Hi Omak,

All too darn funny! Happy belated bday to you. My sister's is one day before yours, but I had to wait until May, a few days ago.

My quilty wheels turn whenever I lay down, too! It's a gift/curse I tell ya. :wink:

My old babysitter went a step further than naps. She made me eat cottage cheese everyday for lunch. To this day, I cannot look that stuff in the face, let alone eat it!! :thumbdown: Makes me shudder. The things that affect and mold our little lives, I tell ya, LOL.

I started sewing very, very early in life, but the quilting didn't come until a few years ago. Funny how life is. There were no other quilters in our family. How sad is that? When my 16 yo grandson came to visit us last year, he got a good dose of what quiltin's about, even helping this granny with the placement of the piano keys on a quilt I was making for our newest granddaughter. Talk about fun... Hey, a pic is worth a 1,000 words...

Hugs, Karla

What a great picture of Kory and the piano keys! And I have enjoyed reading the whole thread! :lol:
When you redo the garage onto a studio, what kind of entry do you have from the house proper? Do you have to step down to the garage floor? If so, I would raise the floor leverl to the house level so you have no step! A good subfloor there will help with heating and cooling, and be easier on your feet! And then a laminate floor, or wood, or whatever, but NOT carpeting! At least not the whole room. :?
Windows for natural light and track lights and ceiling fans will all add to your comfort level.
In my area, ReUseIt.org is our answer to freecycle.org. It is wonderful! And if people know you are on the look out for things, word of mouth is wonderful for getting goodies!
Sounds like you have a good relationship that will only grow!
I wish you well in your endeavors! :thumbup:
Dream big and make a big wish list of all that you want in your DREAM room, and then decide what you really want and ran actually use. :lol:

You didn't mention if you still have a big garage door...if that is part of the equation, get some old windows from a new window installation guy...in other words, what he has just taken out.........Try to call a guy and set this up in advance so that they take them out so they can be reused...tell him after you have the sizes of them and do the construction on the wall, you will pay him to install them....MAKE A DEAL. :wink:
My cutting table is a solid maple door from my Mom and Dad's kitchen. it sets on two metal shelving racks that I got at IKEA. Great height for cutting. :D Where the door handle was is a hole that works with a cup in it,for my cutter or sweep the pins into it.
Bookshelves...make them floor to ceiling, attached to the wall, get damaged wall board for this section. It will cost almost nothing, and won't show very much. :D
Good Luck.

When you redo the garage onto a studio, what kind of entry do you have from the house proper? Do you have to step down to the garage floor? If so, I would raise the floor leverl to the house level so you have no step! A good subfloor there will help with heating and cooling, and be easier on your feet! And then a laminate floor, or wood, or whatever, but NOT carpeting! At least not the whole room. :?

In my area, ReUseIt.org is our answer to freecycle.org. : [/quote]

Our indoor entry is off the kitchen. It is 3 steps down to the garage floor. Thanks so much for the ideas for raising the floor level. I'm not sure what DH has in mind for that, I imagine a lot has to do with what materials we are able to get and the cost of it all. I'm sure he'll do the best he can for me. Oh, I've learned how awful carpeting can be, so I'm sure we'll look for something different.

I've never heard of ReUseIt.org. I'll check and see if we have anything like that in our area. Trouble with being so rural is that even a Free Cycle is 30 miles away. I think there's a lot to be said for word of mouth and I'm thinking surely DH knows of some folks he can let know what we're looking for. Time will tell.

Thanks for your great reply. :) Karla

Yes, a big garage door is part of the equation. DH plans to take it out and install one window and a door to the outside. That'll be nice!

Could you please clarify the use of the wall board? Maybe it's just me, but I'm not clear on how you mean to use it? As the back of the bookcase, or for the entire wall section behind the bookshelves. Thanks so much!

Oh, where do you get damaged wall board? I'm pretty new to all this construction stuff? Thanks, Karla

What a great thing for your dear husband to do for you. I can't wait to see pics as it comes along. Keep us posted.

Could you please clarify the use of the wall board? Maybe it's just me, but I'm not clear on how you mean to use it? As the back of the bookcase, or for the entire wall section behind the bookshelves. Thanks so much!

Oh, where do you get damaged wall board? I'm pretty new to all this construction stuff? Thanks, Karla[/quote]

:oops: Wallboard is part of the wall(drywall). The shelves have no backs, the wall is the back. Drywall and even paneling can be damaged at the store(Home Depot?) They will mark it down if you ask, rather than have to completely right it off. If it has dings in it or a corner missing, you can patch it and it won't reallly be visible with the shelves and books or fabric covering most of the wall. I would even paint that wall a contrasting color (check out the OOPS paints,mixing mistakes) The oops are usually between $5-10 a gallon.

Please don't paint her green or serve her with cabbage on St. Patricks Day!! You shoulda named her Lisa, we share birthdays and yours and mine are close together too huh?


Quiltgranny I'm sooo excited for you!! Getting to plan a brand new sewing room, how fun!!
I didn't catch it if anyone else mentioned it...but make sure to go through the "Pictures" postings, there are some absolutely WONDERFUL pics of sewing areas posted there. You may get some great inspiration.
One thing you can do is cut a cardboard floor, make sure to mark where your windows and doors are, and use little post it flags to make your fixtures and funiture. That way you can tinker around with staging and get inspiration on how you'd like your room to look.

Hi Susie,

Thanks so much for educating this construction challenged gal! :D No need for you to have used the red faced emoticon, but it was cute, lol. This is just one area that I haven't had any experience in, so I'm starting at the ground floor, you might say.

Gosh, how nice to know that there are ways to get some discounted drywall and paint. Again, I was clueless. I'll let DH know. He'll be pleased. Thanks so much. Karla

Quiltgranny I'm sooo excited for you!! Getting to plan a brand new sewing room, how fun!!

One thing you can do is cut a cardboard floor, make sure to mark where your windows and doors are, and use little post it flags to make your fixtures and funiture. That way you can tinker around with staging and get inspiration on how you'd like your room to look. [/quote]

Hi Lisa,

What an awesome idea! DH is terrific with drawing and is very spatially astute. We can play house together!! LOL :lol: :roll: