Hi

I LOVE my basement room. It is dry and there is a gas fireplace for extra heat when needed, a kettle, microwave, and doors that shut tight when necessary. I have cable tv and tons of storage, When I get going I do not even realize I am in the hole. Love it!

As long as you have a dehumidifer to run it should be okay.
I have a sewing room in our basement & run the dehumidifer all summer long & of course the heat in the winter takes care of moisture in the winter. Make sure you have plenty of light to sew with.

When we had a house, I had my sewing room in the basement. No problem at all, although we did keep a dehumidifier in the room. We live in a condo now with no basement. My husband just told me yesterday he wished I'd never gotten into quilting because now the house is a mess (I sew on the dining room table because there's no other place I could put a sewing machine.)

I have my entire basement (apartment) to myself, lucky me, as my sewing area. The only draw back is with so much room my stash is growing and growing. Seems the more room a person has, it is just natural that one would want to fill it up. I live in the southern part of the country and keep a dehumidifier running 24/7 just in case. Never had a problem with moisture.

I have my sewing room in the basement which is also the 3rd bedroom, so it has a nice size window. I have carpet on the floor most times its warm in the room, the only time it isn't warm is when the weather is nice out side so the furnace doesn't run. I just make sure that I turn on my machine right away so that it is kind of warmed up when I go to sew.

I bet if someone figured out how to quilt or cut at the treadmill it would get used!

I have a 12 X 20 ft. former storage room ( in my newish husbands home) that was carpeted but not used. So I found other places for the stuff, stored books from the huge shelves and had two large shop lights installed in the basement room. It is my Colorado castle. I really miss it when in our winter apartment in FL. You will love your new sewing room.

As long as you have carpet down for the warmth. I would think the concrete would be rather cold, especially in your northern area. This area would also require storage areas since a basement doesn't usually have closets for storage/shelves, etc. I think organization would be key.
So go for it and enjoy the space and creative some beautiful quilts. :thumbup:

I live in Northern Wisconsin and have my quilting area in the basement. I too run a dehumidifer in the summer and a humdifier in the winter. I haven't had any problems at all with anything. My fabric stash is also downstairs and I don't have a problem with that either. I say go for it.
Where are you located? I'm up north in Woodruff. North of Wausau.

Mine is located in the basement as well. Problem is, I feel a little isolated there. Can't check on anything cooking or tend to the laundry. Of course, maybe that's a good thing.

I have my longarm in the basement. Perfect place!

My sewing room is in the basement or the dungeon as my DH calls it. Love it down due to none else sees it and I do not have to clean it up. HEHE!

I agree, you need a lot of light but, for me, everything is nearby- my ironing board, my washer/dryer, my cutting table, and my stash. You do need a dehumidifier, at least where I live, because the winters can be colder down there and the summers cam be clamier. With a dehumidifier, the temperature stays even and comfortable.

My sewing area is in the finished basment. Carpeted except where I sew. Tile floor there. No moisture at all. DH put up more lighting and like others I don't have to close up shop when I quit for a break. No smell or must. Very comfortable with TV and Radio/ CD player. Love it. Cold in the summer though. My hands do get cold in the summer.

i work in the finished basement in this house. it's been quite a change!
in the summer i need to have the dehumidifier running practically 24/7 and for winter i needed to add two wall-hung gas heaters.
i have a painted concrete floor with no water problems, but i do live in new jersey which is very humid. even with the humidity, no harm has come to my machines, if that's what you're worried about. and after a long time, fabric does get a musty smell, but it washes out.
from a mental health standpoint, it's nice and private and you can leave a mess if you want to, but it's away from the heart of the house and when you look out the windows all you see are feet.

My sis has her sewing room in the basement and loves it. She has a lot of flourescent lighting so when it is a gloomy day she turns on all the lights and sews. She has had this room for about 20 years and no problems.

My sewing room is in our unfinished basement as well. Actually it is partically finished. We don't have humidity to speak of and I don't have any problems except what was mentioned-lots of light. My quilting machine and frame is in the den in the basement and we also have a wood stove in another room down there. No problems except again-you need lots of light. I prefer the basement-it's out of the way, and you don't have to put everything away, just close the door, and it is nice and cool in the summer and with the stove going, it is nice and warm in the winter. I have a portable heater I add sometimes, but those are the only considerations I think.

I believe you were refering to my basement sewing room.
I have comercial carpeting on the floor. I also have french drains. The walls are just stucco with boards around the top of the foundation to hide the electrical wiring. I have forced how water heat on a separate zone. We also have a generator. We don't have a problem with dampness. I love it down there.

I think it will work, I have had a sewing room in to homes that were in the basement and my machines were ok. The dehumidifer is a good idea, I used one. Go for it.

sounds good, I live in WI too and have no water problem and a dehumidifier. No problem and it is not heated all the time.
enjoy it.

My sewing room is also in the basement and I wouldn't have it any other way. I am a messy sewer and would not want the mess in my house. And as someone else said, you can leave your mess till you get back and it is still there, no one sees it but you. I call it "my office" and don't bother me.

I have my sewing room in the basement and don't have any problem.I love it down here.

I had a quilt room in a walkout basement alas it was cold in the winter, old house no central hvac. A dehumidifier in the summer was great. It wasn't till I moved to this house that I found my serger had suffered because of the cold damp winter, rust....I am going to have to take it to the dealer to be overhauled...arg...
Having all that room was great though. I painted the walls a soft sky blue with clouds, it gave a fresh look. My present space is only 7x10 and I need to get rid of fabric, garment, to make better use of what little space I have.

My sewing room is in the basement and I just love it. Remanant carpet on floor, lots of space, and radio, or Tv if I so choose and no one to bother me. Yeah:) Do run a dehumidifier in the summer.

Sounds good.

In south Ga, our water table is so high that we don't call them basements, we call them swimming pools.

Sounds like a plan.

My sewing room has been in the basement for over 20 years. I love it..we also have a TV room with my office area there and there is a powder room. The other space is taken up with pantry space and laundry room. We have heat for winter and we use a dehumidifier for the Chicago humidity in summer. I really would not have it any other way. I can keep the pins and threads out of the 1st floor. I have stucco walls that are white and use fluorescent lighting..never feel in a dungeon. I use those thick rubber interlocking tiles on the floor by the ironing board and by the cutting table..eases my feet and legs as the floor is painted concrete which is great for maintenance. I need to add that we are "high" and have never a water issue in this area.

My sewing space is in the basement. An unfinished basement, at that. I have a play area for the kids and then my sewing stuff. My basement has no moisture, so that isn't a worry, but there is very little light, so I've had to set up a few lamps. It works for me, and it's much nicer than taking up my whole kitchen table. When I'm mid project, I hate to clean everything up...and when I was working in the kitchen, I had to do it several times a day!

I have had my sewing in the basement for 20 years. I love it. I do have a dehumidifier running in the summer.. I have a fireplace down there if it's too cool in the winter (but it's seldom too cold for me!) I have a ton of stuff and it's not in anyone else's way.. I like having my own space where no one cares what I do or when I do it!

The only thing you'll need differently than any other sewing area is a lot of light. My basement is unfinished so those gray walls absorb light.. I just have lots of light and task lights for the machines..

I live in Wisconsin and thats where my sewing room has been for years. Mine is finished with insulation and laminate flooring. I
I also have a dehumidifier going which helps and there is some heat in the winter. Dampness would be your biggest problem. Good Luck.

I found my stationary bike in my bedroom came in very handy for hanging things on! That was all I used it for:)

I have a beautiful room upstairs lots of light lots of room but I am seriously considering moving downstairs into the basement. I would have more wall space and I would have room for a couch and chair and I could have visitors if I wanted. The room upstairs is stuffed with my stuff and I would have about five more feet of space downstairs.

I also sew in the basement sewing room. Additional lighting is helpful.

My sewing room is in my basement. I am also in Wis. No water issues, but to be on the safeside we went to Home depot (we were refinishing the basement anyway) and got 2 rolls of this rubber nub stuff (hard plastic nubs, comes in big rolls about 3' wide, apparently this is also used for outside basement walls for drainage, so it was int he aisle with gutters, drainage tubes, etc...). Each roll was about $60, took 2 rolls to do the entire basement, then we laid laminate flooring over it (if you use laminate you don't have to put a subfloor oevr it). It made a HUGE difference in keeping the basement warm and dry, no longer feels like a basement.

And I have a dehumidifier that I run in spring/summer.

Another note - can lights (recessed lighting) give off heat and warm the basement. We replaced our flourescent lights with can lights and this also helped keep the basement warm.

I am also putting mya quilt room in the basement. Although my husband is taking his sweet ole time.Of course if we had more money might help.

i AM SETTING UP MY QUILTING AREA IN MY BASEMENT..BUT IT WAS WHERE MY SON AND DAUGHTER=IN LAW LIVED FOR 7 SEVEN YEARS. GREAT SPACE FOE ME.

I am in the UP of Michigan and have my sewing room in the basement. I love it. I painted it yellow so it is bright, I have no windows that obstruct where I can put thing. My DH and I put the stick down carpet squares on the floor and we also have in the floor heat. Makes it nice and toasty. I love being in my own little world in my sweat shop! I think you will like it.

That is the same way I feel about it.