Tell me this hasn’t happened to you: you’re cruising along on your project, maybe cutting out fabric with your rotary cutters – then you hit the end of the cutting mat and need your shears… hmmm, where did you last set those down?? Maybe they are over by your machine? Nope. Ugh.
My big problem is with rulers, absentmindedly putting them down in random places when I’m in “the zone”. Where’s my french curve? Ah, found the big aluminum hip curve but what I really need is the small clear one! The pains.
I think I’ve found the perfect DIY solution: a rolling, vertical tools caddy! To be fair, this was not my idea. I stole it from my awesome father in-law who built one for his workshop and was lovely enough to make me one just like his.
Since then, I’ve figured out how to build them on my own in an afternoon – let me show you how!
For sewists, the dress form evokes a special nostalgia and romance for us that is hard to explain to others who don’t sew. While it offers many functional benefits as a tool, it also transforms our sewing space into a more inspiring and inviting place full of possibility! When designing Beatrice, I hoped to honor that, while at the same time including modern advancements to make it useful as a fitting tool for real people, like us.