Impromptu Work Surfaces

It’s funny how crafters find the best way to use tools…

I normally pop my self-healing fabric cutting mat onto my sewing table, or for small stuff, set up a folding table (like a stable wooden tv tray).  It’s worked well for years – but my fabric is now stored on a different floor of my house.  I happened to be working in my basement and was just too lazy to haul all my fabric upstairs – so I plopped my mat down onto the dishwasher in the kitchenette….

And it worked!

Now that probably wouldn’t work for everyone, but the height of the dishwasher worked great for me.   Those backaches from hours of cutting fabric on a too-short table just aren’t fun!

The work surface is sturdy and stable, and large enough that my mat is well supported.  As a bonus, it’s right underneath a window so I get great natural light.  Now as long as I don’t need to use the dishwasher…

image: C Findlay-Harder