I'm happy to report, I finished my mending. Being responsible to (as they say in the US South) all y'all, kept me honest, and I did my mending.
A couple of questions. When do you decide something is past mending and just needs to be given a decent burial? I have a nightgown that has underarm holes, and I've patched them up several times. For the most part the rest is in good shape, but I keep having to patch the underarms. If I do have to give it decent burial, i'm planning on cutting off the top part (from the underarm up) and using a small piece to patch my sheet, but does anyone have any ideas for the bottom part? That's still in good shape.
One last question, when I patch my flannel sheet, should I patch on both sides, or is 1 enough? And do I patch on the side I'm sleeping under or on the top? (Yes, I'm a little obsessed and probably over thinking this.) Thanks in advance for your help.