For some reason my little 12 x 12 sewing room is usually the coldest room in the house. Last week I had to set my machine up out on the 3 season room just to be comfortable enough to FMQ.

I find that that really hot summer days, when it's too hot and humid outside, are perfect for spending in the basement sewing.

Without A/C yes, with A/C never!

I can piece when its hot but can't quilt or do much ironing. If I do I have to turn on the AC

I have large windows on the east and south side of my house, and the sun beats in there every morning. Now the trees I have planted there work very well at keeping out the heat, but before they grew big enough, I had "solar curtains" on those windows. I got them from Starcrest of California more than 20 years ago. They look like aluminum foil, but are plastic. They let light through and you can see out a little, but not much. (I don't know if you can buy them anymore. You'd have to call the company.) I put the shiny side toward the sun and it was amazing how cool that room was on a hot summer day.
Now we have geothermal heat which gives us free AC. We keep the house at 76 in the summer, so here in Wisconsin, the AC doesn't run much.

I do fine winter or summer because we have a/c and use our ceiling fans in every room run constantly. However, last year I started having hot flashes and just could not do the handwork on my son's quilt with the high loft batting in it. So I can see where there may be times when it is too hot to quilt with a big hot quilt on your lap. But like others have said there's always hand work. I'm one who does not like to run the iron though when it's too hot so if I can't work on things that require ironing early when it's cool, I work on other things that don't heat up my little house.

If you don't have central AC why not use a window unit or the new portable ac stand alone ones? You can buy them for 110 outlets now.

I live in Fl. it is never tooo hot to quilt, LOL

Never too hot for me, but I do not do hand work at all. I have a fan on my sewing table and that helps - we have no A/C.

It is never "too" anything to stop me from quilting

yes, too hot to quilt. Heat index hasn't dropped below 100 in 3 weeks. Got to 112 for a couple of days. My studio is a metal building, A/C isn't keeping up very well, so it gets too hot in the afternoons. I just adjust my schedule. I'm up at 2 a.m., in the studio @ 3-3:30 & quilt til @ 11 or 12. Then I take a nap after lunch.

I have a friend in Wills Point. His name is Gary Morgan. Jennifer is my daughter-in-law. I can't imagine getting up at 2:00 to sew. But my husband gets up at 3:00. Happy quilting.

I live in Phoenix and I think everyone has AC. We hibernate in the summer and sew. We enjoy all outdoor stuff in the winter. It is an upside down world here but I love it. This is our 3rd summer here and not as hot as the first 2 were. Very few 112-15 days this year.

I'm just finally starting to get back into quilting after having my right shoulder replaced in May; so I'm thrilled to be able to sew/quilt again without all that pain. I can quilt year round, as long as the electricity is on. LOL. I once hand quilted the very first quilt I made for my daughter; however, I used a hoop on top of my old dinette table; but I had a fan blowing directly on me and under the table, so it wasn't bad at all and my cat Mischief was quite happy to curl up on the quilt and watch me, and he only attacked the needle and thread occasionally.

I use to live in Southern CA, Huntington Beach and we definitely had central AC in the house even with the ocean breeze. I have a friend that lives in North Dakota and she has AC. I don't know of any state that AC isn't needed to be comfortable sometime in the year.

I love to hand quilt and I use a Q-Snap floor frame. I move the frame over to the air conditioning vent and sit with the vent blowing on my legs. It make a nice, cool tent. I quilt anytime I want to. It's an addiction.

Living in the desert, you simply make adjustments. Sew or quilt early, take a siesta, and you have the evening to enjoy the family and great outdoors.
Yes, it is too hot to quilt or sew sometimes, because even with AC, I find myself dripping especially when I try to iron. I have always pressed any sewing I do so it is a must. I do very little hand sewing, usually it is a take along project when I have some wait time.
This summer has only had a few hot days, that is over 105 or so. Many a summer we have weeks of 110 to 115.
Fans help and also they tend to blow patterns and fabric everywhere!!
So stay cool everyone, and somehow find time to quilt/sew every day.

Ethel

I live in Central Florida and quilt year 'round. We get warm in the afternoon & just turn on a blower along with the A/C and fan. No problem!!! I just make sure to stay hydrated so I don't have problems. Some of my meds really dry me out! On a cooler day, I love to go out on the deck and quilt where there's usually a nice light breeze.

Not having AC is fairly common here and, personally, I see no reason to pay for a unit and the electricity to run it just so I can refrigerate myself for those nine days a year (average) when it's over 90 degrees. Fans, open windows, sitting on the deck in the shade, a cold shower, or even going to the LQS all work just fine instead...and all but possibly that last one are much less expensive indeed. :)

I hope you have a great recovery and get well soon!!

Here in Kwazulu Natal, the climate is subtropical and summer temperatures average around 100 to 104 but the worst is the humidity levels which reach into the 80's from October to March. I don't have an AC and definitely cannot sew in those conditions as it is much too uncomfortable. My sewing room also has a west facing window. Think I will have to beef up my lighting in the room so that I can sew at early mornings and at night too.

It has been great to hear from all of you and to get you opinions on this question. I guess all in all, we are a pretty dedicated bunch, no matter where we live. If we can quilt, we quilt! Thank you all for your input. Happy quilting!!!