The Studio- clean for a moment!

Okay here goes! This is about as cleaned up as my workroom ever gets, so I though I'd take a couple of pictures before the next storm rolls through, in about 10 minutes when I start cutting a new batch of shades.
We have two 12' tables, one with a grid & plastic for rotary cutting and one with a gridded canvas cover. 7' two-sided rack for linings. Not very pretty and no window treatments on the windows, just blinds because I can't stand the distraction of fabrics and colors around me when I'm working on so many different fabrics all the time.
However, I've made some awesome samples which I must hang, somewhere, sometime soon. So I'll have to get over that aversion to color in the studio. I can't wait to post photos of those samples!

Do we work 7 days a week???....

......Well, no! But sometime we work odd times.
Sometimes early in the morning, or late at night, or the weekend.
You know how if you work for yourself you can make your own hours..... ha. More like, you can work every hour and never be done.
It is not a hardship when you really love what you do, and I love sewing, and I love sewing window treatments. If I weren't doing that, I'd be sewing anyhow, in my spare time.
In fact while cleaning up today I gathered a little stash of fabrics I'll be using in my kitchen. I made Roman shades from the animal print and have a couple of little things to make that I'll piece using this collection.

My friend is back today sewing 4 Roman shades for her home. She's a great seamstress and we enjoy working together on our own projects helping each other out.
She's working on a gorgeous Nina Campbell print- banded on 3 sides with (naturally!) mitered corners.
But here she is taking a break. She wore shoes today that match her project.
While she's been sewing, I've been continuing the cleaning process. Does this look clean and organized? Ha, maybe not to you, but it's awesomely clean and organized compared to yesterday!
This side of the studio is where I cut fabric, and do all the stapling of the sewn treatments. These shelves hold all the tools- measuring & cutting fabric, as well as all the power tools. You can't see the cutting table to the right and until I finish cleaning up, you're not gonna. Under that table is the compressor for the staple gun.

Believe it or not, we'll probably be back tomorrow- Sunday- to keep this flow going............................

What are we working on today?

Well, here it is, New Year's Day 2010, and my first post to my new blog- a Tabula Rasa.

I love this black fabric with the ribbon embroidery. I guess it's cheating to use this project to answer the question, "What are we working on today?" because we actually made it yesterday. But today it's being packed and delivered, so I'll let it count. We made this hobbled shade as well as a shower curtain.
Today we'll be working on more hobbled shades, and I'll try to remember to take a few photographs of the fabrication process.

Here are the front door and back door to my workroom, Leatherwood Design Co, where we fabricate window treatments and other soft fabric goods. The little shade on the back door was a temporary shade we made for a client while waiting for her back-ordered fabric.

My blog posts will be answering the question, "what are we working on today?" The work may be professional, or it may be personal. One thing for sure, it'll keep me working!