Quilting Motivation
 

I would love to hear from those who get motivation from music to quilt or what do you prefer to listen to while quilting? List either names of songs (and artist), certain artist or genre.

I will list mine later in the post. But I definitely have music that motivates me quilt and feel more artistic.

i usually just have the tv on in the background. i don't like a quiet room and not really interested in listening to music

I thought it was only me that felt this way

Count me in too!

I love to listen to audiobooks practically all the time. Sewing, cleaning the house, gardening, etc.
I also have a Springsteen playlist that I love. Other music as well but I'm always in the mood for the Boss :)

I mostly listen to contemporary Christian music or books. Sometimes I just enjoy the quiet.

When I do listen to music, it's mostly 90s alternative and Weird Al. Sometimes some 80s rock. I used to listen to country (mostly in the 90s), but don't listen to that as often anymore.

However, most of the time when I'm quilting, I'm playing documentaries on youtube, movies I don't have to pay a lot of attention to (either because I've seen them, they don't have a plot where you have to focus, or it's just for noise), or I listen to French lessons. Lately, when hand quilting, I've been watching The Americans (I have to stop quilting to read subtitles when they start speaking in Russian though).

Like Sleepy Hollow, I watch Netflix, Showtime, Starz, HBO, Cinemax or PBS on my computer while quilting. I don't have a TV in my sewing room. I watch documentaries (I love Ken Burns' work), old movies I've seen before, nature programs, Frontline, and TV series that I've seen before (so I don't have to pay close attention) like Call the Midwife, Doc Martin, Breaking Bad, etc. For some reason, I don't listen to music. Maybe I should start.

I usually have the tv on in the background. Sometimes have country music playing but not much interested in listening to music. Sometimes it is just nice to have a quiet house since there are 6 living here-daughter, 3 granddaughters and husband. Gets kinda crazy around here sometimes!!

Same here, but I am deaf. I do have a TV in my room, but watch mostly news on TV. Have 45 days free on Hulu and have watched all of The Handmaids Tale and watching Chance now. Will drop it after the 45 days because I have Nexflix and Amazon.

I don't have the option to have a t.v. in my sewing spaces and would find it frustrating to miss dialogue due to my concentration. (I can knit or do handwork while watching t.v., though). Depending on the task, I like to listen to soft music like Enya, classic rock (not the heavy metal type, more pop or soft rock) and CDs. Sometimes, I just need it quiet. Natalie Merchant's music from back in the day makes me happy.

the thing is... most everything is a repeat, so don't really miss much dialog LOL

I listen to contemporary Christian also, usually cranked up a bit, or just enjoy the quiet.

Public radio-- weekdays I listen to it live-Classical music in the morning and early afternoon, Jazz at night. On weekends I listen to my favorite podcasts: Fresh Air, Freakanomics, All Songs Considered.... Sometimes -the science shows on Curiosity channel.

Rob

I turn on 70's music.

I listen to the Echo. I prefer whole albums instead of individual songs, like the Beatles' Abbey Road or the White Album. I also say "play Johnny Mathis" or Frank Sinatra or Perry Como. I also like songs from the 60's such as Hermans Hermits or the Hollies or Paul Revere and the Raiders. Oftentimes though it's nice to have quiet.

I listen to music in the car and kitchen, but in my sewing room it's audiobooks or watching tv. I accomplish more with audiobooks because I'm not stopping to look up at the screen.

i usually have jukebox oldies on or older western music

I have the tv on Fox news. I like to know what is going on in the world while I'm in my own little world.

I have TV on, HGTV,American Pickers,storage wars and others. I don't really pay a lot of attention to it. Just don't like quiet.

News channel for me too but on the radio. I like talk radio.

Since I have an Amazon Prime account, I'll plug my headphones into my laptop or tablet and go to their videos. Right now I'm watching the PBS Grantchester series while hand quilting.

I like it quiet and peaceful, just hearing the sounds of the neighborhood every once in awhile

i usually have a tv show I've seen a million times, like NCIS or Law & Order, while I long arm--if it's an hour show it helps me keep track of time so that I don't overdo and actually take a break.
When I'm upstairs in sewing room I'll just have quiet, listen to audio books or radio, or just hear the tv from downstairs, usually tuned to Royals baseball or in winter, KU basketball (DH controlling the remote)

TV might be on, but no volume....I Love the sound of my machine. I find rythmatic sounds soothing....odd I guess...Think tire slap on long highway stretches!!

My listening pleasure always Depends on the mood I'm in...sometimes 80's, alternative and often Christian radio. But I also have ITunes Radio so I've even played Disney toons from time to time. : )

During the day I just like to listen to the bird sounds. At night, either audio book or folk songs.

I appreciate the quiet. Quite often I quilt to two 6 year olds playing and harassing each other. So quiet time is good!

If I'm doing something new (pattern, technique, etc.) then it has to be absolutely quiet. Except for the birds singing outside. :-) The rest of the time it might be Pachabel Canon station or Oldies on Pandora. Sometimes I let a TV show that doesn't have to be "watched" (Antiques Roadshow, Pickers, etc.). Depends on what I'm doing.

If I am piecing I usually listen to my audio book (Outlander, right now) or have the tv on a movie I have already seen so I can listen and not have to watch the screen as much. If I am quilting on my long arm I am listening to music or my audiobook. For music I pick something easy to listen to like Michael Buble, Matt Nathanson or something like that. I can't listen to really fast music or dance because I tend to lose my rhythm if I am doing free motion. My hands want to go to the beat of the music and not to the pretty swirls I am trying to keep smooth.

I'm also an Amazon music fan. Depends on my mood - yesterday it was latin salsa. All my Zumba songs are there! But when I'm working on something I actually don't even hear it. Never have the TV on during the daytime.

I like to either listen to podcasts or to Pandora. I like mostly music from the 70's and 80's, but I stray according to my mood.

I have choices in my studio. I have TV some of the time. I always promptly arrive in my studio by 8 am because Perry Mason comes on then. I have a Roku set up to catch some decent TV when I am not happy with what is showing on the local channels AND I use FM radio some of the time and catch up on contemporary music. My DH comes in and reads to me while I work sometimes. That way we share entire books. I have always been a multi-tasker who uses several channels in my brain at once to spark creativity.

During the day I prefer quiet or a bit of country music. At night I can usually hear whatever my DH has on the TV. I watch little TV, only the national and local news, and can't imagine concentrating on a book while I sew, but kudos to those that can.

That is so cool!!!!!!! I think one of the reasons I love audiobooks so much is that I love being read to. My husband doesn't read books, darn! :)

I usually have a podcast on.

I listen to books on CD from the library......

Audiobooks and podcasts always. I also listen to them while I cook.

Being a cricket fanatic, during the season I listen to Test Match Special on the radio; at other times, I hook up the laptop to an larger flat screen monitor and put on YouTube playlists of quilting videos - especially if I am chain piecing or unpicking. As for music - anything from classical to zydeco. I love Ralph Vaughan Williams but then I get a bit teary which isn't a great idea when rotary cutting! My favourite audio book is Anna Massey reading Jane Austen's Persuasion. Also, streaming old time radio shows like CBS Radio Mystery Theater.

HettyB- I have that!!! Oh I love it as well. (Persuasion) Today I sewed all afternoon listening to Wuthering Heights :)