Try to remember as you sit to wiggle your toes and swivel your feet as much as possible. This keeps the circulation moving in your legs.

A quilt teacher told us once that she quilted downstairs and kept the iron and ironing board upstairs. That way she was always on the move. I have always tried to get mine as close as possible.

i was having trouble, not with swelling, but with really bad leg cramps, after only 15 mins of sewing. So i put a wedge, about 1/2 inch thick, under both of the back legs of my chair, so the chair tilts forward just a tiny bit, and it took the chair pressure off the bottom of my thighs, and that did the trick

Be careful!!! You can get deep vein thrombosis (blood clot) from sitting in one place that long. You MUST get up and move around for several minutes at least once an hour. Especially us women of "an age". My mom had intermittent swelling of her left leg for a few months, and then ended up with a huge blood clot. Don't take this lightly!! You could end up in the hospital.

Could it be a medication issue? I was having a lot of swelling, mainly in my left foot. My doctor switched my blood pressure meds from Norvasc to Avapro and within a few days, the swelling has gone. I've been on it for almost a month, and it's been great. I actually have ankles again!

I think we get so caught up in our sewing we forget to take breaks. The chair puts a lot of pressure on the backs of our legs. Even cushioned chairs cause pressure. Get in the habit of getting up and walking around a little. I hope you get a good report from the doctor.

Mine swell. That is why I try to get up to press. It keeps me moving.