Fabric Covers Created!!

I recently wrote this article on keeping your fabric collection organized and clean. I decided I need to apply those guidelines to my own sewing room! I already have most of my fabric organized, but I did have to dig out a few pieces out from under the bed.....

I have four 6' bookcases in my sewing room that hold many of my supplies. Two are filled with cotton solids and prints organized by color. The other two hold my notebooks, catalogs, quilting books and temporary projects I am working on.

Because they are just bookcases, the front is open and exposed to the sun and dust. Temporarily I have been covering them with a couple sheets to keep the contents clean and out of direct sunlight. When I needed something I would have to crawl back behind the sheet to find it. On occasion I would have to remove the sheet to be able to see what I needed. This became a real hassle because I would always have to climb up on a chair to get the sheet back on. One of the great perks of being short!! :-)

Yesterday I was able to find time to create the fabric panels for a roman shade for each bookcase. This will allow me to leave the shades down when I am not using the supplies inside. I can raise them at any time to find what I need.

I just need to have my dad cut off dowel rods to fit the bookcase width and then I can insert them into my rod pockets on the back of the shades. Then I will sew on plastic rings on the lining, run cording through the rings up to the top and the cord will dangle on the side so I can raise and lower it! In theory this should all work; but there may be a glitch at the top of the shade in bringing the cording to the side. I'm not quite sure how that will all work together until I get it up. Then I can figure out how to make it work! So far everything has gone as I planned!

I'll post some photos when they are completed!