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From: MaryW
Date: 02-09-2005, 10:13 AM (1 of 76)
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I started this a few months back before the holidays. It seemed everyone enjoyed it so I will continue. Your chore for today is to begin a list. This list will be of notions, patterns or fabric you have run out of and can pick up on your next trip to the fabric store. This list should be kept up to date, when you are running out the door just grab it and you're good to go. A cork board is very handy for this type of thing. It can go on the back of your door. It doesn't have to be huge, just enough to pin a few things up. I need one myself. MaryW
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From: DorothyL
Date: 02-09-2005, 12:07 PM (2 of 76)
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Mary -- I keep a running list in my Pocket PC all the time. Before I got this handy -- but entirely unnecessary gadget -- I just kept the list in my wallet. This way I have it on me if I just stop in the fabric store on impulse. Dorothy |
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From: Sailorliz
Date: 02-09-2005, 12:53 PM (3 of 76)
I have several of those lists. To do lists, a wish list, shopping list, a honey to do list..hmmm  I can't think of anymore. If I didn't have lists, I think I would forget my head when walking out the door. I also have a PDA and I try to keep everything on it. But once, I dropped it in the store and broke it.  Then I had to rely on my old memory for the list. It wasn't pretty! Happy sewing/quilting/crafting
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From: Writer
Date: 02-09-2005, 02:12 PM (4 of 76)
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Lists are great as long as you don't drop them in the mailbox with the mail just before you walk into the store. It's a felony to go in after it. :( My new list is for unfinished projects. It feels good to scratch them off as they are done. I also make a list on Sunday night of all the things I have to do the coming week. I check those off as they are done. It really does show me where my time goes every week and it's not doing fun stuff! Diana |
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From: mommydionne
Date: 02-09-2005, 03:57 PM (5 of 76)
I have a dry erase board above my cutting table for my various lists (my dh says listmaking is a hobbie for me  ) books to read stuff to buy and measurement for the tabs for my living room curtains!
Jeanette
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From: MaryW
Date: 02-11-2005, 08:48 AM (6 of 76)
I had a boss who had a list of her lists.  I used to tease her about it all the time.
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From: MaryW
Date: 02-11-2005, 08:53 AM (7 of 76)
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Here is your chore for today girls. Make sure you have multiples of things you use all the time. Scissors for example. One pair at your sewing machine, one pair tied to a ribbon at your ironing board. Pin cushion at your sewing machine and one in your basket for hand sewing or on your wrist. Place these extras where you will use them the most. Maybe attach them if you can like the scissors attached to the ironing board cover. MaryW
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From: plrlegal
Date: 02-11-2005, 09:16 PM (8 of 76)
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Good idea Mary -- when I had a non-computerized sewing machine, I kept a magnet close to the machine to drop pins on as I pulled them out of my fabric rather than sew over them. But when I switched to computerized machines where you can't use anything magnitized near them, I needed a pin cushion so I just sewed a rectangle of fabric, stuffed it with fiber fill, attached a piece of elastic on each end and wrapped it around the right side my machine harp (the lcd screen is on top on both my Pfaff and my Singer) to have somewhere to put pins as I pulled them out of fabric while stitching. I did this because I was constantly missing the pin cushion sitting on the table beside my machine and they ended up in the carpet for bare feet to find them. Patsy Patsy
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From: MyGirlFriday
Date: 02-12-2005, 09:01 PM (9 of 76)
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I am enjoying this this thread but oh so jealous! I don't have a sewing room. I have my sewing machine in a roll-a-round tote made to cart your sewing machine. I have my patterns in plastic tubs. My sewing notions in rolling carts. I would love to have a cork board or a dry erase board above my cutting table. Keep writing y'all.....one of these days I will have a sewing room of my own to talk about too! In the mean time~ I will enjoy reading all about each of y'all adventures and wonderful sewing spaces!mgf~ 
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From: smith972
Date: 02-12-2005, 11:58 PM (10 of 76)
MyGirlFriday.....your sewing room will come keep hope alive....  My live in housekeeper moves in a few weeks.....YEAAAAAAAAAAA and i will not be replacing her but turning her room into my sewing room, which is currently in my living room, I cant wait to have my own room to shut the door and do my thing.... My computer (the dell i brought yesterday) will be in there too....I will have a small sofa in there i dont know i may never come out of that room.....just open the door to put finished items out the door for those other people to pick up..... Jada |
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 02-13-2005, 12:22 AM (11 of 76)
| Since I'm not allowed to have candy for valentines day and I don't like real flowers because they die and cost too much to just throw away, my darling husband bought me a new cutting table for valentines. It's really nice we got it on sale at Joann's orginally it was 129.00 and I got it for 59.99 without tax, so with my asg discount I paid 57.00 all total with tax. I'm loving and enjoying. What a thoughtful fellow. I may never come out this room again now!!!! |
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From: plrlegal
Date: 02-13-2005, 01:22 AM (12 of 76)
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Enjoy your table, Susie. I've had mine for about 8 or 9 years now and I couldn't do without it. My dh bought a rather expensive office chair for his home office last week but decided today that he likes his old one better and that the one I had in my sewing room was very uncomfortable so I got his new chair. It is really nice and comfortable -- microfiber suede with low curved chrome padded arms and a chrome base. I would never have purchased this expensive a chair for my sewing/computer room. Oh yes, he bought my digital camera yesterday that he had promised for my birthday and I'm ordering a custom made thimble from Roxanne. I'm like you Susie, flowers die and are way too expensive and chocoloates once they pass my lips end up on my hips. Patsy Patsy
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 02-13-2005, 02:04 AM (13 of 76)
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My chair I have is not very comfortable either but I will have to wait to get a new one. I want so much. I still would like the cutting pad that fits the table I guess that'll be next. Maybe my Easter present. Nah we don't exchange Easter presents. Mother's Day is in May, that's a thought. I love how the table is tall and I don't have to lean over the table to cut out my pattern. It's big enough that I can cut out on one site and put my ironing pad on the other side to press small things.
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From: DorothyL
Date: 02-13-2005, 09:54 AM (14 of 76)
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Susie -- I got that table for Xmas and I love it too. I put an ironing board cover that covers the whole table on top and have two smaller cutting boards on that rather than one that covers the whole table. I just kind of slide them around when I'm cutting -- and I almost always use a rotary cutter. That's what I did on my old cardboard table. You just have to be careful. My husband considered getting one of the full size mats but it would be more in the way than useful. The table is fantastic. It rolls around to what ever position I need. I don't even have to get up from the sewing machine to quick press little things. You are going to love it. Dorothy |
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 02-13-2005, 02:05 PM (15 of 76)
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Dorothy I already do love it. I made a skirt for my Granddaughter last night and now I'm doing some sweats for a couple of our car show people who have a 55 Chevy painted hot pink. We call them the Pink Panthers. The table is getting it's work out already. I like the way it folds up if I need more room in here. My hubby says if I put anything else in this room he'll have to add on What a nice guy to think of that all by hisself. He just don't know that I'm thinking of taking him up on that one.
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From: Mom of Six
Date: 02-13-2005, 02:46 PM (16 of 76)
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Before the kids outgrew sharing rooms I had a big double desk that I shared with my husband. He got the drawers on one side & I got the other & the top unless he had paperwork to do (that was 1 or 2 times a month) It was 5'X6'. now I have a desk that is 3'X6'. It makes a great sewing cutting table. I have thought about having him block it up so I don't have to bend to cut but I also use it for my machines so I'm afraid it would be to tall for that. We get our office chairs & desks at State auctions. If you know what to look for & are patient you can get some really good deals. I have gotten desk for $1 -$5. good office chairs for $5-$15. If your State government has these auctions it is a good thing to check out. for all kinds of things. I bought too many bookshelves last year but they were only $5 & I couldn't resist. I sold the extras at a garage sale for $20 each & got all my stuff for free. Sorry I went on so long but just wanted people to know look into used office furniture if you have the room It make great sewing furniture. Barb
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From: DorothyL
Date: 02-13-2005, 07:01 PM (17 of 76)
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Susie -- When the woman sold my husband the table -- apparently it was a hard sell -- she pointed out how it would fold up and how convenient that would be. I haven't folded it once since Xmas. The truth is, I spend more time working on it -- especially since it takes the place of the ironing board -- than I do at the sewing machine. It takes more time to cut, trim, pin and press than it does to run a seam. I do all that stuff at the table. I have a big chest (very old -- once belonged to a traveling magician, still has his name on it) that is just the right height to sit or lean on while I'm working. Dorothy |
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From: mamadus
Date: 02-13-2005, 08:05 PM (18 of 76)
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Barb... glad to know that I'm not the only one who uses old office furniture for sewing!! I have two old metal school desks that I use to hold my machines... they're great because they have plenty of drawer space (each one has 3 drawers on each side of the kneehole) so I can keep essential tools, stabilizer, patterns, and a good portion of my fabric stash in the drawers. I was even luckier than you... I got mine for free!!! I have to admit though, I bought a new desk chair, cuz I wanted a very specific chair... The one drawback of old office furniture is that it does tend to be large and heavy. All in all, like you said, if you have the room, retired office furniture is a great choice. just my 2 cents... MO life is too short, not to explore
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From: Sewhappie
Date: 02-13-2005, 11:05 PM (19 of 76)
| I have had my Joann table since last summer. I love it!!!! I have been able to use the stool that goes with DS's drum set ( it adjusts up and down) at the table. That's the one bad thing about being so tall and a bad back, I can't stand for long periods of time, so the stool has worked out just fine with my table. Plus it fits right under when not in use. |
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 02-13-2005, 11:58 PM (20 of 76)
| Naomi, I'm so short the table hits me just right. My husband came in and commented on how I fit with the table just fine. And I do. I can finally see what I'm working on. I love it. Especially when hooping my embroidery. I get so frustrated with hooping sometimes I could throw it all out. But this works well the surface of the table is so hard it keeps my stablizer flat so when i hoop it's tight like it's suppose to be. |
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From: DorothyL
Date: 02-14-2005, 07:16 AM (21 of 76)
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I'm not tall -- about 5'5" but I have a bad back. For years I used a Sew/Fit table that is about 40 inches high. When I first got the new table I thought it would be too short for cutting but it's fine for me. If you are tall, the Sew/Fit might be worth considering. It is cardboard and seems pricy but mine has lasted for years. The first couple years I took it down and put it up regularly and the last few years just left it up. You can put mats on it for rotary cutting but, of course, you can't iron on it. Dorothy |
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 02-15-2005, 12:27 AM (22 of 76)
| I have bad back also Dorothy. I had back surgery about 25 years ago and they told me back them I had another disk that was compressed but not ripe for surgery so after the first one I watch what I pick up or lean over. So far so good not having to do the other one. This table puts no strain on my back at all. I would recommend it to anyone. Strong too. |
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From: DorothyL
Date: 02-15-2005, 07:07 AM (23 of 76)
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The table is on sale at Hancocks Feb. 17 to March 3 for $79.99. Dorothy |
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From: MaryW
Date: 02-16-2005, 08:18 AM (24 of 76)
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Here is a new chore for your sewing room. Consider purchasing a filing cabinet. Those two drawer filing cabinets are perfect for storing vital information. Your sewing machine warranty, dealer information, manuals, etc. They also come in useful for storing oversize patterns like Folkwear or Vogue. Use dividers to separate the patterns into either company or pattern type. However, you will probably need more than two drawers if you are like me.  You can also purchase an inexpensive cutting board to place across your open drawer. It can be used as a temporary workspace if needed. MaryW
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From: Emmy
Date: 02-17-2005, 01:58 PM (25 of 76)
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Scissors for example. ...Place these extras where you will use them the most. Maybe attach them if you can like the scissors attached to the ironing board cover. LOL! Don't you mean CHAIN THEM to your ironing board Mary? Someone borrowed my art scissors recently and ruined them.  Its a good thing my sewing stuff is further from the door and not as handy. I still have to hide my good sewing scissors, just in case. They tend to end up in other rooms, even though everyone knows they aren't supposed to "borrow" them. Same thing with all my tools. I think I'm going to paint them all bright pink and then add flowers and ribbons. Maybe THAT will deter people from "borrowing" them, LOL! The pure embarrassment of getting caught with a flowery hammer ought to do the trick! Or maybe not!? Tying scissors or anything else down, does NOT work for me. I need a chain and lock!  Emmy |
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From: Emmy
Date: 02-17-2005, 02:02 PM (26 of 76)
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Your chore for today is to begin a list. This list will be of notions, patterns or fabric you have run out of and can pick up on your next trip to the fabric store. I've kept lists for as long as I can remember. They used to get lost. I now have a thick but small notebook that I use for my lists. I have a phone number directory that I created on the computer, which I just update, print, staple, cut to fit and staple in the back of the spiral notebook. Fits in my pocket and goes everywhere. I use a separate notebook for the grocery list, and have one for my sewing room and the studio too. Saves time and helps me remember errands and apts. I recently put up a bullitin board in the sewing room too. Pretty handy. Emmy 
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From: MaryW
Date: 02-24-2005, 08:41 AM (27 of 76)
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Sheesh, I have been so behind lately. Sorry about that. Today we will have a new chore. Bring out all your ufo's. Unfinished objects or projects. Go thru them to determine what needs to be done to have it completed. Start with two, and work along at them both until they are done, right down to the very last stitch. Then, if you have more, bring out two more and finish those. These can be worked on a bit each time you have a chance. Don't ignore them any longer! MaryW
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From: Sailorliz
Date: 02-24-2005, 09:48 AM (28 of 76)
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Mary, I have a question that maybe you or others can answer for me. Does mending qualify as an UFO? After all I didn't start sewing them or anything.  Or how about a project that I purchased to do (like a wall hanging quilt kit), that I never have started?
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From: MaryW
Date: 02-25-2005, 09:55 AM (29 of 76)
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Sure, why not. Mending or new projects still have to be done. Why, don't tell me you don't have a single unfinished thing in your sewing room. MaryW
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From: Sailorliz
Date: 02-25-2005, 10:49 AM (30 of 76)
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Mary, I was hoping you would tell me that they didn't qualify as an UFO. Okay, I'll take them out of the closet and set them in my view. But first I have to finish up what I'm currently working on.
Happy sewing/quilting/crafting
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From: DorothyL
Date: 02-25-2005, 02:13 PM (31 of 76)
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I don't have any unfinished things in my sewing room -- except the shirt I'm working on now for my husband. I make one thing at a time and finish it before I start the next. Well, except the doll that I do a little on every once in a while when I remember. Dorothy |
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From: Magot
Date: 02-25-2005, 02:38 PM (32 of 76)
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I've got a stomacher I've been wanting to remake as it is a terrible shape. Definitely a UFO and I just bought some tan linen for a pair of trousers. This is a project I havn't finished planning yet - does that count a a UFO? Apart from tha I have had a grand finsihing off week! love and kisses, Jan
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From: Mom of Six
Date: 02-25-2005, 08:55 PM (33 of 76)
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The only UFO I have is a flower block. My husband has been working on taxes & my desk has been full of papers. I think I will be able to get back to it tommorrow. I do have a few small mending pieces but I am waiting for my serger back to do those. I took it in today, it should be back in about 2 weeks.
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From: emorrow
Date: 02-28-2005, 04:10 PM (34 of 76)
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Hullo! I am new to this forum and have enjoyed everyone's posts about their sewing rooms or lack thereof. Mine could be a Jeff Foxworthy joke (the one that goes "If you lawn furniture used to be your living room furniture..."). Our old dining room table covered with a quilt is my cutting table and a 1930s vanity serves as both mirror and pattern file. The sewing machine table and the ironing board both serve their original function, though My UFOs tend to be mending...I would rather just make a new garment! I do have unbegun projects like the Rosie the Riveter costume done in sequined camo fabric and the Kinsale Cloak done in blue velvet with silver stars. One might wonder why such practical garments are put aside for things like blouses, skirts, etc... --Ellen |
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 02-28-2005, 05:34 PM (35 of 76)
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Dorothy L I wish I was a good as you in finishing before starting a new one. I have a few leftover summerdresses that I was making for my GD. She hasn't grown much and I have a new GD so one of them will be able to wear them. I have said to myself over and over I will finsih the project before starting another. Once in a while it does not work out that way. Then the seasons change, or other stuff needs to be sewn. Pretty bad excuses isn't it? Summer Summer
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From: MaryW
Date: 02-28-2005, 06:47 PM (36 of 76)
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Hi Emorrow and welcome to Sew Whats New.
MaryW
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From: DorothyL
Date: 02-28-2005, 07:24 PM (37 of 76)
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It's one of the few things I'm obsessive about -- finish one project before I start the next. Right now I'm finishing a shirt for my husband even though it's going to be to big. I made it the same size as one that was a perfect fit -- except I forgot to account for the weight he lost. Needless to say I'm a little frustrated right now. I can't blame any one but myself -- well I guess I could blame my husband for losing weight. It's a standing joke around here. Anything that goes wrong I can find a way to blame him. My daughter's new boy friend is a big guy -- maybe the shirt will fit him. Dorothy |
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 02-28-2005, 07:53 PM (38 of 76)
| I'm guilty about having too many irons in the fire at one time. At the moment I have a blouse for me started, a car seat cover started, several bibs I need to embroidery for the babies I bought and never got around to, a skirt for my DGD I cut out and lost a pattern piece so I have to cut out another, I had to buy another pattern for that, I have a shirt I bought just for me to embroidery on, I also have two patterns I just got for the babies to make sun dresses and the fabric, and a skirt pattern for the older girls and the fabic and zippers. My Grandson who is 11 went to a sewing club meeting with me last week and from the looks of it he really enjoyed watching them demonstrate ribbon embroidery by machine and now he wants a sewing machine. He already embroiderys by hand. All the Grands know how to embroidery by hand. I guess I'll have a designer or a tailor in the family if his interest keeps up. But then again Maw Maw is going to be broke buying fabric for the Grands. ROFL |
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From: MaryW
Date: 03-27-2005, 01:22 PM (39 of 76)
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Here is a new chore for anyone who sews. Put a needle, thread, small pair of snips and a pincushion wherever it is you get dressed. This way, when you find a button already to fall off or a hem that is falling, you can make a quick repair without added footsteps. Silver gray thread is good for this, it blends in with almost everything. Keep these things in a small clear plastic container with a lid so nothing gets lost. MaryW
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From: Emmy
Date: 03-27-2005, 04:04 PM (40 of 76)
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... Put a needle, thread, small pair of snips and a pincushion wherever it is you get dressed. This way, when you find a button already to fall off or a hem that is falling, you can make a quick repair without added footsteps. Silver gray thread is good for this, it blends in with almost everything. Keep these things in a small clear plastic container with a lid so nothing gets lost. This is a good idea. I've had these items in my top dresser drawer for years now, because it saves time. I try to keep white, black and grey thread on hand, a few needles, and a pin cushion, plus safety pins, and a roll of clear tape. You never know when one of these things will come in handy. Oh yes, scissors too of course, post it notes, pens, pencils, etc. Emmy
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From: mommydionne
Date: 03-29-2005, 04:54 PM (41 of 76)
ohhhhhh, you are way too organized!! my top drawer is just stuffed to the gills with socks and undies, most of which need to be tossed but I never get to organizing my stuff, just the kids! 
Jeanette
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 03-29-2005, 06:42 PM (42 of 76)
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I'm with you Mommy, I have things in my closet that's been in there for years and need to be pitched. I have been cleaning out my "fat clothes" and pitching them only to sike myself up not to clean up or anything. LOL Emmy where do you find room for your undies' with all the sewing and mending things in there.
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From: Serenity
Date: 03-30-2005, 07:41 AM (43 of 76)
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Well as most of you know I have been away...far too long and have recently come back home with 2 grandchildren in tow. Well things that could not be worse...got a lot worse. But....I am still kicking, perhaps not as high but none the less not out for the count. I have had to move from a 15 room home to a 3 bedroom apartment in less that 2 months..  . Over half of my things are now in storage and I am facing the reality that my fabric is not going to come close to fitting in here. I am able to bring one cabinet (I have about 4) so I can have some fabric on hand. I have my tables set up and my computer in a small bedroom turned into the new sewing room. I am grateful to have it for sure, so no complaints allowed. DH has his study and private room and we have a bedroom for us. So that leaves no storage area except for the storage we have rented which is the size of my old sewing studio...  . I will not even mention pattern cases... ...All going to storage.I have a customer who I have sewn for , for the last 2 or 3 years and she is the only one I am manufacturing for at the moment. My season starts in about a month so I have a moment to breath and get her things finished. I have bibs to embroider as well as some towels. My life seems upside down at the moment, but I still have no complaints. I know it could all be a lot worse. I am turning tables around and around to make things easily accessible but practical for what need to do at the same time. The room is about 10x10. I had a 20 X18 and a second room that was 20 X15. Augh...Big sigh... Oh well thats life... Serenity (threads_43) "The struggle is not greater than the goal". Be blessed. Stay encouraged.
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From: MaryW
Date: 03-30-2005, 07:57 AM (44 of 76)
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Serenity, sorry you had to move. That must have been a huge chore. How are your grandkids doing? MaryW
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From: smith972
Date: 03-30-2005, 08:02 AM (45 of 76)
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Here is a new chore for anyone who sews. Put a needle, thread, small pair of snips and a pincushion wherever it is you get dressed. This way, when you find a button already to fall off or a hem that is falling, you can make a quick repair without added footsteps. Silver gray thread is good for this, it blends in with almost everything. Keep these things in a small clear plastic container with a lid so nothing gets lost. Wouldn't you know it but yesterday morning as i was getting ready for work i had a button that was missing and was able to use my kit that you suggested i make.....what a great idea and right on time.... Jada |
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From: mamagoose
Date: 03-30-2005, 11:38 AM (46 of 76)
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Jan, What is a "stomacher"? Melanie |
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From: Magot
Date: 03-30-2005, 02:18 PM (47 of 76)
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If you imagine an Elizabethan costume with the front pointy bit that goes over the bust and just below the waist, that would be what I call a stomacher. If you go here http://www.resmiranda.co.uk/Recent%20Events.htmland scroll to the third picture down you can see my girlie in the pink/gold dress with the correct stomacher. Picture 5 shows the same pink dress (different hat and sleeves) and a very badly shaped stomacher - that's the one I need to redo. As it is I still haven't started but have nearly finished the tan linen trousers (need to hem them) and mended a blouse. Still need to rehem a bias skirt which pulls very badly.
love and kisses, Jan
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From: mamadus
Date: 03-30-2005, 09:31 PM (48 of 76)
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jan.. I tired to get there using your link, but it tells me the link is broken... MO life is too short, not to explore
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 03-30-2005, 10:18 PM (49 of 76)
| Mama I got in. It took me to a site first and then had to click on the link to that site but I got in. Try this link. http://www.resmiranda.co.uk/Recent%20Events.html Nice pics Jan. Jan your link had the "and" in the sentence added to the url and it made it a broken link. |
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From: Emmy
Date: 03-31-2005, 12:06 AM (50 of 76)
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Emmy where do you find room for your undies' with all the sewing and mending things in there. LOL! I have one of those plastic carts in our bedroom for all those odds and ends including the sewing kit. I moved them from the dresser to the cart as soon as I got it. Its better than sticking myself with the needles every time I reach in for some socks, LOL! And this was the eye end of the needles, which is large and leaves a big hole in your finger! OUCH! It might not be very attractive to have a plastic cart in the bedroom, but it'll have to do until we can afford to buy or build some new bedroom furniture, so we have sufficient drawer space for everything. I'd like some wardrobes with drawers up to about 4 feet, and then shelves above that with doors to hide the clutter. That would give me room for my clothes, toiletries (lotions, etc) books, extra pillows and some linens. We'd like to build them so they disassemble (the top door part would come off) for moving. If we had 3 or 4 narrow wardrobes like that we could have a clutter free bedroom, and get rid of the mismatched furniture we are using now. I can dream, can't I? Emmy |
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 03-31-2005, 12:50 AM (51 of 76)
| ROFL Yes you can Emmy. I like those plastic carts emmy I have a few myself. Home Depot has a closet organizing unit something like you are talking about. I was in there the other day dreaming. They are really nice and come in module you can design anyway you like. |
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From: Magot
Date: 03-31-2005, 02:00 AM (52 of 76)
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thanks for coming to my rescue, Susie.
love and kisses, Jan
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From: blanken6
Date: 03-31-2005, 02:08 AM (53 of 76)
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Magot, I do costuming but I am no where near that good. I was so impressed! Tell me how I can see more, I need ideas. Thank you so much for sharing those pictures!
Proverbs 31:10-31
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From: mamagoose
Date: 03-31-2005, 07:52 AM (54 of 76)
| Thanks Jan! A stomacher. Now I know that I wasn't (at least) out of the modern loop of fashion terminology. Who knows, maybe stomacher will be back "in" someday! |
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From: Magot
Date: 03-31-2005, 08:02 AM (55 of 76)
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Thanks Blanken, but I've not really done a lot. ( I keep wanting to call you winking,blinken and nod?) I have sent you a private message with some links to drool over. Mel - maybe we could use them to keep the extra cushioning under control? My daughter has no extra cushioning... love and kisses, Jan
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From: Serenity
Date: 03-31-2005, 07:36 PM (56 of 76)
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Those are really nice Magot. Excellent work and everyone looks like they had a great time. Mary, The grands are doing so good. They are in day care and now my son has come as well. So they are with their daddy. I still help him and take the to day care and he picks them up after work. He starts a new job on this Monday and is so glad he near family. I have 10 vests and 4 shawls to do this week-end on top of clearing out more things from the old house to the apartment. I have a fresh cold and my nose has a mind of its own. I want to curl up and go to sleep.. Happy sewing one and all. Arub aka threads_40/serenity "The struggle is not greater than the goal". Be blessed. Stay encouraged.
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From: mamadus
Date: 04-01-2005, 01:16 AM (57 of 76)
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hey jan, share those links!!! I loved your pictures!! that is soo neat.. and man am I impressed with your sewing skills!!! just awesome!!! MO life is too short, not to explore
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From: Magot
Date: 04-01-2005, 04:27 AM (58 of 76)
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Mo, a sucker for punishment ... http://www.vertetsable.com/ the renaisance tailor is my main source of information on How to's. From there I found http://costume.dm.net/ which gives you a huge resource to draw on - I found our how to make the ruff from here and the blackwork embellishemnt on the partlet that you cannot see. If you are inthe states this lady http://www.margospatterns.com/mainframe.htm has soome great patterns and this lady - http://www.ninyamikhaila.com/resources.html has the most amazing, inspiring work you ever did see. (she is a professional) and kindly helped me to make a french hood of which I am inordinately proud! I started because my daughter's boyfriend is in a reenactment group(remiranda) he is the dark handsome one with a pipe and I have only made the one dress with a couple of sleeve/stomacher/headwear options. Mary gave me the link to the rennaisance tailor and got me hunting for the rest. love and kisses, Jan
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From: MaryW
Date: 05-21-2005, 05:22 AM (59 of 76)
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We need to get back to our chores in the sewing room. Everyone has done spring cleaning or is in the midst of it. How about a huge purge. Fabrics that are more than two years old should go to the charity store or be donated to a worthy cause. I am doing this today. Get a huge box or bag and gather all your old fabrics up.
MaryW
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From: Mom of Six
Date: 05-21-2005, 08:05 AM (60 of 76)
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Mary Be careful what you purge. I did this last year & got rid of a lot of fabric that was too small for garments.(About 4 LG. garbage bags full) Then I started quilting with Joanne & I go to look for a piece that I remember & it is gone. So the moral to the story is don't puge if you are going to start somwthing new.
Barb
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From: DorothyL
Date: 05-21-2005, 08:49 AM (61 of 76)
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My oldest daughter comes over every now and then and clears out some stuff so I have room for more. The rest will sit there until I use it or die!! Right now I'm using some fabric that I bought way back when I still shopped at Wal-Mart and it as been more than a year. And sitting on my table for a soon-to-be next-in-line project is some I've had at least five years. So it does get used eventually. I'm just waiting for the right inspiration. Dorothy |
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 05-21-2005, 09:12 AM (62 of 76)
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Good idea Mary. Summer Summer
FREE FALLIN |
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From: Emmy
Date: 05-21-2005, 10:02 AM (63 of 76)
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Fabrics that are more than two years old should go to the charity store You've got to be kidding! All of my stash is over two years old, except for a couple of peices! Maybe some people can afford to toss out good fabric, and replace their entire stash, but not me! It just wouldn't be practical. Mine is all going to be used, except for possible scrap peices that are old as dirt! LOL! These will go to a charity or a kid's craft class. I have some beautiful florals for blouses that are at least 5 years old. They are not out of date, they're classic, well designed and I'm going to enjoy them just as soon as I can cut and sew them. I also have fabric put away for cool summer tops, nightgowns, curtains, sheers, and other items, that I'll use as I get around to it. Most of my fabric is plain, unprinted, so it doesn't go out of style. If I didn't have my stash, I wouldn't be able to afford to replace worn out items in my wardrobe, since we are still paying for the new deck and deck roof! Apalled by such a suggestion! Emmy 
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From: CodyGramma
Date: 05-21-2005, 11:06 AM (64 of 76)
| I'm with you Emmy! LOL The first thing that came to my mind when I read that was "I don't think so Tim!" LOL Not only can I NOT afford it but I wouldn't be able to tell you how old most of my fabric is, but I am quite sure the majority of it is well over two years old...I am a major pack rat and I know I will need it as soon as I get rid of it!! |
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From: mamagoose
Date: 05-21-2005, 11:42 AM (65 of 76)
| Surely Mary meant 20 years! (rotflol) |
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From: carman
Date: 05-21-2005, 12:25 PM (66 of 76)
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a month or so ago i did a big purge of poly cottons and material that i knew i just wouldn't use and sent it on to a charity, 3 big orange garbage bags full, but if still did the 2 year thing, gasp, i am always going back to that material for quilting as some gets used in small areas or gets put into a scrap quilt at some point. my materail is stores in a big dresser and my sewing room closet so it is outof site (but not out of mind
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From: DorothyL
Date: 05-22-2005, 08:03 AM (67 of 76)
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You're not doing very well on this one, Mary. Dorothy |
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From: MaryW
Date: 05-22-2005, 08:33 AM (68 of 76)
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No problem. I did a huge purge.
MaryW
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From: DorothyL
Date: 05-22-2005, 11:30 AM (69 of 76)
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That's ok, Mary. We won't hold a moment of sanity against you. Dorothy |
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From: Sewhappie
Date: 05-22-2005, 11:33 AM (70 of 76)
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Mary, do you fell like they're ganging up on you with this one!!!!
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 05-22-2005, 12:07 PM (71 of 76)
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To paraphrase the "if" guy.. You are NOT a true fabricholic IF you can get rid of anything in your stash older than two years.....ROFLMAO ! !
Sew With Love
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From: Magot
Date: 05-22-2005, 01:57 PM (72 of 76)
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I'd have nothing left if I did that....... sorry, chickening out. love and kisses, Jan
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 05-22-2005, 02:49 PM (73 of 76)
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I did a large purge and have one more box to go. Still have enough fabric for my uses. Summer Summer
FREE FALLIN |
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From: Debby215
Date: 05-22-2005, 09:46 PM (74 of 76)
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Sorry Mary, I am with Jan, I can't bring myself to get rid of any of it. TOO CHICKEN here....
Debby
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From: Magot
Date: 05-23-2005, 11:52 AM (75 of 76)
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buc, buc, buc.
love and kisses, Jan
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From: bridesmom
Date: 05-23-2005, 09:51 PM (76 of 76)
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Now that I have grandchildren I am pulling out all those pieces of fabric that I bought on sale here and there a few years ago in hopes that eventually I'd be a gramma, I did actually get rid of some stuff the m-i-l passed on that belonged to HER mom (my mil is 80!), now she's a pack rat. If I need something I usually ask her first before going to the store, cause chances are she'll have it - you should see the rick rack, ribbon, bindings, ribbing, zippers, etc. I keep hoping she'll decide to quit sewing and pass all that treasure on to me as I am the only other one sewing, until then I keep shopping at 'mom's. Course my DH lives in fear that I'm going to be just like his mom!!!!
Laura
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