waiting room sewing
04-05-2011, 05:51 AM
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My husband had back surgery last week and the whole time I was there - from check in, to the pre-surgery room, to the waiting room - I had a quilt top with me. It's a baseball quilt for a grandson and has about 45 baseballs on it that will rag when washed. The top is pieced and I was embroidering the stitching on each baseball. (Pics later)
Anyway - everywhere I went that quilt warmed up the room, started conversations, and brought up shares of other quilits, other quilters and other times. It was amazing how such a simple thing made a stressful place into a cozier one.
Even people who didn't really join into a conversation said "that's sure pretty" or some such thing as they walked by.
I finished piecing this top several weeks ago and had put it with a hoop and supplies in a tote and saved it for this occasion. I know I'll do the same anytime I have to be in such a place. It sure made a difference!
Anyway - everywhere I went that quilt warmed up the room, started conversations, and brought up shares of other quilits, other quilters and other times. It was amazing how such a simple thing made a stressful place into a cozier one.
Even people who didn't really join into a conversation said "that's sure pretty" or some such thing as they walked by.
I finished piecing this top several weeks ago and had put it with a hoop and supplies in a tote and saved it for this occasion. I know I'll do the same anytime I have to be in such a place. It sure made a difference!
04-05-2011, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by JanTx
My husband had back surgery last week and the whole time I was there - from check in, to the pre-surgery room, to the waiting room - I had a quilt top with me. It's a baseball quilt for a grandson and has about 45 baseballs on it that will rag when washed. The top is pieced and I was embroidering the stitching on each baseball. (Pics later)
Anyway - everywhere I went that quilt warmed up the room, started conversations, and brought up shares of other quilits, other quilters and other times. It was amazing how such a simple thing made a stressful place into a cozier one.
Even people who didn't really join into a conversation said "that's sure pretty" or some such thing as they walked by.
I finished piecing this top several weeks ago and had put it with a hoop and supplies in a tote and saved it for this occasion. I know I'll do the same anytime I have to be in such a place. It sure made a difference!
Anyway - everywhere I went that quilt warmed up the room, started conversations, and brought up shares of other quilits, other quilters and other times. It was amazing how such a simple thing made a stressful place into a cozier one.
Even people who didn't really join into a conversation said "that's sure pretty" or some such thing as they walked by.
I finished piecing this top several weeks ago and had put it with a hoop and supplies in a tote and saved it for this occasion. I know I'll do the same anytime I have to be in such a place. It sure made a difference!
04-05-2011, 06:01 AM
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Hubby is doing fine, thank you - he's at the grumpy stage of recovery which is better than the "woe is me" stage.
The pre-admit nurse told me to be sure and have a jacket because the waiting room was so cold. Didn't need one - had my quilt!
The pre-admit nurse told me to be sure and have a jacket because the waiting room was so cold. Didn't need one - had my quilt!
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