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DOTTYMO 10-09-2012 05:19 AM

Recuperation
 
I am going for an operation in 10days. Will be sitting very still after. Have any of you any idea as to what I can do. Quilt wise. This is the 2nd time been incapacitated this year and last time not doing any quilting drove me over the edge. This time will be able to use my hands not so muh my feet or walking.

grammy Dwynn 10-09-2012 05:25 AM

Hand embroidery, applique and quilt binding are the first things that come to mind. Also you could do some hand quilting.

mermaid 10-09-2012 05:41 AM

Prepare a project in advance..cut your quilt pieces, cut applique pieces, etc. and stack in order in basket beside your chair. Then do applique blocks, hand sew quilt blocks, embroider, etc. Gather your photos and get a new album--organize your pictures. Buy a journal and keep record of your activity and improvement. Make lists of quilts & projects you want to accomplish afterwards. Do you have a laptop/iPad & wireless printer? You can 'surf' and print off projects for later. Or just visit the QB and keep us up to date with your progress! Gather some good books, puzzles, pens and paper--write to old friends or family you haven't seen in a while. Watch movies on TV or VCR, or DVD...you will find your days flying by! Best of luck and speedy recovery. Hugs from all of us here on the board.

joyce888 10-09-2012 05:53 AM

I went back and looked at your profile, how about getting some of those snowed capped trees ready for appliqué or the birdhouses if you found the pattern or panel you were looking for? If you're going to do the trees as a wall hanging you could also gather supplies to embellish them or do some special hand quilting. Depending on how long you will be unable to sit at the machine, I would make sure I had more than one project to work on, but also make sure I could at least get one or more done.

jeank 10-09-2012 05:56 AM

Sounds like a good time to learn to English Paper Piece. Get everything ready ahead.

gollytwo 10-09-2012 05:59 AM

Cut fabric for a hand project that you'll enjoy doing.
Years ago, after surgery I appliqued red hearts on pre-cut squares of background - ultimately going into a quilt for my grandaughter.
jeank's idea of English paper piecing is a great idea. Draw a page with many of the shapes you'll need and run through your printer on a firm paper. Select the fabric you'll use and you'll be good-to-go.
I have some packets of English pp projects that I'll never get to. Would be happy to send you one if you PM me your address.

Tartan 10-09-2012 06:00 AM

Now is the time to stock up on reading material and hand sewing supplies. I love to do hand work but I need to switch it up so I don't get bored. My favourite thing would be a redwork project. I would either find a red work panel, there are some nice preprinted ones you can buy or trace out some blocks to have ready. Get all your supplies ready in a nice sewing basket you can keep by your chair. Fix up a good lamp and magyfying glass in your spot(Walmart has some nice ones in my sewing/lamp aisle) When I was layed up with my shoulder I loved my Ipad to keep in touch with QB and friends.

SandScraps 10-09-2012 06:56 AM

How about hexies. You could always, for a change of pace, do some embroidery/folding/redwork/embellishment in the centre of each flower. Or do a folded variation.
http://www.kiwiquilts.co.nz/Free+Patterns.html
Good luck with the operation and recuperation.

DOTTYMO 10-09-2012 07:02 AM

Thanks very one. As this is the second time this year it is more difficult as he reading etc was last time.applique sounds interesting.

Karma 10-09-2012 07:11 AM

start a small size crazy quilt (pillow size maybe) and during your recuperation do the embroidery work on it?

Pat625 10-09-2012 07:14 AM

I just got the Hickory Nut templates from Hickory hill quilts...I would prepare the pieces beforehand and work on this..

DOTTYMO 10-09-2012 07:21 AM

Pattie what a good idea. I must have some hexagons ready to work with already cut out. Find them before I go in. Living on your own all problems must be organised before I go in so again you are all stimulating the old grey cells. This board is excellent for that

PenniF 10-09-2012 08:45 AM

Dottymo....hope you find the project you need/want to keep yourself occupied....but moreso here's wishing you complete success with your surgery - and a very speedy recovery !!!!

suebee 10-09-2012 08:51 AM

How about some english paper piecing? Hope all goes well with your surgery, we'll all be thinking of you.

Jingle 10-09-2012 09:04 AM

Prepare some fabrics for a dresden plate quilt before you go in and applique them onto some squares. Can you tell I want to make one, just hate to take out time to get them ready for appliquing. Get your quilting books out and a notebook and make out lists of quilts you want to make. Sit in front of your fabrics and jot down ideas to make them with. I like to watch home improvement shows too, if you have them available.
Take care and I hope you get fixed up real soon.

running1 10-09-2012 09:21 AM


Originally Posted by grammy Dwynn (Post 5572773)
Hand embroidery, applique and quilt binding are the first things that come to mind. Also you could do some hand quilting.

If you'll be doing hand quilting, be sure to get your quilt marked prior to the surgery!

will be praying for a quick recovery!!

annthreecats 10-09-2012 10:06 AM

I see lots of great suggestions. I hope you recovery quickly and are back machine quilting soon. Best of luck on your surgery.

bearisgray 10-09-2012 11:10 AM

You didn't say what kind of surgery you will be having - so it is hard for me to give suggestions - what will you be able to move?

Quiltngolfer 10-09-2012 11:31 AM

A cathedral window project is nice for handwork. You could make pillow covers or a lap quilt.

DOTTYMO 10-09-2012 12:49 PM

I'm having tvt for bladder control.

bearisgray 10-09-2012 01:38 PM


Originally Posted by DOTTYMO (Post 5573849)
I'm having tvt for bladder control.

Hope you have a very successful surgery and quick and complete recovery.

So many women have issues with urinary leakage~

Sunnie 10-09-2012 02:05 PM


Originally Posted by grammy Dwynn (Post 5572773)
Hand embroidery, applique and quilt binding are the first things that come to mind. Also you could do some hand quilting.

Other than the hand quilting this is what I did after foot surgery...still drove me crazy to not be able to sew on my machine.

nena 10-09-2012 02:20 PM

Do Grandmothers flower garden quilt.. I have to do it by hand and it really goes pretty fast. Have them all cut out and ready to go. I did this while setting with my sisters husband while he was sick. Now I just need to put it together.

AuntieD 10-09-2012 02:41 PM

Don't hae any ideas, but want to say that I will keep you in my prayers that you recuperate fast. Let us know how you do.

LadyElisabeth 10-09-2012 03:19 PM

With all the wonderful ideas, you could spend 24 hours a day keeping busy. Be sure to take time to just get some rest inbetween all the wonderful projects on which you will be working.

AliKat 10-09-2012 04:58 PM

Do you belong to any quilt groups that do charity quilts?

When one of my best friends had broken her lower and had surgery she too was going stir crazy. With her permission I brought her charity quilts that needed labels for one of our quilt groups. She put on 100 labels!

Do you have a laptop computer? Maybe you could arrange to organize your quilting supplies, patterns, and magazines. You could follow the various quilt shows or take some online quilt classes.

ali

NOELLA 10-10-2012 11:17 AM

I just had hand surgery last Thursday I am let handed had serg. on right hand ,I prepaired all my quilts that had to be hand sewn for this week applique and any other hand sewing that could be done . Saw the Doc. today and he said there was more prying than expected but the stiffness should be back to normal in about a month. good luck with your surgery God bless you and keep you in his loving arms and I hope your surgery is successful.
Noella

Lynette-Merlin 10-11-2012 03:49 AM

It will be a good opportunity to do some paper piecing. Alternatively try something like cathedral window. I cut out in advance masses of background squares and pressed them to the stage where they needed to be stitched. I then had them in a basket by my chair in the sitting room. Worked a treat.
I wish you a speedy recovery.

bibi 10-11-2012 04:00 AM

Hope you have a speedy recovery. Handquilting a large sized quilt would keep you busy and very stationary for a long time. Best wishes always.

topper1 10-11-2012 04:07 AM

start grandmothers flower garden or yo yo quilt

rj.neihart 10-11-2012 04:35 AM

Bless you - hope all goes well with your operation! If I were you, I'd have lots of material sitting close to where I'm going to plant my behind while healing..and cut squares, hand sew them. I'd also place my box of yarn, in case I feel like crocheting an afghan - and might even do a bit of embroidery. All items would be prepared and sat in the closest place when I could reach them. Oh, and of course have the t.v. remote close by!

jitkaau 10-11-2012 04:39 AM

Chicken scratch?

IBQLTN 10-11-2012 05:04 AM

Yo-yo's? I have several of the clover yo-yo templates that hold the fabric in place while you stitch it. I am using them to embellish gloves, head bands, barrettes, or to make with pin backs.

Don't stick with the traditional either. I have some in taffeta that are a large with a small center and a nice 'dressy' button that turned out really nice!

tildiemae 10-11-2012 05:19 AM

I, too would suggest yoyos. I just cut out over 600 for a project as we have been traveling the last couple of weeks. I'm close to having a 100 done! I alternated with paper piecing and embroidery...wool embroidery is a nice change from redwork. Send my wishes to you for your speedy recovery.

Caswews 10-11-2012 06:26 AM

Have handy your quilting magazines, books so you can mark future quilts projects. Then be sure to cut up any project you are thinking of doing in advance for hand quilting. Yoyo's are a good thing to do as well.
Oh and be sure you have your computer handy so we can check on you.

donewith13 10-11-2012 06:29 AM

make a lot of Yo-yo's

cat2quilt 10-11-2012 06:30 AM

I see you have many good ideas already so you should be well prepared. Good luck with your surgery and I hope you recover quickly.

kbishburg 10-11-2012 06:37 AM

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I also just had surgery (minor, Thank G_d) but in advance, I saved up some projects with quilt bindings and some hand quilting. More challenging is that I am going to be out of the country for 6 weeks in November and December and need to have some small, portable hand quilting with me. So, I plan and do some applique wall hangings or challah covers, then just do the hand quilting while I'm away. I did the attached last year with laurel Burch fabric and it was easy and a nice gift.

Snooks 10-11-2012 07:57 AM


Originally Posted by DOTTYMO (Post 5572758)
I am going for an operation in 10days. Will be sitting very still after. Have any of you any idea as to what I can do. Quilt wise. This is the 2nd time been incapacitated this year and last time not doing any quilting drove me over the edge. This time will be able to use my hands not so muh my feet or walking.

I feel for you Dottymo, when I'm in OR during the winter I do a lot of embroidery (the damp and cold make it very hard to stand and walk). Because you have time I would go find some fabric that you would like to make a quilt out of, then find an embroidery pattern that might go with the fabric and do your transfers. I found all kinds of Red Hat fabric to make blocks to go with so special embroidery of Hats, Shoes & Handbags I found. I also added all kinds of little extras to my embroidery. When I felt better, then I put my quilt together. Good Luck and I hope you feel better soon.

carolynjo 10-11-2012 09:23 AM

Get your pieces cut and ready. If you cannot "eyeball" a 1/4" seam, trace lightly the seam line on your pieces. Have your thread, scissors, etc. ready. You will be able to get a lot of piecing done as soon as you feel like it. That's what I'm going to do as I am due some back work soon. Good luck and get ready. Have far more lined up to do than you can accomplish so you can switch over it something proves far too tiring/boring, etc.


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