My husband doesn't mind me quilting if I can near him. He is a tv watcher also. I would prefer to quilt in the kitchen where I have more room and could actually make the one side of the kitchen a quilting area. But he likes to be with me. And if I am all the way in the kitchen he feels I am not spending time with him and the quilting is more important than he is. So, I use a lap top computer table and quilt in the living room. Ergonomically it is not the best and the living room always have my fabric and quilting projects hanging around. But we sacrafice to keep us both happy. He just turns the tv up a little louder to be able to hear it over the sound of my sewing machine.