I am retired but also disabled. I sew every other day for about 6 to 8 hours, on average. My sewing room is downstairs and has a bathroom next to it, so that's good, but when my body isn't cooperating, I can't go down there. Haven't talked hubby into a stair lift yet. A month ago, I got a herniated disc in my back and haven't been there since. However, a friend brought one machine and some supplies up, and I've been making string quilt blocks at the kitchen table an hour here and there. The colors are a bit weird since I have limited access to my fabric now, but I think a homeless person will be glad to have it. Even when I can't go downstairs to sew, I have quilt books and magazines upstairs and can plan quilts. I also check this board pretty much daily.
In case you are wondering, my output is usually 30 to 65 mostly adult-sized quilts per year, mostly for homeless families, and a couple things for me. I quilt about half of them on the machine; the rest are tied. I sometimes make clothing also. I save the precision quilting for when I'm feeling bad; that's when I do string quilts. When I get back from the Vermont Quilt Festival, a friend and I will be making blocks from a coordinated stash we have been collecting. We will be keeping these quilts for ourselves. I'm taking a class with Sue Nickels to learn to do feather quilting at VQF to use in these quilts. I'm looking forward to that. I also do art quilts and just completed one recently. Lucky me, I also get to take a class with Nancy Prince regarding thread painting, and will use that knowledge in art quilts and clothing.
Last edited by cricket_iscute; 06-04-2013 at 12:00 PM.