I keep all my sewing/crocheting/quilting stuff in the one area of our great room (20x40), one end table in there by my chair with some mags and currently a crocheted afghan in progress, and a bit in the sun room which is really a junk room.
Some day when we re-do the sun room, I will move all my stuff in there out. That way, if I want to work on a project and leave it out, I can do so. Right now because of DD cat's, I alway's have to put things away when we leave the house or at night for bed. Real bummer.