And Today's Lesson Is.....
If you ever get a wild idea to repair a bedspread or comforter, begin by taking a large, heavy object, then beat yourself on the head repeatedly until the urge passes. I am feeling better, but not 100% back to normal, so it seemed like a good day to tackle the bedspread problem. After all, why ruin a perfectly good day? I serged the remaining seams, then because I thought it best to reconstruct the thing in the same manner it had been put together (like a pillowcase around the batting), I sewed the edges together, and it was time to figure out how to attach the batting. Luckily, I had a helper as usual. Interestingly enough, the batting is several inches too wide in every direction, which had been dealt with by simply folding the batting over. Okay. The problem was that the manufacturer also had some sort of spray adhesive that is much more durable and firm than quilter's basting spray--which was no help whatsoever. So, I decided the biggest ...