What does quilting mean to you?
#91
It all of it...art, craft and hobby. It's a place for just me to create something. And hopefully make someone happy by receiving a gift of love. When I get started hours can go by before I know it. It can also be a place of frustration when I do something wrong or can't figure something out. That's why I'm a member of this board. I can always come here to find out the answer.
#93
It is my sanity-my domain-my own little private haven. I am in MY ZONE and everyone in my family knows it. It allows my 'creative juices' to flow. If I do it right it is all me and if I do it wrong it is all me. No excuses, no whinning no passing the buck. The only opinion I may ask for is "how do you like the colors". And then all I want a yes or no answer. I have to negotiate and wheel and deal all day. I make some tough decisions all day long. When I sew and quilt I totally RELAX. It is sew much better than a Xanax.
#95
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 145
It puts me in a Zen state; a meditative state; a new dimension. It lowers my blood pressure; allows creative juices to flow. The best part is making something by hand, from the heart, for people you love and care about. What a legacy to leave behind!
#97
Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Idaho
Posts: 94
Mine is pain management therapy. When I am working on a quilt - from planning it to finishing it, my mind is on my project not pain. But, I love to quilt and make quilts for those I love. And - they appear to appreciate them and definitely use them.
#99
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 7,583
For me it's a way to create and show how much I care in the same thing. My sister could draw, my older brother was a stone mason and taught my youngest brother the art, my second brother inherited my mothers talent of playing any musical instrument he picked up. I've sewn since I was 8 and didn't realize it was a talent until I started quilting seriously about 15 years ago. It makes me happy when I gift a quilt and it makes the recipient happy when they get it.
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