Jannie

Lucky girl to get a sewing room this size. If you are planning on getting a long arm, you would probably need more space. Those machines do take a lot of room.

sailsablazin

My family room is 15 x 24 feet and I would die to have a room that big to sew in. It is definitely large enough to accommodate the items that you mentioned and leave plenty of extra room for shelving and a stash.

In my family room I have a good sized couch, an ottoman, a lazy boy, a computer work station, 2 rocking chairs, an entertainment center, a sofa table, 2 end tables, a floor to ceiling bookcase and lots of miscellaneous stuff. Unless you become a professional quilter, I sure do think that your plan would be adequate.

Auntie V

My idea of the perfect size sewing room would be about the size of an empty Walmart store but that is just a wish.

blueheavenfla

And we all say, AMEN!

letawellman

One thing that I would do is go to your local home improvement store and walk through one of their largest "storage buildings". The largest ones are about 16'x24', which is close to what you're proposing. Walk through it, envisioning where you're going to put your stuff. Also, seriously consider if you will be getting a long arm. My sewing space is 12'x16' and I have a 10' long arm, a couple of shelving units and my sewing table. And a very small cutting table. With the long arm, I have some limited storage space underneath it. It is not enough, but it is still very usable. One thing I have found about storage (and this is considering that DH is a pack-rat) - no matter how much "extra" you have, you will fill it up rather quickly.

bearisgray

It seems like if there is space, it gets occupied.

My only suggestion is to have lots of electrical outlets placed about three feet off the floor - instead of the usual much closer to the floor (15 inches or so?)

lfstamper

Wow- so many great ideas! Thank you all. Can't wait to start planning.

Nammie to 7

The perfect size is just a little bigger than I already have!

BerninaGirl

Don't forget to take plan for a cutting table, one that can fold out and hopefully be used to pin quilt tops on if needed.

gale

Mine is about 15 x 15 and I could use double that space. I don't have a longarm but maybe that's because I don't have the room. lol