Originally Posted by
SouthPStitches
Quilting is a creative process and if you're not feeling it, you just have to back off from it for awhile. I once had almost a ten year hiatus. I'm never feeling it right after the holidays. Too burned out from making gifts and usually just putz in the sewing room for six weeks or so in the winter. For whatever reason, by early Spring, that's when I'm ready to sew like crazy. Start by planning a few projects in your mind, or look through books and magazines. As some of the others have mentioned, that kitchen timer each day for even a few minutes does seem to help. You'll get there!
Sounds like a lot of good ideas here, and that this just sometimes happens to a lot of people. I can so relate to what SouthPStitches said! I had been on about a 5 or 6 year hiatus, for the most part. I had just gotten involved with a quilting club, had started a BOM club at my LQS - then I went back to work outside the home full-time. Everything fell by the wayside. I did start a quilt about 3 years ago. I only finished the top in November (finally!). It was that small thing that kick started me again, for some reason. Actually, I decided at the same time that I was going to make a small quilt for my 13 month old grandson. I had moments of pure joy as I sat there and sewed!! I decided that this was a very good thing for me and it was time to branch out, learn new things (I have stayed very safe, and relatively simple, in my quilting thus far).
I hope you have your quilting enthusiasm back soon! And congratulations on the move. :-)