"Here is my newly rearranged sewing area.  My fabrics are stored in the laundry room next door.  I didn't have room for it all here.  My kids helped me to rearrange and paint.  Love the area!"

"Thanks to Kirsten and Lanaand Grandma Sal Mine can be seen by looking at my albums I hope others will share there sewing spaces also because we can all pick up organizing tips from one another."

"We already do our strawberry towers from our house.  So we know about the business cost.  We also used to have our own machine shop.  We just make sure our hours are clearly posted for our strawberry tower business.  I will wait…"

"Cheri, my daughter has a longarm business in a small quilting shed beside her house and she is SO glad she quit her job and started her own business.  It is a lot of headaches, but she feels they are well worth it."

"Then you won't really be retiring, but experiencing a career change. Are you sure you can stand to loose your privacy? One big reason I moved my drapery business out of house to commercial setting was the folks knocking on the door in the…"

"I have a 10 x 11 foot bedroom with a closet that I use for my sewing room. We have put in engineered wood flooring, painted it and added a 6 foot wide window with blinds that I can put down in the summer time and I have a halogen light fixture in…"

"I don't know if I have mentioned that I sew in complete chaos, but I'm usually stepping over a multitude of things to get to my sewing area. I try to keep it to the edges since I use a rolling office chair to move from my ironing board to…"

"The reason there's no pics. of mine yet, is that, though I tidy up between projects(feels good to start fresh project in clear space), I still don't have it all set up the way I want. (I've lived here for 3 yr.) Hmmm, maybe I should…"

"I probably shouldn't admit it, but sometimes I can't even see the floor in my sewing room."

"Sure!! Once in NJ always a New Jerseyan. I love to meet new people with the same interests as I. I have been quilting now for 9 yrs and time sure goes by hast. It's amazing how much you accumulate in such short time. I notice on one of your…"

"well...mary, seems that this is a bit off task too! but that's is good... anyway i thought i would ask, if, since i once lived in new jersey for couple yrs on job assignment....does that count?"

"No but I am in  WV! Feel free to come for a visit.   Will be proud to show you around!  I do the old fashioned quilting by hand......   "

"Can someone let me in on the Mystery Quilt Group?    Not sure I 've heard about it yet..... Thanks"

"Hi Mary - sure it does! - jump on in and tell us where you are from - who knows...your neighbor down the street might be in the group!  Just trying to keep the group active in between clues!!  Mountain Lakes is north of me. Linda"