About two years ago I was introduced to an inspiring magazine called “Where Women Create” and the the driving force behind that magazine…a strong, interesting, insightful woman named Jo Packham.
I remember well listening to Jo speak on the morning we met. I loved her passion to succeed and her energy. I also appreciated her vision…that of women supporting women.
Her publication of Where Women Create (which is only one of her several beautiful magazines) is written for women, about women, and by women. The articles are interesting, encouraging, and inspiring…and the photos of the creative spaces…well, there are no words. And I’ve savored every issue of the magazine since my introduction to it.
So you can image my feelings when we were asked to write an article for the recent issue. How could I ever say no? I LOVE that magazine! But…how could I ever say yes? The creative spaces in that publication are AMAZING and my space is a room in my basement and the space I share with my kids.
I thought about it for a day before replying to the email. During that day I thought about a lot of things…and I finally concluded that you all know me. I tell stories about hanging out at the gas station and getting cats stuck on my head…I am what I am…and what that is is mom who feels lucky every single day to be able to run a ridiculously fun business from my home.
So I told them yes…with a disclaimer warning them what they were (or were not) getting into. I told them that when they came to photograph our separate studios the location would be in our homes…and in the basement of those homes. I told them there was no “studio” or fancy photo ops but that we would be happy to share with them where we really create. And to my surprise in less than an hour we were emailed a reply scheduling a photography date.
And while I wish we had a spacious studio, flooded with natural lighting, and an abundance of storage I appreciated the magazine for “keeping it real” and sticking with us. Our article is a very accurate portrayal of who we are and I was so excited to see it nestled in the pages of a magazine I love.
Plus….we are in a pretty exciting issue…some of the other women highlighted in our issue include Carrie Bloomston and Pat Bravo! As we do so often we feel both humbled and blessed for this opportunity.
To read more about Where Women Create just click HERE.
And to enter to win a copy of our issue of Where Women Create just leave a comment telling us where most of your sewing (or creating) takes place.
My sewing machine is in the guest room, but most of my sewing is hand sewing. I took over half my kids’ playroom for my space.
You may not think your sewing spaces are very inspiring, but they did inspire me to create my own space!
Tucked in a corner of the basement, with poor lighting, and minimal plugs. My small room is crammed full, but I am ever so grateful to have a dedicated room to sew in.
I have a small bedroom that I use for my creating. It works for me although I wish I had a designated craft room!
All of my sewing takes place in my dedicated sewing room (an extra bedroom transformed into my sewing studio). I love it, and am very thankful to have. Please enter me in your contest.
I have our bonus room as my sewing space! It’s wonderful to be able to have a room for all “my” stuff and not have to clean it up all the time!
I dream of the day where I can have my own sewing room, but for now I am set up in my bedroom with my machine and use the kitchen table for cutting.
My sewing happens in our spare bedroom that my husband also uses as his office.
I have a sewing/craft room set up in my basement!
I am lucky to have a large room in the basement.
I sew at the dining room table. Luckily we can eat in the kitchen.
Now that we have an empty nest, I sew in my daughter’s old bedroom. It’s wonderful to be able to leave my sewing machine set up all the time! Thanks for the chance to win this beautiful magazine, and thanks for sharing the pictures of your sewing space!
I create and sew in what used to be my daughter’s bedroom. Once the kids moved out, I knew that I could dedicate one room to be my sewing room. I painted and re-carpeted and made it my own and just love it! I am now looking at the “other” unused bedroom and thinking of how I could use that one too…sewing takes up a lot of room (sometimes 2 of them)!
That is awesome! Congratulations!
My sewing space is in the livingroom. I love being part of the action, while being productive.
After 50 years of sewing, I have a sewing room. I am lucky.
I just saw this magazine for the first time at Joann’s last weekend. I leafed through it and thought the photos were so over-the-top that I wouldn’t be able to relate to the people it features! Guess I was wrong! 🙂 I didn’t see the article on you guys or I would have known better 🙂 I’ll have to give it a second chance.
I do all of my sewing on my nightstand. Not even kidding. I have a foldable cardboard cutting board that I spread out over our bed and the sewing machine sits on the nightstand. I have a bulletin board with some storage and baskets under the nightstand to hold necessary notions. It’s far from ideal but it’s better than having to drag the machine out every time I want it!
I am cracking up b/c I’m Diana too and my machine is also in our bedroom!
(I hope they can figure out how to not make this count for two entries!)
I have a sewing room set up in our basement, it is full of windows so not dark and depressing. Its my go to get away space. I also love this magazine, but feel I can’t afford to subscribe to it, so winning a copy would be awesome. I look to look at everyone’s studios, sewing rooms etc. and I love seeing what they create.
We are currently renting and our second bedroom is being used as a craft/multipurpose room. My husband has his office in there and I have all my sewing and craft supplies.
Like you guys, I have basement space I share with my kids. It’s been difficult to find my sewing mojo when we have all this beautiful sunshine upstairs. Thank you for sharing that you all are in the same boat. Time to get off my tush and sew!
Congratulations on your article. My sewing machine and desk live in my living room. I push it against the wall when not in use. Love it! Not sure my daughter is so keen but oh well.
In order to have a sewing room, my husband kindly gave up his den. I felt bad about this— but the feeling quickly left — as the room was transformed into a bright, happy sewing haven. It’s quite small, but is perfect for my sewing & quilting obsession!! ♡♡♡
I have a little room in my house where I do my sewing.
I do not have a sewing space and sometime I just use the table in the kitchen. I dream about a room all for myself!
Most of my sewing takes place wherever I can set the sewing machine up. Currently, that’s no where. sigh
My sewing room is in the basement and our fixtures have daylight bulbs so I can see colors well. Not perfect but one of my favorite places to spend the day.
A little room in our finished basement. It used to be my oldest daughter’so bedroom. With a tiny window and only paths between the cutting table and sewing tables. With my ironing board stuck against the wall in a corner. But I love my little room to create in.it can’t even shut the closet door where the fabric is ☺
we are turning a “junk” room into a crafting room so i will be working from there once completed
My sewing room is a bedroom in the basement with one of those small basement windows. There’s obviously not much natural light but my husband just put in track lighting for me – what a difference! I have a big, old metal office desk for a cutting table and storage, an old pattern cabinet for the patterns, and an old kitchen table for my machines. There’s way too much stuff in there, but the room is all mine!
Hola! I’ve been following your blog for a long time now and finally got the bravery to go ahead and give you a shout out from Humble Texas! Just wanted to mention keep up the excellent work!