Ok I'll be honest here. I lost interest in sewing for awhile, but yesterday my son & I rearranged my sewing tables so now I kinda wanna get back into it. Has anyone ever gone thru this? Kinda went thru the "I DON"T FEEL LIKE IT" blues.....

all the time.....

I ahd surgery in january and didn't even go to the sewing room until early March. I pushed myself to go back and now I am having a hard time coming out of it again.

at least once a year
mine will last from anywhere to a week or a couple of months

Me too! I'm that phase right now. Since I broke my machine I haven't felt like doing anything. I have rearranged my stash and this week I plan to sort out all the scraps. :x :(

Mine usually last a couple of days. You are not alone Bev!

If ya need to thin out your stash,,,, PLEASE send my way

Whew! Gosh, I thought it was me... I got hooked playing games on the internet and now wanting to get back into sewing...

Me, too. Usually when it is about 110 for three weeks in a row. Can't even think about touching fabric then.

I did, after running my upholstery company since I was 17. I retired almost 9 yrs ago, I couldn't bring myself to even look at a machine. But now I have gotten back into with a vengeance. It's a good thing too, my kids keep throwing grandbabies at me, I need quilts to catch them in. :)

No, you are definitely not alone! I just posted not to long ago about this same thing. It was titled "How do you stay motivated" or something similar. I think it's just like any other "hobby", we don't feel like doing it ALL the time.
My solution: quilt when you feel like it, when you will enjoy it, that is the point of a hobby! If I force myself to do something, it usually doesn't turn out very nice, because I'm in a hurry.
On the other hand, sometimes it just takes me sewing a seam, and the next thing I know, hours have passed!
Do what feels right....

i go in spurts..will sew for a week,everyday, then nothing for a week or two..it happens to all of us..

Yep I flip between scrapbooking and quilting all of the time.

Hi Bev,
Welcome back!! :D I have been thinking of you, for the last few days, wondering what you were up to. I too am one of those that get into these funks every now & then. It's normal but the most important thing is your BACK!! :thumbup: Love your avatar too!!
:D :D :D :D

Ditto. Good way to put it.

Aren't they cute? (avitar). I have no idea where or when I found it. LOL I'm real good at collecting cute pics I find on the net. I came on here a few times but felt bad cuz I wasn't sewing. Do I belong even when I'm not sewing..... Oh I hate these moods I get into.....

Sure! That is when I do my other crafts for a while until I get motivated to sew again. ps) Welcome back, I wondered where you were.

Oh yeah, I didn't go into my sewing room for most of 2 years; then one day I looked around and everything else seemed to be in the way of me getting in there and doing something.

welcome back!!! I've missed you. do what feels right. if the funk continues too long, see a doctor, OK? we care!!

please join us, even if you aren't sewing.

Rose

It happens to me when I am supposed to be working on something I NEED to get done, not what I want to get done.
Welcome back, we missed you.
And sewing or not, you belong here. Your friends are here!

I'm fine honey. I guess between menopause and the winter Blahhhhhhs, it just got to me. I'm slowly coming around. I promise to come here even if I'm not sewing. I can still ooooo & awwwwwww over everyone elses.

:D

Sewing, like many other things comes in waves. We can't always be on a constant high. There has been times I've not even touched the machine, even for mending, for months. But don't worry, you'll get touched by the "bug" again soon. I'm just glad you're ok. Take the passenger's seat for a while, and it won't be long until you're beggin' to get in the drivers seat again.

Welcome back. I have that problem too.

From Christmas to May of last year I don't think I even walked into my sewing room. I finally got interested in making a small quilt for a friend and then I was back into it.

Welcome back Bev! We have missed you! yes, this happens to me also, I will go off of sewing for a few days. Looking at books does help some. Glad to see you are back at sewing!!

It has happened to me, and I know it has happened to my sis. Glad you are back.

That because you have been busy "farming" (lol - smile).

I'm in a slump right now. Began before the holidays. I did sew a few seams yesterday. A few seams does not a quilt make!!!!!

In the past 4 years my worst time was 2009 spring, when my RA really kicked up, and all I could do was lay on the couch. I was out of the sewing room for about 4 months....no energy. So, yes, I have had that, but not for lack of wanting to. Once in a while I get busy and don't go in for a few days or a whole weekend, but not often.

Welcome back, Bev. I've missed seeing pictures of your "ladies" and other embroidery. I'm with everyone else-get in a funk and nothing interests me. I have really bad seasonal depression (it's lifting now YAY!!) so hope to quit playing Yahtzee and Solitare and start sewing some more. C'mon, Bev, we can do this!!

Glad your back Bev.
Sometimes I just have to have down time. Even though there are a dozen projects I want to do.

I am in the same place right now. I haven't touched any sewing since last November. Just can't get going. but it is out and I keep looking at it. So hopefully soon.
Christine

Hello Bev. I have lurked on here for so long that I feel like I know some of you. I have missed seeing your posts Bev. And yes, I also get in these funks. Just coming out of one as a matter of fact. A 4 month funk. This Msg Board has helped me. The wonderful pics are so inspiring. Do you nice folks really understand how many people yall probably help that you never even know about? Goodness I've lurked for over a year! So Thank You All for being the group you are. And Bev that includes you also. You will come out of this mood and will be stitching away soon. Betcha.

I go through phases also. One phase is info gathering, then planning, then doing. I used to have a buying phase but have put myself on a spending deit and work from my stash and ufo only.

I've been in the same sort of "funks" where sewing is the last thing on my mind. I don't even enter my sewing room, and DH asks why we set one up if I'm not going to use it. Then...time passes...and the bug bites again. It will bite you also. And please keep joining us even if you're not sewing. You've been missed.

glad your back on track. I get that way sometimes, no rhyme or reason.

Glad you are back Bev...enjoy the new arrangement. Sometimes a little organization or a change in the room seems to give us a burst of Sewing energy, doesnt it!

Margie

Glad to have you back Bev.i have truly miss you Sweetie i always look for u here and oh yes i for sure no what your talking about i've been there done that i was to just thinking about you the other day wondering what happen to you so i;m glad your back with us sewing or not we all get in those moods every now and then (:)

I think we all go through those slumps in sewing. I'm just coming out of one right now. I think Spring Fever has a lot to do with it.
Hope you get your groove back too. :thumbup:

Yes, I think we all have been thru that (sometimes get burned out on certain types of crafts)

I'm glad you are back! Happy Quilting!