I've been going to the Expo for about 25 years. It is always exciting. There is always something new to see and learn. This is the biggest in the US. I've gotten several friends and even my granddaughter to attend.

Oh - I forgot - when we were buying the house, we had the builder take out the carpet and instead put in vinyl flooring. We choose a wood look which goes well with the other wood floors in the house. The builder, and realtor, thought I was a bit crazy to take out brand new carpeting and put in nice vinyl flooring. But the vinyl cleans easily, my rolling chair works great, and nothing gets caught in the carpeting!

I had a luxurious 900 square foot sewing room that was just perfect. Then, we decided to move and downsize. My sewing room now is the whole upstairs - the bonus room over the garage is my sewing room, while one of the guest rooms has my quilt frame - along with the bunk beds and bookcases for the grandkids, the other guest room has my computer used for sewing along with the guest bed, rocking chair, and desk.

My husband built in shelves for all my fabric and put in counters for my machines and other items. I have pegboard over one section for easy access to tools and supplies that I can hang. He also made a 'wall of thread' with dowels in boards for me to hold all my threads - serger, quilting, embroidery. He also made a cutting table out of a large desk with the top a 4' x 8' piece of painted MDF on top. I can lay out about 2 yards of fabric, and easily cut out my work. He also made several ruler holders and a scissor holder which are on one end of the table so everything is in easy reach.

My ironing station is set up and in easy reach. I even have an overstuffed chaise in the dormer window alcove for curling up and reading my sewing or quilting magazines.

I don't think I would really change anything.