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"Quality of life"......a gift that just keeps on giving.

Aging Well | Last Active: Feb 26, 2021 | Replies (242)

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@julieo4

I've enjoyed reading about everyone's creative side. Besides participating in and watching sports, and writing/editing newsletters I come from a long line of creative folks, including artists and craftsmen (and women). My grandmother taught me to knit before I went to Kindergarten. I am still using her Singer Featherlite sewing machine for many projects. It was patented in the 30s and is one of the first electric machines that were small enough to be put in a portable case. Love the way it stitches straight. Also love the other sewing machines that live in my basement! I made T-shirt quilts for each of my 4 grand kids when they graduated from high school. They loved them and they all went off to college. This past summer I dug into my yarn stash and made wine bottle cozies for family and friends. My sibs and I don't really give gifts for Christmas anymore, but home made stuff is 'legal'. Those were made with pure wool yarn and then were felted. Recipients buy their own wine! They are fun to make and don't take a lot of thought....easy to do while sitting in front of the TV, which we are doing way too much these days. My latest quilt project is a baby quilt for my newest great niece, who was born yesterday; three weeks early which means I'm not quite done with it! Most of my baby quilts are 'crazy quilts' with a variety of meaningful fabric. So, like others, I keep collecting fabric and it piles up. 🙂 My oldest granddaughter uses the sewing area in our condo for her stage costume projects, so there always seems to be fabric galore.

While these projects are truly enjoyed, I'm so ready to get out and about! I miss seeing people. We've done a lot of zooming, but a lot of people are tired of that too. 2nd vaccine shot coming up on February 16th. Hoping that will release some of the pressure. So glad John and I were able to get in line.

Reading comments about vaccine being wasted breaks my heart. I know so many people, especially seniors, who do not have a clue how to register for these clinics online. They keep waiting for their primary care physicians to call them, and that isn't happening. How long will these people have to wait? In some instances it appears to be who you know that gets you in. 🙁

Happy crafting everyone...now if I could just get excited about cleaning, purging and getting rid of stuff, I'd be euphoric!

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Julie, you had me at Featherweight! ☺️ Do you know how many quilter’s lust after those machines? They’re still the darlings of perfect stitches! How wonderful to be able to continue to share your grandmother’s machine generations later. Just think of the stories it could tell and you’re still creating new memories! Love the idea of using meaningful fabrics in the quilts for newest arrivals in the family! Do you label your quilts and share the history behind the fabrics you’ve used? The wine bottle cozies sound fun! It also sounds like you have a young protĂ©gĂ© following in your footsteps with your granddaughter using your “resource center’’ for her projects! That’s what I’ve taken to calling my vast array of all things fabric, painty, fiber, and arty. Resource center sounds much less like a hoarder! LOL.

Congratulations on your 2nd vaccine appt approaching! Our area is just starting with senior distribution. I was given the go ahead to receive a Covid vaccination by my BMT transplant doctor, but will have to wait 3 more weeks as I just received my 2nd round of childhood/adult vaccines a week ago. Truly, it will be a great pleasure to see family and friends again. I miss hugs!! ☺️ For months after the bone marrow transplant it was a no-no. So I’m about due for some serious hugging!

Julie, Julie, Julie! Featherlight is a word that can make many of us salivate and lust enough to need to ask for forgiveness! Thank you for the smile. Nancy