A Philatelist’s Story

I started my philatelical hobby when I was nine years old after a near death bicycle accident. The accident left me hospitalized in a hospital bed for six very long months. Friends and family tried keeping me entertained by giving me coloring books, Barbie’s, tapes, stickers and stamps. It was nice when company came to visit me and I received gifts almost every time. When I left the hospital, I had a nice collection of stamps started. I ended up with stamps from over 300 countries! At that time, I didn’t even realize that that many countries even existed.

As The years continued, I have added to my collection by visiting antique stores, exchanging stamps through pen pals and sometimes ordering some through the Mystic Stamp Catalog. Occasionally, when something caught my eye - I

would buy a whole sheet from the post office. Philately became a hobby for me. There are many reasons why I collect stamps. I enjoy it and it is fun for me. The pure fact of collecting is exhilarating especially when you get a whole set together. Stamp collecting is full of history.

I never stopped collecting stamps, always making sure to tear them off envelopes before throwing them away. I however did stop purchasing and slowed down after having kids. I also didn’t want my little ones to get into my collection after I had sorted them and organized them into twenty something different binders. Now those stamps I so treasured many years ago are mostly tucked away safely in a box, nestled in the corner of my closet.

I have occasionally pulled them out and showed them to a loved one or a friend, but most people don’t have the love for philately like I do. I still treasure my collection and it would be difficult to ever let it go. Unfortunately, philately is no longer what it was when I was growing up and I have not met many people who share my passion. I was disappointed when the postal office switched to the sticker stamps, they just didn’t look the same and I didn’t like the idea of them being stickers. I am not a sticker collector, except when it comes to scrap booking.

Fidget Blanket (Fummeldecke) Ideas

This will be my first time ever making a fidget blanket- I was so happy to have the opportunity today to gift my Oma a fidget blanket. I love her with all my heart, it just makes me so sad that not much can be done for her while struggling through dementia. She told me it was beautiful and she appeared to like it. I showed her each square and what she can do with it. The first thing she noticed was the wording; „Mit Liebe Gemacht“ which translates to „Made with love“. Oma Hildegard is German and I wanted to make sure she would recognize things and always remember that we love her. What is a Fidget Blanket? Fidget blankets are therapeutic small lap quilts to which different kinds of things are sewn or added on. These items offer sensory stimulation that can have a calming effect on patient who struggle with memory loss. The Fidget blankets help them stay busy avoiding boredom. It provides a means of performing repetitive behaviors that are often reassuring and calming. ...

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Diamonds Are Forever Quilt Block

Saw this pattern on Facebook and Pinterest, so I eyed the pattern and came up with my own measurements. Supposedly... this is a old pattern. It caught my attention because it uses remnants of fabric and I hate seeing things go to waste. This project uses a dryer sheet. So... save your dryer sheets! Cut a piece of paper and dryer sheet to 6.5” square. Find the 2” width and mark with line. Draw a line on the left and right to the bottom center. Cut out pattern piece. Cut a rectangular piece of fabric for the center piece. 3” x 9.5” Place pattern piece on top of the fabric and cut to size. I used symmetrical patterns / colors on each side of the diamond. The width of fabric was 1/2” - 2”, s and used scrap triangle pieces for the ends. Watch short video clip „ here “ Finished block size should be 6.5“ Very similar to endless chain:

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