tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post2669332685760743625..comments2024-02-25T08:24:32.822+00:00Comments on Confessions of a Sewing Novice: Not (quite) deadwestmoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-65851129479455371372014-05-01T19:15:22.457+01:002014-05-01T19:15:22.457+01:00Aww, you are so sweet to even think of helping me ...Aww, you are so sweet to even think of helping me pack <3 In fact, packing is not something I am overly concerned about as my family will come over from the UK to help pack. Plus, also, I only moved in a year ago so I haven't had time to really dig in and accumulate stuff, so packing should therefore be relatively straightforward.westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-39106831499122159332014-05-01T12:57:06.767+01:002014-05-01T12:57:06.767+01:00I read this when you first posted it and I meant t...I read this when you first posted it and I meant to reply, but I didn't know what to say. But I have been thinking a lot about you since then, and want to let you know that. I even mentally went through my schedule to see if it were possible to combine some holiday time with some helping to pack time, but really, that's a bit blog-stalker territory!<br /><br />I do enjoy reading your blog and am glad that you have shared some of what is happening in your life at the moment. All the lovely women who write blogs have such big lives going on behind the scenes. Big and real and messy and painful at times. It is beneficial to all of us to remember this at times. I am very sorry for you and hope you will get better as soon as it is possible, and that the road ahead will be managed by good and caring people.<br />If you are up to reading on your e-reader, you might like to download this magazine, it might be comforting. It even has an article on Ireland!<br />http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201407/Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029381870073249449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-31444774836451921222014-04-27T02:54:20.374+01:002014-04-27T02:54:20.374+01:00You focus on getting better!
The skirt is fabulou...You focus on getting better!<br /><br />The skirt is fabulous. It's awaiting it's waistband and hem. I also made the shorts from S1430 and I like (not love) them. I will have to figure out the needed tweaks. SewCraftyChemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971798108420431518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-76210205509814660122014-04-26T21:01:34.854+01:002014-04-26T21:01:34.854+01:00I've actually been really enjoying knitting so...I've actually been really enjoying knitting some socks as another example of something easy to pick up and put down. Unfortunately, I stuffed the pair I was working on in my travel bag the other week and managed to snap my cheap bamboo needles, and it's taking ages for replacement metal needles I ordered to wend their way to me. <br /><br />As for my move, yes, thankfully I've got family coming over to help out so I won't be trying to do it on my own. :Dwestmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-2078273343727884652014-04-26T13:21:17.041+01:002014-04-26T13:21:17.041+01:00Sorry to hear about your health and best wishes fo...Sorry to hear about your health and best wishes for a speedy return to full health. You're probably sick of suggestions but I recommend crochet or hand embroidery or applique - easy to pick up and put down, less effort than cutting and fitting and sewing, and most importantly you can see where you've been even if the day has yielded nothing else but a few more rounds of a hat or all the yellow bits in some naff kit. Or knit peggy squares. Sewing is actually quite physically and conceptually demanding and can have lots of setbacks, compared to some other crafts. All the best. I hope someone is coming over to help you with your move. Thanks for blogging, and feel free to whine if it helps.Lyndlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074439380587418342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-47514732742070859392014-04-26T09:00:12.603+01:002014-04-26T09:00:12.603+01:00Thank you! I definitely think sewing will be thera...Thank you! I definitely think sewing will be therapeutic when I get back into it, it's just a case of feeling a bit better first I think. I do have bursts of energy when I do things but for the last 10 days or so I really haven't wanted to do anything at all. Once I am back home in the UK I figure I'll have plenty of time to pick up my crafty stuff again.westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-54818899618560752082014-04-26T05:24:43.970+01:002014-04-26T05:24:43.970+01:00I have gathered reading between the lines that you...I have gathered reading between the lines that you have a serious illness. My best friend has just come home after a month in hospital for lymphoma . She had a stem cell transplant being in the extraordinary position of having an identical twin sister and therefore having a perfect donor match. Anyway she fins sewing very therapeutic in her time of ill health and is just getting the energy back again to try. Sending you best wishes for your recovery. Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384221374769122673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-66628601922315360662014-04-25T23:39:27.409+01:002014-04-25T23:39:27.409+01:00Sewaholic is just toooooo expensive when you know ...Sewaholic is just toooooo expensive when you know you're not going to get ANYTHING like out of the envelope fit. By contrast, I LOVE Ottobre, seriously, and get great fit nearly every time. I could probably make an entire wardrobe from those magazines, and often ask myself why I don't. The next issue -- Autumn/Winter 2014 -- comes out in August. *enables furiously*<br /><br />I shall ALSO be interested in your yoked pencil skirt, since that Burda 02-2014-109 yoked pencil skirt is on my list too. In fact, it's traced out and currently waiting for seam allowances to be added on my living room floor, but I have been too sick to get any further.westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-58362553488419871272014-04-25T23:31:34.061+01:002014-04-25T23:31:34.061+01:00I didn't want to go down the yellow brick road...I didn't want to go down the yellow brick road of wrangling a $20 pattern into submission. I will probably just admire it from afar! :) <br /><br />I might try a sub to Ottobre. I've been interested in their basics. <br /><br />I've decided this weekend to try two yoked pencil skirts; one Lekala and one Burda (02/2014). I'm so excited to be sewing. I've got the bug, bad! SewCraftyChemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971798108420431518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-48045822554712191052014-04-25T22:11:18.235+01:002014-04-25T22:11:18.235+01:00Aww :D I actually have been lurking on the PR foru...Aww :D I actually have been lurking on the PR forum but just haven't felt like taking part much. I was super interested in your deliberations on the new Sewaholic top. I never buy her patterns because I am so very much the wrong shape for her draft, but I was quite tempted by that one as it's a very nice design. Then I saw it made up by a full-busted tester and was... less enthusiastic, shall we say.<br /><br />I will also be interested to see your shorts auditions! I have a few patterns picked out of Burda, as well as a couple from Ottobre (which I know is not a source you use), but I haven't really worked out yet what I want to try first. The most recent Ottobre has a pair of SUPER basic shorts with a side zip (so no fly front) which appeal from the perspective of trying out something with minimal complexity aside from fitting first. I don't have any sense yet of how hard I am to fit for trousers. I don't have a problem with skirts and I don't often have a problem with RTW trousers but heaven only knows how that translates to patterns!westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-67127058373606821742014-04-25T21:41:03.400+01:002014-04-25T21:41:03.400+01:00I was thinking about emailing you because I've...I was thinking about emailing you because I've missed you on PR and here!<br /><br />I am sad that you aren't feeling well and hope everything starts to improve. Hopefully you have help packing and moving. It is so taxing physically and mentally. <br /><br />I'm going to be "auditioning" shorts in the coming weeks: S1430. BurdaStyle 02/2011 and the Thurlow. <br /><br />Feel better!SewCraftyChemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971798108420431518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-39123382761676992102014-04-25T20:37:58.794+01:002014-04-25T20:37:58.794+01:00Frustratingly, the main source I used for McCall&#...Frustratingly, the main source I used for McCall's patterns has a 50% off sale at the moment, but they don't have the newest releases in. Very annoying since I really would like that pattern!westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-70094561620186116772014-04-25T20:21:55.306+01:002014-04-25T20:21:55.306+01:00I hate hearing that you've been feeling so ill...I hate hearing that you've been feeling so ill. That skirt pattern was the only one that grabbed me out of the most recent release. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940774293224434567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-9341713137099565272014-04-25T17:04:14.177+01:002014-04-25T17:04:14.177+01:00Thanks! :) I really think that stripy skirt is suc...Thanks! :) I really think that stripy skirt is such a cute pattern -- hope it turns out well for you!westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-16596250234649328162014-04-25T16:56:47.289+01:002014-04-25T16:56:47.289+01:00I hope your health improves as you rest and focus ...I hope your health improves as you rest and focus on getting well. I just picked up the maxi skirt pattern and I think I have some abstract stripey jersey somewhere.<br />Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03517527498809073174noreply@blogger.com