Darren, you sound like the perfect husband. I want my husband to read your reply. I have at least two of most notions so we could work side by side. My cutting mat is 24 x 72 so we could each cut at the same time. I have lots of rulers, scissors, rotary cutters, pins and even a second sewing machine. What I'd really like is if we could turn our master bedroom into our sewing room. Then we'd have all the space we needed. But I will definately have him read what you wrote. Thanks, Ilene