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Connecting Threads and Arrow have teamed up to offer you a very exciting giveaway. From now through Sunday, you can enter to win an Arrow Gidget 2 Sewing Table with Wheels!
When it comes to sewing stations, Arrow's furniture is some of the best. This Gidget 2 station is no exception! This station is a sturdy table that offers freearm and flatbed sewing for the bigger machines. The steel locking legs offer a strong base, but also allow for the table to be folded up neatly for easy storage. With a velcro strip to secure the legs in space, and two wheels on the side of the table, this station is perfect for taking to classes, retreats, or accompanying you on a family roadtrip! I love how convenient it is.
(photo courtesy of arrowcabinets.com)
Now on to the fun part! If you would like to win your very own Gidget 2 sewing station, all you need to do is post a comment telling us what your favorite sewing room organizational tip is. We will pick our winner on Monday, September 17th. Good luck!
Rules: Sorry, this contest only applies to residents in the contiguous United States. No purchase necessary. One comment per person, please. To be entered, you must provide a valid email address so that we can contact you if you win. Contest ends at 11:59pm PST on 9/16/12. Winners will be selected on Monday, September 17th. Your comment must be on this post to be valid.
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Sep 18, 2012 at 5:49 AM Would love to win this. Would work perfectly in MH while traveling and sewing.
Sep 17, 2012 at 7:56 PM Would love to win, thank you for the chance!
Sep 17, 2012 at 3:13 PM Thank you so much for this opportunity to win! I recently moved into a smaller house and really need
this Gidget 2 Sewing Station.
Sep 17, 2012 at 7:52 AM When I cut out quilts I keep them all together in empty label boxed from my sons work. They are see through and about 2 inches deep. Perfect. Thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win.
Sep 16, 2012 at 7:29 PM Oh my goodness, would I ever love to win this. My youngest child just left home for college and I finally get to have a sewing room! This would be the perfect item to solve my spacial limitations.
Sep 16, 2012 at 6:56 PM I would love to win one of these for my daughter as I am currently teaching her to sew and having her beside me rather than in another room would make it so much easier! My tip is to keep your sewing patterns in clear plastic sleeves to protect them! Sharon Walsh
Sep 16, 2012 at 6:33 PM I'm a pretty bad organizer, overall, but my best tip for my sewing room is to use a computer table for my machine; I found one with a swingout table, which I covered with batting and an ironing board cover so that I could press pieces w/o having to get up and go over to my regular ironing board. It's a definite time saver.
Sep 16, 2012 at 6:17 PM My best organizational idea is using bookcases to store my bolts of fabric on. For large pieces of fabric, I reroll it onto the bolt and lay the bolts horizontally on the bookcase, then I can see the fabric on the bold at a quick glance.
Sep 16, 2012 at 5:02 PM My best organizer is an outdated TV entertainment center. It holds lots of books in the upper shelf areas and has a stack of flat boxes with UFO's waiting for me. On top are rolls of batting and bolts of fabric. On the bottom plastic bins hold miscellaneous items. The unit is necessary once more.
Sep 16, 2012 at 4:48 PM Great table! I keep my sewing supplies in a plastic set of drawers next to my sewing machine cabinet. This way, if I need anything, I just have to open up a drawer and it's right there. The only problem is that I need to label the drawers because I forget what's in them. LOL
Sep 16, 2012 at 4:31 PM Pinning patterns currently in use to a bulletin board above the sewing machine helps me keep track of several projects.
Sep 16, 2012 at 4:12 PM I love to use my bed risers under my cutting table, their help to take the presser off of my back when I'm cutting fabric.
J Bradley
Sep 16, 2012 at 4:12 PM As a beginning quilter my best organizational tool is the Connecting Threads web site. It inspires and teaches me about quilting and what I will need as I set up a sewing space. I hope to become a long time quilter.
Sep 16, 2012 at 4:08 PM I have an armoire that I have converted with extra shelves etc for fabric storage. I can see everything at once without having to dig through. Sometimes I just open the doors and look at all the color and I get inspired.
Sep 16, 2012 at 4:02 PM I have a pegboard up on one wall above my cutting table where I can hang tools, gadgets and my thread racks so everything is always handy.
Sep 16, 2012 at 3:42 PM I use clear containers to organize my material and seperate it by colors.
Sep 16, 2012 at 3:39 PM Keep my thimbles all together in the top pouch of the sewing box. Keep my threads in a pretty crystal dish.
Sep 16, 2012 at 3:32 PM I hang old wooden cheese boxes and old sewing machine drawers vertically and hortizontally on my walls with fat quarters and other sewing utensils in clear view. And thanks to my husband he put spacers in to use as shelves in each. Love them.....
Sep 16, 2012 at 3:30 PM My favorite organizational tool is empty clean coffee can. I cover it in festive fabric scraps and store my scissors, rotary cutters, fabric marking pen/pencils. I have four different "cans". They keep everything nice and tidy.
Sep 16, 2012 at 3:29 PM I don't know what I did before Velcro. I use the heavy duty Stick-On Velcro for organizing small tools at each sewing station. I place the loop side around the edge of the table. Then I made quilted, divided, fabric organizers that have the Sew-On Velcro on the top edge. WA LA!! these organizers just zip off to be moved, emptied or washed. I am using otherwise wasted space to keep items close where they will be used. I also use Stick-On Velcro to keep the presser foot of my machines from sliding away from me (only works on carpet). It would be a great joy to win this awesome table.
Sep 16, 2012 at 2:42 PM I try so hard to be organized and I am finally making headway. I now have racks to hold my rulers upright, 2 see-thru cases for all my thread, and a bulletin board on which I pin my lists and the pattern I'm currently working on.
Sep 16, 2012 at 1:28 PM i love to sew , at times i sew for six to seven hours piecing a project . last week after a long sewing day i kept complaining about my neck . the next day i sat 4 large books under my sewing machine , then i began to sew ,wow what a big differance .a couple of days later i went to my brothers house and he had some 2 x 4"s he said i could have them then i came home removed the booke and placed the wood under my machine,but i have not complained with my neck anymore .my best spot where i sew would be my sewing table ,i take one day at a time and maybe someday i will be blessed with an adjustable sewing table .
Sep 16, 2012 at 1:23 PM Oh My goodness!!! This would be perfect for my new sewing/quilting studio. I use the empty wooden wine crates from my Sams club to carry out my groceries, and then use them on their side as book shelves, and also on their end as storage for scraps. I use the large salad containers from Sams to put scraps in and then they slide in and stack on top of one another making them easy to see. I have limited space due to my long arm that is on its way and this would be fantastic. Thank you so much for the opportunity!!!!!
Sep 16, 2012 at 12:55 PM The best tip I have is to have everything at arms length when actually sewing. To the immediate right of my machine is a small table with ironing mat and iron. To the left of machine is a small rotating cutting mat. Behind me are rulers, marking pens, etc. I sit in a swivel chair, so when I start sewing, I do not have to get up for anything - except another cup of coffee, of course.
Sep 16, 2012 at 12:17 PM I organized all of my fabric by color, novelty, kits, etc & when I need to find a certain color for a project, it's easier to locate that certain piece! Love this table!
Sep 16, 2012 at 11:58 AM I hang rulers & templates on circular belt hangars & store my ironing board by hanging it on a two prong over the door hanger. Fat quarters go in plastic shoe boxes from the dollar store and "kits" in sweater boxes. The all stack for neatness.
Sep 16, 2012 at 11:44 AM Here is how I keep track of my Blocks of the month.
1) I use inexpensive plastic containers for each project. This stores the fabric remnants,any incomplete/not started blocks. I cut them as soon as I get them so they are ready to sew when I am. If I make a mistake on a block, I can quickly go for a replacement.
2) I keep the completed patterns organized in a binder with dividers per project, if I want to use/refer to it again, I know where it is.
3) The completed blocks go into a multi-pocket scrapbook or painting portfolio, they zip, have handles so blocks can be stored unfolded until you are ready to put the quilt together.
Sep 16, 2012 at 11:33 AM I hung a piece of pegboard on the wall behind my sewing room door. I put hooks up and organized my collection of rulers. Now they are not piled on my cutting table or lost in the bottom of a drawer. I can find the one I need at a glance because I organized them by size and type.
Sep 16, 2012 at 10:40 AM I use inexpensive rectangle plastic cake carriers from Walmart to keep my individual projects together. One project per carrier...as I cut the fabric, I keep it in it's carrier. Then as the blocks are sewn together, there's enough room for keeping the block together, too. Needless to say, I have more than one cake carrier going at a time. ;)
Sep 16, 2012 at 10:35 AM I store my stash by color in inexpensive clear plastic boxes so you can see at a glance the color you want.
Sep 16, 2012 at 10:08 AM I have so many rulers and templates and I have never found a good way to store them. I've tried everything form dish drainers to those wooden stand up racks and was never happy with any of them. Now I use those 3M hooks that stick to the wall and are removable by stretching the glue strip on the back. Each ruler or template is hung individually and is easy to find. I use ribbon through the hole in the ruler is the hole is not big enough to hang from the hook. They are very decorative as well as being easy to find.
Sep 16, 2012 at 9:53 AM I use one of those pole-type towel racks to hold my 2 1/2 inch strips. I also keep my Christmas fabric in a beautiful Christmas basket.
Sep 16, 2012 at 9:17 AM I have hung a piece of slat board upon my wall that holds hooks to hang my rulers up so that they are easy to grab and put back. This keeps them up and out of the way.You can also hang your patters up.
Sep 16, 2012 at 8:49 AM I guess my organizational tip is that I go through my sewing stuff about once a year and get rid of what I don't use and straighten up what's left. I like to keep things neat and tidy!
Sep 16, 2012 at 8:41 AM I use a 6 cup muffin tin with 9 oz cups in each section.....
tiny scissors, small rulers for PPing, rippers, clips and pencils fill mine.
Very portable & moves right along wherever you go for the next project.
Sep 16, 2012 at 8:25 AM When I run across a quilt pattern I want to make, I go through my stash and gather the fabric needed for the project. I make a "kit" by put the fabric and instructions in an oversized zip-lock plastic bag with the picture of the quilt visable. If I need to shop for additional fabric to complete the "kit"; I make up an index card with samples of my chosen fabrics and a list of what additional fabric is needed and how much. I carry these index cards with me whenever I go to a fabric store. I always check the sale items for any fabric needed to complete a kit.
By making up these kits, I do not accidentaly use fabric I had planned to use for a certain future project, and I save money by shopping the sale fabrics. When I am ready to start a new project, I can pull out one of my "kits" and get started right away.
Sep 16, 2012 at 8:14 AM Would love one for my motorhome. Great spacesaver.
Sep 16, 2012 at 7:27 AM I use skirt hangers for recently pressed fabric beingused on current projects.
Sep 16, 2012 at 6:33 AM I use a magnetic knife holder strip attached to the wall to hold my most used tweezers ans small scissors
Sep 16, 2012 at 5:50 AM I use those fuzzy colored pony tail holders that you can get at the grocery store to hold my bobbin thread in place. You can use the different colors to co-ordinate with your thread color.
Sep 16, 2012 at 5:26 AM This would be great for taking to quilting retreats!
Sep 16, 2012 at 5:26 AM Wow, thanks for the opportunity to enter the contest. I'd love a Gidget 2. Maybe I'll go surfing :-) (if you are very young you may need an explanation as to the surfing)
Sep 15, 2012 at 10:40 PM I use tiny craft envelopes to store and label my used sewing machine needles that still have life in them. I use a padded netbook sleeve (with zipper) to store all of my handheld rotary cutters and extra blades. I have two large wire shelving units to store fabric and other sewing/quilting supplies in see-through bins. What I don't have is a dedicated sewing table!
Sep 15, 2012 at 10:00 PM Best thing I use all the time is a Bamboo skewer, cut in half, glue a pretty bead- that fits over the cut end. I use them to hold material or seams in place as they go under my needle. If the needle touches it, it doesn't break the needle or throw the timing off! I make several and have them with every travel bag & sewing machine. Make great gifts, too!
Sep 15, 2012 at 9:09 PM I use a sturdy cardboard box, covered with a quilt-design wrapping paper I bought by mistake, to hold items for my current project : special threads, bobbins, seam ripper, scissors, patterns, pins, etc. The box is big enough to hold what I need, but small enough to keep beside my sewing machine so everything is handy when I need it. It also catches small scraps I want to keep.
Sep 15, 2012 at 7:46 PM Tidy up your area each day so when you start sewing tomorrow your table is clean and ready to go.
Sep 15, 2012 at 6:42 PM I save 2 liter soda bottles, cut off the "neck" of the bottle, and wash & dry them thoroughly. Half of the bottles, I cut as tall as possible, just where the neck meets the straight part. The other bottles, I cut about 1/3 of the way up from the bottom. I sort all my rolls of ribbon by color and type (craft vs. satin or grossgrain, for instance), and stack similar rolls of ribbon in the larger bottle. I then invert the shorter bottles, and place it over the larger one as a cover. This keeps all my ribbons sorted and dust free, and it looks pretty on a shelf, too!
Sep 15, 2012 at 5:57 PM To organize a tools such as scissors, rotary cutters, measuring tape, bobbins etc, it helps to use a silverware organizer in your desk drawer to keep the often-used tools handy! I find this idea helpful.
Sep 15, 2012 at 5:52 PM I just retired so I just started sewing in the dungeon again! My sewing room is an disorganized mess with a stack of unfinished projects that I'm attacking! Organizing will have to come after the some of the projects get done.
I'm excited to get the projects done. :)
Sep 15, 2012 at 5:19 PM When I'm piecing quilts I use restaurant serving trays to carry fabrics from my sewing machine to my ironing board and back -- easier to keep the pieces in the right order, especially if you get interrupted by your kids or the phone. You can get trays in assorted sizes and colors at a restaurant supply store.