A while ago, I purchased a couple of pairs of naturalizer shoes (Leather) and after about a half hour, they really hurt my feet. My friend took me to her house and took away my shoes, boiled some water, put my shoes into the boiled water, left in the boiling water for a minute, took them out of the water, and let them cool down somewhat, and told me to put them on while they were still pretty warm - I had nylons on, we again when out shopping, my feet were feeling a little soggy, but you know after while my feet and the shoes dried out, and they are now the most comfortable shoes I have ever owned. She told me to only do this with leather.
She told me she has done this to many people and had terrific results - the Gyro ladies love her for sharing that information with them....
Ok now back to quilting......