Well, today, it was time for the flat sheet to be mended!
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| A Tear to be Mended |
There was a tiny hole which was soon darned and a bigger tear. At first, I was going to darn it, too, but then, I decided that it needed something more. I cut out two heart shaped patches from a piece of blue flannel fabric that I had and appliqued them on top of the tear to cover it. One on the wrong side of the sheet:
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| Heart Patch |
This is what the right side of the sheet looked like, after I appliqued the patch on the other side:
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| A Square within a Heart! |
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| Hearts and Hat |
My patches will hold, I know, but the poor sheet might not! But, maybe, with the patches in place, I'll get another winter's use out of it? In the meantime, I will look to see if there are any sales on flannel sheets.
Besides mending, I did two loads of laundry, today, including a blanket, and worked on the backing for the scrap quilt. I am using a length of flannel that I had bought a long time ago, but it is not big enough, so I am attaching additional pieces of leftover flannel to it. This is definitely a "stash buster" quilt! LOL.
Today, I am grateful for:
- The fabric stash
- A working washing machine and dryer
- Time to play with fabric
- Chatting with my daughter
- Tomato soup from the freezer for dinner!
Sunday's To Do List:
- Work on the quilt backing
- Do the dishes/run the dishwasher
- Attend the memorial service at the temple
- Water the garden
How is your weekend coming along?
You've done a great job there, Bless and hopefully you should get another year from it. I've just changed the sheets on Lily's bed and it has reminded me I need to get her some new bed linen in time for summer but it can be difficult to find pure cotton or linen. I hope you manage to get some in the sales. X
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jules. Pure cotton sheets can be expensive; I hope you find a good deal on them. I looked at the prices of flannel sheets online, last night, and was shocked at how much they cost!
DeleteYou were very clever to make a hat for the snow man with your patch. I hope you get another season out of those sheets because they are fun. The initial pattern is fun, but your patches make them even better.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Live and Learn. I might be a bit crazy to patch and mend sheets, but, there's no reason why the mending shouldn't be made decorative, as well, is there?
DeleteSuch creative patching! I think patching should be fun and one of these days I am going to try out a Japanese system of patching, called "Boro". Was it you who mentioned it or did I see it on another blog? Of course if I try it on my husband's jeans it might be too fancy but I have jeans that are starting to wear thin at the knees. I just wish there was an easy way of repairing the pockets on DH's jeans. It is an awkward mend however I do it! However does he get them into such a ripped state?
ReplyDeleteI don't think it was I who mentioned boro, Bushlady, but, I think Angela and I discussed sashiko stitching (often used in boro) in the comments in the earlier post about mending. Boro is very interesting and, in the 2019 Tokyo quilt festival, there was a quilt displaying boro patch work. Your boro patched jeans will be very fashionable!
DeleteSorry, can't help you with mending your husband's jeans pockets, though! :)
Oh, you are so clever! I hope you get another season out of your sheets. You have put a lot of love and care into them.
ReplyDeleteHa, ha, I guess at some point, I'll have to stop mending them and buy new sheets, but, until then, I'll continue to mend them. :)
DeleteVery cute and clever!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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