I love good natural light, so I would choose the smaller, especially because it is still a good size, not really tiny.

My vote is for the larger room! It's nice to have all your stuff organized in one room. You can even put in "dividers" if you need more places to put stuff!

You should set up separate areas for storage, cutting, pressing, piecing, and finishing the quilt. You're going to love it!

Definitely think BIG

I would definitely go for the natural light. nothing beats it
Nina Baker

I'd go with the larger room, if your like me I'm always running out of space & constantly moving things around. Lots of natural lighting options out there.

I'd take the downstairs room if I had to haul my machine to classes/workshops. My room is upstairs and as much as I love the privacy (no one sees the mess but me!), I am getting to the age where moving that machine 2 or 3 times a month up and down the stairs is not something I really relish! I have a Viking Diamond with the huge embroidery unit and that machine is HEAVY!!!

Bigger is better and I don't use natural light much in my sewing room as I'm afraid it will fade some of the quilts and WIP'S hanging everywhere. You won't be sorry, my quilt room is 10X12 and I could use way more room!!

I second this idea!!!

Humm, unless I missed it, is your larger lower level room on the main floor or down more stairs? Your upper level room is obviously upstairs.....so do you have stairs regardless of which room? Do you have any type of physical limitations that would make one room better than the other for you?

Personally, I would choose the larger room so you have room to expand if you need to. You also have the ability to make it a multipurpose room if you enjoy other crafts. You can always add any additional lighting you need and the beauty of that is being able to put the lighting where you want it. There are so many natural lighting products available (ceiling, floor, table type) that your only limit is your imagination. Have a grand time creating whatever room you choose!!!

My sewing room in our former two-story house was upstairs. I spent much of my time running up and down stairs to the kitchen, laundry, etc. This house is only one level so there is no choice, but how much easier life is now on the main level, even though my sewing room is smaller than the other house. I love being on the kitchen level. I can bake, start meals, etc. and still sew as things are in the oven, etc.