Some people may wonder at your passion for fabric, thread, and batting, but you know, as other quilters know, how much quilting helps to make life worth living. Quilting (and let's admit it, buying fabric) can be a way to keep your creative edge, express your feelings and ideas, take a break from your daily problems, and create something useful for a relative, friend, or a charitable cause. No wonder the average sewer spends almost 7 hours a week working at her craft, according to the Craft & Hobby Association. Most of us would spend many more hours if we had the free time.
Here are some sayings for dedicated quilters to hang up in a place of pride over your sewing machine.
- To quilt is to live.
- Quilt until you wilt!
- Itching to be stitching
- Put your foot down and QUILT.
- Quilting forever…housework never!
- Quilting is my passion ... chocolate comes in a close second.
- Behind every quilter is a big pile of fabric.
- A messy house is the sign of a happy quilter.
- Creative clutter is more blessed than tidy idleness.
- Dull women have neat sewing rooms.
- Every quilter has a masterpiece inside.
- Quilting is a scrap of happiness.
- Quilts are like friends, a great source of comfort.
- Quilting is like love… do it with abandon.
- “There is a very fine line between hobby and mental illness.” – Dave Barry
- When life gives you scraps, make a quilt.
- A good day is a day spent quilting.
- Any time is stitchin' time.
- As ye sew, so shall ye rip.
- Count your blessings/ Stitch them one by one.
- A bed without a quilt is like a sky without stars.
- Don't needle the quilter!
- Hug your sewing machine.
- So much fabric, so little time.
- Warning: this vehicle stops at all fabric shops.
- Old quilters never die, they just go batty.
- Old quilters never die, they just go to pieces.
- The best things in life are quilted.
Creative Ways to Show Off Your Favorite Quilters’ Sayings
You can do a lot more with a clever saying than just pin it to your quilting room bulletin board. How about using one to experiment with quilting techniques you’ve never tried before?
- Hand- or machine-embroider it onto an artist’s trading card or fabric postcard, then embellish with specialty threads and Angelina fibers.
- Print it on a pretreated fabric sheet, and incorporate the printed saying into a quilt block, on a wall hanging, or any fabric project.
- Add it to gifts for quilting friends – put a saying on the label of a gift quilt or inscribe it inside the cover of a quilting book.
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