I must be a strange quilter. I've always liked to mend because I find it satisfying to fix something that can be used instead of being thrown out because of a unstitched seam or a broken zipper. All my friends used to take their mending to their mother or grandmother but I did all my mom's mending from the time I was twelve. I hem pants, replace zippers and alter prom dresses for relatives and close neighbours. I guess I look at it as community service and family goodwill because it definately isn't about the $ that I make. One old neighbour (83) drops by every couple of weeks with another little job. I think he just likes the visit and the tea and muffins while he waits for his little stitching job to be finished. It would be hard to say no to Jack. If I just absolutely don't have the time, I just tell them that I have too many other things ahead and they'll have to try the lady at the dry cleaners. I also get calls about fabric because people know that I am in charge of Community Quilts for our guild and accept donations. Anything that I can't use gets sent to the Mennonite Relef Centre about an hours drive from here.