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Blinkokr 06-07-2011 04:51 AM

I quilt every day, retired so have lots of time.
Have a Blessed day
Ellen

Zephyr 06-07-2011 04:52 AM

Yes, what else is there to do but be HOT. We are running from 95 to over 100 every day.

suzm 06-07-2011 04:56 AM

As former teaching assistant the summers have been my time to catch up with sewing, quilting etc. However.... look out world, no more school.... I will miss the kiddos

WMUTeach 06-07-2011 05:10 AM

I am quilting MUCH more in the summer. I teach at a university and can adjust my mid-May to mid-August schedule to allow some days at home during the week. I have made three quilt tops in three weeks and quilted and finished a fourth quilt that had been waiting for my attention since ....January. I am just enjoying all the time I have at my machine!

Deborah12687 06-07-2011 05:16 AM

I do some quilting during the summer at home but we do a lot of tent camping and traveling and I don't bring my quilting along. My quilts always smell like smoke from the camp fire and also had a Blue jay that had been eating blue barries drop a load and ended up with a stain on my quilt I was working on. Rather do my quilting at home.

GammaLou 06-07-2011 05:19 AM

Oh heavens no. I can't find near as much time to quilt in the summer and early fall. Between yard and pool work and then the grandkids halloween costume, I get pretty busy. Really look forward to early to mid October when I get more quit time!


Originally Posted by SuziC
Now that our weather has finally turned to summer, i have spent my days helping DH stain 2 decks. One adjoining out pool and the other off the back of the house. (never want to do that again) Then it was time to clean up the yard after all the rain. I noticed today that i have not spent any time in my new sewing room in 2 weeks!!! Is it only me or does the nice summer days have you outside more than in? At night i am too tired to try to be creative. I hate to wish for a rainy day, but that's the only way to stay inside and sew. Am i the only one????


dinlauren 06-07-2011 05:20 AM


Originally Posted by Jennifer22206
I quilt more in the summer than I do the rest of the year. I'm a teacher.

Same here....I have a busy schedule even in the summer but more days available and not so tired to sew.

Pieceful Quilter 06-07-2011 05:22 AM


Originally Posted by hopetoquilt
I work all school year as a speech pathologist; I have the summers off. I spend the days with my boys and have more time to quilt in the evenings in the summer!!

I laughed when I read this... I work as an RSP aide, plus I tutor before and after school. Somehow I find quite a bit of time to quilt during the school year. (I think it is my de-stressor after working with special needs kids all day.) Last summer, I barely touched the stuff. What's up with that?!?

tntgranny 06-07-2011 05:26 AM

I quilt more in the summer - school's out and my job is not as pressure-filled and I can take more time off.

quiltingaz 06-07-2011 05:30 AM

I probably quilt more in the summer. It is too HOT to spend much time outside then. And there is more going on here in the winter. It is a ghost town in my neighborhood right now as all the snowbirds have gone.

We have been lucky this spring as it has been cooler than normal but they predict a very hot summer.


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