at Lidl we have a new store very near by. You are super organized and that is why you get so much done. I love those towers of fabric too, what a joyous site 😍 Have a wonderful break, l wonder if you will accidentally find a fabric and store on your travels 😁

[@vivmomsews4962]

Hi Sarah👋- what a brilliant idea! Find a fabric store on our travels!😄Actually I’ve googled fabric stores in Naples and mostly home decor comes up. There is a Joann and I have definitely dashed there for a pattern sale or two. Their Joann is so much nicer than mine, but a landfill would be nicer than mine. Thanks for all these lovely compliments!🌸💕

[@sarahwilliams4675]

A landfill, lol.

[@FindJustMarty]

You are adorable

[@2L82Sk8Bye]

Oh my! I'm still catching up on past videos and I can't believe you accomplish all your makes from your dining room! I would have thought you had some fab dedicated space. I am in awe because your space is so well thought out and lends itself so well to the sheer quantity of what you sew. Well done Viv! It's wonderful. The whole thing is wonderful because I like to be part of the goings on too but have never figured out how to cram all the necessities into the living space for functionality yet keep it neat. Those glass towers are phenomenal and beautifully display your fabric stash. 👍👍👍🌷. A www...still watching...and, I had to edit to say...I fully understand what you mean by King Cat. Mine was Harrison (my daughter named him). I just called him "Bud". He was a beautiful black Persian and he was such a love. 💙

[@vivmomsews4962]

2L8, your post has MADE MY DAY!!! So generous and uplifting! Thanks so much. I dream of a big studio with a “wall of fabric,” and when I said that to my husband, he replied, “you already have one!” (Clearly he doesn’t get it.😂) I’m sorry Harrison is gone but you know you’ll see him again. They give us so much, I swear animals are holy. (Except for Trix. He’s just a jerk.) Thanks again for your support and enthusiasm. xo

[@2L82Sk8Bye]

Vivmom Sews 😂😂😂. Well, I hope you get your dream sewing studio someday but for now you are doing spectacularly incredible with what you've got! Keep on amazing us Viv. 😘💕🌷