Did I mention how ECSTATIC I am to have my sewing digs back? The move of Pink Chalk Fabrics downstairs to the dining room dining room/front hallway/general spilling over into the living room, has worked so well on so many levels, the least of which was giving me back a quiet, creative space in which to sew.
I purchased the SewEzi sewing table when I was on the lamb making space for sewing where ever I could set up in the house. Guess what, I ended up falling in love with this little table. My favorite features:
- Having a flat bed to sew across. I hadn’t realized how cumbersome it was to constantly ‘push’ projects up over the edge of the machine platform.
- It has a small footprint leaving space for other work areas. The size also makes it easy to move it around the room in my never ending search for the perfect sewing room feng shui.
- It’s as stable as all get out. Definitely a pleasant surprise. No shaking even when I’m running the machine at full speed.
I had one small issue when I first set up my machine: The knee lift on my Janome 6600 hit the right leg of the SewEzi table!
What I discovered:
1) I could never, ever in my wildest imagination ever sew again without a knee lift and
2) I think my Janome’s knee lift angle was set incorrectly from the factory. It’s always been angled slightly to the right instead of straight up and down (or even slightly to the left which would really be perfect). When I called SewEzi they were very helpful. The woman on the phone has the same machine and stated they had re-designed the insert to account for the knee lift so it should work out of the box. I think this angle is something I could have a technician adjust on the machine. As a quick fix I purchased an adjustable knee lift (a new accessory for the Janome 6600). I was hoping it would give me the ability to adjust the lift even further to the left, it doesn’t have that much flexibility, but it did bring if far enough over that the lift now works with the table.
Happy Turkey Day if I don’t see you before then. Indie Banditas is right around the corner, and I’m totally freaking out that I don’t have enough for the booth!
One more favor: I switched over to Feedburner on the weekend, VERY long story but I finally got it working with My Brand, definitely the makings of another post. If you read this in an RSS reader and notice any odd behavior please let me know! Thank you!!!
Yes, i have the same issue with the Janome’s knee lift. Yesterday when I was attaching the binding to a baby quilt after FMQ, my knee keep on jerking to the space where the lift should have been put back.
Kathy, you have no idea how you’ve made my day!!! After reading your post, I immediately went online and purchased one of these tables. I have been looking for years for the perfect sewing table for my limited space. I am too embarrassed to divulge what I use for a table now (although I may do a before and after picture). This table seems to be exactly what I need. Thanks for sharing the info. Enjoy your Thanksgiving.
Yes, having the sewing machine bed level is just about as awesome as a knee lift! I LOVE the curtain material! What is it?
Your post looks fine in Google reader…actually, I just noticed that you have those links at the bottom of every post – is that something you paste into the bottom of each post specifically to make it easy for reader folks to go someplace else on your site?
Good luck prepping for Indie Banditas!
Kathy, I must be slow today because I STILL can’t figure out what a “knee lift” is…. even after clicking on the Janome link. I own a Janome (Magnolia 7330) and am not familiar with this term. Its a somewhat lower-end machine so maybe it doesn’t have the capability?
LOVE that new table btw! I have an extension table for mine and LOVE it – gotta love a BIG FLAT sewing surface!
Cristin: the knee lift is visible in the picture above on the lower right hand side, the bent metal piece coming out of the base of the machine. When you push the rod to the right with your knee it causes the presser foot to lift up. It’s a temporary ‘lift’ of the presser foot, not the permanent kind you do with your hand. It allows me to keep both of my hands on the fabric when maneuvering around tricky parts or just ending and beginning a seam.
I have a SewEzi table and really love it as well. Perfect for the guest room that I sew in. Easy to put away under the bed when someone actually needs to sleep in there! I read your blog in Google Reader and it looked just fine to me.
Does SewEzi table fits for most of sewing machine? It looks great! My sewing table is very long. It takes away most of my sewing space. The SewEzi table would be great for myself. Thanks for the information.
thanks for the review of the table — right now I use the dining room table, which is too high and makes my shoulders hurt! I may have to spend some year-end bonus money on one of these. I wonder if the knee-lift on my Brother will work…
I also have the same machine as you,and found the knee lift too far away.I remedied this by getting a piece of firm foam,padding it and then covering it with calico.I then attached it by sliding the end of the knee lift into a narrow pocket with a piece of elastic fastened round the metal piece.The foam is about 15×18x8 cms.Works a treat…….
Hope to see you tomorrow–
I need a decent and afforable sewing table……….YOU may have solved my problem.
If I was Paris Hilton, I would hire someone to do this for me but since I am not, I rely on people like YOU Kathy,
Please wish you darling Mother a Happy Happy HolidaY!
Mary Lou
KAthy!!!
We have the very same curtains, you and I! The wonderful red IKEA ones are in my kitchen and I love them so much! Had NO IDEA that you have them, too! They were not there when I visited, but that was a LONG time ago….
Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful. I’ll talk to you soon…
xo
I think I just found my Christmas present. I’m set up for sewing in the Livudio (living room/studio) and this is perfect!