DH has been an RN since 1993, before that he was LPN, before that an Army medic, and before his Army days he was an EMT. He's been in the health field for a LOT of years! He recently retired, and I offered to make him a quilt from his old scrub tops, all of which I made. I've been making all his scrub tops for over 25 years.
He pulled his scrub tops out of the closet and piled them on the bed. The number of scrub tops he's had has gone up and down over the years, as some wear out and I make more. How many did he retire with? 66!
I only wanted to use the backs of the scrub tops, so I didn't have to worry about pockets, or ink stains, or any other stains which I may or may not be able to identify. All those years in the Emergency Room had him exposed to a lot.
Thanks to having lots of experience using men's shirts for quilting, I knew the fastest way to get this pile into a pile of usable fabric was to clip the seams and rip.
Now I've got this pile of fabrics to work with. This is more than enough to make a quilt, though I do have scraps of other scrub tops that didn't make it to retirement I could add in if I chose to. I've narrowed it down to either doing a stained glass quilt, or making large bricks and making a brick wall quilt. I kind of like the metaphor of the brick wall for his years spent building his career, but I think he'll prefer a stained glass quilt so that's the more likely route to go. I won't know for sure until I start cutting!
I got to spend more time sightseeing with family this week, since with the lousy weather where they live, and the great weather where we live, my SIL and BIL opted to stay a bit longer. I enjoy spending time with them, so it was a good time, and I got to see a couple places I haven't seen before, and go back to a couple I haven't seen in years.
Life is always busy, but it's good busy!
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From 1 RN retired to your hubster, CONGRATULATIONS! And thank your serving your community all these years. ENJOY retirement, you've earned it and then some :-)
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