Since my worktable looks remarkably the same as it did last week, I thought I’d share with you a different work surface. My husband finished building this sewing table for me last fall.
A little over a year ago I started shopping for a sewing machine lift that I could have my husband build into a cabinet for me. (The site is in need of some major updating, but here’s some of his other work.) Brand new the lifts were $150, so I started checking Craigslist every day.
One week I was busy over the weekend and didn’t check the listings until Tuesday. That’s when I found an estate sale that had been the previous Sunday, and they had had a sewing machine lift. Augh. I was sure it was gone.
However, when I called the number, the guy told me they still had the lift, but the dumpster was going to be picked up at 5 p.m. If I got there before then I could have it. For FREE. Well, you can imagine how fast I jumped into my car!
You see, the lift is the mechanism that lets you have a perfectly flat surface all around the machine; excellent for machine quilting. Then, when the free arm is needed to do pants or sleeves and such, you press a button and the machine is lifted up. Like this:
Isn’t that the coolest thing?
I’m beyond thrilled with it. It was especially nice to take all of my personal measurements and make it a perfect ergonomic fit for me. No more sore shoulders and neck from sewing. 🙂 He even thought of the little tray in front of the machine, having noticed that with my old set up I always had a bunch of tools in that area.
So that’s my main workdesk for this week, I’m determined to get that wedding quilt done!
If you’d like to see what this whole workdesk thingy is all about, go here to see what Julia has to say about it and check out other desks from all over.
Happy WOYWW!
what a great bespoke place to sew – t’is fantastic
Bea
Thank you! I’m so blessed to have such a talented hubby. 🙂
Very nice! How lucky can you be to get it for free too! I wish my husband were as handy as a lot of other hubby’s but then he has other things going for him too! Have fun sewing! Thanks for sharing. Vickie #46
Fabulous table! Great to have a handy hubby 😉
xoxo Sioux
It is such a blessing, he can make anything, fix anything and enjoys doing it.
Thanks for stopping by!
How fascinating Sandy – and I in my ignorance thought they were just about being able to drop themachine out of sight for a clear table!! You lucked out, and what a fab make from your DH, I know the joy of the right height worktable!!
Hi Julia,
It never crossed my mind that I could also have a clear table, duh. But then he’d have to make another insert and I’d have to clear off the table every time I wanted to use the machine – so that probably won’t happen.
I’m truly amazed at the difference having the right height table makes. I can wrestle with a queen size quilt for hours and not be sore at all.
Love forward to Woyww #104!