I have my "work room" or "sewing room" or "katey;s room"...lol....Katey moved out of her room 3 yrs ago when her older brother moved out of the basement rooms. THe basement rooms started 20 years ago with a wall to stop the kids from playing with my sewing machine.....the room turned into a bedroom with an attached 3 pc bath and a "family room". Well the kids are slowly leaving, which left me with the 8x8 spare bedroom...BUT....I leave my kenmore ready to speed through a quilt top, 2 ironing boards, a closet with LOTS of fabric, book shelves with my little TV and books and mags and piles of fabric for my next quilt. My cutting mat is on the floor with a shoebox filled with rulers and slicers, as I usually sit on the floor to cut my fabric. My extra dining room chair sits at my sewing table...and 3 dogs (lab, pitbull and wheaton terrier) sit at the door wondering when "mom" is coming out....lol. The visiting springer (Piper) likes to lay under my table....critters are so funny!

Am trying to figure out if I want to leave my little work room for the big basement rooms when Katey leaves the nest next month....no probably not....I think I like my little work room

Mine is called a sewing room. It is about a 5x7 room, very tiny, but there is enough space for my sewing machine on a small cabinet, serger that sits on a kids computer desk and 2 other small tables that house some drawers and sterilite containers for storage. My husband built shelves in the closet that hold lots of storage containers for organization. One wall holds a small design wall, big enough for a throw or crib quilt, maybe twin quilt, haven't gotten that big yet, and the other has lots of those temporary wall hangers that I use to hang various rulers/squares, etc. On the 3rd wall is a pinboard that I use to tack up pattern pieces etc. It all sounds organized, but never feels that way.

It becomes a studio when Honey Buns designs it for you.:p Gotta luv them:D

I went from having a sewing machine in the bedroom when the kids were little to having a small sewing room when my son moved out after college, and then a little larger sewing room when my daughter went to college. About 3 years ago we built a 12' X 23 1/2' "sewing studio" onto the back of the house. I guess it qualifies as a studio because it has room to keep several of my machines set up; 2 sewing machines and an embroidery machine and a Sashiko machine as well as a big board ironing station, lots of storage cabinets and shelves, cutting table and design wall.

It has windows all around so there is plenty of natural light. It only took me 45 years to get my dream studio. I love it.

I have two rooms: The Cutting Room, aka Guest Room; and The Horror Room, where sewing and ironing happens. The Design Wall was born just last month, and still resides in a hallway, the only place with an empty wall. I'm working on getting rid of the accumulated storage and clutter and converting Horror Room to The Studio, but time and energy so rarely coincide it's a very slow process!

I have a dedicated small room that I call my sewing room - but it could be studio - its a room right off my bedroom - I called it a sunroom - I have my Viking, a large cutting table , stacks of fabric and small ironing area - my longarm does not fit in that room so its in my bedroom. Eventually we are going to knock out a wall and increase my "sewing room" into a "sewing studio" so I can put my long arm and my treadle in there too. The beauty of my room is large windows so I can see my beautiful front yard and its a long way from my telephone - every messge on my answering machine says " I know you are in your sewing room and can't hear the phone...." BTW, my husband and I are both Ham Radio operators - we have always had a radio room (or shack) - that is another whole fun hobby too. What a great thread.

In our old house, I had a sewing room...a bedroom. When Hubby and I built a new house, the architect drew out the plans and had the room over the 4 car garage listed as " sewing/craft studio" adding extra outlets and rough in for extra lighting ( which 10 years later is now being utilized since my "needs" have changed).
For the first 9 years of it's life, the studio was not used to it's full potential. I just "retired" (fewer days and hours) and now have decided to re-design the area. I have been trolling the Internet for ideas...look out home depot and lowes (and other fun shopping spots) ....a crazed quilting/sewing demon is on the loose.

My husband is an amateur radio operator also. I am impressed that you can share a room for quilting and radioing. I know if we shared, I would get tired of the "radio noise, Morse Code, etc." and he would get tired of threads being everywhere!!

Dina

My studio used to be the family room. I leave my machine out all the time.

I call my space my Quilt Studio. I have 2 machines set up and do not take them down. All my cotton fabric is in the studio. As well as in the walkin closet! I have a cutting table, my large laptop, my TV and DVD player. I have all the tools I need and 2 file cabinets for supplies. I am also storing my scraps in this room. I enjoy being in there and creating. I do slip and call it a sewing room, but for me it is my space to create. I love having my own space. I did do crafts many years ago. My area was 6 feet along a wall in the living room. I was with my kids and they loved having me close by. When they left for college or moved out I took one of the bedrooms. That is my studio now. It will be one until I move out! Sometimes you have to speak up and take what you need. Where ever you create is your studio. Make it yours! Be happy creating! Luann