Where is your workspace?
10-27-2010, 11:17 PM
#181
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Posts: 957
I use 4 rooms.
My office is where I store my fabric, rulers, notions and WIPs. They are kept inside 4 large plastic containers.
My dining room - when I usually cut fabric, and baste.
My spare room - houses my sewing machine inside a sewing cabinet. The cabinet looks like furniture when folded up. Sometimes I move the cabinet into the lounge - depends on the project.
The lounge - where you'll find me hand quilting, and attaching the binding :)
My office is where I store my fabric, rulers, notions and WIPs. They are kept inside 4 large plastic containers.
My dining room - when I usually cut fabric, and baste.
My spare room - houses my sewing machine inside a sewing cabinet. The cabinet looks like furniture when folded up. Sometimes I move the cabinet into the lounge - depends on the project.
The lounge - where you'll find me hand quilting, and attaching the binding :)
10-28-2010, 05:32 AM
#182
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chehalis, WA
Posts: 806
Originally Posted by Farm Quilter
I have the largest room in my house - a bedroom upstairs with 2 walk-in closets. Fits my 6' cutting table, 2 4'x8' bookcases, gate-leg table with my Janome, ironing board, my Elna on it's sewing table and my longarm Innova 18" on a 12' frame. I still have room to walk around!
I started out almost 3 years ago with my DH's Singer on a dining chair while I sat on my recliner, moved to the dining room table, then to a corner of the living room. When I bought my longarm, I moved my guest room to a smaller bedroom and snagged the big one for myself, moved everything upstairs.
I know, I'm spoiled!!!
I started out almost 3 years ago with my DH's Singer on a dining chair while I sat on my recliner, moved to the dining room table, then to a corner of the living room. When I bought my longarm, I moved my guest room to a smaller bedroom and snagged the big one for myself, moved everything upstairs.
I know, I'm spoiled!!!
10-28-2010, 06:29 AM
#183
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Huber Heights, Ohio
Posts: 2,351
Wow....can I come live with you??? What a great work space!
Originally Posted by CircleSquare
When I married my husband 8 years ago, we started looking for a house with a large enough space for a longarm machine. The house we bought was 3 bedroom with a large livingroom just off the front hall, which would serve perfectly as a quilting room. I set up my sewing table with my Bernina and my serger, and when we bought the longarm, it was set up in that room. Then a few years later I realized I needed a large cutting table, and I also bought 2 commercial sewing machies, so I took the master bedroom for that. We moved into the second bedroom, which is pretty small. The third "bedroom" had built-in cupboards which served perfectly for all my stash. Our "den" became the living room and it all worked fine. Then last year my hubby decided to build on a new sewing/quilting room! It is almost 500 square feet and has its own 1/2 bath. So he tells people he got his livingroom and his master bedroom back. But, seriously, I really am blessed to have this space and I'm very thankful for a husband who enables my quilting habit! Of course, my business is paying some of the bills, so he can go fishing more! My avatar shows me in the old quilting room with the Bernina behind me. :)
10-28-2010, 08:27 AM
#184
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Odessa, Washington
Posts: 1,872
Originally Posted by Tudey
Originally Posted by Farm Quilter
I know, I'm spoiled!!!
10-28-2010, 11:19 AM
#185
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 6,764
Well, it happened this morning!! There I was trying to finish up the machine work on a quilt so I could get to the binding. Still dressed in my nightie, barefoot, and hair uncombed. Yikes what a sight! My friend dropped in ON HER WAY TO THE BEAUTY SHOP. I was so surprised (and so embarassed, but I just invited her in, showed her what I was doing. (She's the friend I would like to get hooked on quilting.) She only stayed a minute and she was off to get pretty. I contnued my work and am now showered, hair done, and the quilt is ready for binding. :o)
10-28-2010, 12:53 PM
#186
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Eastern Washington
Posts: 29,519
I have a sewing room just off a living room. Has 2 big tables, and some shelves and a tall cabinet for storage. Plus some big windows.
I have a bedroom downstairs that I have a quilting machine set up in. Works great!
I have a bedroom downstairs that I have a quilting machine set up in. Works great!
10-28-2010, 01:28 PM
#187
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,560
I work off a tray table in our motorhome. It's an older model without pull-outs & has no space. The tray takes up the entire aisle & DH says he needs a couple of months off from being cut off from the door/facilities all the time. I don't sleep much, so guess the next few quilts & projects will have to be stitched only during the night. Someday....
aahhhhh!! I can dream! :-)
aahhhhh!! I can dream! :-)
10-29-2010, 10:31 PM
#190
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bardstown Ky
Posts: 663
Originally Posted by Becky Crafts
I work off a tray table in our motorhome. It's an older model without pull-outs & has no space. The tray takes up the entire aisle & DH says he needs a couple of months off from being cut off from the door/facilities all the time. I don't sleep much, so guess the next few quilts & projects will have to be stitched only during the night. Someday....
aahhhhh!! I can dream! :-)
aahhhhh!! I can dream! :-)
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