Love your quilt, the black sashing really sets off the bright colours, I agree it has a very contemporary look to it.
I have limited space to sew in too, my space is also my studio space where I paint and draw. In Winter we light the log burner in there and my DH brings in his DVD player and radio and the dogs and cat and we dig in when the weather is bad outside. It is nice and cozy and I like to sew there, we now have our PC in there too. What else does one need!!!
Gal