Originally Posted by
liking quilting
It may not be the fabric. As soon as the snow starts melting, decaying of leaves etc. kicks in. I start to suffer with allergies each year as that season hits (well before tree pollen begins). It's the mold/mildew effect for me and time to get on Zyrtec for a couple of months.
I'm thinking not the fabric, either, unless you've had problems before. I'd guess trees or something that doesn't appear to actually be out yet. Did you check for pollen in your area? Kenai doesn't have the cold weather that the center part of the state does, so I'd guess spring might arrive earlier than farther north. I'd assume something in the air unless you've had problems before.
I've had problems this year with birch. Started 2 weeks ago on Monday afternoon. It was weird. I thought it was a cold until finally on Tues. afternoon I happened to think, "Is this an allergy" since it came on in such a strange way. Sure enough, I checked and the birch trees had started releasing their pollen on Monday in our area (Warsaw, Poland). I've rarely had problems with allergies, so it was a real surprise to me.
But I suppose you could develop an allergy to fabric finishes...I don't think we are too old to do so and maybe even may get one where we didn't used to have one.