How do you make time to quilt? Do you set aside a time during the day to quilt?

Making time to quilt is easy - it's trying to fit everything else in which is difficult! I like to get a couple of hours quilting in the afternoons, but I am lucky to be retired.

waving from Indiana, USA

I don;t get to quilt as much as I would like, have to fit it inbetween everything else.Sometimes I get one block a day.Sometimes I just sit down and quilt when I;m supposed to be doing other things.Oh well thats life

You would think that since I don't work I would be able to sew all day! Not so!!! Working on woodwork around the house, painting, rearranging closets, yardwork, plus all the daily stuff, etc. takes up a great amount of my time. So I have a back table that has all these projects that I've finally figured out and some material that I want to make projects out of sitting there patiently waiting!!! Next week my son will be on school vaca and I'll be recruiting him to assist me in some of this!!! He won't be happy, but since a lot of what has to happen before the middle of June is his fault (graduating from school) he's going to assist in this endeavor!! Once this stuff gets done, watch out!! I'm going into overdrive!!! I have at least 4 quilts I want done for x-mas and they will be done!!! :lol: :lol:

You mean you are supposed to make time? I have to make time for everything else: cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc. It helps to not have any kids at home and no job to intrupt the day with (by choice).

I have the time because I'm retired, but finding the motivation is sometimes difficult. Like this morning, I thought I'll sit down and sew for a couple hours before I go to my sewing group at 10... then I sat down and picked up my laptop and turned on a movie (While you were sleeping) that I taped and here I sit!! LOL The urge to sew can be really strong at times and not so much at other times. When it's strong, I can really accomplish a lot. But then it seems I get burned out and am just not in the mood to sew. I've had a quilt top finished for weeks now that I need to get pinned so I can start quilting it, but I just haven't had the gumption to find a back and get it done! Does this happen to anyone else???

I have the blessing of being retired so I have to take time away from quilting to do other unimportant things like grocery shopping (today UGH!!), laundry, cleaning, etc. I usually quilt after taking DD to school and throwing a load of laundry in.

Since I am disable I have the time to sew.I have to chose between housework that takes me forever to do or sewing.Sometimes I say the devil with everything and sew.It really helps me alot.

I just put every thing else on hold. "Lovin' Man" is lucky to get dinner if I am quilting or reading! lol I am disabled also, so I can pretty much pick my schedule. My "Lovin' Man" is very easy going and understanding. I am very lucky in that department.