What do you quilt to?

[Keith]

It's a beautiful Saturday morning and I was listening to/watching different versions of Hair on YouTube while I was drinking my coffee and then I listened to the version of Aquarius on my Baz Luhrmann CD and I was all jazzed to go quilt. But then one last click on the Fifth Dimension's One Less Bell to Answer and now I'm going to go quilt something a little different than I planned...

[Franceslovesfabric]

A lot of the time, I'm so far behind on General Hospital that I'm listening to it you YouTube while I quilt. I also listen to The Quilt Show while I'm working.
Frances

[Lorchen]

Keith, all sorts of classical music float my boat. So I often quilt whilst listening to Rachmaninff, Delibes, Fauré, or Holst, to name a few.

But my taste is quite ecclectic, so you have to add Leonard Cohen, Santana, a little heavy metal here and there, etc. etc.......

Lorchen

[Lorchen]

keith,
i often quilt listening to jazz....diana kral's latest cd is all bossa nova and quite nice....
on weekends i also listen to a few favourite radio programs on the cbc (canadian broadcasting corporation) or io jazz on the internet

i've been thinking of getting a few books on tape for the summer quilting

cheers
jeanine in rainy nova scotia

[LovinQuiltin]

My preference is to listen to books on "tape" also. I get very caught up in them and just keep on working, often late into the night. [Lately I've been listening to all the Jodi Piccoult (sp?)books.] For music, it varies from showtunes (Mama Mia is my latest favorite) to upbeat latino music to classical. Other times it's National Public Radio.

[LovinQuiltin]

"Sacred Age" of course. BettyAnn

[LovinQuiltin]

I recently found a free internet radio site called Pandora.com. You create your own "stations" by starting with a favorite artist. The computer selects tunes from that artist and artists with a similar style. I so far have set up 3 stations: Chicago, Enya, and Jimmy Buffett. I'm thinking about setting up an Andrew Lloyd Weber. Yeah, I'm as eclectic in my music as I am in my quilting style!

Maggie in E. Central Illinois

[LovinQuiltin]

Books on CD keep me quilting until I can't see straight.

[LovinQuiltin]

Various music and a TV to get me started , then at times just silence.
I work all day with people and noise, that just the sound of my machine is all I want to hear.

[Sewdreamy]

Keith, I like this question. I quilt to one of three things--silence, classical music (I like Shostakovitch, Handel, Mozart, and I'm a bit of a Renaissance Rascal in my musical tastes); and also I listen to books on tape--fun light mystery books).

[Sewdreamy]

I like a variety of music but I mostly like to listen to the Oldies motown. I have a itty bitty ipod and with huge head phones!
I Love girls put your records on! I Love Kenny Chesney. Rock & Roll, Country, Santana plays a mean guitar, you name it I like alittle of everything! I have a love of instruements before any lyrics kick in. I was raised around family playing guitars,piano,organs,drums,banjos,fiddle,harmonica . My Father and brothers had there own little band. This talent didn't rub off on me but I try playing around on my acoustic guitar! I pluck around and can make some neat noises!LOL. I thought I could learn easily because they all seem to pick it up quickly. Alot of my family has musical intruement talent/sings. I have Three Aunts that made a record,Christians. They have a website,The singing Gosbleaires. Delorus,Ela,Brenda. When I was a young girl Dad would make me sing the same song over and over while he played the guitar! On Top Of The World, Its written on our Camper,a good memory as a child. I Love the Carpenters. I was able to hold afew tunes back then, Not Today but I let it roll anyways!!! LOL

Kathy

[GloriaH]

I love 80s soft rock. Eric Harmon, Richard Marks, Brian Adams, Journey. Then there's the earlier stuff. Peter, Paul and Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, the Beach Boys. I loved ABBA years before Mama Mia came out. Ooops, just realized all that is really dating me. :lol:

[eileenkny]

For some reason, listening to the Eagles gets me going. DD gave me their Farewell Tour 1 from Melbourne, Australia a couple of years ago. It's 3 hours long and they sing most of my favorites. I've watched it so often I don't have to look at it anymore to know who's doing what. So, I listen.
Our cable company has Music Choice stations-from classical to hip hop. Depending on my mood, I can listen to any kind of music I choose.
eileenkny

[GloriaH]

Yikes, I forgot the Eagles and the Moody Blues.

[ajclapp]

Mostly just silence so I can concentrate on my work and dream up my next project. Our home was the gathering place for all of the neighborhood children for many years and I'm enjoying my years without all of that noise. Sometimes I have HGTV or the news on but am working in another room so don't pay much attention to it unless there's a good news story or inclement weather.