I hope that you will be feeling much better very soon! In the meantime, there is much that you can do in planning your next project as suggested here from fellow board members.
I very rarely purchase material from Joann's (then only when I can use a 40% or 50% off coupon), and never from my local quilt shop (can't afford to). I buy all my material from thrift shops, consignment stores, yard sales, estate sales, I trade fabric with friends, etc. Right now I am making a jeans quilt for my granddaughter's high school graduation for her to take to college in the fall. I just spent the weekend going through mine and DH's clothes collecting jeans, jean shirts, skirts, and jean shorts that I can cut up and use in the quilt. I also went by my local thrift shop and asked if they ever get jeans that are torn or stained that they do not resell but toss out, and they took me to a bin of discarded jeans and told me to help myself. I am also collecting flannel from shirts, etc, to cut squares for the back side of my quilt to make it colorful, warm and reversible. Check your local thrift shop for blankets or mattress pads in good condition that you can use for batting. Years ago, the women of the house made quilts from cast-off clothing, aprons, curtains, etc. That still can be done today with just a little imagination.
Good luck! Have fun and let your creative juices flow!
