tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77363944005354726782024-03-14T00:39:47.346+00:00Sally Sews SomethingDelighted you could pop by and visit. I love to get a feed back on what I'm up to, so comments are welcome, and if you have a blog I'll try to visit in return.... Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-24160260195021112672014-06-16T18:48:00.000+01:002014-06-16T18:49:32.341+01:00Dress by Elaine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Last summer Elaine made herself a top which she decided to revamp into a dress for this summer. </div>
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And here's the top she used as the bodice....</div>
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When she first made it she put a zip up the back - which she removed...<br />
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Looks radical!</div>
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However the end result is a bit of fun! :D<br />
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Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-70253998882298925782014-05-12T19:10:00.002+01:002014-05-12T19:11:48.054+01:00ME: Another Year on.....This time last year I wrote my most viewed blogpost ever. <br />
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It was a post about <b>ME & Fibromyalgia Awareness Day</b> and called <span style="text-align: center;">"</span><a href="http://sallysewssometing.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/so-how-does-me-affect-me.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">So How Does ME affect Me</a><span style="text-align: center;">?"</span><br />
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Now, it's that time of year again, and I had hoped to write a follow up post that would link to the theme of sewing - but somehow that never happened. I became rather involved in a project on another blog:<br />
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Basically, I collated links to participating May 12th Awareness blogposts written on the day. The project rather took off, and there are now over 80 links on my<br />
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My own two contributions are:<br />
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"<a href="http://sallyjustme.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/WhyNOTexercise.html" target="_blank">Why NOT Exercise?</a>" and "<a href="http://abilityforagility.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/why-do-i-use-wheels.html" target="_blank">Why do I use Wheels?</a>". </div>
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Please take a look. Thank you. <br />
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<br />Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-7469504755352331592014-04-20T09:59:00.001+01:002014-04-20T09:59:59.710+01:00Easter Egg Fun! Naturally Dyed with Red Cabbage!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
No sewing today! However I couldn't resist sharing this morning's madness. Boiled cabbage Easter Eggs! </div>
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Eggs, vinegar and chopped red cabbage.</div>
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Boiled hard.<br />
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Lifting the egg out part way through and it looks like nothing is happening. If your eggs were brown at the start, most of the brown will now rub off.<br />
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It only rubs off when the egg is wet. Here you can see the paler egg colour beneath.<br />
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The eggs look purple when wet, but they dry to a bluey colour. Daubing more drops of the cabbage water onto the egg as it dries creates interesting patterns.</div>
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The result - an assorted pile of interesting egg colours. <br />
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Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-60898064020613116822014-04-05T20:02:00.004+01:002014-04-05T21:08:18.168+01:00Saturday Sewing.Kerry called in today and we got the sewing machines out. Here's what she was working on.<br />
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And to get in the sewing mood we put "Great British Sewing Bee" on in the background. (Thanks iplayer.) <br />
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I had an idea to make another patchwork jacket using an old fleece as a base. This time in blues rather than reds. (Previous post here: <a href="http://sallysewssometing.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/crazy-patchwork-jacket.html" target="_blank">Crazy Patchwork Jacket</a>)<br />
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The donor fleece was an old work fleece of Tim's. I cut out zip, cuffs, and pockets. Then unpicked the underarm seams all the way to create this roughly flat shape. <br />
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With a little help from Finn, I pinned more fleece over the holes left by the pockets. (Check out what else Finn gets up to here <a href="http://abilityforagility.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Ability for Agility</a>.)</div>
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Patchwork fabrics were mostly blue this time, and sewn on using a zigzag stitch, which is much quicker than the turn-under method I used last time.</div>
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As she started to lay out the layers of material for her quilt. This is to be lighter than the last couple she has made, so the inner this time is simply a cheap fleece throw from Ikea.<br />
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As the collar stands up, the outer edge of the denim needed snips cut in it, and these were hidden under the patch pieces coming up to the neck line.<br />
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This is how far I got today. So far I'm pleased with it.<br />
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And I thought a few extra stowage places might be useful, cos I really don't want to use the pensioner's wire basket on the front!<br />
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Two fabrics. First a bit of black material salvaged from a "once-used" BBQ cover, from which I made the seat cover. Then a delightful little piece of doggie fabric that my friend Rosie found, and bought for me, last summer.</div>
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Two pockets made, with the black fabric as an inner and the dogs fabric just covering the front.<br />
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Then the two big pockets sewn on to either side of the seat section - and these look way better than a wire basket on the front!<br />
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I made this bag last year, and have enjoyed using it. It has one annoying feature however, and that is that the top, being just a flap, can't be secured. </div>
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So I thought I'd remedy that. First step - Cut the offending flap in half.<br />
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Next stitch the removed end of the flap, to the other side of the bag opening.<br />
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And trim away the extra material.<br />
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And there it is - a bag that doesn't keep spilling it's guts out every time I set it down!<br />
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The bag was originally made from an old pair comfortable cotton work trousers. Check out my post <a href="http://sallysewssometing.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/designing-my-own-shoulder-bag-step-by.html" target="_blank">here from last year.</a>Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-66201903248502836902013-12-07T15:13:00.003+00:002013-12-07T15:37:13.242+00:00At Last!! Sewing Machine Mended!The feed-dogs were broken, and apparently there were no replacements in the country!<br />
A 6 week lead time turned into a rather longer wait.<br />
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Sewing madness will re-commence shortly. <br />
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Oh .... and I suspect that very shortly Sally Sews Something will hit 10 000 page views! :) Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-16899647132547356432013-11-24T11:17:00.004+00:002013-11-24T11:28:17.016+00:00Thoughts on Sewing and Stuff!My sewing endeavours have taken a bit of an extended break due to the delay in a replacement part arriving to fix the feed-dogs of my Singer.<br />
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It seems that once the sewing bug strikes it becomes infectious, because several friends have taken up sewing and are likewise inspiring others around them. My good friend Rosie has even been to a Saturday Quilting Day and there managed to meet Gillian, an extended family cousin, also sewing.<br />
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Actually the pictures above are not so recent. The last one shows the bits I used to make a tug toy for my puppy Finn. Hopefully he and I will be able to start competing in Agility next year. (<a href="http://abilityforagility.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Agility Blog</a>)<br />
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And in the mean time I wish those feed-dogs would hurry up and arrive so that I can continue some sewing.Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-38665330302395102402013-09-01T15:15:00.004+01:002013-09-01T15:21:32.888+01:00A Request for Help.Friends please could you consider signing and sharing this petition. Karina Hansen is a severely ill ME sufferer. She has been forcibly removed from her parents' care by psychiatrists. Her parents have been denied contact with her. <br />
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I am moderately affected by ME (and this has affected my life dramatically). I cannot imagine how awful it would be to be removed from my family and treated as though I just imagined that I was ill!<br />
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<a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Justice_for_Karina/" target="_blank">Avaaz Petition: Justice for Karina</a><br />
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As a result of coming down with ME I have lost my job and the ability to do many of the things I love.<br />
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I have however had the full support of my family, friends and doctor: who all understand that this is a very physically disabling illness. I am coping relatively well by using a mobility scooter to get about and my family are helping me to keep positive by facilitating activities that I can enjoy. <br /><br />Karina is in her early twenties and has been removed from the care of her family. She is much more severely ill than I am, and I find it hard to imagine that a civilised country could treat anyone this way.<br />
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Please help the ME community take a stand against this outrage!<br />
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<b>Please sign and share widely. </b> Thank you.Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-83603127640790236302013-08-22T10:41:00.001+01:002013-08-22T10:41:36.521+01:00Ugandan Fabric Top on Holiday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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The fabric came from a trip I made to Uganda in 1999 and was bought in a market town in N.W. Uganda called Arua. Buying it was quite an experience as every stall holder hustled to sell us something. Then carrying it home on bicycle taxi (ladies sit side saddle pillion) was rather a white knuckle ride. <br /><br />
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Just wish I'd bought more bits of fabric at the time, for it wasn't expensive, and the colours and patterns were amazing! This top was made using a Prima magazine pattern, but I made it several inches longer so it could be worn as a dress in its own right.<br />
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The first item is a dress that she made from fabric I had stashed, and mighty fine it looks too I think!<br />
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Finally her last item this week was this flowery top. She and her friends went back to the shop in Carrickfergus last week, and this material and the skirt material came from this second foray.<br />
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And her friend Joanna, who had never used a sewing machine before, got very inspired to create a bag for herself out of some rather vibrant fluffy fleece material!<br />
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This fully lined bag was the end result! Way to go Joanna!<br />
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Whole thing then attached to the machine, and the button hole stopper brought down to lie between the two guides on the buttonholer.<br />
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Then, of course a few practice runs on some spare material to find out where the button hole runs once the fabric is put in place.</div>
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I found to get my button holes in the right place I wanted to put the buttonholer almost to the edge of the fabric and then the button hole stopper against the back guide. Like so:<br />
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After cutting the fabric inside each button hole I then marked through the button holes onto the fabric of the other side of the shirt using a biro.<br />
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And this gave a guide for where to sew each button.<br />
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Resulting in a nice row of buttons on my first ever shirt/blouse! Yay!<br />
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Just need some warmer weather again now, so that I can wear it without covering it in layers of fleecies for warmth! </div>
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PS. Previous post regarding this blouse here: <a href="http://sallysewssometing.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/a-blouse-or-origami-puzzle.html" target="_blank">A Blouse - or an Origami Puzzle?</a></div>
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Me, my friend, and a collection of daughters had a good old stitch and bitch sewing day! <br />
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So here are the collection of sewing machines lined up ready for use in the kitchen sweat shop.....<br />
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and Iron and Cut out pieces......<br />
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Another scruffy pony in the making....<br />
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One scruffy pony, a bow clutch bag, two zip-up make-up bags, a coin purse, a beach tote and a short skirt (folded on left)..<br />
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We WILL all sleep well tonight! :)Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-38708258955219468562013-06-24T17:36:00.001+01:002013-06-24T19:22:47.879+01:00Oh! Oh! Guess who went SHOPPING! My daughters heard that there is a veritable Aladdin's Cave at<b> Craftswoman Fabrics </b>in Carrickfergus, and so off we went. Talk about kids in a sweetie shop - we didn't know where to start! <br />
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<br />Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-49913787488790317892013-06-23T13:29:00.000+01:002013-06-23T13:29:08.018+01:00Sewing Machine all mended.... Delighted to have my sewing machine back up and running again. Something had seized in it, and although I'd taken it apart as far as I dared, all I could see was a load of old fluff. Cleaning the fluff away made no difference, so off it went to the menders. (A little place on Newtownards Road in Belfast for those local enough to know.)<br /><br />Turned out there was some thread wound around something vital and a quick service and a tidy up has it ready to sing again. <br />
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So watch this space!Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-53846589452858081032013-06-11T17:59:00.000+01:002013-06-23T13:31:02.451+01:00Sewing Machine Blues! Well something went fifftt in my sewing machine and it's away to the menders! The great button hole adventure for my shirt - all finished except for the button holes - will have to wait. <br />
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Watch this space! Hopefully by Friday it will be back and Singing again.Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-72590253689767438052013-06-02T19:45:00.000+01:002013-06-28T12:40:22.206+01:00A Blouse - or an Origami Puzzle?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm using Butterick 6085, which is supposed to be "Fast & Easy" - well that might be true if you've made lots of blouses before. <br />
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And at last the collar turns right way around and looks... WOW.... like a collar! How did that happen?<br />
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And a sightly closer version...<br />
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Next time - sleeves and button holes etc.... But now dinner! Phew!<br />
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Edit to add link to finishing the blouse: <a href="http://sallysewssometing.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/making-row-of-button-holes-ta-da.html" target="_blank">Making a Row of Button-Holes, Ta Da!</a></div>
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I am starting a sister blog called "Ability for Agility" and I've copied the first post below in case any of my sewing friends are also interested in dogs and agility.... hope you enjoy it. :) <br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f4fa; color: #333399; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">In 2012, it became clear that I either had to give up doing agility or find another way to handle Patsy without running myself. Thus I started to train for "distance handling" and limited my own exertions in the ring to a walk. </span><br />
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The trainers at Castlereagh & District Dog Training Club were all highly supportive - and Patsy and I even won a club award at the end of 2012 for our progress. </div>
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As time went by however my abilities deteriorated further and so again, in early 2013, I faced the possibility of giving up agility. Luckily the online agility community came to my rescue, and I was inspired to attempt handling using a mobility scooter. This is still a work in progress, but training seems to be progressing well.</div>
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Link to the blog both here <a href="http://abilityforagility.blogspot.co.uk/">http://abilityforagility.blogspot.co.uk/</a> and tabbed at the top of the page.</div>
Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-16041438456003897512013-05-22T16:58:00.000+01:002013-05-22T17:01:40.159+01:00Still Learning - A Summer Top this Time...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Of course I should have bought a pattern on ebay or somewhere and waited for it to arrive.... but I'm learning!</div>
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This is the end result: (Can you tell we haven't had much sun here yet!!) </div>
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So, I started with an old tee-shirt and some newspaper:</div>
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And some rather stretchy fabric:<br />
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I got adventurous with some of the shapes I used - this is my version of some bust allowance: <br />
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And here are all the pieces cut out - weighed down with what came to hand:<br />
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The smaller piece crosses over behind the bigger front piece:<br />
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Then I added the gathers on the top seams as that looked a little less "Mrs Doyle from Father Ted" - ish. <br />
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A new case for my glasses made from: the last of an old quilted coat; a ribbon that came on a gift; some cardboard to give it strength and a little bias binding.</div>
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I got a new Kindle - as after 3 years I managed to wreck the first one. So I made a cover using the same idea as the glasses case but with some old fleece as padding. (Note to self - trying to quilt fleece is NOT as fun as I thought it might be!)<br />
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And May is ME Awareness month so I thought I'd tell my story.<br />
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Like most people, I'd heard of the term "Yuppie Flu" before I became ill. "Burn out" often got mentioned at the same time. Generally it was assumed that folk who got yuppie flu did so because they didn't take time to recover from day to day illnesses and so they burned out and became seriously ill. However a more sinister suggestion also came to the fore... some folk suggested that these afflicted yuppies stayed ill because they "didn't want to get better"!!! That never made sense to me at the time and it makes even less sense now.<br />
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So how does my experience weigh up? Well, for me, this illness seems to have started with a series of 5 fairly severe viral infections that I got over the Summer, Autumn and Winter of 2011. These were very frustrating as I seemed to recover between each, only to get the next virus doing the rounds. I was also having a few gynaecological issues and so, on 1st March 2012, I went in to hospital for some investigations. The literature cheerfully said "don't go back to work on the same day" and I booked two days off work!<br />
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I have not been able to work since. </div>
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At first, the doctors decided that I'd taken a bad reaction to the general anaesthetic, then they were confused, and finally I was told I had "chronic fatigue". But "fatigue" is such an inadequate word, because generally I do not feel "tired" which is what everybody always assumes.... The truth is, I can <b><i>do</i></b> very little physically because of the delayed effects. It's as if exertion of any kind later makes me drunk (without the happy element) and flu-ish.<br />
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Reading some of the latest research, it seems that the mitochondria in the cells stop being able to produce energy efficiently - and so reaction times, the ability to think straight, co-ordination, eye-focus, motor control and so on deteriorate. The effects however are delayed, so at the time I'm doing things I look (and often feel) fairly normal. Afterwards the only way to restore my functioning is to rest - although to be honest once I'm feeling like this, it's a bit like having 'flu, so resting is really all I <b><i>can </i></b>do.<br />
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The frustrating thing about this illness is that often the rest does not lead to a restoration of previous abilities. So despite careful "pacing" (the technique of monitoring activities and rest) I have experienced a steady slide in my abilities since onset. I now find I need to be creative in order to get out and about without too much exertion. To that end I have now used both wheelchairs and mobility scooters to get where I want to go. Believe me if I didn't have to use them I wouldn't!<br />
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The NHS has minimal treatment to offer. Indeed my diagnosis came about through private consultations with specialists rather than via the NHS. All the same, I have now attended the Chronic Fatigue Clinic at Belfast City Hospital twice. (The last time was in August 2012 and my next appointment is at the end of this month, so it's not exactly ongoing support!). However the consultant at the clinic was quite firm about one thing - he told me that every time I produce symptoms I do damage, and so I must keep to<b> "Only 60% of what I can consistently do without producing symptoms". </b><br />
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This is incredibly hard to achieve, and I rarely manage to avoid symptoms totally. I like living my life too much - and quite frankly, some days I really do feel well enough to do much more than I should. It's a tough lesson though, but I'm learning to pace myself so that I can hopefully keep what abilities I still have ----- or better still leave my body enough energy to produce some healing! <br />
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The Internet has some amazing resources, and I have found some fantastic support groups online. Sadly the NHS does not offer ME sufferers the same support as those suffering from other more readily recognised illnesses. Neither is there much funding available for research into ME (and most of that seems to go to the psychiatric lobby to research "chronic fatigue" which may not even be the same thing as ME). This is tragic because 25% of ME sufferers are housebound or bed-bound, indeed some are unable to do more than lie still in a darkened room.<br />
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Luckily there are some excellent ME charities that are raising their own funds and doing fantastic work creating greater awareness of this illness in the community. The charity I support is INVEST IN ME. This small patient led charity has raised an amazing £92 000 to date. <br />
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My two youngest daughters are today running a leg of the Belfast marathon with their school Down High and I am delighted to include a link here (once again) to their Just Giving fund raising page.</div>
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And to bring the story full circle and back to the topic of this blog - sewing: it is because sewing can be enjoyed without being too physically active, that I took it all up again. And because I started sewing more, I found the world of sewing bloggers, and so got I tempted to start blogging myself. <br />
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So without ME I wouldn't have started blogging at all! <br />
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PS I am happy for a link to this blog post to be shared, but would prefer that what I have written is viewed as a whole piece and not quoted out of context without my permission. Thank you. xx<br />
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Edited 20th June 2013 to include this link to a great article about the history and naming of ME:<br />
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I managed to tweak the home-drafted skirt pattern and finish it in the roses material... and Elaine has "borrowed" it to go out tonight! Now if that's not success, then I don't know what is! Pictures further down....</div>
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In other news - I got a free motion quilting foot for my Singer, and had a bit of fun experimenting...</div>
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This is a mat that sits under my machine to dampen the noise of it sitting directly on the wooden table top. So nobody sees all these beautiful swirls! LOL.<br />
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Okay here's a glimpse of the partly finished skirt. The zip is in but the top not finished. I had hoped to put on a waist band and was consulting "the book" when it turned out that Elaine wanted to wear it out tonight.<br />
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Kerry meanwhile is on another quilting spree. She spent yesterday cutting squares from the fat quarters I'd bought, but not done much with yet....<br />
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She's sewing everything using her hand-cranked Singer because of course I'm struggling to finish the skirt in time on the electric one.....<br />
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But Elaine decided the skirt was cool... so who am I to argue?<br />
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<br />Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-1664374370179122972013-04-29T21:28:00.003+01:002013-05-18T10:31:30.215+01:00My Daughters' Charity Run for Invest in ME<i>UPDATE: A grand total £1522 was raised by the Down High Relay Team for INVEST IN ME. Well done all!</i><br />
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My two younger daughters Elaine and Shona are each running a leg of the Belfast Marathon on Monday 6th May.<br />
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Their school, Down High, has put together four teams of young runners and teachers for the marathon relay event. The school has nominated <a href="http://www.investinme.org/" target="_blank">INVEST IN ME</a> as their chosen charity this year, and this was - at least in part - due to the fact that they suggested the charity to the school because of how this illness has affected me over the last year.<br />
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I am obviously delighted that the school has run with this idea, and that some more funds can be raised for much needed biomedical research into the nature of the illness. I realise that I am not as badly affected as many and so despite my limitations I can still get out and about to meet friends and socialise. Those most severely affected with ME often remain bed bound for years with no effective medical treatment. <br />
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Much more research is needed!<br />
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Elaine, who is the runner in our family, is giving a talk during school assembly on Wednesday morning explaining the nature of ME and the need for good biomedical research. Invest in ME sent a variety of resources to the school to help with this, including the book "Lost Voices from a Hidden Illness".<br />
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Shona, who doesn't normally run, has been training for a number of weeks now. She is looking forward to marathon day, but doesn't think she wants to keep up with running as a sport.... (quite her mother's daughter!).<br />
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Anyway, I'm as proud as can be of these two, and am so delighted that the school followed through on the suggestion to support Invest in ME as their named charity this year. <br />
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Any donation - small or large - that you feel you could make to support these young people (and their teachers who are also running) in their venture to raise funds for IiME will be gratefully appreciated.<br />
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Thank you....<br />
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Oh and my eldest daughter is also running a leg of the same marathon as part of another team from the Biomedical Research Lab where she works. Go Kerry! <br />
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It'll be a busy day and I hope to use my latest acquisition - a <a href="http://www.travelscoot.eu/gallery_1.htm" target="_blank">TravelScoot</a> to get out onto the route to cheer them all on.<br />
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<b>Run, my girls, run!</b><br />
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<br />Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736394400535472678.post-37402266021181465312013-04-22T18:01:00.000+01:002013-04-22T18:01:04.549+01:00Recycling Fleece Project.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It's wardrobe clear out time - and I found that several fleeces were worn out or tired in places, but when I piled them up I thought the colours were too nice to just send to a charity shop where they may or may not get used.......</div>
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So I started by cutting out the sections of fleece and discarding the stitching - there's the mess.<br />
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And this is the pile of fleece created so far. <br />
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<br />And just to show that the mood is generally relaxed in the house today, here's Honey fast asleep!<br />
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So there we go that's done now... More sewing escapades soon folks.Sally Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.com0