hand project for someone that hates hand work?
 

All of my fabric is packed and I'm suffering from withdrawal. Is there some kind of project that I can do by hand that doesn't involve sewing by hand? Weird question, I know. I'd like to be able to do something with fabric, but I hate using a needle and thread and hand sewing!

prarie point stars, small project wall hanging, or trivets

Only thing I can think of is maybe those folded fabric ornaments, don't think any sewing required.

I love doing Hexes. I don't consider that handwork which I don't like to do. They are fun to make.

yo yos are my favorite no-brainer

Here is a link to the online store for Artsi2 Quilt Boards. This is just what you are asking for, you can purchase with or without fabric. My sister and I just bought some at Quilt Shop of Deland yesterday. Check with any LQS's in your area to see if they carry them. I am using my own fabrics to make a crazy quilt type wall hanging for my son with fresh water fishing lures, large mouth bass and nature fabrics. (Harder to find a variety of gift projects for adult male children:thumbup:) this is a great combination of fabric and a "picture type" art piece, and a variety of sizes! Hope this helps!
http://www.artsi2.com/page3.php

Maybe get some colored pencils and graph paper or print out design paper(hexagons, triangles, whatever -) and do some designing/coloring?

Your question did kind of making me smile - sort of like asking - "How can I take a shower without getting wet?"

Bearisgrey had a good idea. get some graph paper and color your next few quilts.
draw up you blocks or whole quilt on graph paper, and use those pretty pencils or markers and when you're ready to sew, just take out a pictue you've drawn up.

When I need something to do and don't want the fine details of hand sewing, I crochet. Luckily my daughter always wants new scarfs. And we have a lot of family and friends in cold country that needs a new scarf from time to time. I was at Joann's the other day, saw some very soft fluffy gray yarn, called my daughter and she said she would love a new scarf this winter.

Some where I saw someone that crochets with strips of fabric. They make rugs and bowls.

Maybe pick an intricate quilt design that you've always wanted to try & cut out all the pieces you're going to need.

I have set it to the side for now, but I was working on a folded star hot pad. It involves an insane amount of cutting & pressing (LOTS of pressing). Maybe you could cut, starch & press all the pieces for that and put them into labeled baggies for when you can get back to your machine.

try Zentangling. Just google zentangles and you will find all sorts of drawings you can do with only a pen and a piece of paper. Try it - you'll like it.

You know that is a really tuff question. You might select a pattern and cut all the pieces for it, bagging and marking as you go. I fell in love with hand piecing doing Dear Jane blocks and you could start some and then make a sewing case or a table runner, a book cover or blocks for a tote, mark your sewing line and then just do a short running stitch it really is quit easy and they are like potato chips you can't eat just one well you can't sew just one they are so much fun and really easy to do.

You could get all the folds ready for folded star pot holders

How about doing a precut/prefused project. Do all the fusing now, then when you are able to use your machine, do all the topstitching. Stitchin' Heaven has several very cute prefused kits.

Search for "plarn" (plastic yarn). You make it from plastic grocery / Walmart / wherever bags. Or you can take old T-shirts and cut them the same way. Easy way to recycle and economical way to get crochet materials.[

QUOTE=quiltingcandy;7261617]Some where I saw someone that crochets with strips of fabric. They make rugs and bowls.[/QUOTE]

Depending on how much time your withdrawal will be you could go to a thrift shop and find a project to seam rip or o as bearisgray stated. I got a wedding dress with a lot of lace trim and would take it with me to my Dh office and start ripping. Used the lace for later projects. Small pair of sharp embroidery shears helped with lace attachments. You can still do both just for variety. Love the exlarge Ziploc bags. They fold up into a tote easy. Zip binders like the kids have going back to school for some projects.

Maybe crochet a rug with strips of fabric.

I'm in the same situation as you, my machine, all my fabric and quilt books are packed and in a sea shipment that won't arrive until October, if I'm lucky. I've been spending a lot of time on QB looking at what others are creating. And daydreaming and planning in my head what I will do when my sewing stuff and I arrive at our new destination. I do have some cross stitch projects to work on. And I'm going to try some Zendoodling as soon as I can find a store that sells some decent colour pens. I've also been organizing my digital photos and watching way too much TV.

Have you ever made a quilt with crayon colored blocks? I made a darling cowboy baby quilt several years ago using crayons. I cut my blocks from white fabric the size I wanted, had some cute cowboy /western pictures from a old coloring book,. I used my light box and fine marking pens, mostly black and traced the pictures onto the white blocks, then colored the pictures with Crayola crayons that brand worked best, then set each picture with my dry iron BE sure to use something to protect your iron- I used waxed paper and paper towels. After all block were colored and set, I sewed around what I wanted in each block, then put them together with sashing for my quilt. This is hand work and you can pick it up just where you left off each time, and when you can get to use your machine, your blocks will be ready to go. I'm doing the same with my 50 state stars blocks, just need to get back to them and finish. I already have my state blocks with the state bird, name and date each state entered the Union finished. This gives a different approach for me with my quilting and is relaxing as well.