I am getting a 'Woman Cave" ..a.k.a / new sewing space!!

I have a small house. A few years ago we moved the living room into the unfinished basement. Then we set the old living room up as the dining room.

That was fun, inviting family over and using it a lot.

But then it slowly became my sewing area. Now I have all of my sewing stuff in the dining room, and I am spending more and more time in there. It is no longer the dining room.

Hubby suggested, "Why don't we move the living room back up here and make the downstairs your sewing studio?"

YA SURE!!!! LET'S DO IT!!

That way we have a place to congregate, in the living room again, and I have a larger space dedicated to my sewing and quilting!

He even handed over his Grandfather's old work bench that he was planning on making a bar. He said you would make better use of it with all of your equipment and tools.

So this Friday, we are moving things around! Starting Friday afternoon. I could barely sleep last night. I was thinking about moving things around.. Making storage on one side, and my studio on the other side. I call it studio, because we just bought a new machine with embroidery features. My husband works in the graphic design world and looking ahead.. He has so many ideas and plans to put them into fruition. This is turning into 'our' studio, but I love that.

Before he gets his design ideas into, I plan on putting curtains and a few fabric walls up ( since they are cheaper than building walls) in my favorite colors. :)

Wahooooooooooooo!

Oh, have so much fun! You can dream all week and move like crazy over the weekend! You will be so neat, organized, and ready to sew/quilt when you get it all put in one place! Enjoy the planning, the implementation, and even the work to get your perfect studio. I love that you plan to make it a shared one, too!

YAY!!!!!!!!! I hope to have mine soon, too.

Wonderful! Excite for you and your new Woman (and a little Man) Cave.

Sounds like you have a very supportive husband. I am blessed with one also. My sewing room is only about 10x10, so with all my equipment including my sweet 16, it is pretty much wall to wall with very little space to walk. My dear husband is trying to figure out a way for me to have a bigger area so I can get a longarm. I told him I am satisfied with my S16 but he wants me to have the best. How did I get so lucky?

Hope to see pictures of your new area when you get it set up.

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Sounds like you have a very supportive husband. I am blessed with one also. My sewing room is only about 10x10, so with all my equipment including my sweet 16, it is pretty much wall to wall with very little space to walk. My dear husband is trying to figure out a way for me to have a bigger area so I can get a longarm. I told him I am satisfied with my S16 but he wants me to have the best. How did I get so lucky?

Hope to see pictures of your new area when you get it set up.

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Hubby keeps talking long arm.. But I am not ready for that yet. I think my next step is that S16! But not yet !

How awesome your hubby is supportive too! Makes for stress free living!

Wonderful idea.... it's great when our guys think enough to want to share the space and understand our passion for crafting and handwork... We have constantly "moved" rooms to accomadate our hobbies over our 45yrs of marriage..it's a riot! Moved to retirement home 10 yrs back and moved the rooms 3 times until it's just right!

How awesome!! Enjoy your new space!

Hmmmm...we have an unfinished basement so I may need to do some cleaning and rearranging to make myself a space down there. You have given me food for thought with your idea of fabric walls! Right now I am jus set up in a corner of our bedroom.

Kelly you are going to love your sewing room so much! I love my little room, I just wish it was larger. Genny

I don't have a "spare room" so I have to make use of our dinning room. Its a got a good sized table and lots of natural light coming through we just can't use the table for eating from as its normally got something fabric wise on there but my DH doesn't mind at all.
I had thought of moving out into the garage, but then I remembered how cold and dark it would be in our long winters, so I'm staying in the dinning room.
Hope you have fun arranging your new studio.

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Hubby keeps talking long arm.. But I am not ready for that yet. I think my next step is that S16! But not yet !

How awesome your hubby is supportive too! Makes for stress free living!

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You would never be sorry if you got a sweet 16. I love mine. Since I was already using to quilting on my sewing machine, the transition was very easy. Learning to use a longarm after all this time would take some time. At this point, I really don't want a longarm.

Congratulations! I spent 4 yrs sewing with my dress form in the closet and sewed on a 42 inch round kitchen table in our old house. In this house I spent 4 yrs with my dress form in a corner of my daughters room and sewed on our dining room table. All of my fabric was always in bags in a closet. I now have DD's old room as my sewing room. I love it. I for the first time since being a child have a room of my own that no one has any reason to be in without me! My girly space and my space to create!

Kelly - fabric walls? I've never heard of it but just last night I was thinking about doing something to make walls downstairs. I already have piled up my plastic bins and other furniture holding my stash to help to make walls, but I LOVE your idea!

If anyone needs me, I'll be back later. I have fabric walls to figure out and put up! Thanks!

Hugs,

Kelly, you are going to love having a dedicated space for sewing. I used to sew in my diningroom for a long time too, then I took over my eldest daughters room when she moved out and I absolutely love it. Well have lots of fun designing and putting your room together and please post pictures when you are finished...........Leslie :)

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How awesome!! Enjoy your new space!

Hmmmm...we have an unfinished basement so I may need to do some cleaning and rearranging to make myself a space down there. You have given me food for thought with your idea of fabric walls! Right now I am jus set up in a corner of our bedroom.

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A friend of mine did it in her basement 'media room'.. Lol. She hung black curtains and you wouldn't know any different! I figure I may use furniture tacs or I have used a closet rod before.. The cheaper the better.. I think I may look for some cheap but pretty sheets to use instead of buying fabric... Unless I can't resist on some good priced fabric!

How awesome that you are getting a room for your studio! I don't blame you for not being able to sleep last night. Your head must be spinning with great ideas for how to set it up!

How exciting is that! sound wonderful. Have fun designing.

I am sew happy for you! I've thought of moving to the basement, but since it isn't finished, I've not done it. However, I also have a spare room. Please post pictures when you are finished. I really would like to see what you do.

I used totes to make a wall before too... Hahaha. I am sooooooo excited.. Having trouble keeping my mind on work. I will have to go hands on tonight to relieve some pressure off of my brain. :D. And yes, I will post pics!

My basement walls have been painted yellow, it really lightens up the darkness of the area. My husband also hung a few industrial size fluorescent light fixtures and it makes a big difference. You are going to have soooo much fun setting up your sewing room - be sure to take some pictures, I'd love to see them!!

What a great move for you - I'm sure lots of designing and creating will be taking place there soon! I'm very happy for you :)

Wow Kelly - any hubby that is willing to swap out rooms to give you a larger creative space is a keeper! That is great that he is so supportive of your sewing and quilting. Can't wait to see pics! You know...Virginia is not that far from Delaware...;)

I'm so happy for you. You'll love having a studio. Congratulations!!

That's so exciting! Who needs a dining room? And, it was your husband's idea!

Sounds like fun! I loved it when I moved from the dining room to share the computer room and now have taken over our son's room now that he has moved out. I tried to do a calm, planned move, but other things started happening and so the closet is still a disaster area and I didn't get it painted yet, but I will. I am thinking a pale yellow.........so soothing.... You will sew more with your own space - I hated having to clean up everything or get everything out when I was using the dining room. Enjoy! That hubby of yours is a keeper.

YEAH KELLY!!! YOU LUCKY GIRL, HAVE FUN!!!

Looks like my fabric walls have to wait a bit. The garage door tracks that will come off sometime before winter are in the way.
DH wants to replace the garage door with a set of French doors and I did get him off his duff to get that project moving. We went to see a fella that builds homes to talk about it. DH will do the work but there were some questions he needed answered.

I did spend a few hours last night going through drawers and containers in the sewing area to get a little bit more organized so it was time well spent. I threw out 2 trash bags of stuff and have a huge box for Goodwill to donate.

Can't wait to see your photos Kelly. Thanks for motivating me!

Hugs,

Thanks for the kind words ladies! Happy to motivate as you have motivated me too!