More tidying in the sewing room!

You may recall that the last Bank Holiday Monday here in the UK was e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y wet and, I spent some time in my sewing room reorganising as a result.

The desk I use for cutting and sewing

My reorganised sewing room

Then I crocheted a new cover for my sewing room stool and things were looking quite good (even if I do say so myself!)

My new crocheted stool cover

There was, however, one item which I have been quite unhappy with since we first moved in here and I thought it was about time I addressed the situation.

The 'faux' curtains in my old sewing room (right)

I have my fabrics stored on shelves and, as the room I use for sewing is a conservatory, it gets a lot of sunlight.  I was anxious that my treasured fabrics didn't suffer from being bleached by the sun and I have them covered with a sort of curtain.  Actually, they are two panels of fabric that I made as 'faux' curtains in my previous sewing room in Switzerland. They did the job to a degree but they weren't really the right width (a little too narrow) or the right length (a little too long).

The 'faux' curtains in my old sewing room (left)

I decided that it was time to make something better.  So, I used the larger blind that you can see in the photos above.  I unpicked all the ribbon and shortened the length.  It has made a nice cover for my shelves and is just the right width to hide my stash of fabrics from the sun and out of sight!!

My 'new look' fabric panel

A peek at the fabric stash it hides!!