Rhythm of Quilting

Sometimes with quilting, when you're quilting a long time, you kinda get in the zone and you're working with a rhythm, and there are a couple of different ways to do that. For me, I'm a counter. I kind of, as I'm quilting things, I'll kinda think to myself, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three. Or maybe four, if that's what works with the rhythm. And, I suppose it's a little bit like counting out calisthenics or something, but it helps me keep the machine at a steady pace, and it keeps my hands moving at a steady pace.

I know a lot of people who listen to music when they quilt, and they quilt, kind of with the flow of the music. And they do say it's best to listen to music that's instrumental and no words, because listening to words and lyrics just puts your mind in a different place. So, you might try quilting with music to keep the rhythm going. Or count calisthenics, like I do.