quilt shed
 

I was just in my friends 32 foot mobile trailer it would make the nicest quilt room if I had a place to park it.Just think a small kitchen and bathroom plus lots of space for fabric.Just a dream for me.

I have a "mother-in-law suite" (converted 1 1/2 car garage) and I love it! Refrigerator, washer/dryer and full bath. I use it for a dressing room for my alteration customers. I bought the house because of this studio! I don't need a full kitchen, but love the bath, I embroider as well, so I can "leave the room" without really leaving. My machine knows when I am gone, and acts up! AC/heat, all the comforts of home (minus the bed). I could live out here!

sounds like a great plan

Virginia Woolfe was right- every woman needs "A Room of One's Own" :)

Nice dream. I've had a similar one. Like a tiny house just for sewing! But that'll probably remain just a dream.

This is my quilt shed, though half is my vintage machine collection, and the other half has the LA in it. It does have a small kitchen (summer kitchen) but no bathroom. I use to have the LA in the dining room, but I like this so much better!

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Cathy you quilt shed looks great. For now I am just happy having a devoted quilting room. No long arm but plenty of room.

What's a summer kitchen?

bkay

How would you deal with empting the grey and black water tanks? Heating and condensation would be a problem during winter. Sorry to burst your bubble. I also live in a state with long cold and snowy winters and couldn't help but think of these things.

Son was building a work shed in back of our property...I asked him to add 12 feet for a sewing room for my long arm. He got real busy with his construction business that it sat there for a long time so I said...what the heck...I have a spare bedroom..12x14...and made that my sewing room..

No need to heat or cool another place just close the door and it's my domain.

First of all I envy your mother-in-law suite. But I thought my embroidery machine was the only one that acted up when I walked away.

A summer kitchen was sometimes in another shed--close by-- which could be used for canning, etc., that would not heat up the main house prior to air conditioning.

I borrow this quote all the time.:thumbup:

Actually, I have decided that it is one of the requirements built in to all embroidery machines - if it does not detect human heat within 5 ft, it is required to "act up" ! :)

I had the summer kitchen set up before I owned a LA - and it worked out well to rebuild the building (reused the foundation only). I have induction cooktop in the house and can't use the big aluminum canners on it, so I have a coil cooktop in one corner of what now has my LA set up in it. I also have on demand hot water - and the waste water drains to outside the building. I have a double utility sink too. And a small fridge.

the building is insulated and heated in the winter. I have a window AC and use that when I'm working out there. Has a dehumidifier too. The sewing machine collection side has a really nice workroom too. I have a separate insurance policy on the contents of the building too.

I really like having a place that I can leave something on the frame and not worry about it. It was a tight fit in the dining room, and was right next to the wood stove. So we ended up not using the wood stove as much as we use to. that room didn't have doors either, so I could never keep the cats away. they weren't super bad, but every time I left a quilt on the frame more than a few days, they'd decide it made a nice hammock to sleep on.

There is no way I'd walk more than a few feet away from the LA when I'm using the computer driving part.