DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is there anyone who repairs the porcelain on kitchen sinks? I have an older double-bowl sink that needs to be redone. Thank you for your help. — ram1@gwi.net
ANSWER: The Bathtub Man (877-708-7400, www.thebathtubman.com) should be able to help you. A before-and-after photo on the website shows a bathroom sink after repairs.
For those seeking fiberglass repairs, Steve Corro of Corro’s Fiberglassing & Refinishing of Auburn advertises that he’s never met a bathtub he didn’t like. You can call him at 783-5944 or 577-3023, visit http://corrosfiberglassing.tripod.com/about.htm or email corrosfiberglassing@hotmail.com.
DEAR SUN SPOTS: You certainly seem to be able to help all of us out here one way or another, so I am hoping you can help me find one or more sources who can help me with getting started making a quilt using old T-shirt logos.
I have been collecting them over the years when the shirts wear out and thought it might be great to remember all the good times with the shirts if we had a quilt made with the logos.
Thanks so much for all the help you give everyone. — Mary Jane Peaco, Durham, mjpeaco@comcast.net
ANSWER: Sun Spots has actually had some relevant experience with T-shirt quilts. Years ago her mother made several for Mr. Sun Spots as Christmas gifts. She sewed the stretchy material onto a backing or used a border to hold it in place.
Also, in a similar vein, a reader wrote asking how to make a quilt out of old swimsuits, and received the following response:
In reply to the Feb. 11, 2011, column regarding making a quilt from old bathing suits, I would use iron-on Pellon. I have made two T-shirt quilts, and the Pellon worked very well. Just follow the instructions that come with it. My quilts are beautiful. Good luck! — Etta Meade, Springfield, Mass.
DEAR SUN SPOTS: You have helped me in the past and I must say that it was the most help that I ever got. I find myself in your need again.
I am an American Legion chaplain from the Granada/Lebanon conflict from the early 1980s. We are in dire need of veterans who proudly served in the American Armed Forces, whether male or female, to join our post.
If you have served and are currently not already a member of the great American Legion, please feel free to contact your local American Legion or call the Maine headquarters in Waterville at 873-3229.
I am currently in Post No. 204 in Monmouth and live in Leeds. There must be more veterans than just me in Leeds who are proud veterans who have served this wonderful country of our and live in this area.
We are currently just a small post and meet only in the summertime at the Monmouth Fish and Game on Route 202. We meet every third Tuesday of the month and charge a very little fee for an entire year’s enrollment.
There are many benefits in becoming an American Legion member. For more information feel free to call me at 524-2329, the Post Commander Rich Burnham at 933-2630 or the adjutant at 933-2173. — Scott D. Touchette, usinfantryman@fairpoint.net
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