Amish Furniture-Heartland Sewing Cabinet

Amish Handcrafted Heartland Sewing Cabinet — Built for Comfort, Craftsmanship & Durability

The Amish Heartland Sewing Cabinet from Cottage Craft Works is expertly handcrafted from premium solid hardwoods to deliver lasting heirloom quality you’ll appreciate for generations. Designed for both serious quilters and casual sewists, this sewing center combines traditional Amish craftsmanship with modern functionality. 

Solid Wood Construction & Customization Options

Choose from a variety of rich hardwoods — including red oak, hard maple, cherry, elm, and quarter-sawn oak — to match your décor and sewing space. Durable finishes and optional casters make this cabinet both beautiful and functional. 

Perfect Fit for Your Machine

• Heartland 150: Fits standard sewing machines with insert dimensions of 10-7/8″ deep × 19-5/8″ wide.

• Heartland 150A: Accommodates larger quilting and embroidery machines up to 21″ wide.
  Detailed sizing ensures your machine fits comfortably while maintaining workspace efficiency. 
  

Crafted for Organization & Efficiency

This Amish sewing cabinet provides a clean, organized workspace — ideal for storing fabric, thread, patterns, and tools. Its robust design supports smooth operations during long sewing sessions, making it more than just a cabinet — it’s a complete sewing center solution. 

Why Choose an Amish Sewing Cabinet?

Amish handcrafted furniture is synonymous with durability, precision joinery, and timeless design. Each cabinet is built to withstand daily use and becomes more beautiful with age — an investment piece for your craft room that can be passed down through generations.

Customize Your Heartland Sewing Cabinet

Whether you prefer a classic natural finish or rich cherry stain, or want added mobility with casters, you can tailor this cabinet to your specific needs. Please select your size, wood type, and delivery options above to make it uniquely yours.

Specifications at a Glance

• Solid hardwood American craftsmanship

• Standard & large machine size options

• Multiple wood finish choices

• Optional casters for mobility

• Spacious kneehole and work surface

Add to Cart & Create Your Dream Sewing Space

Order your Amish Heartland Sewing Cabinet today and transform your sewing room into a beautifully organized, functional craft haven.

Cabinet Dimensions

The Heartland 150 Sewing Cabinet is 42-1/4” Wide folded, 84-1.2” Wide open x 20” Deep, and 30-3/4” Tall without casters. Add 1” if the casters are selected. The knee hole is 23" wide.

The Heartland 150A Sewing Cabinet is 46-1/4” Wide x 22” Deep x 29-3/4” Tall without casters, add 1” if casters are selected. The knee hole is 27-1/2" wide.

Sewing machine size and insert

The Heartland #150 sewing cabinet accommodates a standard-sized machine with an insert measuring 10-7/8” Deep and 19-5/8” Wide, supporting machines up to 16-5/8” Wide and up to 14-1/2” Tall.

The #150A cabinet will accommodate larger, wider machines with an insert 13-1/8” Deep x 24-3/8” Wide, supporting machines up to 21” Wide and up to 16” Tall.

When measuring the machine, include the spindle and any cords that will be in the machine when it is lowered into the cabinet. As a rule of thumb, add 3” to the length and depth of the machine for the template size. The best way to measure is to set the machine between two tall, fixed items, such as large books, and then measure across the top. Do not include detachable arms and parts that would not be lowered with the machine.

The cabinet includes the acrylic template custom-made to fit your machine. Please include the make and model of your machine in the comment box at checkout.

The sewing machine pushes down into the cabinet using a German-made airlift, allowing the top to be closed. When the doors are locked, this unit appears to be a sideboard or chest, fitting into your decor and hiding clutter.

Wood Options

Pictured in Elm and priced in Red Oak or Brown Maple. Red Oak, Quarter Sawn Red Oak, Brown Maple, Hard Maple, and Cherry are also available.

Finishes

This builder uses a formaldehyde-free topcoat finish.

Click Here to view stain options that are included in the price. Painted and distressed options, as well as stain matching, are available for an additional charge; contact us if interested.

Construction

The Heartland Sewing Cabinet uses solid hardwood on the tops, fronts, doors, and drawer fronts. Cabinet-grade veneer plywood is used on the sides and in the kneehole.  The back will be Luan-type plywood, stained and sealed.

The cabinet features high-end hardware and four quality-crafted drawers with dovetail joinery, each mounted on full-extension slides. The inside of the drawer boxes are all equal in size and measure approximately 6” W x 13” D x 3-1/2” H. The cabinet also features a pull-out spool rack.

Cabinet doors feature high-quality hinges, and flip-out tops are equipped with snag-free, mortised hinges.

The cabinet is equipped with nylon-tipped adjustable glides that adjust from 5/16” to ½”. Rollers are optional and can be selected from the drop-down boxes. Cords will slide under the edges of both the glides and rollers, so cord holes are not needed.

Time Frame

You should expect 3-6 months for your custom cabinet to be built and shipped. Since the pandemic and economic uncertainty, there has been a significant increase in demand for home-based products. Our Amish builders are also facing the same levels of supply chain and labor shortages as other industries. Each cabinet is handcrafted for quality, not for mass-production speed.

Payment Options

You can order online with a credit card, receive a secure link invoice, or mail a check.

A word about pricing and shipping costs: we have seen a wide range of prices on Amish sewing cabinets over the years. The factors are the cabinet cost and the shipping and delivery cost. When comparing, look at both. Some will increase the price and offer free shipping, while others will lowball the price and charge by the mile, which may end up costing more to deliver than the cabinet price itself. We believe our flat-rate shipping is fair, and our cabinet prices are competitive when you factor in both the cabinet and delivery costs.

Cottage Craft Works has gained a respected reputation for quality sewing cabinets and was featured in the December/January 2015 issue of Vogue Patterns Magazine as a resource for Amish handcrafted sewing machine cabinets.

Shipping Options

You may pick up the cabinet in central Ohio. Select F.O.B. (freight on buyer) if you live close to Central Ohio and would like to pick up the cabinet at the Amish shop. Select a $450 shipping deposit for in-home delivery. We will notify you should there be an issue with delivery to your location before we process the order.

In-Home Delivery

We use insured, professional blanket-wrapped Amish furniture haulers that cover 95% of the Continental US and offer inside delivery for only $450. The exception might be a remote location at the extreme tip of a state such as Michigan, Maine, or Florida, or another area that is difficult to deliver to.

The term "solid wood furniture" has evolved loosely over time. The term once referred to furniture made entirely from native solid hardwoods. 

Today, some companies have stretched the term "marketing" to attract those looking for quality furniture. They claim their furniture is made of solid wood, based solely on the technical properties of wood chips and fibers that still comprise the wood structure.  This means their furniture may contain particleboard or MDF. The woods used in furniture; even high-end sewing cabinets most often use particleboard covered with a glued-on laminate.  Particle board does not perform well in humid climates or on long cabinet tops, such as those for next-generation computerized sewing and embroidery cabinets. The product often begins to swell or sag. Cabinet laminated edges are prone to snagging on fabrics and to chipping or peeling off, leaving the particleboard exposed and more susceptible to moisture absorption from the atmosphere.

While particleboard laminated boards are widely used in office furniture, cutting a 13” x 27” hole in the top of a sewing cabinet compromises the top's structural integrity, exposing the edges and increasing the risk of moisture absorption.

Amish furniture will never contain particleboard or MDF. The cabinet fronts and tops, including door and drawer fronts, will use premium solid hardwoods in high-wear areas. Cabinet-grade matching veneer plywood will be used on the sides and, for a sewing cabinet, on the inside of the kneehole sides.  The back will be covered in the same plywood or a Luan-type plywood. Plywood is layered sheets of real hardwood laminated together, providing a more stabilized wood that doesn’t expand and crack like solid wood, while providing a stronger structural wood than a single wood sheet.

About the Builder

Our builder learned his craft from accomplished Amish cabinetmakers who have passed down old-world craftsmanship from generation to generation. He has been building cabinets since 2002 and, in 2010, started his own custom cabinet business. In 2014, his unique cabinet design and craftsmanship enabled solid growth, prompting him to expand to a new 50’ x 80’ shop.  In 2018, he developed a complete in-house finish shop focused on custom furniture manufacturing.  Unlike other shops that send their cabinets to other Amish finish shops, this builder can build and finish on the same property, controlling the entire process from start to finish and ensuring they are ready for shipping.

Click Here to view all our sewing custom cabinetry for any dream sewing room imaginable. From reproduction treadle cabinets and specialty Singer Featherweight tables to the most sophisticated solid wood sewing cabinets for the next generation of sewing machines, you will see why Cottage Craft Works is on the leading edge in providing handcrafted, custom solid wood sewing cabinets.