Sewing cabinet easy to build

Although it may be difficult to see at first, sewing is a lot like woodworking. Both combine time, patience, tools and skill to transform raw material into something beautiful and useful. A big difference, however, is that many woodworkers have a shop dedicated to tools and projects, while a space just for sewing is often considered a luxury.

This easy-to-build sewing cabinet project has room for a sewing machine, notions, patterns and more. It includes a big, fold-out tabletop for measuring and cutting, and casters that make it easy to move everything out of sight without putting anything away. When it’s time to put everything away, the whole project transforms into a handsome cabinet that looks great anywhere, from the bedroom to the dining room to the hall.

Made from birch as pictured (other woods will work just as well), the closed cabinet measures 36 inches long by 20 inches wide by 31 inches tall. When open, the tabletop is 72 inches long by 20 inches wide.

The Sewing Cabinet plan, No. 887, is $9.95 and includes step-by-step instructions with photos, full-size traceable patterns, construction diagrams, a materials list and cutting layout and a toll-free help line.

A package of sewing furniture plans, No. C135, is $20.95 and includes plans for this project plus plans for a folding work table and a notions cabinet. A catalog picturing hundreds of do-it-yourself projects is $2. Please include $4 for postage and handling (except catalog-only orders) and allow about two weeks for delivery.

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