Dresser Day 3 – Sew Much Fun!

Ha! I think I’m hilarious.

So I decided that my top drawer needed organization. Since I was going to have unmentionables on one side and other unmentionables on the other, I needed a  drawer liner and organizer. Since I’m handy with a sewing machine (and have  enough fabric to make my own island) I thought I’d make one myself!

My first boon came from my brother-in-law. He’s a packrat and sometimes I reap the benefits of his packratiness. Packratitude? Back when he had a factory job, he gifted me with corrugated plastic. I’ve used them for cutting guides and  bookshelves and even as a pizza plate in an emergency situation. (What? You don’t have pizza emergencies??) This time I used them in the structure of my dividers. I measured and cut them down to size, then slipped them inside a fabric envelope. Then I very carefully sewed up the open end. It wasn’t exactly the easiest job ever. I probably should have hand stitched it closed but I’m nothing if not lazy!  The result was a stiff divider that didn’t weigh much but was sturdy enough to keep its place inside the drawer and the fabric envelope would  protect everything else in my drawer. Total success on this fabric project!

The liner was supposed to be a much easier project. I would only need to measure, cut, and stitch what was basically a flat rectangle. No problem, right? Unfortunately, pride goeth before the fall and also before the bad sewing job. My old foe, straight lines, beat me again and I had to make several trims before it got anywhere near an actual rectangle. Despite all that cutting, it still ended up being bigger than the actual drawer. I suspect sorcery.

At the end of the day, I had one very purple drawer with one very green organizer. Just need to do a few paint touchups,  get knobs and then I will have a new dresser!