Do you sew/quilt every day?
09-20-2016, 05:40 AM
#51
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Location: Maryland
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Well first congratulations on retirement, have a long way to go yet. I sew don't do much quilting but want to I come home from work take a hour to rest and clear my head, walk my dog then start sewing until about 9:00pm; then set up for the next day. Sometimes like yesterday I had terrible headache did not sew, you just have to find your groove once you do the sky the limit.
09-20-2016, 06:32 AM
#54
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Join Date: Jul 2016
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Now that I've returned to quilting, I find that I'm spending about 2-5 hours on five days a week at the machine or doing design work on the computer. I've discovered that the new office chair I bought when I moved from the farm a year+ ago is not so comfortable after all as I feel like the front edge of the seat is tilted lower than the back. It makes my back tired quickly as I brace myself to avoid sliding forward out of the seat. Not sure how I'll handle this as another chair purchase isn't in the budget. Thinking on it.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
09-20-2016, 06:33 AM
#55
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Lost in my sewing room
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I am not retired and don't sew every day, sometimes I don't sew for a couple of weeks....but do like to do "quilty" stuff every day....looking at patterns, visiting this site, going through my fabric. When I retire I like the idea of getting into a
"schedule" with sewing. For me, if I don't set things up, even loosely, I may not get to it. I like to feel productive, but if I happen upon a good movie on tv, or something else comes along, before I know it 2 hours is gone with nothing but a good movie under my belt. A schedule for me would at least help me to find a routine that worked.
"schedule" with sewing. For me, if I don't set things up, even loosely, I may not get to it. I like to feel productive, but if I happen upon a good movie on tv, or something else comes along, before I know it 2 hours is gone with nothing but a good movie under my belt. A schedule for me would at least help me to find a routine that worked.
09-20-2016, 06:52 AM
#56
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Maryland
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I work full time and try to sew most days. Our kids are grown, but one of our grandsons (7 yrs old) is currently living with us. I come home from work, make dinner, get him set and then sew until 8pm. Usually an hour, hour and a half. On weekends, I sew until my husband gets up (I am a morning person and he is not). If we don't have any plans, I'll keep sewing. If I don't have a project in mind, I have a hard time getting started. I like to do projects from beginning to end (the finished project is my reward) so I have very few UFOs.
09-20-2016, 08:30 AM
#58
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Corpus Christi, Tx.
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I don't sew everyday. Am still working slowly rehabbing my sewing room. Can't help myself from going to the estate sales. Am doing some handwork, embroidery, needlepoint (from an estate sale). Got a very full fluffy skirt with layers of tulle and other ruffles. Roughly 40 feet of tulle. Have deconstructed it with the seamripper. Was therapeutic. So now I have more fabric I really didn't need. DH said I should've taken a pic. He's right but I wasn't thinking. I have some epp started. Lots started but nothing finished. I do it when ever.
09-20-2016, 09:06 AM
#60
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I work full time and have a horse that I show, so I am pretty busy. Usually, I get up and sew between breakfast and work as I don't start until 10 am. Then I'll get a bit in before bed, if there is time. On my weekends off, I'll spend more time in my sewing room than usual, if I have a project on the go.
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