Do you take a hiatus from sewing at holiday time?
#21
Have to hit the sewing room harder at Christmas. I make too much stuff
#23
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 141
I save my hand sewing, knitting, and crocheting for evenings when my DH wants some company in front of the tv. He cannot understand how I can watch tv and do hand work, too. I sew during the day whenever I can. I have so many kits to work on that I may never run out of projects. I am 81 and a retired teacher. Nice to hear from you folks and see that we have something in common. I don't know what I would do without my sewing. I am NEVER bored. My DH's hobby is work, and so he doesn't understand what a real hobby is. He owns a Chicken & Rib Restaurant and Catering and since we close the end of Oct. he is now the most bored man in town. Monday after Thanksgiving deer hunting starts and he processes deer and when he doesn't need me to help I can sew again. It's a great life.
#24
No, I bake pies and make dressing on Wed. Make Thanksgiving meal W/Daughter. If lucky I get to sew on Friday evening. So I don't sew for two days. Christmas Eve I have all over and cook a big dinner.
If I had my choice I would skip all the Holidays and just sew.
If I had my choice I would skip all the Holidays and just sew.
#25
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Nebraska
Posts: 3,254
I have my cutting table/project table set up in the living room and Thanksgiving and Christmas are about the only times I put it away. With all the kids and grandkids here, we need the room. Same with my sewing room, it also has spare bed and toys, so need to put the sewing away. In fact, that's what I've been working on today. But had to laugh at myself because this afternoon I prepared a new hand embroidery project to work on when I have a little time. Just have to have some sewing to do, apparently.
#26
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: East Coast
Posts: 66
My sewing room is also my guest room. My 90 yr old mother with dementia will be here overnight for Thanksgiving and Christmas. So I am racing to finish quilting my first king-sized quilt before I have to tear down all the tables surrounding my machine and ready the room for a 2 yr old mind in a 90 yr old body.
The second I return from taking her home (out of state nursing home) i will sew sew sew every available minute to finish Christmas gifts.
I don't mean this to sound like I resent my mother. I drive 4 hours each week to spend a day with her and treasure every minute while she still mostly knows who I am. I would give up everything to have her back. She was the best mother you could ever imagine -- sweet, kind, generous, and lots of fun.
The second I return from taking her home (out of state nursing home) i will sew sew sew every available minute to finish Christmas gifts.
I don't mean this to sound like I resent my mother. I drive 4 hours each week to spend a day with her and treasure every minute while she still mostly knows who I am. I would give up everything to have her back. She was the best mother you could ever imagine -- sweet, kind, generous, and lots of fun.
#28
I actually quilt more during the holidays because my job, in education, has time away from the office. I work very hard the week before Thanksgiving so I can have time on the long Thanksgiving week-end to put up the Christmas decorations and then quilt, piece, bind or just get some serious time in on what ever quilting project is at hand. My guild has a work day the Saturday of Thanksgiving week-end and we really turn out the work on that day!
I try to again set aside some serious concentrated time during the Christmas break to get my quilting passion out of my head and under the needle.
I try to again set aside some serious concentrated time during the Christmas break to get my quilting passion out of my head and under the needle.
#29
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,334
My sewing room is also my guest room. My 90 yr old mother with dementia will be here overnight for Thanksgiving and Christmas. So I am racing to finish quilting my first king-sized quilt before I have to tear down all the tables surrounding my machine and ready the room for a 2 yr old mind in a 90 yr old body.
The second I return from taking her home (out of state nursing home) i will sew sew sew every available minute to finish Christmas gifts.
I don't mean this to sound like I resent my mother. I drive 4 hours each week to spend a day with her and treasure every minute while she still mostly knows who I am. I would give up everything to have her back. She was the best mother you could ever imagine -- sweet, kind, generous, and lots of fun.
The second I return from taking her home (out of state nursing home) i will sew sew sew every available minute to finish Christmas gifts.
I don't mean this to sound like I resent my mother. I drive 4 hours each week to spend a day with her and treasure every minute while she still mostly knows who I am. I would give up everything to have her back. She was the best mother you could ever imagine -- sweet, kind, generous, and lots of fun.
To answer your question, Yes, I have to set aside a lot of my sewing for the holidays. We have tons of company and I'm a messy quilter.... seems like a tornado explodes when I'm in the middle of a project. So, I have to put a lot of it away so visitors aren't buried in my mess. Well, it's really not that big a mess but I'm at an age where I can't deal with the company and the quilting. Happy Holidays, everyone.
Last edited by nanna-up-north; 11-22-2014 at 06:53 AM.
#30
Reason I asked...I had to rid up my sewing area so had to put projects aside for now. Only one, a t shirt quilt to finish before Thanksgiving; it is all pieced, just need to apply backing and either tie or machine quilt.. The children are visiting tomorrow to celebrate my 80th birthday, so I am cleaning house. Living alone, I tend to not do the deep cleaning... like shampoo carpets as often as when I was younger. On the plus side, getting it all done will give me new incentive to begin again finishing some UFOs....which are many! Happy Thanksgiving Day!
Last edited by GailG; 11-22-2014 at 07:01 AM.
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