My Future Quilt Studio

For the past 10 or so years, I've done my quilting in my kitchen/dining room. It was great while the kids were growing up because I could be cooking dinner, helping with homework and getting in a bit of sewing. There is a great view of the swimming pool and the kitchen island is the perfect height for cutting and pressing. Storage is a bit lacking and it would be great to have a design wall, but I still managed to get projects done.

Now the kids are all grown and in college, and it looks like I will be getting a bedroom to call my own in the spring.

Stephanie's bedroom - my future quilt studio

At least I know it will hold tons of stuff (in a chaotic fashion)

Since I have time to plan, I've started the quest for the perfect space. I've scoured the last few issues of Studios magazine and lots of books on organizing your space. At the moment, I'm leaning towards wire baskets for fabric storage. (I just visited Ikea for the first time last week...that experience is a whole other blog post.) I'm also thinking about a Koala cabinet for the studio. I have a smaller, thin sewing cabinet now, but I'm looking for extra space behind the machine so larger pieces don't fall over the back edge.

I have lots of other grand plans, but then I open the door and remind myself that the room is only 10'x10'. The fun part will be personalizing the space...it's not all about function.

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