Michelle, Another great share of awesome tips! Thank you! Happy Father’s Day to your Hubby❤

I rarely have the ironing station by my sewing machine so I will be forced to get up and move. The only time I have one close is when I am doing a block like the log cabin that requires frequent ironing but then I make it a point to get up often. You can also just chain piece the blocks and then get up and iron after every ten or so.

Good tips, thanks! I would add one more: To rest your eyes when you've been doing close work, by hand or machine, look up and focus on something in the distance for a few seconds, and do it frequently. The change in focus length gives the muscles that hold your eyes in tight focus a much needed rest. If you can, locate your sewing machine in front of a window to make this easy to do without turning around.

Thank you, Michelle!

Don't forget to stay hydrated!!

Besides getting up and moving, do some stretches also! It helps!

Well, Michelle, as usual, you are correct! I had a task ahead of me: cutting down 64 (!) flying geese with the Eleanor Burns ruler. I was dreading it because of course the ruler slipped and I kept having to re-cut over the seams. Finally, I decided to help myself out. (Why did that decision take time???) I sprayed my geese ruler with the Odif grippy spray and put a new blade in my cutter. The process immediately improved! I will use this experience as a lesson to myself to (a) use my tools effectively, and (b) take care of myself! Thanks for these reminders, Michelle. I had watched the video a few days ago and finally snapped to it! Anybody can be slow, right???!!! I appreciate you!

Self-care: getting up to move but also to stretch! I strategically have my pressing station away from the machine forcing me to get up, walk across the room to press. Also stretching s needed! I put my arms out at 90° and lean into a doorway stretching the muscles in my back My favorite-monthly professional massages-no judgement please but with a stressful job, husband with chronic health issues it’s now a self-care for me 🤷‍♀️

I have RA and setup my sewing studio in such a way that I am forced to get up and move. My sewing machine is on one side of the room and my ironing board is all the way on the other side. I found something that helps me when I have to stand for longer periods, like when cutting fabric or ironing yardage. I found an inexpensive ottoman at a garage sale. I kneel on it with one leg at a time to rest that foot and ankle and alternate when necessary. And there's storage inside it which always helps.

I set a 30 minute timer when I sir down at my machine so that I get up and move. I reset the timer when I sit back down.

Good Tips. I have a free 10 min. shoulder gymnastics,that helps to get them relaxt.😊

Great tips. I wish I had room for a design wall . I layout on my bed

As usual great tips and reading the readers tips are also great.

Great tips! I love my adjustable height Husky cutting table, it’s one of the best investments I’ve ever made for sewing. Thank you for showing it! ❤Like you I’m tall. I can cut sitting if I choose or standing. My ironing station is a Sterlite 4 drawer cabinet with a firm June Tailor ironing board?/mat atop so I get the height I need to iron and press comfortably. And I’ve deliberately built standing into my sewing room, by placing my sewing machines at two points of a triangle and my ironing station at the other point. My cutting table is in between my machines for easy access regardless of where I’m working at. My other tip is to keep hand cream in my sewing room because the sizing or starch on our fabrics can dry out skin something fierce, making hands irritated and sore.

👋👋 ❤. Great tips. Happy Sewing

👋👋 great tips. Happy sewing

Great ideas Michelle!!

I love my bungee chair that I got from The Container Shop. It isn’t over the top expensive and adjustable.

Thank you! Love these tips.

I purposely have my iron several steps away from my sewing area. I'm not a fan of finger pressing, so that makes me get up and move around.

My friend told me she sews by the 15-45 method. Huh? Set a timer for 45 minutes to sew then get up and do housework for 15 minutes (empty the dishwasher, fold the laundry, etc)! Then go back and do it again!

I sew in my office; cut on the kitchen island; the ironing station and design wall are in back spare bedroom. That way, I have to move around. 😊

Thanks for all the good information in this video. I just found out Purex has discontinued Sta-flo fabric starch. I hope you will let us know what you plan to use in the future.

FYI AccuQuilt now has a die for the rag squares

1. also try to keep liked items together, 2. clean up that the end of each session so next time I come back I can get right to what I want to do. 3 From time to time go through and do big clean up and throw away old , non used items ect…

Do you have a link for that husky table? Does yours have drawers? Using dull tools also cause more injuries. Great tips!!

My chair arms are not adjustable so I removed them

I often can hear your dog's tags when he/she shakes. Can you introduce him/her sometime?