Your new room is beautiful. I have two rooms but sew in my living room because have too much unorganized fabric and sewing supplies everywhere. Maybe one day my fairy godmother will come and organize my sewing life.
Eleanor, Thank you for showing us the before & after of your sewing room make over!
I have enjoyed watching your programs for a long time, an am very thankful to you for the lessons done with history & humor. I missed you last year at the Puyallup Wa. Sewing & Stitchery Expo. because of foot surgery, but my sweet sis, got me VICTORY QUILTS, for a retirement present, & she even had you sign it. I love the book, & your work!
Now that I’m retired, I’m spending time on getting organized, & then I will HAVE FUN!
Hope to see you at the Expo.
I liked watching the befor and after shots of your work room.It has given me some ideas to help get my sewing room in order.
Some day it will be how i need it to quilt and scrapbook,all in one lg room.
My next quilt is going to be trip around the world.I bought your book and fabric to make it.
wish me luck! God Bless Dawn
WOW!! I couldn’t imagine someone as famous as Eleanor Burns having closets like mine!! Maybe there is hope for me yet. And what GREAT IDEAS – Thank You for sharing!
Tammi
Gorgeous!
I wonder if they make a murphy bed – with storage around it?
My sewing room is going to have share space with a queen size bed… I’d love to have a beautiful, functioning sewing room so that my brain doesn’t focus on all that other stuff that has to fit into the room.
Any suggestions?
Hi! I know what you mean! I will be selling my dining table, which is large and oval, bringing up a smaller, foldable table from elsewhere, and potentially evicting some other items. Then, I have to decide what I can afford, and measure the area, before purchasing anything at all! So there’s more of us out there…But nice to know what’s possible, if you’ve got the space, the cash and the ideas!
Hi El, I love the organizational capabilities of the Koala system for sewing and computing. I like the idea of the extra height too as I’m tall. I don’t see a large storage cabinet for fabric bolts and bins of stash. I also don’t see a regular ironing board, or one with a quilting board for ironing – as the blocks grow a pressing station is too small. Well, you have a great retreat house and thanks for all your wonderful books over the years !!!
Hi Eleanor,I am a fan of you and I have books and rulers Quilt in a Day, your studio is so beautiful , so pratical,congratulations to you and Koala.
Kind regards from Brazil
Themis Abdo
Love your new studio and love the suggestion of a Murphy bed! I have a small bedroom with my stash stacked in it everywhere. A twin size Murphy bed to fold up and have my stash organized in various Koala pieces, some on the back of the folded bed and others around the room would be a dream come true. (Make it so please?)
I have a dedicated sewing space and do the most with it that I can, but a Koala Studio would be so unbelievable to own. When the company needs a nice space to “makeover” keep me in mind! Thanks for the tour Eleanor!!
Thanks for the before and after. The Koala cabinets are beautiful and I would love to have them too. Someday????????
Can’t wait to see you in Baltimore in June.
Loretta
Oh My! Absolutely magnificent!!! I wish I could have mine that organized. My room looks much like your before…..only I feel it is much worse. I do feel now I have to re-organize…just as soon as I finish a project or 2.
You are very lucky and I absolutely love, love, love your program….and website.
Love seeing the pros have the same kind of organization issues that I have as a novice. Thank you for the ideas and I’m downloading my Koala design package next to begin the remodel in my sewing/craft room. Thank you – Kelly
Gotta Love you Eleanor, you are so real!!!!!! The old studio is one I can relate to, and I bet just about everyone else! I am a great fan of Quilt in a Day, but I can’t quite quilt in a day because I am forever playing in search of for the day, or days, or longer! I am positive that your new Koala Studio will be everything you want it to be and more… leaving you with a lot more time to be creative! Gee, I never realized that we had so much in common, the difference being that I don’t have a Koala Studio like YOU!
What a can of paint can do. You did a really nice job on this. It is taking me forever to redue my studio. So much fabic, supplies and other things and so little time each day……
I just wept…yep those are tears. I’m so frustrated in my sewing room. l’ve emptied it out and redesigned it 5 times in the 3 years I’ve lived here, grrrr! There’s hope yet.
Oh, great! Now my wife will want me to do this to her room. I am, however, the one who usually remembers Quilt in a Day on RFDTV, and I suppose a make over would keep me busy. She is talking about taking over my wood shop, so I have to do something.
I just purchased my first Koala Treasure Chest Plus piece of furniture. The one hugh piece of furniture missing from these studios is where they display their fabrics. I have 4 large bookcases in my studio that I have my fabric on bolts so I can view them easily when I start my projects. None of these studios show any fabric storage solutions.. shoving them in drawers and closets is not feasible..
I love the make over. My husband was kind enough to give up his “Man Room” for me to use, unfortunately most of the walls are slanted, so very little “wall” space to hanging “quilt” projects on. Still, I could use some of these pieces for all my “stuff”! One can Dream!!!
I have a few 6 fool tables for my shoe boxes of applique scraps, and for my sewing machine, my embroidery machine, and my serger. I could use more organization, but if I put it up out of sight, I won’t remember where I put it. 🙂 Would love to have a Koala makeover.
I was just there in January and. Saw your studio. I can’t believe what a difference! It’s beautiful! I really think the new lighting is amazing. I can see that those organizing cabinets from Koala have made a difference.
You were the 1st quilter that I ever saw on TV. I was inspired to try quilting. I’ve always sewn. My Mom taught me to sew. My first quilt was a doll quilt made from scraps after sewing 2 prs. of flannel pjs and a hooded robe for my great-granddaughter. It was lovely. Thanks for all of your help via TV.
i’d like to think i’d be scary productive in a room like this – since i sew my own family’s apparel as well as quilting, i admire the versatility and flexibility of the room!
Amazingly simplified storage! Looking for fabrics purchased, quilting tools you know you have, & even spools of thread, is a big waste of time – precious time that could be used for quilting. It’s amazing how these cabinets fit in the original area but looks streamlined now! I’m very impressed!
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Oct 27, 2010 @ 22:05:38
What a fun, easy and clear demonstration. I teach beginning quilting and this is a wonderful idea to share.
Oct 28, 2010 @ 15:07:25
What a fun tour. There’s hope for me yet – but even if my room becomes a showcase, my quilts will continue to be just me!
Oct 29, 2010 @ 06:13:40
Your new room is beautiful. I have two rooms but sew in my living room because have too much unorganized fabric and sewing supplies everywhere. Maybe one day my fairy godmother will come and organize my sewing life.
Sewbuckeye aka Pam Finnegan
Nov 11, 2010 @ 07:38:32
I just love it. I am not alone and now know I am just as normal as any sewer.
Nov 13, 2010 @ 19:53:39
Eleanor, Thank you for showing us the before & after of your sewing room make over!
I have enjoyed watching your programs for a long time, an am very thankful to you for the lessons done with history & humor. I missed you last year at the Puyallup Wa. Sewing & Stitchery Expo. because of foot surgery, but my sweet sis, got me VICTORY QUILTS, for a retirement present, & she even had you sign it. I love the book, & your work!
Now that I’m retired, I’m spending time on getting organized, & then I will HAVE FUN!
Hope to see you at the Expo.
Nov 15, 2010 @ 22:08:13
I liked watching the befor and after shots of your work room.It has given me some ideas to help get my sewing room in order.
Some day it will be how i need it to quilt and scrapbook,all in one lg room.
My next quilt is going to be trip around the world.I bought your book and fabric to make it.
wish me luck! God Bless Dawn
Jan 28, 2011 @ 20:25:52
Love it, Love it.
Where does one find “slot walls”? I have searched and searched.
thanks for the tour
Feb 08, 2011 @ 15:54:57
@Ruth: For slat wall, try a retail/store supply company in your area.
Feb 02, 2011 @ 03:10:55
I sat here with my mouth open the whole time tour; what a dream, I love it!
Feb 03, 2011 @ 16:10:33
What a beautiful studio! Happy Quilting!
Feb 11, 2011 @ 11:16:53
WOW!! I couldn’t imagine someone as famous as Eleanor Burns having closets like mine!! Maybe there is hope for me yet. And what GREAT IDEAS – Thank You for sharing!
Tammi
Feb 14, 2011 @ 03:26:32
Nice and sure could use a makeover.
Feb 14, 2011 @ 03:27:45
I SURE COULD USE A MAKEOVER.
Feb 23, 2011 @ 09:58:46
I’d sure like a makeover and where do you get the headliner fabric… I can’t find anywhere.
Judy
Mar 01, 2011 @ 11:29:21
I love the wall boards….first time I’ve seen them. I want them…so much better than pegboard.
Mar 15, 2011 @ 20:03:33
Gorgeous!
I wonder if they make a murphy bed – with storage around it?
My sewing room is going to have share space with a queen size bed… I’d love to have a beautiful, functioning sewing room so that my brain doesn’t focus on all that other stuff that has to fit into the room.
Any suggestions?
Sep 21, 2015 @ 15:52:54
Hi! I know what you mean! I will be selling my dining table, which is large and oval, bringing up a smaller, foldable table from elsewhere, and potentially evicting some other items. Then, I have to decide what I can afford, and measure the area, before purchasing anything at all! So there’s more of us out there…But nice to know what’s possible, if you’ve got the space, the cash and the ideas!
Apr 10, 2011 @ 10:10:31
Loved it.
Apr 14, 2011 @ 11:45:52
Boy could I use a makeover
May 04, 2011 @ 17:35:09
love love it…so grand, so practical.
May 04, 2011 @ 17:38:29
love love it…so grand, so practical
May 12, 2011 @ 08:45:59
Hi El, I love the organizational capabilities of the Koala system for sewing and computing. I like the idea of the extra height too as I’m tall. I don’t see a large storage cabinet for fabric bolts and bins of stash. I also don’t see a regular ironing board, or one with a quilting board for ironing – as the blocks grow a pressing station is too small. Well, you have a great retreat house and thanks for all your wonderful books over the years !!!
May 13, 2011 @ 17:32:11
I am jealous — What an incredible space. I would love to have a studio with so much organization!
Jun 04, 2011 @ 13:58:40
Beautiful room make over.
Jul 28, 2011 @ 12:38:54
Hi Eleanor,I am a fan of you and I have books and rulers Quilt in a Day, your studio is so beautiful , so pratical,congratulations to you and Koala.
Kind regards from Brazil
Themis Abdo
Sep 06, 2011 @ 10:26:34
Love your new room, really would love to know where you get the slat boards and the huge ironing pad for your pressing table?
Oct 17, 2011 @ 00:17:50
Eleanor
Your studio is beautiful and their joy and affection colors everything that he sees.
Hugs friend, I still have my koala’s, I promise
Apr 02, 2012 @ 12:52:32
How fun! I love your studio.
Apr 03, 2012 @ 15:14:58
Love your new studio and love the suggestion of a Murphy bed! I have a small bedroom with my stash stacked in it everywhere. A twin size Murphy bed to fold up and have my stash organized in various Koala pieces, some on the back of the folded bed and others around the room would be a dream come true. (Make it so please?)
Apr 09, 2012 @ 06:46:55
I have a dedicated sewing space and do the most with it that I can, but a Koala Studio would be so unbelievable to own. When the company needs a nice space to “makeover” keep me in mind! Thanks for the tour Eleanor!!
Apr 09, 2012 @ 08:27:36
I love Eleanor’s redesign. It would be wonderful to work in such an organized area.
Apr 10, 2012 @ 19:01:24
Thanks for the before and after. The Koala cabinets are beautiful and I would love to have them too. Someday????????
Can’t wait to see you in Baltimore in June.
Loretta
May 03, 2012 @ 12:43:10
Oh My! Absolutely magnificent!!! I wish I could have mine that organized. My room looks much like your before…..only I feel it is much worse. I do feel now I have to re-organize…just as soon as I finish a project or 2.
You are very lucky and I absolutely love, love, love your program….and website.
Keep stitchin’ those miles.
Thank You
Marla
Sep 22, 2012 @ 14:43:15
Love seeing the pros have the same kind of organization issues that I have as a novice. Thank you for the ideas and I’m downloading my Koala design package next to begin the remodel in my sewing/craft room. Thank you – Kelly
Dec 13, 2012 @ 17:38:47
Gotta Love you Eleanor, you are so real!!!!!! The old studio is one I can relate to, and I bet just about everyone else! I am a great fan of Quilt in a Day, but I can’t quite quilt in a day because I am forever playing in search of for the day, or days, or longer! I am positive that your new Koala Studio will be everything you want it to be and more… leaving you with a lot more time to be creative! Gee, I never realized that we had so much in common, the difference being that I don’t have a Koala Studio like YOU!
Dec 14, 2012 @ 15:31:15
What a can of paint can do. You did a really nice job on this. It is taking me forever to redue my studio. So much fabic, supplies and other things and so little time each day……
Apr 10, 2013 @ 03:41:44
I just wept…yep those are tears. I’m so frustrated in my sewing room. l’ve emptied it out and redesigned it 5 times in the 3 years I’ve lived here, grrrr! There’s hope yet.
Jul 23, 2013 @ 07:53:25
I see lovely new cabinets but where is the stash of fabric. That is the hardest part for me. Organizing the stash.
Mar 10, 2014 @ 12:24:22
Oh, great! Now my wife will want me to do this to her room. I am, however, the one who usually remembers Quilt in a Day on RFDTV, and I suppose a make over would keep me busy. She is talking about taking over my wood shop, so I have to do something.
Mar 10, 2014 @ 22:10:18
i like your patchwork designs
Mar 26, 2014 @ 18:28:25
Loeb your studio. I want one but the money is a problem. I am just learning to quilt and love my new craft. Perhaps someday a new studio. Sue
May 07, 2014 @ 09:28:42
I just purchased my first Koala Treasure Chest Plus piece of furniture. The one hugh piece of furniture missing from these studios is where they display their fabrics. I have 4 large bookcases in my studio that I have my fabric on bolts so I can view them easily when I start my projects. None of these studios show any fabric storage solutions.. shoving them in drawers and closets is not feasible..
Feb 20, 2015 @ 08:35:19
I love the make over. My husband was kind enough to give up his “Man Room” for me to use, unfortunately most of the walls are slanted, so very little “wall” space to hanging “quilt” projects on. Still, I could use some of these pieces for all my “stuff”! One can Dream!!!
Apr 15, 2015 @ 11:05:27
I have a few 6 fool tables for my shoe boxes of applique scraps, and for my sewing machine, my embroidery machine, and my serger. I could use more organization, but if I put it up out of sight, I won’t remember where I put it. 🙂 Would love to have a Koala makeover.
May 06, 2015 @ 10:00:58
I was just there in January and. Saw your studio. I can’t believe what a difference! It’s beautiful! I really think the new lighting is amazing. I can see that those organizing cabinets from Koala have made a difference.
May 23, 2015 @ 14:44:38
Dear Eleanor,
You were the 1st quilter that I ever saw on TV. I was inspired to try quilting. I’ve always sewn. My Mom taught me to sew. My first quilt was a doll quilt made from scraps after sewing 2 prs. of flannel pjs and a hooded robe for my great-granddaughter. It was lovely. Thanks for all of your help via TV.
Love,
Polly
May 06, 2016 @ 06:20:38
i’d like to think i’d be scary productive in a room like this – since i sew my own family’s apparel as well as quilting, i admire the versatility and flexibility of the room!
May 31, 2016 @ 12:24:09
Amazingly simplified storage! Looking for fabrics purchased, quilting tools you know you have, & even spools of thread, is a big waste of time – precious time that could be used for quilting. It’s amazing how these cabinets fit in the original area but looks streamlined now! I’m very impressed!