Recovering Comfort

It has been over 4 years since I moved into my little house I now call home. I remembered I cried when my family and friends left after all the furniture was in place. It felt so strange to be in this new little house alone. This being the beginning of a new part of my life that I feared in many ways. Time passed and the little house became my home. I grew to love it and enjoy the area I live in. Learned my way around town and met new people. It's been a good 4 years. I remember thinking back in May of 2014 that I just wanted to roll up in a ball and not ever move again. I didn't know how to be a single person. I didn't want to know.  

Life isn't a straight road with no off ramps thou so I crawled out of my dark lonely hole and started over. I still have hard times, but now I know I will get past them somehow. 
One of the best things to happen to me in my new town was my sister introducing me to her church. That has been a huge step in getting my head and heart pointed in the direction I need to go. This church is perfect for me. 

I started sewing back in 2005 soon after my mom passed away to make curtains for the room I had put her living room furniture in. It just felt more like her than mini blinds. I bought a $99 sewing machine and tried to learn to make a few simple garments. I just hated it. I had a friend who quilted and I thought that would be fun and was soon hooked. I went more to the art quilt side but did make quite a few cozy quilts. I met lots of new friends, local and on line. It was a good thing. 

Sewing is one thing that I had let slip away from me over the past 6 years. I was involved in other crafts and couldn't seem to work them all into my life. I've missed quilting so on New Years Eve my version of celebrating was to move furniture to get all my sewing related stuff into one room. It's not been on the top of my list so things were a bit scattered, This took 2 days of "well if I move this, where will it go?" If you have a small home or just lots of stuff you know how this goes. It's all settled now I just need to re hang art and make it all comfy again with my clutter I love so much. 

So here is the point I am at now. 

This bookcase has been filled with little memories,
but now it needs to work and hold fabric.
Of course where will I put all this stuff?

This was the starting point of the closet in the new sewing room.
The metal rack on the left wasn't a good thing to
store fabric on so I moved it to the kitchen and
put the wood bookcase in the closet

Now the fabric and pillow forms, batting etc are all
in the closet. 

My primary sewing machine will be 

taken for service in a few days. 

This is the first time my fabric cutter has been
in the house since the move.
It has had a sad life in the garage. Yes I am ashamed. 

My dear sit down quilter

So now the fun part of decorating the room with some of my sewing treasures. I will leave my little collection of sewing machines in the other bedroom, where i draw and do jewelry. 
  

As always I wish you a creative day filled with joy.