Remember getting home from our retreats and..........

2 years ago

....finding a bag of fabric someone stuck in amongst your fabric unknown to you? Well, when my daughter was going through my fabric: to keep at the ranch, go into storage, send to thrift store, or toss, she came across some batiks that I found after a retreat and must have come from an estate sale (you know who you are) 'Keep and put it in the take to the ranch pile' and she did. After getting a lot of my fabric here that had been left in an empty house for a few months with the thermostat/AC set wherever wouldn't make a high expense, The girls washed every last scrap. Was wonderful for them to do that for me. Admittedly, my arms got really tired and the pinched nerve at the back of my neck was making me take notice. So, I quit and said I'd just press them later. That was about a year ago and later came today when I came across them. The larger pieces were folded and looked ok so I left them alone.....on the far left needs to be pressed yet. Center stack are the pieces that were already folded, and what I pressed today is on the right. Not a tall stack but then smallish scraps don't stack very high. lol I'm sorry, I have no idea how the picture got so big.

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geezerfolks_SharonG_FL
Original Author
2 years ago
The fabric on the top of what I pressed today looks more like oriental floral so I put it in the stack of fabric I'm making with florals for the wedding quilt. Feb, 2025 is their date.
jackier123
2 years ago
Sharon, you know that none of the retreaters put fabric in your suitcase! You went out and bought that fabric in your sleep! :)
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nannykins
2 years ago
Oh what a challenge you have! I used to like ironing,, not so much anymore.

Sounds like you have been through a lot of other challenges in the past year or two. I hope all is smooth sailing now.

Theresa
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geezerfolks_SharonG_FL
Original Author
2 years ago
HaHaHa, Jackie. You know I'm a solid sleeper when people come in my room to see if I'm still breathing while taking a nap. Get up and drive to buy fabric??? LOLOLOL

Theresa, When it's difficult to sew, I sit in my sewing chair and use the tabletop board to press. It's convenient because these are scraps and a big board isn't needed. Very handy. Yes, pinched nerve going down my left arm. When it first started it felt like an electric current going down my arm. No cure, pain clinic didn't work, but by whining to a few quilting friends, they have given me ideas for OTC options that help get me through the day. Heating pad on my neck and around my arm is very helpful. Fortunately I'm right handed. There's always something to be thankful for. Our God is merciful.
polardream
2 years ago
At least it wasn't Sunbonnet Sue blocks. It seems to me that she made the rounds!

Sue