My next dilemma is “where do I sew?” I live in a very small, less than 500 sq. ft. apartment. No, this isn’t New York City, it’s Michigan! I do have good natural light and I like my apartment except when I try organizing it!
My initial plan is to go through my closets – both of them. All two of them! Needless to say, downsizing to live here was difficult. I’m moving this summer to be closer to my children so I don’t want to purge too much but it has to be workable in the meantime. Hopefully that will give me a little more space to stash stuff!
My kitchen is very small and I’m using every square foot already. My only other option is the bedroom – which currently houses a bookcase, my desk and printer stand, a big dresser and a queen sized bed with a nightstand. Cozy and comfortable but I have to work to keep it organized because clutter makes it look, and me feel disorganized.
My future plan is to give my son my desk, (I bought a laptop stand from Walmart for $15), and change my bed from a queen to a twin size. What do I need a queen size bed for? 
This will give me enough room to set up a small sewing area. In the meantime I’ll have to use the living room for my sewing machine, ironing board, fabric and notions. Can anyone say cluttered?
The best web resources I could find on organizing small sewing spaces have been: French Onion Find’s Organizing Small Sewing Spaces, Whipstitch Modern Sewing Organizing Your Sewing Space: Small Spaces, and eHow’s How to Organize for Sewing in 9 Square Feet.
Sewingsupport.com also has numerous free patterns for organizers on their website.
