My happy place is the GYM!! (no it’s not)- my trainer would like me to say that, but who am I kidding?? No one…
Of course it’s my sewing room!!
It’s always so much fun when Marian at “seams to be sew”
hosts the row alongs! This is my 4th year (I have two other rows hanging in my room, I just can’t remember the 4th row’s theme! hmm)
My Sewing room row is available FREE here
My row is designed in EQ and there’s a fun spool block in EQ and also a sewing machine, though I modified it a bit to look like my Janome.
And I have to mention that before I really had a plan for my row, Marian already had fabric sponsors for us all and Northcott was very nice to send us fabrics for our rows, I didn’t have a “plan” yet. so I picked 4 FQs that I thought were pretty, but I didn’t get to use them at all!
I ended up doing solid blue for my background and the rest were solids too! but I’ll put these aside and make something pretty one day, so thanks Northcott!
So onto my row:
I printed the foundation papers for the sewing machine (love that in EQ8 now it prints in color!) though I did goof up on one place where I thought it was grey but it was black.
with a small stitch length I sewed the first steps together on the papers, I also cut and started the spool blocks!
I chose to use 2 reds for the larger spool blocks
it keeps growing
It’s starting to look like a sewing machine!
some parts of the directions are rotary cut too, so that makes it easy!
Here’s the two spools blocks all done
and the sewing machine
the spool blocks are stacked
The middle part of the row has a 12 1/2” blue square with “My sewing room” and a pair of scissors and a needle,
I traced those out on heat n bond (or steam a seam lite)
then I trimmed and fused onto black and light grey fabrics
and cut them out, funny that it’s smaller than my big fabric scissors but bigger than my swan scissors
Now I machine embroidered the “My sewing room” by the pattern also has the letters in reverse that you can trace and applique on.
I raw edge appliqued each one on with a straight stitch in black and then added some red embroidery floss and did a running stitch and had a knot and loose end up by the needle!
Here’s the row all sewn together! 12 1/2” x 30 1/2”
I did some simple quilting on it and added the same blue binding!
I like to design simple blocks, so that if you have the pattern and don’t want to do the row, you can take the individual blocks and make something with those instead!
Hope you try it and have fun!!
Marian also have other sponsors and giveaways!
There’s a giveaway from Sulky
Worldwide Shipping / Shipping Cost must be paid by winner. (Because it’s a HEAVY book and stuff)
Value $63.92
and here’s another one from Electric Quilt!
and here’s the list of other participants!!
Tuesday September 4, 2018
The Quilt RamblerDuck Creek Mountain QuiltingCheryl LaPlanteBe A Quilter (don’t know why it’s on here but I was told thursday)Patti’s Patchwork
Thursday September 6, 2018
Pretty PineyMs P Designs USACreatin’ in the SticksFreemotion by the River
Tuesday September 11, 2018
Barbara DiegesUpstairs Hobby RoomQuilt ArtUlaSewing / SzycieUli
Thursday September 13, 2018
Pumpkin Patch BCSew Incredibly CrazyA Quilting ChickPatchwork Breeze
Tuesday September 18, 2018
Just Let Me QuiltElizabeth Coughlin DesignsQuilt FabricationRenee’s Quilting AddictionMade By Marney
Thursday September 20, 2018
Clever ChameleonAdventurous Applique and QuiltingHeleen Pinkster Quilt DesignCynthia’s Creating ArkSeams To Be Sew
Tuesday September 25, 2018
Songbird Designs/Brenda’s BlogPowered By QuiltingKissed QuiltsHappy Sewing RoomSew Joy Creations
Thursday September 27, 2018
BobbininQuiltsDaydreams of QuiltsThe Quilted SnailScrapdash
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Words & StitchesTrue Blue QuiltsMiss Loreen’s SchoolhouseMeanderings Along Lizard CreekCreativeblonde
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Quilt In PieceJaded Spade CreationsMountain Meadow DesignsMasterpiece QuiltingPamela Quilts
Tuesday, October 9, 2018Show and Tell Day
Words & StitchesUpstairs Hobby RoomPowered By QuiltingElizabeth Coughlin DesignsClever ChameleonCreatin’ in the SticksSew Joy Creations
Thanks to Marian and all the sponsors!
Beautiful row, love the colours you've chosen 😍
That's my happy place too! Though my sewing 'room' is actually a sewing 'desk' in a corner of the living room! (It's fair division though – Husband's hobby desk is another corner of the living room. It's a tiny English bungalow with no space for a separate hobby room.) It's still such a happy place to be. 🙂
I love your row, and each of the individual blocks that make it up! Thanks for showing us how you constructed it too.
Neat row Bea and love your sewing machine! Thanks for sharing!
Great row. My sewing room is my happy go to place, but right now it's a disaster and needs a good straightening up. Thanks for sharing your tutorial. grinnie1961 at gmail dot com
Wonderful row!! A great one to use in my sewing room!!
Great row! My sewing room is also one of my favorite places.
That is just too cute! And it's my favorite place!LOL!!
I will have to make one of these for my craft room! Thanks so much!
Cute row x row pattern.
This is very cute! I love Sulky products! I just ordered stabilizer on sale 50% off!
Love your row! I need to make it and hang it in my sewing room! Thank you for sharing!
Cute row!
What a coincidence! My sewing room is MY happy place!
This is the happy place for so many of us!
Your row made me smile. As soon as I saw it I thought 'that looks like a Janome'. Well done with the likeness
What a great idea! I really like your plan for making things usable anywhere. I could just put that sewing machine on the front of a tote bag and be so in style! Thank you for your row.
Cute pattern (wall hanging)!
Great row pattern! My sewing room is my happy place also. It's the only place in my home that I am allowed to be messy. {oops…. I mean creative}
Great row pattern, Bea! I'm happy in my sewing room and my Quilt Cave! LOL Thanks for sharing your pattern!
The gym? Oh, you're so funny! Thanks for the biggest smile of my day. It was worth waiting a couple of days for. 🙂
You made a very cute row. I know my sewing room is my happy place too
My sewing room is my happy place too! Thanks for taking the time to create and share…I really don't know how you get so much done with such a young family!! Very impressive!
I love your happy place. Thanks for sharing
I like your sewing machine and row, and I like the fact you can use it as an individual block as well.
I really like this row and of course i will make it. It is cute Thanks for sharing Elizabeth, Silverdale WA
My sewing quilting room is my happy place too. Great row
Such a pretty and fun row that's perfect for a sewing room…love it!
Very nice row pattern, thank you. Which of us doesn't love their sewing machine and the time spent at it.
I'm in my sewing room right now. Thank you for such a nice pattern.
Thanks so much for being part of this QAL. I love all the sewing tools you've come up with for your block!! Thanks, too, for your little tutorial on how to change settings so you can see our email addresses. I'm not the brightest bulb in the package when it comes to computer stuff, so hopefully I can figure it all out. Just in case I can't, I'll leave my info. here, too. Thanks for all the hard work you've put into your block!! Vivian wvoaks at comcast dot net
Thank you for this row. I think all of us consider our sewing room our happy place. Here, we can be ourselves.
Love the pattern. Will look really cute hanging in my sewing room.
Oh my gosh! Loooove your row!! Thank you for sharing the pattern too… I haven't paper-pieced before, but this looks doable for me 🙂 I want to make this & hand by my machine! You did Awesome job!
Definitely a happy place for me as well. Thank you for sharing your row pattern.
Thanks for the pattern PDF, Bea!
My sewing room is definitely my happy place. Thanks for sharing your very cute pattern.
Super cute – I'd love to make this for my sewing room, too!
We have the same Happy Place! Love the block and can't wait to sit down and make it! Thank you for another great pattern.
My sewing room is one of my happy places too. Thanks for the row pattern.
Creative row and I like the modern sewing machine …the window for creating special features. rozz01atcoxdotnet
Your sewing machine pattern is so cute! I love it!
Love the row!
I'm all for simple blocks and am grateful to the designers (you) that provide them!
This row is adorable. Would love it on my sewing room wall.
My apologies for commenting so late, I was at the doctor in the morning and came home with meds that just really made me crazy for the day. I truly slept the day away… Your machine really does look like a Janome machine, and the row is great Bea, love that you can take it apart to do blocks, that's an idea I had really never given much thought to. btw.. it been all 4 years that you've participated. 🙂
Such a cute row and I love that you made the sewing machine look like one of the new computerized digital machines that are out on the market. A nice modern take from the traditional hand-crank, treadle or older model machines. Thinking of putting some kind of image in the screen section. Thank you for sharing your time, your talent and your creativity with all of us.
Thank you for your row. My sewing room is a happy place for me unless it is disorganized. Then I have to work to get it ready to have fun again.
Besides the beach, the next place I love being at is in my sewing room! This is a great "sign" to put up on my door!
My sewing area is too disorganized right now to make me happy, lol. I had visitors, so had to pile everything into boxes and stack them high. It has been so long, it's going to be like Christmas opening the boxes!
Beautiful row, love the sewing machine and scissors!
Great row! I think I might make this to hang on the door to my sewing room, though I would have to take it down when we have guests since the doubles as a guest room and I wouldn't want anyone to feel unwelcome!
my sewing room is definitely one of my happy places. Your row is fantastic, thanks for being part of the row a long and sharing your great design with us.
It's my happy place too. Love your row!!!
A great row. I see this as a wall hanging outside my sewing room door. Thanks for sharing.
What a fun row! Thanks for sharing your happy place.
There's no happier place in this house than my sewing room, and I'm glad yours is a happy place too! Great idea to make individual blocks.
Great block–I want to make one for my sewing room!Thank you!
That is adorable!