Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Originally Posted by yolanda
I didn't think of a handcrank - very nice! Actually I feel silly posting this and have decided to learn to crochet or bring along a swedish weave project I have waiting in a closet ;-)
How about a hand piecing project?
You could machine sew a whole bunch of applique pieces with fusible ala Eleanor Burns, and then while away you could do the turning and hand sew them down. Although a battery run iron to fuse them would be good, a wooden pressing stick and a few pins would probably be okay. There is a Baltimore Album thread on here currently that might be inspiring.
Crochet is worth learning, too, because you can stay busy for hours with one hook and a ball of thread. (Is it heresy to advocate it here?)