I took a wall down between two of the kids rooms. Now when they come to visit (after a twenty hour drive), the first one in the door and up the stairs gets the one remaining spare room. The other gets a mattress on the floor.

To mis-quote Scarlett..As God is my witness, I will never again complain about a too small room for sewing":D

I have a small sewing room I share with four cats and I use the dining table a lot. Better than I had when I was sewing clothes for my two daughters and myself.

My two boys have moved out and I still use the dining room table for sewing. I like the overhead lighting, the big table, the fact that I can get two sewing machines along each wall. I put a portable sewing macine at the end of the table. I have a small table top ironing board that I use on the table and the large window lighting is wonderful and watching the birds at the feeder is soothing. I could convert a bedroom to a sewing room but I would miss all of the above. When it is time to eat, I just clean off a small area for my DH and me to eat on and when dinner is over, I have the whole area again. Life is good.

I gave away my bedroom set in my spare bedroom and made it my sewing room. It is plum full now. Has been for a few years. My kids have still not forgiven me. They live 8 hours away in the San Juan Island and I live in northeastern Oregon. I put them up in a nice hotel when they come to visit, but it hurts their feelings. My daughter hasn't been here in 2 years. My son was here 3 months ago. He comes once a year. They expect me to keep that room open for them for sporadic visits and to do without a sewing room just for them. I don't understand their logic. I don't work and this is my hobby. It's what I do now. They each have 10 quilts, so they know I spend a lot of time sewing, so why don't they let me be? Why try to make me feel bad that I converted the bedroom to a sewing room for myself? The other bedroom is a computer room and my husband's work room/fishing/hunting room. I don't think I would have tried to make my mom feel guilty if she would have done something like this.

Jeanne, you are so right. I don't think kids think their parents should have a life. They think your life should revolve around them. I made one bedroom into my sewing room. I put cupboards along two walls for storage and this room has 3 closets, so I have storage and room for clothes. Wonderful. I used to sew on the kitchen or dining room table for many years, and I made all my kids clothing when they were small. Of course they don't remember that. I am thankful that they live close by and can go home after a visit, I don't have to provide beds. I do have a guest room for the grands if they want to spend the night.
Sue

This just reminded me: my "bedroom" when I was a kid, had been a sewing room for the precious owner. No closet, but deep built in deep drawers in the wall (attic stairs behind the wall). Mom's machine went in there when I left!

When we lived elsewhere I took over my son's room and then he moved back home and I had to move out. Don't remember what I did. After he moved out again I told him he could never come home to live again. I bought a sewing table and corner cabinet for the TV. He never came home to live again and he lived close enough he could come and go home.

I must say, gmacindy, I do and I don't envy you.

I spent many years with the dining room as my sewing room...so I understand your dilemma....we were rarely able to eat at the table...but folding tables work great....or we would all eat at one end of the table with my sewing stuff at the other end. When we moved, I finally got a sewing room! I was in heaven!