We live in an alcove studio apartment in NYC, so you can imagine what the place looks like when I'm actively working on something. Last weekend, I cleaned out the alcove, 6' x 8' and set it up to start quilting a twin sized bed quilt. Right now I have the bulk of the quilt on top of the dog crate, which is butted right up against my sewing table (which is also a grooming table for my other hobby... I'll have to take a picture tonight. Before I cleaned out the alcove last weekend, I got the, 'i need you to clean up you quilting stuff' request. But I generally try and tidy up each night, or after each session because if I don't my workspace is unusable. Plus, we have 2 old indoor only cats that are rather neurotic and I worry about them getting into stuff while I'm at work.