When our kids were little, I sewed at the kitchen table. Then bought a sewing cabinet from a neighbor and fixed up a small corner in the basement with a play area for the kids. When we moved to our current house, I sewed in the basement laundry room. Sometimes the pipes dripped and the kids would throw stuff on top of my machine, but it was ok. When my daughter moved out, I took over the room that we made for her, but my DH had to walk through it to get to the room where his computer was. He'd complain about stuff lying around that he'd have to step over. Then 2 months after I moved in there, my son moved out and I took over his upstairs bedroom. It has more space, but man does it get hot in the summertime! If I had known that he was moving out, I would've just waited and moved my stuff once! But I love having my own space. You ladies are very creative in finding ways to quilt w/ o separate sewing rooms.