Reorganizing my sewing room bookcase
>> Monday, August 24, 2020
This past week with so many projects wrapping up and more starting I decided to reorganize my sewing room bookcase. Like I had the time! Not really, but I knew there must be a reason because I just couldn't talk myself out of it.
Here's what it looked like before
![sewing room bookcase before reorganizing sewing room storage bookcase storage reorganizing](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LQxGnfieIh6thHFB-0tgfAaQNUa4DGFqjpLDke8MxSnZZbuJNmQqwM8On0YRGiT6gCku_9Qt2Zhyphenhyphen8c2jn7p5cv3tiB4WXepbL26zNDSPgr88xqxB_FrRFYwPuCnZuYq8717kzVtJSCkb/w480-h640/bookcase+before.jpg)
I actually didn't have a problem with what was on the shelves because it was working for me. I had projects I was working on and designing paperwork easily accessible. Why the need for change?
Well, I realized that most of my upcoming things to do in my sewing room involved finishing projects not starting them. I need to focus on quilting a few tops before I start more (no, for real this time!) LOL. I know that what I look at in my room motivates me and right now I need to be motivated to finish to make room for more.
I also realized that as functional as my shelves were, they were not inspiring me. I miss going to my local quilt shop and seeing fabrics and displays. I decided that was really behind this need for change - I needed to be inspired to be a quilter again.
![sewing room bookcase reorganized organized quilt room bookcase fabric display](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsXw4QgwGJQwZqgMteVKOsU104HumqB7atEsVjkyPFCDlIb0HFgzm_g7-CItht6DBrWGoWqp62Z0ZqKE8JNksUVvkNFCzUJaEAIx_yu5Pk3XXlnK4fCfemePkmegoZ5drR5sYCFGRtSD8/w480-h640/bookcase+after.jpg)
A lot of things changed. Mostly books and magazines and papers got rearranged and some even left the sewing room altogether. I moved my Kenmore sewing machine to the bottom for some weight and put it's cover back on. My current Liberated Churn Dash fabrics are there waiting too, along with a stack of tops and a bin of scraps that still need to be sorted.
![bottom shelves with quilt tops and sewing machine sewing machine cover project bins](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ouVlhCmzifKl7NR46GNS49fgfb8dESXNR9dXEIs-ngiyxsL-IhDLaggcKkdcC-kuQU6MaaSoJlRF87CPp5vB2F6uMbK5qKS5Sf3BQdl1-Y-75aEaLC94reE6t3HSx5_pUY8PfGq8CyPm/w640-h480/bottom+two+shelves+reorganized.jpg)
The middle rows that are at standing height - the bookcase is to the left of my cutting table - will still be functional, storing scrap bins and current projects. But there is space here too and projects that aren't on the current list have been moved elsewhere. I don't need extra stress when I come in here and I can give myself permission to fill up the back burner of projects.
![functional middle shelve of bookcase with open space sewing room bookcase folded fabric scrap bins](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgff35Sk9fTwMw3AI_oGk2fHDMtytEso8cvwnT20ZXKhzwI3w2bn8ZOqcb4JurGRBFBsJNDLKZkwlqmIlpHWbHQaExr5sNyjANSWARJqSRewNK4QvLwTKeVC6GRzMX3TIRtG8wLv38J9z3a/w640-h480/top+two+shelves+reorganized+still+need+to+sort+scrap+bins.jpg)
The shelves became a place to admire fabric and see them stacked pretty (as oppossed to shoved and buried on the shelves in my closet.)
I also changed up the top display shelf to make it less Hello Kitty. She will come out to play again soon I'm sure, but for now less is more. And I can see my plant my daughter grew for me! Maybe now I'll remember to water it ;)
![top shelf full of pretty fabrics and my plant on the top fabric folded bookcase display quilt room sewing room](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz_eevSVYnrHv9Ob5nfd9Q6kzynTlL7cGivwDPvzfiPyq3QCYlpOu7lY7f0KbhaUQ2MrrMHBDKAHTeR57VTsL77QBprXcy6Xi3f_WYNzz_xoTtRclypT6vyw53y2chgWdFBo5p7fs-780/w640-h480/top+of+bookcase+after.jpg)
My room feels calmer now when I walk into it and I smile at what I already have as part of my stash. I feel welcomed and encouraged to hang out in here and maybe even quilt.
It's been a great week for my sewing room. I hope this inspires you to find what you need with what you already have in your space.
With Joy,
Sarah V.
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