saor

Thank you all soo much for the replies.... Pictures would be awesome as well!

I recently found some of those antique iron sewing cabinet legs, I am trying to get ideas of how I want to incorporate them back into a sewing table. I don't know what size I wanted to make the top, so I figured asking for size and features would help me head in a decent direction.

Vitality

Mine would be L shaped with the L on my left side... to help support bulk... drop in space for the machine, and at least 4 feet of table behind the machine and to the left of the machine. No drawers or whatnot. Thats it. Would like about a foot of table to the right of the machine for my pin cushion/thread catcher/iPad and drink.

roserips

Well in a way I have my sewing machine set up the way I dream of. I work in a U shape shelves to the left to fill up and a foot or so of space for my pin cushion sewing attachments what ever and an ironing surface to the right to press while working it also serves to support my larger quilts as I finish the top and quilt. Definitely want the machine lowered to have a level surface for working. Since I need to get up and down I have a light table that I use as my cutting table it is wonderful. Otherwise the ironing surface also doubles for trimming and cutting smaller blocks. I will post a picture on here for you in just a bit. Mine is not wonderfully constructed but it works for me. This is the configuration that I have used for many years and it would be nice to have it built I do have drawers and shelves at my fingers which I really like as well.

madamekelly

My sewing table would be familiar to most of you who are from American schools and some other countries might have had them too. It is an old teachers desk, the kind where you have to open the middle drawer before the side ones will open due to a special catch. When I bought it, the guy at GW said the side drawers were all "locked" and since they did not have a key to it, he would let me have it for $10! Load'er up! I knew what the problem was, but he was so sure they were locked, and gave me no room in the conversation to tell him, and when he said $10, I was sold. The top is solid and original wood, the bottom was painted pine green by someone before I bought it. I love it. All my little stuff and tools fits in it, and it has two pull out work surfaces, one on either side of me as I am sewing. Bonus, it is the perfect height for me and my sewing chair.

coffeecozy

My table is 26" deep ( a butcher block counter)and runs around my entire hobby room. There is plenty of space on either side of the machine for tools and for fabric to move around as I stitch and to leave machines set up to work on different projects. There is a combination of shelves and rolling drawers underneath. The rolling drawers can move out to sit beside me to use as extra table top for overflow fabric or prepped pieces.
I have always meant to post some pictures of the wonderful hobby room that my dh is creating for me. So many of the ideas came from things people shared here on the board. If only I could get a picture before I get an idea and start messing it up all the time.
We still need to work on a way to organize cords, power and lighting. Then I think it will be perfect. Oh and one machine will be set in flush to the table.

IrishgalfromNJ

I like the new set up Jenny Doan has, it's Koala. I would shop their components for the perfect set up.

Sewnoma

I think my current setup is actually really good. I have a SewPerfect table with my Janome 6600 set into it. Behind that I have a long table from IKEA set to the same height. To my left I have another IKEA table making an "L" shape. I bought 4 large teflon baking mats that I've taped down so most of my immediate sewing surface is slippery. My design wall is the large wall behind me. To my right I have a table up on bed risers that's my ironing surface, and behind that (with an aisle space between) is my cutting table. The table to my left has rubbermaid drawer units underneath for storage, and I have a little low table to my right, tucked below the raised-up ironing table, that holds cups and jars for all my stilettos and snips and bobbins and thread for my current project, some post-it notes, etc.

I fussed with it a lot before I settled on this configuration and I'm very happy with it.

There's a space gap I'd like to fill in where the tables all meet; a piece of plexi would do the trick but I've been lazy about getting one cut. And I need better general overhead lighting.

But other than that, I like what I have now very much.

maxi

Take him to look at Koala and other brands first. That gives him ideas on what you need. Then I'd say the 4X6 idea is great. Mine is too big. By that I mean I didn't need much table on the right side of my machine. I should have made it smaller. Seems all I do is pile things there. The important thing is to have room on the left of the machine and behind for a quilt. I heard a tip to put the quilt in one of those plant stands with wheels and as you quilt it will roll around on top of the table and not get hung up or fall over the edges. Hope that helps.

tinker

Anne P. Will you post a picture on a new Thread, Of all described I think My sewing table could be converted Thanks Tinker.

tinker

Maybe all you Ladies could post pictures. As I'm rereading they all sound terrific! Tinker