I sometimes have mending piles that sit for months until I have some pressure to mend the item, usually clothing. I know I should just make myself sit and fix the items so my family can reuse their clothes, but it seems overwhelming and I procrastinate.
Right now I have a pair of my husband's pants to hem. He really could use them, so I need to get that done rather than have them draped over the ironing board. I also have a quilt my mom had made for me in college by this sweet woman in our church. It contains a lot of the fabrics I used when I began my sewing hobby. The problem is that some of the squares have ripped out at the seams and it needs a lot of mending. It's needed that for about ten years and has been stored that long. At what point do I say, it's not worth it and just get it off my mind? I'm still wrestling with that. Another question is, where would I put it if I DO mend it? Stay tuned. You may hear about that quilt in a future post!
I commit to mending the pants today to simplify my mending pile!
jamckeen - you have no idea how encouraging it is to read your comments! Thanks, and I'm happy with you on your cubbies getting cleaned out!
ReplyDelete*Heidi - Do you have a photo of the quilt? If not, can you lay it out in a way that can minimize showing the needed repairs and just keep the photo? Just a thought. It's very hard when something that is useful - but also a keepsake - runs out of being useful. If you need permission though - then I say, let it go! You used it and enjoyed it. You are not taking anything away from the usefulness and joy of that gift by getting rid of it at this point. (Don't forget to tell me the same thing when it's my turn!!!) :)
ReplyDeleteI cleaned out a bag of "stuff" that was probably in my car at some point and I dumped it in the office/schoolroom last fall. (All the receipts were from Oct. 2009! Put 1 item in the give-away box, threw away a stack of paperwork, and made a stack to shred. Also put away about 10 items - back where they belong! One large shopping bag of stuff out of my life!