Making a Room Divider with Fabric and Cardboard

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 Making Things that are Easy and Quick

Everything I do is not always sewing as you could see from my Polar Fleece edging blog.  Now I am sewing today, but I am planning a room divider.  I really don't lift heavy things, but I have a doorway that is just a hole to under the stairs where I store things.  I want to put a room divider there.

A.  I can't find anything I like.

B.  They are probably heavy.

So  I am going to put random pieces of cardboard together to the size I want and then cover it with Library fabric that looks like books on shelves.  This has been something I have been searching for and have not been able to find for a month or two.  So I decided to make one.




I really only need to make it to cover the door way and if it is lightweight I can just move it aside and into the storage area when I go in or out, which is not very often.  Maybe 8 ft high and then about 3-4 ft rectangle of space above.

I think I have enough supplies to make this with stuff I have out in the garage.   I used to do stained glass, but haven't in years.


I ordered the fabric.  The plan is to make this and then measure the hole above the divider door way and then make a stained glass window for above the doorway.   This will make me very happy when I wake up in the morning.  This is part of my organizational plan for my little living space.  

Just a plan right now.  I am going to ride my exercise bike... then take a hot bath and then sew a few things......   Happy planning

Create something special  can just be simple....Happy Sewing

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