My Mom also has COPD...the lack of oxygen really messes with her brain. You need to assist. Toverly is right...it will be totally useless and all that hard work will be for nothing.Originally Posted by DresiArnaz
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My Mom also has COPD...the lack of oxygen really messes with her brain. You need to assist. Toverly is right...it will be totally useless and all that hard work will be for nothing.
Tink's Mom (My name is really Susie)
I would help her out--esp. since she asked for advice.
she didn't ask for help with the batting, but if she said she couldn't remember how to do the ties...then maybe that was her way of saying, "HELP!"
The kindest thing to do is to tell her it will not work...gently, of course. You will save her a lot of embarrassment, especially if she is giving the quilt as a gift. She would never want to give something that could not be used or fell apart after the first washing. She will probably thank you for it someday ... and if not, you still will be doing the right thing.
Yep, she's at the drs office right now.
I'll ask her when she gets home.
I guess it's not like I'm going to really mess it up or anything.
I could probably have the thing sorted in a jiffy
I just don't want to insult her, you know?
try the old " i might have just the thing to help you out" line, then give her a couple options so if she is having issues, you can keep the choices to a couple and not stress her? You could even offer to tie it? Since it is baby size it won't take long and she might just be thrilled. Bless your kind heart.
If you always do, what you have always done, The results never change. Change is the wings you give yourself.
I hope you were able to help her, I have fibromyalgia /stroke moments and later wonder what was I thinking? Now what? Not always easy to ask for help after dumb blunders either. If her memory issues continue might suggest a drs appointment for check up
If done nicely you won't insult her, she will appreciate it, if you can involve her in the fix will help her save face and educate her.
Please let us know how it goes. It is so kind of you to offer to help her and gently telling her that the batting will not work on the outside and you can easily put a backing on it or take it apart and turn it to the backing for her and then help her with the tying issue. You are a great friend to help her. We quilters always try to help when we can.
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I don't understand about the batting being on the outside. ? Tell her you finally figured out what was unique about her quilt, aside from the pretty fabrics she used. Offer to help her make it look like it is supposed to look and the next time she comes to this part you can help her with it if she likes. I think that will go a long way to rope in another quilter.
The only way I can see her accidentally getting the batting on the outside is if she was birthing it and mistakenly put the batting between the fabric layers and then when turned right side out, there it was on the outside. Poor thing, and so nice of you to offer to fix it for her, Dresi.
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