Hi, I have been quilting for about ten years, but slowly. That means I start many projects and have a lot of UFO's.
My hope this year is to get more time to sew and finish some of my UFO's.
My mother has been living with us since Oct. She is 90 and has dementia so some times sewing has to take a back seat.
I am very lucky because my mother is happy and most of the time she has a great sense of humor.
I made her a butterfly and flower lap quilt, her favorites,
and she doesn't want to use it because she wants to keep it nice.
Once in awhile she claims that she made the quilt. She did sew beautifully but not quilts. So I tell her she did a great job.
I have three daughters five grandchildren and one and ahalf great grandchildren. More later Marilu

Welcome from southeastern PA!

Marilu we are meeting in Clare on the 15th of Sept. Are you near us to join? Would love to have you.

Hi and welcome to the board from Ky. Thank you for sharing with us.

Hi Marilu, welcome from Minnesota!

Welcome from central AL. DH and I just got back from a week on Mackinac Island, what a great place! Wish I could move north.

My MIL lived with us for almost 10 years before she passed away last July. I completely understand quilting having to take a back seat, but I found it to be a great exercise in relaxation.

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!

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Hi Marilu-Mi, bless you for taking care of your mom. I did the same and never will regret it. BUT, being a caregiver can stress so if you can get someone to 'spell' you to have some Marilu time, do it. Rejuvenate!

My dad had dementia and I called him my docile child. Mom's dementia was totally 180. I couldn't name her anything but my mommie. I miss them so much.

Blessings,
Ruth

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welcome from another Michigander. I'm in the Brighton area, what part of Michigan are you from?

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Hi from NC. You have some competition in the UFO department.

By all means you need help and some stress relief. Check with your local department of aging or some equivilent service in your town/city/county. There is also an area agency on aging in every area of the country. Look for them in phone book and they can steer you to the kind of services available like day care, home health, and an amazing array of services for folks in your and your mother's shoes. Just one day a week off can make a big difference in your stress level and your ability to do right by your Mom. I give this advice after serving six years on the board of the county dept. on aging in my poor, rural county. I'm now in my second term on the advisory board of the area agency which covers seven poor rural counties. That group is federally funded in part and exists across the country.

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Hello and welcome from Ontario.

Hi, I am so new to this site, I didn't know how to find a way to write to you. I am on the other side of the state, near Benton Harbor. My town is Dowagiac. But I am (if my mother is ok) going to Quilt-N-Go's retreat Nov. 13, 14, 15, and 16. I have going to that one before and it is so much fun. It is in Shipshawana (not sure of the spelling) I am meeting friends from Detroit and if you can come it would be a great foursom.
I make plans with the statement if I can. So far my mother is doing well enough that my husband can take care of her, but we know that one day that will not be the case.
Have you seen the bow tie block that you make with folds? I just saw it and I am going to make a quilt for my grandson for college. At least I hope I will get it done. He goes to college next fall.
Marilu

Hi, Thanks for the information. We have Hospices, and I just got a volunteer for Tues. nights so that I can go to sit and sew. My husband cares for my mother when I am gone. So we give each other breaks. No way could I do this with out him. He is so wonderful with her and lets me get away when I need to.
I have tried to get her to go to Council On Aging, but she was never a person who did things outside the home, except trailer in the winter with my father. Even after he died she drove their 35 foot motor home by herself and went with their close friends all over in the winter.
I do know how much these agencies help people. I am so glad they are there. Marilu

Hello, I am from the southwest corner of Mich. Marilu

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