It's 16 degrees here right now with a high today of only 18. Much too cold for me.

In that kind of cold it is son nice to be inside and quilting whether sewing quilt tops or putting doing the quilting to finish the quilt. Stay warm.

-25 here to, but it is -33 with windchill, good sewing weather.

We live in mid Wisconsin and from mid-night till 1:30 A.M. we thawed kitchen pipes out. Found out the cat broke a small window in the basement ( he must have missed his call to the warm barn) and this is why the pipes froze. At 1:30 A.M. DH had to take a shower, he got wet handling the wet towels I was handing him. When we first got married this house was so cold, we lived in the kitchen, one bed room & a bathroom. Not too bad for a few days, but when we had more kids and it lasted for 2 mos. it was hard. Last night brought back the good old days. This land was aquired in 1874, one year before we became a state. Don`t know the yr. the house was built, but it`s made of log. By the way it`s much warmer in here now, after 54 yrs.

We live in mid-Wis. and from mid-night till 1:30A.M. we thawed out kitchen pipes. Found out the cat broke a small window in the basement, (must have missed his call to the warm barn). DH had to take a shower to warm up at 1:30. This brought back times when we were first married and in winter we lived in only the kitchen, sm. bed room & a bath. It wasn`t so bad for a few days, but after we have kids and the cold spell lasted a mo or 2 it was hard. Our land was aquired in 1847 in the territory of Wis. We became a state the next yr. Don`t know when the house was built. but it`s made of log. After many changes and 54 yrs the house is beautiful and warm!

OMGosh I can't imagine how cold those temps are. I've never been in snow living in Australia the coldest winter night we have had was -2 Celsius and I have trouble getting out of a warm bed when it is 4 degrees C in the morning. We are on the eastern seaboard of New South Wales about 70ks north of Sydney. I guess you get used to the seasons where you live. I think I'd just have to hibernate for the winter like bears do. Keep warm everyone.

Here in Southern UK we are just about at freezing point and have had a few inches of snow on the ground for a week now.
For us here it is really cold. Just cannot believe how cold it gets across the pond. I hope all you quilters are able to keep warm and dry during this next few weeks!

In NC . It is the 20's here. Calling for snow on fri. We are usually in the 30' s to 40' s here. Glad we are not in the below 0. We have a wood stove and I stay inside. Hope every one stays warm.

So I guess now is not the time to tell you it hit 75 here in TX today!

Here in New Orleans, we have been having lots of rain and temps in the 30's and 40's. I like the cold weather, but don't like the rain with it. I know you guys up north have really cold weather, but this is cold for us.

I saw on the news this evening that the people in New Jersey are still in tents and the temperature is in the low 20's. They have given them space heaters to keep warm. I feel so bad for them, they must be really suffering a lot. I surely hope it won't be too long before they can get back into their homes.

Cold spells like this make me appreciate the nice weather we also get. I love living where we get true four seasons. As Garrison Kellor said,"MN is where mother nature does her best to kill you!"
Stay warm under you quilts:)

Blessings on you guys - stay warm! We are expecting a cold front through here tonight - but it won't be anything like what you guys are experiencing.... may be in the 20s - 30s all day tomorrow with a north wind. That is pretty cold for me, so I will probably stay in.

haha Just talking about warmer weather helps. It's supposed to rain and freeze tomorrow where I live. I hope it misses us! I don't like the cold.

It's 3 degrees F in Western Massachusetts at 3 am Thursday morning with a wind chill of -25 degrees F. Wouldn't I love to have a wood stove! I did spend the evening sewing in my basement sewing room, after having heated it for several hours with an oil-filled electric heater first and wearing two layers of clothing. I did finish a quilt, though! Yeah.

Yesterday it was nearly 70 here. Oh I love where I live in the winter time. At 80 years young cold doesnt suit me.!!!!!!

Winter finally arrived here in Michigan too. Does the freezing weather kill the flu bug???

Fuel line frozen,NO heat, Have Fire place going this AM. Temp outside 5 above 0 BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Said a prayer for you, Mumzer! I wish I could help you somehow!

Deb

We just returned from Hawaii. One night the weather forecast for Honolulu said "Cold, temp of 68 Burrr!" We came home to temp. of 8. Now that is Burrr! Not wearing my coconut bra and grass skirt here :)

Wool, wool, wool... try to find any clothing you can that's wool. Hope you have wool socks because they make a big difference.

And a week ago, the east coast was warmer than AZ. Crazy winter! Stay warm sisters!

I feel for you. We just to live in northern IL. 70 miles NW of Chicago. I remember one year the wind chill factor was 78 degrees. Brrr! Try to stay warm. Will sent heat wave thoughts to all of you in the freezing weather.

That was below zero. Sorry.

It was -37 when I looked this morning at about 7. Never did see about 0 all day. Good for sewing and getting other things done inside.

It was seven last night. Turnd the heat down to 65 took all day to get to 69. Told my dh im a quilter, use one.

I remember that year - we couldn't let the dogs out because they were small and would freeze in seconds and our car was having problems and I worried every time hubby left to go to work. Now they are talking nearly 60 F in the Quad-Cities by Monday!! Go figure!

Boy,all those freezing temps remind me why we moved to Florida. Today it was 65-70. Was a bit nippy for driving topless, but did it anyways. It's 58 tonight and the windows are open. Feels good compared to the 90's and humid in the long summer months.

well it was 79 degrees here today in Texas! We haven't had a freeze yet, just a frost one night. We go to NM or No. TX if we want to be in the snow, but driving in it is not good. Especially since we don't know how to drive in that weather. If it snows in TX, all the schools and a lot of businesses, courthouse, etc. close.

It was about zero degrees F here (Massachusetts) this morning and the power went out. I was apparently the only one home in the neighborhood because nobody else called it in. Now I read that there were scattered outages throughout the region. The house was down to 62 from 72 F by the time power, and the blower for the furnace, was restored. I hid under a pile of quilts until then.

This evening a friend came over to quilt. I had turned on an oil-filled space heater several hours earlier in my basement sewing room. There is also heat from the furnace in the room. Still, it was mighty darn cold, with it being 7 degrees outside and -5 F wind chill. Do you know that packaged batting in front of basement windows blocks cold drafts? I also have a quilt hanging over my bedroom window and it makes a difference. Think quilts instead of curtains for this cold weather, fellow quilters!

Sure do wish I had a wood stove!

High of 49 today, here in the mountains. Supposed to be 34 tonight. Boy am I glad I'm not where you are.

Oh man I sure am glad I do not live up there.My husband went hunting there quiet a few years back he loved the place.I don't think he would love it there now.He hates cold weather.