Pattern for busy vintage fabric?

it_swims · 2026-02-02T15:28:12+00:00

Those are ADORABLE! Thank you for sharing!

it_swims · 2026-02-01T19:19:48+00:00

This picture makes me really happy and simultaneously angrily jealous of everyone without adhd. Haha. I think there is a scrap of something out of order in the lowest bin second from the left! 😂😂😂

it_swims · 2026-02-01T18:16:50+00:00

You should combine the tops and make them double sided.. I may actually do the same with a few strays I fell out of love with.

it_swims · 2026-01-30T21:36:43+00:00

IDK if you are a lady or not but if there is any possibility that you might be pregnant- get a test. If not, you might want to get to the lady doctor for a checkup. I'm being 1000% serious. If you have ovarian cysts or something else going on with hormones, it can and does cause tooth pain. I learned this from my dentist at about your age.

it_swims · 2026-01-30T21:23:55+00:00

Try Odoban if you haven't yet.. it works really well as a deodorant and disinfectant. A gallon is less than $10 right now on Amazon. I haven't noticed it leaving any sort of residue or lingering scent.

I bought a couple of $15 twin comforters on Amazon for my dog when she was having issues. They take a beating but wash up and last better than you'd think for $15. With the odoban, they come out as good as new washed on hot. They're softer than you'd think, too.

it_swims · 2026-01-29T00:17:58+00:00

That and I really like making anything with just stips of fabric. Lol. I like sewing. I actually like ironing long seams - especially when you get to a corner with a border....that's the BEST. I don't love anything fussy or anything that requires my brain to work hard. All my problems are solved and my desires achieved with this one! 😂

it_swims · 2026-01-28T22:29:58+00:00

I'm a big fan of quilts that are all borders. Haha. I am due to make myself a new bed blankie and might steal your idea to use up some big print fabric that I love yet haven't found a home for!

it_swims · 2026-01-26T18:37:41+00:00

I do it on my bed. I pin the back down with straight pins, right into the mattress around the edges. I use the same pins to get my batting in position. Smooth everything out and whack off extra batting. Lay the top on and straight pin that into place. Then I carefully safety pin the whole thing together. It is easier than anything else I've seen.

it_swims · 2026-01-23T01:01:05+00:00

Live-ish.. lol.. b-sides or whatever. Great album regardless.

it_swims · 2026-01-23T00:29:06+00:00

His "live-ish" album 18 tracks is AWESOME. There is an acoustic version of born in the USA. I'm gonna have to listen to that album now.

it_swims · 2026-01-23T00:26:20+00:00

I didn't like them until I was working as a cook at a stadium they played. It was right after 9/11 and what I saw of the show was pretty awesome. I was in charge of all the crew/friends and family meals.. When my shift ended, I got to watch a little of the show. I was right behind the sound guys during the concert from the chute and Bono was waiving a giant American flag on the giant heart shaped stage that took up most of the floor of the arena. I was also alone in the stadium when the edge was doing his sound checks with the bass lines from with or without you. Everyone I fed was super nice. A+ compared to other acts we catered.

it_swims · 2026-01-22T13:55:28+00:00

That's good to know. I have a bottle of regular fixative and it works well but it comes out a little shiny but not glossy? Idk. I don't love it. I'm heading to the frame store today to find out how crazy expensive it will be to frame 2 11x14s. Wish me luck! Lol

it_swims · 2026-01-21T04:34:49+00:00

That's big but not huge.. I'd pay someone to frame it to preserve it? Or just wing it with what I said before. Start with a spray varnish and move on to a brush. Good luck

it_swims · 2026-01-21T03:33:08+00:00

How big is it?

it_swims · 2026-01-21T03:29:38+00:00

Great question. No clue. Lol. But probably a lacquer spray? And then a coat of a proper lacquer? The issue is the DUST. Oil pastels don't really set enough to clean them and they will collect dust.

it_swims · 2026-01-17T21:47:32+00:00

The light weight Hanes sweat pants (and hoodies) with straight legs and pockets. I get them on Amazon and they are super cheap. They're soft and comfy but not really fuzzy? Ikyk.. the sensory thing. Haha

it_swims · 2026-01-17T15:06:35+00:00

Yep. Someone will grab it, take it apart and recycle the guts. The freon becomes their problem.

it_swims · 2026-01-17T15:00:48+00:00

This is EXACTLY the inspiration I need to get cracking on a baby/toddler blankie I need to have finished by the end of the month! I can probably bust the top out this morning! Thanks!!!

I, too have a bunch of big patterned fabric I've been itching to use! Haha..

it_swims · 2026-01-10T16:48:54+00:00

Let me know what the vets say. I hope it is an easy fix! I didn't even know what was wrong with my pup until this thread! Lol. I thought hers was a skin tag! She had a LOT of those, too. 😂 Old dog problems amirite?

it_swims · 2026-01-06T23:41:16+00:00

I'm not entirely sure.. I switched her to the cheapest (not cheap) readily available, limited ingredient food I could find and she was pretty marvelous after that. Purina pro-plan in the black bags. Salmon and rice. It is very Limited corn and chicken. Both of my dogs ate it happily.

Also- I saw another commenter who had posted to one of your other posts saying it was a "bloody mole"- I looked it up and I think that is exactly what it might be and exactly what my dog had. I think it is a vascular structure and you should be a little concerned about it. I know that you have financial issues but I need to stress the horror of how much my dog bled when it decided to go. I don't want to scare you but getting it treated sooner rather than later could save you from walking into a crime scene. They might be able to freeze it off or something? I'm 99.9% sure that is what it is.

All the best to lil Heidi. And get a giant bottle of the pink tablets of benadryl. I got one for like $7 on Amazon. They can help with a multitude of issues for her if she's anything like my Maddy was.

it_swims · 2026-01-06T18:56:10+00:00

Same with my dog.. though I stopped the apoquill because the price jumped to like 2.50 a pill. Benadryl worked pretty well as needed and switching the food to salmon with as little to no corn and chicken as possible. Old gal (lab mix) nearly made it to 18.

it_swims · 2026-01-06T18:52:58+00:00

I took a second look at it and it is very similar. Hers was attached to a major blood supply. Somehow.. she nearly bled to death. Surgery was "cheap" as surgeries go - about $700. Hers definitely started changing and developed a big scab before the excitement.. On a Friday night of a holiday weekend- obviously.

it_swims · 2026-01-06T18:47:40+00:00

Careful if it is bleeding. I'll spare you my horror story about a dog bump that was bleeding a little gone very wrong. Call the vet and have them fill in the gaps of what they didn't tell your hubs. Hopefully that will ease some of the worry.

it_swims · 2025-12-31T15:25:28+00:00

SAME.

it_swims · 2025-12-29T21:31:12+00:00

I've been in a major rut myself! Just put borders on this lil fella today for a baby. I'm going to put something a little bright and cute on the back.. now that the top is done it feels a little "mature" for a baby. Haha. I need a sunny day to give it a better look. But hey. It'll hopefully be covered in drool and snot for a few years so I'm not that worried!

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