Thread: Does not sewing make you crabby?

I get even crabbier when I have to go to town every day! Course that means I don't get to sew those days so it is a double whammy. I know that many people watch movies or listen to books on tape while sewing -- I get too involved with my sewing to pay attention to movies or books.

Yes. Absolutely, totally, without a doubt, I have witnesses, yes.

Originally Posted by RipStitcher

...sometimes I even turn her on so she can make that startup chime back at me....

Yeah, me too! After going so many weeks (felt like FOREVER) without my room being useable, the first time I turned my machine on after getting it into its new spot, that startup sound was such a beautiful song to my ears!! I heaved a huge happy sigh, loud enough that DH asked me what was wrong! I said, "Nothing, now!"

Totally me, we were out of town for two weeks and when we got back had so much to do around the house and yard that I've not had time for my sewing. What I've done is have a scrap of fabric setting next to my machine I'll pick it up and sew a couple of lines and then go on about my work. That really sounds crazy but it works for me. Think maybe I need to see a shrink.

I don't need to sew daily, but I really depend on weekend sewing to de-stress me, and I often do sew on work days too. It's the worst when I've been really inspired by something but for whatever reason I can't get into the sewing room to try it out (like on a trip away from home). I do a lot of frustrated sketching in those cases, LOL.

Recently I moved my sewing room from upstairs to downstairs as part of a larger partial remodel of the house, and it was inoperable for nearly a month. I definitely felt off-kilter. Sitting down at my machine for the first time in weeks, I had to actually stop for a moment while I was threading the machine and figure out which way the bobbin goes. That little piece of information got lost in the move, apparently!

Well Thread - you're right, not sewing can make a person crabby. We live in a small cabin and two years ago we purchased a king-size bed. I used to do my sewing and pressing in the bedroom - that had to stop after the bed went in due to lack of space. I keep buying supplies and the supply is building up in totes which are taking up even more space. I have started on English Paper Piecing because I can do that in my chair in the living area or sitting on the bed. This helped to some degree, but recently we were having a bake & craft sale at church so I took my machine to the church and worked on some projects there. That only made me realize how much I miss machine piecing. We are hoping to more into a bigger place later this year or early next year so I'll just have to be crabby til then. Hang tough and sew when you can and may God Bless You with some of that time.

I am the same. I have to have a little sewing room time every day or stress builds up. My husband likes to go to town every day to walk at the mall and eat lunch out. Some days I just want to stay home and sew in my pj's all day. I have gotten in the habit of sewing most afternoons. Then we can run around in the mornings. That makes both of us happy. Sewing is good therapy.