Rusty's Mama

I so agree - quilting is definitely my therapy. I have said that for years. I quilt with a radio, tape or nothing - no TV in the quilt room. I like a candle burning sometimes. I love to read but have never tried audio tapes and don't have any desire to 'read' books by tape. When I sew at our property two hours from home I do watch TV while I quilt - or go out on the deck and quilt with the turkeys!

Lyncat

I have a little tv and dvd player. I play seasons of tv shows or old movies. My husband says it's like familiar friends keeping me company. I'm making my nephew a quilt right now and have started on season 2 of "Monk".

kd124

All of the above. It depends on if my sis is there or a friend. If I am alone I usually listen to my audio book.

puck116

Just the radio. I'm afraid if I had a TV in the room I would get distracted. Although I sometimes want a computer to watch my quilt DVD's. I have to go to another room for that.

Mundy

After working all day this is good for the soul and the mind

Vanuatu Jill

I own a busy cafe and took up quilting as a way to "escape" the stresses of my daily life. After my last son left home, I commandered his room and converted it to my sanctuary. When needing to concentrate (cutting, measuring etc) I play easy-listening or just instrumental (otherwise I would want to sing along!), and when sewing, or tracing appliques or ironing, I put on music I like to sing to! I do my actual hand quilting and applique out by the TV. I can't even describe how calming every process of quilting is. I would usually sequester myself in my "sanctuary" and loose all track of time, emerging well after 1 or 2 a.m., having lost all track of time(and leaving all stresses behind). Quilting several hours daily was a necessity for my sanity for many years. I now have a cafe manager, so less stressful!

Olivia's Granma

AMEN SISTER!!!!!!!

dljennings

i do the same, mostly so i have some idea what time it is...otherwise i will sew all night.....i like my therapy time....but, when the alarm goes off @ 430 am, sewing until 230-300 really makes for a lousy next day .

dublb

Yea; it's definitely therapy. When My dad & father in law were both in the hospital dyeing I thought I was going crazy.
During the first week I ran over to the fabric store across the street & bought some cheater fabric to make my FIL a lap quilt. I made the sandwich that night & started hand quilting on it the next day. It went with me as I went from on room to the other & took care of my MIL ( she has alsimers. (sp?) As We lost one great man then the other my hands stayed busy & my mind calm.
I still have the quilt in a frame. It's about half way done. I work on it when I go to any Dr.'s office while sitting in a waiting room.
Bev

ohioquilter

quilting is my therapy too. i taught myself to hand quilt 10 years ago. Then 4 years ago I was diagnosed at age 38 with stage 3 colon cancer then 1 year later it was upgraded to stage 4 which :means it had spread to the liver. It is in remission now for over a year due to treatment. and I love to quilt so i use that as my therapy. I like to listen to my music on my mp3 player and just tune the world out whether I am piecing a quilt on my machine or sitting and hand quilting.

When I go to the chemo clinic every Wed. morn. I take my quilting project with me and work on it there too as I am there from 9:00am until about 12:30pm. I'm known there as the quilting lady :lol: