No more quilting for a while.
12-18-2011, 10:56 AM
#73
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ohio
Posts: 952
Oh, I am so sorry but now you can read some of those Mystery Quilting books that I have been wanting to read but haven't had time because I have been quilting. Use this time to find some projects to work on later and read all sorts of the latest books. Just don't overdo and take it easy to make sure you are completely healed and keep a calendar and do your therapy to make sure you heal properly - we need your input on the quilting board. Please keep an eye on the board and type with one hand when we are desperately in need of your guidance.....
12-18-2011, 12:14 PM
#77
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Middle Tennessee
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I can relate. Thanksgiving of 2010 I fell while riding my bike ( and answering my cell phone) and broke my
right shoulder. While my arm was in a sling I found I could turn my machine on and even lower the presser foot with my'
left hand so I made tons of scrappy squares just feeding them with my left hand. I used a method I do not know the name of, but you keep adding scraps (small pieces around 2 or 3 inches) to the right side and rotating it until it is big enough to cut a 5 inch square from. I could do this as the stitching did not have to be exact and I could trim them with scissors as I could not use my rotary cutter. When I could finally use my right arm I made a quilt from those squares
and called it my broken arm quilt. To good luck to you and I know you will find a way
nite&dayquiltlady
right shoulder. While my arm was in a sling I found I could turn my machine on and even lower the presser foot with my'
left hand so I made tons of scrappy squares just feeding them with my left hand. I used a method I do not know the name of, but you keep adding scraps (small pieces around 2 or 3 inches) to the right side and rotating it until it is big enough to cut a 5 inch square from. I could do this as the stitching did not have to be exact and I could trim them with scissors as I could not use my rotary cutter. When I could finally use my right arm I made a quilt from those squares
and called it my broken arm quilt. To good luck to you and I know you will find a way
nite&dayquiltlady
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