When cleaning out the mother-in-law's apartment after moving her into assisted living we came across this wall hanging that her mother had made. Nobody wanted it so I took it.
It needed a bath, which I finally got around to doing the other day. :-) I hand-washed it in a sink of cool water with some serious toothbrush time in one spot on the white background that was a yellow greasy looking stain. Which, thankfully, when it dried is not that visible.
It dried with the puckered look you see in the photo. While examining it closely to figure out why it was not flat this is what I observed.
The gray fabric of the basket had shrunk! Damn! I can do one of two thing, leave it as is OR unpick the basket and re-appliqué it and hope like hell it doesn't shrink any more. I'm going to go with the first option because I'm not that great at appliqué and sometimes less, is more.
The moral of the story is pre-wash your fabrics because I'm sure Hubby's grandmother would be upset about the puckering.
Oh! And here is a picture of Psycho Cat. Isn't she the most pitifulest thing you ever saw?
She doesn't fool me. I see that red gleam in her eyes. LOL
I hope everyone is having a good day!
Judy
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