Newsletter chitchat - January 31, 2023

[Cassel]

Do you have lots of leftover supplies from a hobby that you are trying to use up, creatively?

How do you deal with all the extras you collected over time?

Let's chat.

[Wanda (Sue) McGuire]

My church ladies made small bags with ties to hold personal items on walkers and bed guards.  This suggestion came from the nursing homes.  I had one left and have found it to be very useful now that I must use a walker myself.  We also made lap pads for wheelchairs that could be made with small quilt squares.

[Susan Ewart]

I dont deal with it.  But this year I must purge the studios.  I promised myself I'd be brutal.  The space is needed for the hobbies I am doing.  I did sell all my silversmith tools/supplies/silver last fall to make room for a new camera...it takes up way less room  ? .  Purging is never easy, I wish I had a delete button for that.

[Pirkko Seppälä]

I have shared craft supplies, fabrics and yarns with my friends. I can't/don't want to sew or knit anymore. Nowadays, my hobby is this computer and maintaining connections digitally. And now that I live near a lake, I try to take beautiful and interesting pictures with my cell phone and share them

[Bonnie Ballentine]

I have tons of craft supplies...and I would love to give them to someone.

Carole, have you thought of sewing adult bibs? Our church made them several times for adults living in assisted living and memory care places. They were a big hit.

[Cassel]

1 hour ago, Bonnie Ballentine said:

Carole, have you thought of sewing adult bibs?

I might look into that. The problem is that the fabric might not lend itself to that type of item. I have things like stretchy spandex, corduroy, fleece, etc.

[Chris Schults]

My wife makes clothes for little ones, babies a.s.o. for a charity and uses leftovers from fabrics as fleece tricot and what she got from others.

https://www.facebook.com/janet.snoek 

 For our own grandkids (6 mnths and 4 years) she makes also lot of clothes, but then from fabrics she buy specially, mostly tricots. 

[Sue Thomas]

I made  my  own clothes for my  2 children when they  babies and toddlers.  Of course back in those days boys and girls were dressed the same when babies. I used to make Viyella nighties and vests for them.  Also I knitted all their matinee  jackets, using the Blackberry stitch, as it is my favourite stitch.   I  ordered  a hand made personized rag doll for the youngest granddaughter for Xmas.  I'm in the process of  crocheting  a hat and matching scarf and mittens for her.  As an Easter gift.  I suspect the cost of the  postage to Wales  will be far in excess of the wool. But Hey, you can't put a price on making something  yourself. 

[Cassel]

I guess rag dolls might be something I could do too with all that fabric! Now, I just have too many ideas. Which ones to do??

[Susan Ewart]

As a person who can't sew I'd love to see any creation you make.  If you have Christmas fabric I'd love to see a Christmas doll.  And my all time favorite thing to have would be a Rainbow-Butterfly-Unicorn-Kitten.  Not as garish as this guy, but sometimes, you just need one.

[Sandy Christian-Mamie]

You mentioned that you don't necessarily think you can make quilts because not all your fabric is cotton.  It doesn't have to be all cotton.  There are crazy quilts I have made with velvets , lace, leather, and all sorts of fabrics, especially in crazy quilting.  It just means you may have to launder them differently.  For nursing homes, though, I do recommend using fabrics that are washable, but this can include poly blends.

[Cassel]

4 minutes ago, Sandy Christian-Mamie said:

You mentioned that you don't necessarily think you can make quilts because not all your fabric is cotton.  It doesn't have to be all cotton.  There are crazy quilts I have made with velvets , lace, leather, and all sorts of fabrics, especially in crazy quilting.  It just means you may have to launder them differently.  For nursing homes, though, I do recommend using fabrics that are washable, but this can include poly blends.

Yes, crazy quilt is something I will likely try. ?