[QUOTE=Krystyna;5328888 Although I have several machines, my work-a-day set up is an L shaped desk with embroidery machine on right and sewing machine on left. Works for me ... what works for you?[/QUOTE]
Mine is U-shaped. I have a smaller cutting/ironing area to my left that I use when piecing, my Elna in front and my PE 770 on the right. All my embroidery thread is in 4 plastic containers that stack and attach to each other with a handle on the top. I keep that on a shelf under the machine. Got the containers at JoAnn. I use a long plastic drawer divider to line up my thread for a project, then work on something else until it needs a thread change. I don't have to get up from my chair to change the thread.