New hobby ideas?

[bikerHen]

I'll second the vote for quilting. Once learned, it's a skill you can continue for the rest of your life. It's not fatting and you get lots of warm cozy quilts. If you don't have attachment issues, like I do with the quilts I make, they make wonderful gifts. And it's a great creative outlet. You get to play with lots of different colors and patterns and even create your own. It can be a real social hobby as well. There are all kinds of large and small quilt groups in every part of the country.

Enough said, I'll get back to work, quilting! Still can't decide if it's a good thing or bad thing that my hobby became my business! bikerHen

[sandra]

I have and can make the quilt tops, but I've never put the thing together and "quilted" it. How do you all do it? by hand or machine?

Maybe I should tackle that. I have a bag of fabric I bought years ago to make a quilt. (It's all red, white and blue. I was going to make it for son while he was serving overseas. never got it done.)

[solobiker]

About 5 years ago I taught my self how to quilt. It is a big destressor for me, except when the blocks don't line up I also started woodworking about 3 years ago which intails using a scroll saw and a wood lathe the DH had got me for Christmas. I have so much to learn!!

[bikerHen]

Solobiker - One word, square! If you square up your blocks as you assemble them, you stand a much better chance of everything matching up.

Sandra, I have a longarm quilting business, so I use my machines. Hand quilting is a great traditional method, but you need alot of free time and patience to be a hand quilter. Tying with DMC floss or Pearle Cotton is the quickest and easiest way to finish your quilts. You can also machine quilt smaller quilts on your home machine with a walking foot and free motion foot. bikerHen

[solobiker]

Solobiker - One word, square! If you square up your blocks as you assemble them, you stand a much better chance of everything matching up.

Sandra, I have a longarm quilting business, so I use my machines. Hand quilting is a great traditional method, but you need alot of free time and patience to be a hand quilter. Tying with DMC floss or Pearle Cotton is the quickest and easiest way to finish your quilts. You can also machine quilt smaller quilts on your home machine with a walking foot and free motion foot. bikerHen

Thanks!! I actually do square them up, DH thinks I am to critical with it and often does not see the "errors" That is totally awesome that you have your own longarm business. I would be nervous that I would not quilt it exactly how the owner would want it.

[Zen]

. It is a big destressor for me, except when the blocks don't line up

The genesis of a crazy quilt!

[Mr. Bloom]

Why don't you visit Silver and let her teach you jewelry making