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Amy from Badskirt has a brand new sewing table. Her husband made it for her using an IKEA table and door panel. He cut away a portion of the door-turned-tabletop so the sewing surface sits flush with the tabletop. Her set of drawers (also IKEA) fits perfectly underneath. Go to her post to read how he did it. Who knows, maybe you can make one for your own sewing space.
[photo from Badskirt]
The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!
It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.
Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.
i literally just saw that on ikea hackers. is that where she got the idea or is it the other way around?
Good ideas get shared around on the internet all the time. This post is nearly a year old, so it may be that the person on IKEA hackers got the idea from her. Or they may have both come up with the same good idea independent of each other. Regardless of where it originated, it’s a neat sewing table. –Anne