while quilting my house goes to pot ..any one else ?
 

My dishes are done..mainly to cook dinner again.Laundry is done, I can prove that for the mountain on the couch. Ground level..I keep my drapes shut..bi-level house. Grandkids toys out for days without them here..no I don'have the one and 18-month olds pick up..grandma's house is fun..not a teaching place for the amount of time I have to take off quilting ! I do not like dead lines.self imposed or by request.

My laundry is done and the bathroom clean. Dishes are hubby's job. And I did vacuum the sewing room this week. Its clean enough to live in.... LET'S QUILT

You described my house, except without the children's toys--dog toys instead. Hubby wants socks, well those are in the laundry basket in the spare room-- underwear too-- fold them while you are in there if that is important to you. There are 4 baskets in there to fold--git-r-done! Dishes are done, bathrooms--- well the health department would not give it the white glove, but then , I did not invite them in. Deadlines? I enjoy the swishing noise they make as they fly by!
Truly, when you look deep, our houses may not be magazine cover ready, but it is lived in by people who enjoy life. I will get the laundry folded, the bathrooms will be cleaned, the house will sparkle, but not today.

My sewing room always looks like a hurricane just hit. Can't even imagine what friends have as a first impression...OMG!

Yep, I can understand! Yesterday, I finished a couple of tops .... ready to sandwich and quilt. But that will have to wait cause my granddaughter and her family will be here on Saturday for a week's visit..... no quilting this week. Anyway, I cleaned up my sewing area and put away the tops. My DH came in and said, things really look nice in here. Most of the time, I'm too busy quilting to do all that other stuff!

Laundry, dishes and bathrooms always done. I can walk on scraps of fabric that don't bug me. But I don't want to walk on piles of laundry, No room to leave it in baskets or I would, I hate folding clothes. Can't stand to wake up to dirty dishes, also have a real dislike to dirty bathrooms. Thats just me.

Before I became addicted to quilting, my house was always immaculate! Now, it gets a lick and a promise (spring and fall cleaning are more thorough). I decided that, when I am gone, no one will remember the clean house...but people will (hopefully) cherish the quilts I have made for them.

Exactly WandaVA...
Haven't been to one cemetary and found a headstone that says "She was a good housekeeper".
:eek:

My drapes aren't pulled. What are you talking about? lol

Once I was told the dishes had been in the sink for 3 days. My hands were sore after very busy days at salon. I told him he could stick them where the sun didn't shine. Next day he installed a dishwasher because there were butcher knives in the sink and he thought a dishwasher would be less painful. If he gets to the clean clothes before I do, he puts his own undergarments away unfolded. His thinking is, if anyone can see the wrinkles in his shorts they have "REALLY" invaded his space. I always give the house a lick and a promise to do better the next time.

My Living room and kitchen are usually OK, however, the rest of the house usually looks like it was turned upside down, shaken, then righted, with fabric in every room. We have a big party every year, so I clean for that. It takes 2 weeks to straighten.

I like a clutter free, clean under the fridge type home. It's easy to clean a clean house. Now my sewing room is never like that. I cannot keep it organized or non messy at all.

Sounds like me.

Funny how we all have our own styles. I can't relax in my sewing room until the housework is done. However, because my children are grown and out of the house, it takes little to no time to pick up every night before bed or in the morning. When the grandchildren are here, I have to have all the toys picked up before I go to bed. I know I'm anal, but it works for me. I'm not critical of those who can relax when things aren't done. If anything....I'm jealous!

It gets dirty under the fridge??? :shock:

Have you not removed and cleaned the grid of the fridge before? It get's filthy under there. And uses more power if coated in layers of dust. The intake draws in dust under the fridge and inside on the compressor. DH moves the fridge and freezer away from the wall about every six weeks using moving sliders. It's effortless.

Quilting is way more fun than housework. My sewing room also looks like a hurricane went through. As for vacuuming, I'm still recovering from knee surgery, at least that's my excuse for now.

I need some sliders!!

Interesting topic !!

A burner on my stove messed up, it is arcing the contacts. So hubby said to order a new part and he will replace it.
I so love having a handy husband around....:)
Anyways I went about looking for the model number. And discovered to my horror..........a few dust bunnies near the hinge of the oven door!! Who knew these mean creatures loved extreme heat...LOL
No worries though......My house is getting it's semi yearly total clean out. Everything out of the cabinets, closets, cupboards, drawers all get cleaned. My husband does the high work like the shelf that runs the length of the house gets vacuumed , scrubbed and all the items up there get dusted. He also changes the filter to the C/A every 6 weeks due to my allergies. And carpeting gets shampoo'd too during this frenzy..........LOL


I should mention this whole cleaning spree takes about 3 days to complete.

I look at it this way there is clean dirt and dirty dirt. People come to see me not my house, I hope anyway. I sew like Elenor Burns then one sweep and into dust pan.

This describes my house exactly, but not because I have been quilting. I have been working, aaarrgh!!!!

I live alone - every now and then I hollar the maid (me) and tell her that I'm going to fire her if she doesn't keep the vacuuming up, laundry done, etc. I remind her that I'm too busy quilting to keep reminding her to do those. :D

I spoil myself with a cleaning service that comes in every 2 weeks. However, I spend that morning picking up and putting away so that they can do their job. Ends up working out pretty well, as I don't have enough time to make too big of a mess between cleanings. I also have my Dad for dinner every Sunday, so have to at least straighten up a bit. It's forced clean up, which is the only reason it gets done. My husband is a great helper, so often I cook and he cleans - works for me.

I have not been quilting too much but I need a clean house and garden then I work on my "quilting hobby" as my husband calls it. When I get too frustrated that I can't keep up the cleaning because I get too busy at church, family stuff, babysitting grandchildren my DH will call a cleaning lady to come in and catch me up. And she will do windows! DH says that I when I am not a happy camper he does not like to be around me..haha

We are retired and there are just the two of us. I don't hoard and there is a place for everything that we do have, so cleaning is not a problem. Hubby does most of the cleaning and laundy and mostly I just cook, so it works out just fine.

I am getting ready to let loose of some more supplies that I no longer use. I do this every year. I thought I might sell some on Graig's list and what doesn't sell can go to goodwill.

Packing for a move, I am finding myself doing much more cleaning that quilting. Good thing I live alone because I am probably a bit more grumpy than normal because cleaning is NOT fun but quilting is !!

Husband does the dishes. I do everything else. I take care of my cockatiel, three cats. Kitchen floor gets swept several times a day. Always before we leave for work, bed gets made sinks wiped up. Nothing is very dirty. I like a clean place. I clean on weekends to take a break from sewing. Sitting too much will make my back hurt.

I teach violin lessons in my home. Pretty much the only time I vacuum is when I know a student is coming. The dishes get done every three days. I don't have a dishwasher. We have dog toys all over and I have hand stuff... crochet, Cathedral windows, etc. by my chair, to do while I watch tv in the evening. My husband does his own laundry, I do mine and the cooking. My sewing is in the basement, and I periodically sweep and vacuum. Works for me. I too, don't care anymore. I want to enjoy what little time I have left, and I hope my family will remember those wonderful quilts I made them.... not my messy house.

In January I moved into one of my daughter's house, with the 2 youngest. She purchased the house so I can live with her due to becoming disabled..If have the greatest excuse not to clean---I have COPD, and can't breathe well...I can sit and sew tho!! I would be afraid to move the refrigerator- we have 3 cats and 4 dogs. Luckily the younger 2 clean enough that no one really knows what is hidden away!! Half the den is my ssewing area, and thanks to the great IKEA desk with cubbies, my mess doesn't look too bad. Forget about what is in my bedroom tho! I have 9 children, so keeping a spotless house has never been my priority even before quilting..If someone wants to come visit, take it as it is!

My hubby told me to get the house clean--------------so I've got boxes adn boxes and boxes of fabrics, patterns and other sewing stuff dragged into the living room. I'm very slow about sorting and very slow about taking stuff back to teh sewing room He thought it was as one day project------------I'm on week two now. Playing with fabric on sorting breaks. He's pissed, but being pissed is normal behavior of him.

I will run the dishwasher with just the top rack half full, I do small loads of laundry. I don't see why pile up dirty waiting for a big bunch of dirty to do all at one time. Small batches take less time to deal with.

I was just kidding! I know how dirty it gets under the fridge! It is just so hard to get at it!

My sewing room looks like the LQS threw up in. My house might not be perfect, but, it is clean enough for me. I'd rather sew.

I bought the sliders from a moving company supply house. Just be very sure the floor is very clean before moving anything heavy with them. And don't let anyone use them unless they wash the sliders first and the sliders are smooth, no scratches in the bottom surface. Any grit on the slider or floor will result in deep scratches, even on ceramic floors.

My mom always said that "boring people live in immaculate houses"
and
"a messy house is the sign of a creative mind."
I'm going with one of those!!!!

I can barely keep myself in clean clothes and the lawn mowed when I am on a quilting bender! I learned that dusting more frequently does not save any time.

My rule #1 and rule #2 (rules 3-10 are in a similar vein)

Thanks for the laugh, I got so sick of my neglectfulness that out of desperation I called in "The Daisy Maids", I figured I am working almost full time, I quilt instead of clean house and cook, and I always felt like the place was a wreck unless I took most of every weekend cleaning it up. Still wash, iron and occasionally cook. Clean when I absolutely have to but love a shiny clean house that I didn't do. I know that won't work for everyone, wish I could hire them for everyone on this great board. quilting in a clean house that I didn't clean is a treat.

Today I saw a sign I loved. "A clean house is the sign of a broken sewing machine."