I am now officially moved back into my sewing room after not having the use of it for a while this year. My design wall has a new home, too, and it has grown to fit the new larger space. It’s now half of a folded tablecloth, instead of a quarter!
This used to be our garage, and my husband had it converted for me a few years ago. The room itself is 9 x 12 ft, and there is a 9 x 5 ft box room at one end. No windows in there, so that is where my fabric stash lives, safely away from sunshine and dust.
At the front of the main room is a lovely large window, and there stands my Lillian. She is a Singer VS2 (vibrating shuttle) treadle sewing machine, manufactured in 1888, and she sews a beautiful stitch. I use her sometimes to piece blocks and make small projects like pillowcases.
I found lots more UFOs when I was re-organising.
I’m glad I had the presence of mind to label these pieces. Otherwise I might never have figured out where they are supposed to go now!
I found these colourful blocks and thought they would look cheerful and nice on display. It’s great having a permanent design wall now — it’s very inspirational to see the blocks from a new perspective and also fun to use them for decorating!
Here’s a larger group:
The fabric scraps from this project were used to make a very special quilt…
for my little dog, Nigel.
To see what other quilters have on their Design Walls today, please visit Judy Laquidara’s blog, Patchwork Times.
Happy Quilting!









It is nice to be settled in again…. those are fun UFOs to find and now, you get to work on them and finish them off. I need to take an inventory of my UFOs and decide what to do with them…. but heck, I just enjoy starting new ones!
Liz
You are the first to post a design wall photo today!
Great blocks on your new wall!
Nigel looks happy with his very own quilt!
WOW, you sure have been busy organizing and working on UFO’s too! Anxious to see more . . .
I like the bright blocks you put up. And the cute dog with his quilt! Congrats on getting back into your space.
What a wonderful place! Congratulations! I’ll bet you love it . . . and Nigel is a darling!
Love the blocks! It’s nice to get all settled in again and find stuff as you unpack and rearrange… kinda like presents and we all love presents!
Ooooo Love the Treadle too…
Love your use of UFOs, maybe I need to do that. And it is good to see that someone has gotten organized. I am in the middle of reorganization and it is not pretty. lol
I spy a Janome 6500P, I bought that model a year ago and everytime I use it I fall in love with it all over again. Love your blocks too, great colors.
Your sewing room looks great, including the design wall!
Love Nigel’s quilt. Looks like he does, too!