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psthreads 06-29-2012 06:03 AM

Oh how I love dreaming!! I am lucky I have a bedroom in the house for my sewing, piecing and cutting. Then I have a room in my DH's shop for my long arm and all the fabric I got from Iowa. But of course my dream room would be a sun room the whole length of the house that would fit everything in one place. I find I like working in the house as opposed to going over to the shop.

Friday1961 06-29-2012 06:53 AM

I've often wondered about how well an office/quilting room combination works. Fabric/textile creates lots of lint dust which is bad for computers. Any problems for those who have done this?

Digitizingqueen 06-29-2012 07:10 AM

I'd like it to be 20 by 20, custom cutting and sewing surfaces and built in shelves enough room for my long arm and to work on all my projects.....

RugosaB 06-29-2012 07:17 AM

I don't really dream about sewing rooms anymore, because I like to keep my dreams realistic, and a couple of years ago I got the perfect room for me.

My husband did all the work, but since we added on, we just didn't use the old dining room for dining. It's 11' x 15', the long wall has an archway to 'his' room, the old living room. I have my machine and ironing center so that when I use them, I'm facing the tv. One 11' wall is covered with cupboards, all the way to the ceiling, plus there are other parts of other walls with cupboards/counters. One of the counters is desk height, and has a cable hookup if a computer is ever needed there. The floors are tile, the walls are dark blue. It has a door to close it off from the rest of the house, but the color hints at the formal room it used to be
Oh, right between my sewing room, and HIS room, there is an elliptical LOL I do use it.

For cupboards, we went to Lowe's and bought their oak unfinished kitchen cabinets. We even purchased a couple of drawer units, and he chopped off the toe kick, so I had drawers and after he built a platform for my foot pedal, the height is perfect for me too. We could have just used wall cabinets, but I really like having the drawers.

When the table's leaf is up, which it almost always is, it measures 67" x 49". He cut a hole, and built a shelf below the desktop. so the machine is dropped in and there's a level surface
The swinging door sits between the sewing room and the kitchen. Our house was built in 1918, and the swing door is original, I wanted to keep it.

Many years ago, this was the kids toy room. When we were doing the remodeling, we found some little kid dawings and notes, that are now tucked away in the waaay upper cabinets, with a note from me as to what they are. 'Treasures' for whoever finds them when I am gone!

Grace MooreLinker 06-29-2012 07:26 AM

joyce888 Add a LAQM and this one would suit me just fine,I have enough other macchines and etc to finish it off.

love2sew8085 06-29-2012 07:52 AM

I just moved into "the kids room" in February. It looks like the junky corner I moved out of. Hmmm....I need to re-evaluate my space. I want finished quilts - appliqued wall hangings - on the walls. This room has a low ceiling so I don't have alot of wall space for larger wall quilts. I keep thinking "as soon as I finish this project I will re-think this room" HA!

nancyw 06-29-2012 09:18 AM

I'd build over our extra deep 2 car garage. Then there would be room for my sewing table, cutting table, books, fabric, TV cart, computer desk, and maybe even a long arm machine.

JenelTX 06-29-2012 09:41 AM


Originally Posted by BellaBoo (Post 5323292)
I'm happy with my sewing space. It's not perfect but if I had my ultimate dream studio I'd have to have my dream house first. I wouldn't want to drive a rolls royce and live in a trailer park. LOL.

LOL!!!! You're a riot!

lsb142 06-29-2012 09:42 AM

I'll be retiring in 1 1/2 years and my husband and I are moving to TN. We will be building a house there and will have the entire top floor as open space. My husband will have part of it as his office and all his computer stuff. We will have a sitting area with a TV and a small kitchenette with a refrigerator, sink, microwave and coffee pot. There will also be a bathroom up there. The rest of the space will be mine to do whatever I want with it. My biggest wish is to have plenty of space so my friends and fellow quilters can come anytime and quilt or just visit. I would like to start my own quilt guild so my friends could just hang out with me. I have worked so long and haven't had time to have guests in my home I'm looking forward to having people around me all the time.

Chasing Hawk 06-29-2012 09:59 AM

Don't threaten my husband with this!!!!

Because he will build whatever dream room I want.

I am perfectly happy with my sewing room and the annex where the long-arm lives.

He is going to make a bookcase with a wide top for the annex. So I have a place to put my tools (pins, scissors, the cat) etc on while I quilt.


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