We're selling our house & moving to Saudi Arabia in the next couple of months.

Hubby has an incredible 30x30 workshop & I have an awesome sewing room that should have been 2 bedrooms, but we had it built as one room.

I am part of a group of women that have been friends & retreating buddies for years. We take turns retreating in each others' homes so I wanted/needed a room that could accommodate 6-7 women sewing on their machines.

I also have a very large stash that I wanted to be able to see, touch & easily access. I had a mid arm machine with a 12 ft table that I recently sold.

We will build another house when we come back. I won't replace the quilter, but I still want a sewing room close to this size.

Thanks for looking, understand that my room is not really this neat, I just moved things from one end to the other when I took the pictures so that it looks neat!

oh my, it must be really hard for u to give this up.... such a wonderful space

Wow! Now that's what I call a stash! Good luck with your move.

wow, awesome space

OMG. Your room is a quilter's heaven! Good luck with your move.

Beautiful! Sad day to give that up. It actually looks bigger than some LQS's I've been in!
Good luck in Saudi Arabia! Hope all goes well.

Sorry you have to give up a wonderful space like that.

How on earth are you going to leave all that? I have a feeling that there are quilters in Saudi you could meet up with, especially as it's too hot to do anything outside for most of the time.

What will you do with everything whilst you are away - and how long are you going to be gone, in other words, do you need a house sitter???

So are you storing or moving or selling your stash?
Because wow that would take a lot to replace.
Great sewing studio.

Wow! Your sewing space is nicer than some quilt shops! So nice!

We will be gone for 2 years. I am cutting kits to take with me. I will also take some yardage that is grouped for kits that I just won't have time to get cut.

The company will store the rest of it, so when I unpack I'll have wonderful surprises that I forgot that I had. They will pack everything for us. Thank goodness because his shop has as much or more stuff than is in my sewing room! And of course there is the rest of the house.

One of the worst things is that everything has to be put on a valued inventory list. Oh my word, what a chore! I haven't started that yet. I may end up taking more of the household stuff to Goodwill!

Thanks for the nice comments about my dream room & for the offer to house-sit!

How could you ever leave such a grand spacious room!??? I would be in mourning!

wow, between the lovely room and the STASH, and the buddies, I would find it so hard to go. Are you taking your stash with you? that would ease the pain.

New experiences are wonderful, so just enjoy, and remember what you have to come home to.

I would be in mourning too!!! how your heart must feel to leave that quilters utopia....and everything is so organized!! Id say someone LOVES to sew!!
Good luck with the move. Your fabrics will miss their cozy home too Im sure.

are u SURE u'r not taking pics of someone's lqs????????????how heartbreaking to give up a studio like ur's plus the loss of your buddies! my prayers & thoughts go w/you.
dar :cry: :cry:

Ditto! Thank you for posting all of the pictures. I enjoyed looking at your room, fabric, and storage solutions. A bright spot in my day :-)

Our next door neighbors are in Saudi Arbia now. They have been there for about 5 months and are coming home in 3 years.

They did not sell their house, it is here waiting on them when they return.

Good luck with your trip. I couldn't imagine making that move.

It would be hard to leave this room as well as the orkshop for your DH If you are just leaving for a few months is there anyway you could just keep the place for that short of time? What are you going to do with all that fabric - I would imagine it would take alot to take take with you!!! You could always sell it here There are many of us that would enjoy it lol Good luck on your venture!!

Sad to say my first thought was that I would miss that room more than family!!! Then I smacked myself ;-) That's a great idea to take some premade kits to play around with. Time slips away so fast, you will be home unpacking all of those treasures in no time and it will feel like Christmas. Safe travels & happy returns!

Too bad you have to give all that up. It will take a long time to replace it. Can you have someone store it for you?

Wow, gorgeous room!

All I can say is, WOW!!!!!

Beautiful room when are you coming back ... and why are you going?
judy

HOLY HECK it looks like your own personal fabric store !!!

Wow, you are fortunate that the company will store all that stuff for you. Someone is going to faint when they see the value listed for that stash. :)

That is really a dream room....I would be more than happy to house sit for you til you come back!!

I hope you have a good time on your new adventure.

My heart is breaking for you :( :cry: :cry: :cry:
Now, THAT IS A QUILTER'S DREAM ROOM!!!!
DH HAS TO BE FEELING THE SAME THING TOO????
Start designing a new room now for when your able to move back to the USA.....Might help you???

O' my :shock: I have been in stores that are not that stock or clean. I am crying with :cry:

Wow!!! What a beautiful room! Sorry to hear that your giving it up. But glad to know your preparing kits to keep you busy for a while.

Good luck on your adventure.

Good luck on selling your house quickly so that is one less worry. You have it organized so wonderfully you should be able to fly through the valuation process. At least they will be packing it up for you (will you get to supervise?).

The time will speed by and you'll have a great time making new memories...be happy you get to go with him -- so many would love to be able to be with their mates while they are away...lucky you.

Perhaps you could also have some other kits made up and left with a friend/family to mail to you every few months so you'll have new projects. But of course the markets there will yield such treasures, you may be sending new fabric home from there.

Best wishes to you

Oh bummer! I feel your pain... my hubby's job has done this to us several times!

I hope you will be able to share your quilting knowledge with others in this country and who knows ... maybe learn from them also

sorry you have to leave that great room

wonderful are you taking all that fabric with you?

That looks like a fabric store to me! To say you will miss that room is a gross understatement! Great room!

I would be heartbroken to give up such an awesome space. I hope you get another great space someday.

wow its so neat

Wow...I want that room!!! I also would be in mourning!

I hope you'll enjoy living in Saudi.. and that you'll meet some other quilters there.. I can see you starting a new quilter's group soon!

wow,that is a most awesome stash and room.I would love a huge room like that