Fabric shopping > cleaning
Just a quick post to say I’m still here, I’ve just been recovering because last weekend was MOVE DAY! Yay! Finally!
Originally it took just the two of us 5 truck loads and two days to move everything into storage but with the help of some awesome family members (Mechanical Bother-in-Law and Father-Who-Didn’t-Lift-Anything-Heavy-If-His-Wife-Asks) we managed to move everything out on Saturday in just 3 truck loads, phew!
Nerdy Husband and Mechanical Brother-in-Law seemed dismayed at the number of boxes labelled “Mel’s Room (Sewing)” or “Fabric” but Father-Who-Didn’t-Lift-Anything-Heavy-If-His-Wife-Asks knows his daughter well and just smiled.
I know you guys will understand 
I love our new house but unfortunately I haven’t had much time to enjoy it yet. Despite the previous owners paying a cleaner for the morning I still ended up spending most of the weekend cleaning the kitchen before I ran out of energy. So I have no future-sewing-room photos for you just yet. The problem is that my room is currently serving as wardrobe, dressing room and linen cupboard until I get a chance to thoroughly clean them too. There is only one word to describe their current state: feral.
The plan this weekend is more cleaning (sarcastic yay) so that I can get our clothing, linen and towels out of future-sewing-room. Then I can re-assemble my sewing table and shelves, which all had to be pulled apart to get them down the tiny hallway of our rental house, and then the fun really begins!
I better hurry up because my fabric shelves just got some new additions…
Excuse the wobbly cell phone photo – hands were full of fabric
50% off at Arthur Toye? Well if you insist…
Green & white cotton/spandex for an experiment to recreate my favourite (and almost falling apart) workout top and 2 x 100% viscose prints
Some sort of knit with sparkly stripe, some suiting and a lace – because I really want to make a lace overlay dress! Possibly to combine with the suiting fabric beside it as a more work-appropriate version (?)
Lace detail
I am looking forward to sharing photos of my room with you as I set it up so watch this space next week when, hopefully, normal service resumes…
Posted on July 5, 2012, in Fabric Stores, Just for fun and tagged Arthur Toye, fabric shopping, moving, sewing room. Bookmark the permalink. 16 Comments.
Good luck with everything, I hope your cleaning doesn’t take too long because I know how much fun it is setting up a new sewing room!
The anticipation of your new sewing room must be frustrating, but I imagine it’s very exciting contemplating those boxes and your latest purchases. I love that ikat fabric so I am not going to click on the link…. don’t need any more fabric… .no no no !
Hehe, thanks, I don’t need any more fabric either but I just couldn’t help myself
Great fabric purchases. Hope your cleaning is rewarding you with a fabulous new and clean house!
Oh, haha, I recognise that photo! I wasn’t sure who had sent me that text!! A bit painful to find a park in town in the middle of the day but probably worth the effort so will go tomorrow
Yeah that was me
hehe, unfortunately for my wallet it’s within walking distance from my office.
I know exactly how you feel. We’ve been in our place a month and I finally got the sewing space set up about a week ago! And now you tell me there’s a half price sale in Arthur Toye! ARGH! Not something I really wanted to know, but I might just have to walk the length of Lambton Quay tomorrow after work to check it out!! Although I do need some fabric for a special dress…
I know once my room is back to normal I’ll feel normal
There’s some good stuff there, a lot of the bolts have already been reduced so you get a double discount! Some of my fabric was $25/m down to $15/m then half again at the checkout, yay for sales!
My mouth dropped when I saw that fabric sale. I won’t be back in town till next week so I hope it is still on. Lovely fabric and I hope you enjoy your new home.
Hehe, it says “limited time” but who knows? They never advertise either, I just happened to be walking past the day before on my way to a meeting
Good lord! …. I need to know about another fabric sale like a hole in the head
You have some nice pieces there though. Definitely some well earned motivation to get your sewing room sorted.
Good luck with the rest of the cleaning and organising!
Hehe, sorries
I like your thinking, well earned motivation yeah!
Ohh I know your agony – I have moved many times and each time, although I cull a lot of stuff when packing, it takes for ever to get everything into its right spot in the new house. All the cleaning is such a pain, but it is really nice when it is done, and being your own home (and not a rental) helps a lot I think.
I’m probably being a bit impatient because we’ve really only been in the house 5 nights but I am looking forward to begin more settled, un-boxing and deciding where to put everything is kind of fun through. Plus you’re right, after all the cleaning is done at least I know it is really clean
Wow, it’s so cool you have a mechanical brother-in-law. Mine are just the regular flesh and blood type.
Seriously though, I love the ikat print rayon. Beautiful colours, although at first I thought your camera had done something bizarre with the focus.
I was trying to remember the term for that look of print, ikat! Thanks and actually I took that photo 6 times because I thought it was out of focus too