I love the quilting projects and they take up much of my time. But, I also have many other things I enjoy doing. Are you also like that?

A short list of the things I like to do are ...


1. embrodery hand and machine
2. making jewlery with the best findings I can get my hands on (bead shops and internet shopping)
3. Home decorating (I sew for this too)
4. sewing clothing and accesories (for myself and others)
5. gardening and landscaping ( I used to start seeds indoors each year)
6. Art museums and and craft fairs (an outing to inspire me)
7. Cooking, baking, jelly and relish making and some canning
8. crocheting
9. photography

I get sidetracked with all this sometimes and my quilting suffers. But, what is a girl to do?

Tell us what your hobbies are!

I like anything to do with needlework.
Costuming
Theater
Scrapbooking
Stained Glass
Pistol shooting competitively
Computers

I love to knit in the winter,too hot to do in the summer.
also dh and I do a lot of 4-wheeling on his Honda f-wheeler, don't know if that is a hobby :lol: nothing to wild, we're both in our 50's.

Ninnie

Wow, you do a lot, Red. Do you ever slow down??? :shock:

In between my job, housework and family stuff, I do love to: obviously quilt, counted cross stitch, stained glass, crochet (but I'm admittedly lousy at it) and I squeeze in reading when I get a chance and I'm not too tired.

Crocheting
Dressmaking for my girls
Embroidery (hand)
Home Decorating
Baking, canning etc.
Organizing special events (PTO, church, quilt guild, etc.)
Church Newsletter & bulletin
Yardwork
Gardening
Kid's activities (Brownies, softball etc.)
Shopping (especially for fabric!)
Internet groups
Walking/Hiking
Reading

Crochet
Reading
My Volkswagen
Gardening when I can (at my moms)
Cooking (mostly baking)


But mostly...I work, and spend time with my family. I am thankful that I enjoy both!!

embrodiery by hand
Crochet
Knit
Sew clothing
Painting on China
computer (internet, Forums, Blogs)

Let's see...
I work (blah, but have to support my quilting some way!)
I quilt
I read some
I quilt
I play video games
I quilt
I play with the dogs
I quilt

LOL somewhere in there, some of the housework gets done and the family fed, but I have to admit, everyone is "batching" it more and more. ("batching" is taking care to feed yourself when Mom doesn't feel like cooking. LOL)

I think I have a serious addiction here. :shock:

Oooooh, Jerrie. Painting on china? Is that the same as tole painting? That sounds wonderful -- It would be something I'd like to check out {pounding head on table 'cuz it's just another thing on my on-going list of things I HAVE to learn}. Can you post some pictures????

In my house we call it "Fending for Yourself" nights

My other hobbies are:

1. Home remodelling and repair.
2. Landscaping
3. Old cars
4. Model trains
5. Anything else which allows me to buy really cool tools.

Just call me Terry the Tool Man. And as I told my neighbor a couple of weeks ago......A butter knife is not a tool.

So, Terry, I'm guessing you'd think that an aluminum meat tenderizer is not a hammer???? :lol:

hahaha when I first moved away to college and didn't have any tools, I used a high heeled shoe with a wide heel to use as a hammer for hanging pictures :lol:

A meat tenderizer is a hammer. But not one you should be using to try and frame a house with.

Well all ive really been into is sewing/quilting lately and now with being layed off i have plenty of time to do what i want sure theres house work and my cat to take care of and trying to make this place over but sewing is whats really doing it for me these days, oh dear does this mean i have a problem as in maybe i need to join a recovery group for sewing lol

Gardening
Reading
Knitting
Camping in our RV.

What else do I do?

Embroider
Knit socks
Read - espionage, murder mysteries, biographies
Study biblical archeology and the Hebrew origins of Christianity
Write poetry and short stories
A lot of listening to younger women - quasi-counseling
Travel and make resource packets for the grandchildren of the places we visit. (they have Amsterdam, Malta, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Estonia, Israel, Krakow, Poland w/ concentration camps info in connection with the Anne Frank's house materials.
Help neighborhood kids with their English homework
Translate written from Norwegian to English for my husband's work pals who hate to write in English

Hi,

I quilt, sew, read, sing, watch TV, lunch with my friends. Vounteer where possible. Lunch with my Red Hat club.

I crochet, love antiquing, I read about 7 books a month from the library, gardening, counted cross stitch, needlepoint, card making,and keeping up with the quilting.

Other than quilting...


-I love to dance, I take ballroom, and I'm doing a triple swing in a show in a month.

-I paint and draw, mostly watercolor portraits, I find it challenging because it has to be so precise to look like the person it's supposed to look like. Plus, with watercolor you have to be careful not to mess up because you can't just paint over it. No erasing, no covering, it's hard but I love it.

-I play the guitar. I have 7 guitars, although one is in need of a new bridge, and an other (electric) is in pieces after I took it apart to give it a lovely new paint job ( I used metallic blue, left over from a car I painted at work)


Let me see if I can pull up a few pics for you guys...

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There are some more in this album, but I'm not sure it the link will work.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...3&l=efa71e9001

One must also be careful when explaining the use of said implement. My MIL called one day (when my English was not refined) while Pat was tenderizing a Schnitzel. She asked what the noise was in the background and I answered: Your son is beating his meat! (Stunned silence at her end and much head shaking from DH) :D

Back to topic: I read. watch TV, bake a little, spend lots of time on the QB and my German forum, but mostly, I do something quilty - even if it is just petting my stash. When honey is off swing shift, I hope we'll go back to dancing.

Besides quilting...

Home decorating and sewing
I have power tools and know how to use them. Have laid tile floors, Pergo, sanded and painted cabinets, chair rail, wainscot, crown moulding, painting. Bought a 30 year old house, did all the repairs BY MYSELF, and sold it for $102k clear profit in 3 years.
Gardening
Reading

Holy Smokes! There is some exceptionally talented people on this board! I am speachless!

I love getting to know you all from your posts. This is so neat to read what each of you enjoy doing.

Not to discount any one else, but, the baren*eh* canadian post is so great! What talent you have music and art .... I love it to pieces. Thank you for sharing your web site too. Lots of wonderful pictures you have done. ( You have blue jean fabric down perfectly.)

And pittsburgpam ... You really have done a wonderful job on your home. Your taste is impecable. I know how much time and love went into that work bringing the home up to this. Great Job!

Like I said before ... You are one talented group of quilter's. Thanks for sharing. It helps me to know you a little better by the things you spend time doing. Post pics if you have them!

And Ducky .... it's a joy to read your little cute comments. Makes me LOL.

Oh ... ghengis .... I think we all have that quilting disease here on quilting board. No I am not going to go to fabrics annon! I haven't started hiding it from dh yet, so I think I am ok. You don't want to be cured do you? LOL!

Red, there really are some really talented people here. The artwork is fabulous! Oh, to be so gifted. And, Pam, I LOVE your interior decorating. It looks so classy and refined....OMG, I wish you could come to Colorado to do my house. It needs a complete overhaul inside and out.

When I get around to it (maybe the weekend) I'll take photos of some of my stained glass. I have two lamps and a few framed pieces. Nothing phenomenal, but I like them.

This has been a nice thread, Red.

I do a lot of different things just to try them out, but I always have
Knitting
Crocheting
Basket weaving (I teach this)
Painting on everything, but not tole painting
and the newest is jewelry (fun earrings mostly)

Fun thread!

Dogs! We have a collection!

My Sewing Room, I'm always tweaking it

Koi Pond and Garden

Internet -- continually trying to surf all the way to the end :D

Politics

Photography (only a bit)

crocheting
knitting
cooking
fishing
boating
machine embriodery
cross stitch

oh and last but not least, NOT CLEANING THE HOUSE :shock:

LOL!!! I agree! It is totally not one of my hobbies :roll:

WHAT is that cabinet in your picture and where did you get it??? It looks like glass front doors with FQs in it.

:D
1. reading
2.Working out
3. Photography (see my Flickr album)
4.Travel
5. Emailing friends and family
6. cooking and baking

Enough!

judee

I don't know how I forgot this, but another huge hobby of mine is singing karaoke. I have over 200 karaoke CDs and could probably host my own sessions. I found out early, most karaoke hosts do not have much of a selection of rock music. So, i ended up buying my own. I sing everything from early Deep Purple, Jethro Tull and Black Sabbath to more modern day Ozzy Osbourne, Creed, Nickelback, Seether and Shinedown. In fact, I just bough a new CD this week with Seether's Careless Whisper and Shinedown's Second Chance. My best song is Blue on Black by Kenny Wayne Shepherd. My favorite is Buckcherry's Crazy B**ch. I get a lot of requests from the ladies to do that one.

Pam, I dropped you a PM. Or, the link in my signature will take you to photos and info about how it was made. :)

I play golf 4 times a week. I guess that's a hobby for me anyway!
:D

Reading
gardening
classic cars
home improvement- painting, sewing curtains, etc.
antiques
collect tea pots
crystal collection


I also do a fair amount of charity work. Church, AFSP (suicide prevention), project Linus, etc.

When I decided to obsess over quilting I gave up garment sewing, acrylic painting, crocheting, charcoal drawing, and any other craft around.

OMG, isn't Seether's cover of Careless Whisper wicked?

I also like Shinedown's version of Simple Man. Almost better than Skynyrd. Almost.
You know, the only reason I know some of these recent bands is because they cover the classics! It may have been long before my time (I was born in the 80s), but I pretty much only listen to classic rock.

My obsession is Scuba Diving but I don't get to spend as many hours doing that as I like right now!
I have been hooked on that for about 10 years and I love to take people out in the PNW from other parts of the country to see Octopus and Wolf Eels.
I took up quilting to make a baby quilt for a friend...it was a success even though very simple. I tried to make a dress and decided quilting was the way to go.
I enjoy quilting because I get to "build" things otherwise my house would always be in a state of remodel. I truly love to build.
Besides, with quilting, everyone loves blankies and to snuggle...so I am able to give a hug, snuggle and love to all who get a quilt from me.
I have other hobbies and things I like to do...these are just two of my favs.
Kirsten

My other hobbies are reading, traveling and cross stitch.

Photography
Swimming
Reading
Cooking of any shape or form
Cleaning (borderline OCD here!)

OMG, isn't Seether's cover of Careless Whisper wicked?

I also like Shinedown's version of Simple Man. Almost better than Skynyrd. Almost.
You know, the only reason I know some of these recent bands is because they cover the classics! It may have been long before my time (I was born in the 80s), but I pretty much only listen to classic rock.[/quote]

I do the Lynyrd Skynyrd version of Simple Man and Pearl Jam's version of Last Kiss, both fairly well.

My DH and I were members of the "Kelp Krawlers" in Olympia when we lived there. We had a great time diving in Puget Sound and along the Olympic Peninsula. Yumm Octopus, abalone, crabs, fish, sea cucumbers. We would go camping for a weekend and hunt/fish for our food, it was great!