I have Fibromyalgia and a dumb question..
#11
Power Poster
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
You might want to consider getting an Accuquilt GO! It is supposed to be much easier to cut fabric this way, and it cuts up to 4 layers at a time. Pricey, but I think worth it in the long run to be able to cut fabric to desired shapes at home. Here is the website:
http://www.accuquilt.com
Aside from the demo on the website, there are some helpful demos of the GO! on YouTube.
http://www.accuquilt.com
Aside from the demo on the website, there are some helpful demos of the GO! on YouTube.
#13
Another fibro quilter - I do not do those marathon sessions for cutting or sewing any more. It's one of those "lifestyle adjustments" the dr warns you about.
I use ergonomic tools - rubbery, large handled seam ripper, Fiskers rorary cutter that is easier on the hands, and a lipped ruler when possible. I also have a lumbar pillow on my sewing chair.
I use ergonomic tools - rubbery, large handled seam ripper, Fiskers rorary cutter that is easier on the hands, and a lipped ruler when possible. I also have a lumbar pillow on my sewing chair.
#14
Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 19
I use electric scissors to cut out pieces. I have lots of hard to find patterns and I sometimes cut out enough pieces for enough blocks to make a quilt. I piece one block and sell it and all the required pieces on Ebay, so I do a lot of cutting. Electric scissors save me lots of fatigue in my hands.
#15
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: chicago, IL
Posts: 9,589
Michelle,
I am another Fibro-Quilter...Moonpi had the right ideas! I keep my cutting table higher than normal to make it easier, and fold the fabric narrower if possible.
I cut when I can and sew when I can't...Don't give in to the pain, we can't let it rule our lives!
Susie
I am another Fibro-Quilter...Moonpi had the right ideas! I keep my cutting table higher than normal to make it easier, and fold the fabric narrower if possible.
I cut when I can and sew when I can't...Don't give in to the pain, we can't let it rule our lives!
Susie
#16
Power Poster
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 17,636
I didn't expect there to be so many other ppl with fibro....just thought arthritis is more common. T G, I don't have that!
anyways, was just wondering, I have multiple chemical sensitivities, (MCS), are you guys, just as bothered,...or in other words,...does your fibromyalgia, really act up, after certain foods?
Yeah, you'd think, oh, that'ts easy, just don't eat them.
I tried that. Wasn't getting enough vitamin C, and nobody knew it.
I had blood in my urine for a year and a half.
Knowing that probably contributed to the blood, I just eat what I have to, and suffer like a monkey! :?
anyways, was just wondering, I have multiple chemical sensitivities, (MCS), are you guys, just as bothered,...or in other words,...does your fibromyalgia, really act up, after certain foods?
Yeah, you'd think, oh, that'ts easy, just don't eat them.
I tried that. Wasn't getting enough vitamin C, and nobody knew it.
I had blood in my urine for a year and a half.
Knowing that probably contributed to the blood, I just eat what I have to, and suffer like a monkey! :?
#17
Power Poster
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
Originally Posted by quiltncrazy
,...does your fibromyalgia, really act up, after certain foods?
#19
http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/18105.page ia a chit chat thread about fibro. It does seem more common than I ever realized. Unfortunately!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Ditter43
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
312
08-17-2011 09:30 PM
minnow895
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
28
08-31-2010 04:28 PM