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I made row 7 on account of this post, Sunshine. I want you to know that we all love and appreciate you at USMB. This block is dedicated to you with the hopes you will keep kicking one symptom at a time and beating that sucka:My daughter took up sewing when the recession hit. Her stuff looked expert from day one. I could never sew and resented that I had to even try. She was an architectural designer, then got her master's to be a construction manager. She bought a pattern for something and when she took it out she said, 'It's just a blueprint.' OMG. How easy things are for some people. She is back to work now, and I doubt she is sewing much. But I know one day she will.
'It's just a blueprint.' Holy Cow!
I got patterns from Salvation Army and didn't realize that they were in different sizes and probably missing bits.
I just dove in. My first project was nightgown with beautiful long sleeves and a button closure and a ruffle, lol. The arms were size 8, I think the yoke was a size 12 haha but my daughter wore it for years!
I went from that to shorts and shirts...I made fourth of july sets for the kids, my son had a red, white and blue short sleeved, collared shirt with a pocket and everything...and I made the girly some little culottes or cropped pants and sun shirts....all that was a breeze after The Nightgown...
But finally had to face the fact that it's cheaper, and the fit and much of the quality, is usually better storebought. I used LINEN to make my daughter's sun sets, though which I loved but which she hated, hahaha and they lasted forever, but she was finally able to ditch them around 2nd grade. She said she didn't want to wear them because a boy at school or daycare had told her they looked like *clown pants* hahahahahahahaha.
The little sun shirts were adorable, though, and so were the shorts I made for the boy...now THOSE were good quality, and had pockets and the whole shebang.
Then I got stalled making a really pretty dress of yellow gingham (only not cotton, but rayon) with a white duster...I never did finish it, though I got really close.
I'm just starting to think about organizing all my material and yarn and thread so I can just sit down whenever and work, without having to conduct a 3-day search. I know I have bought dozens of spools of crochet thread and all sorts of hooks...but I can NEVER find them. Makes me crazy.
I ran across my mother's old mu mu pattern the other day. I've lost enough weight being sick, I could probably wear it. Maybe when I retire, I will get a machine and try my hand. I don't want to do practical things, although I would enjoy duplicating an old mu mu I had as a girl. I still haven't been to Hawaii, but when I was traveling I got enough hotel points to go for 2 weeks. I asked my SIL if she would like to go. The mu mu and my mother's flowers strung on thread were part of that fantasy from the time I was 9.
Today, was such a bad day I left work thinking it would serve the bastards right if I just up and died on them. I've never been passive aggressive before. Don't know what came over me. That will happen soon enough. I have plenty of things to keep living for!
I just think muumuus look comfy...like a nightgown that isn't a nightgown. And I'm all about nightgowns. I'd wear mine out and about, if I could.
When I had my knee replacements they wanted everyone to bring sweats to the hospital and wear them during the day. But sweats make me too warm. So, I bought some PJs that didn't look like PJs, they had soft pants and tank tops. That is what I wore and I wore them out at home. I still buy PJs that don't look that much like PJs for working around here on the weekends. At my age, the joints are kind of constricting, the clothes don't need to be too!
I just think muumuus look comfy...like a nightgown that isn't a nightgown. And I'm all about nightgowns. I'd wear mine out and about, if I could.
When I had my knee replacements they wanted everyone to bring sweats to the hospital and wear them during the day. But sweats make me too warm. So, I bought some PJs that didn't look like PJs, they had soft pants and tank tops. That is what I wore and I wore them out at home. I still buy PJs that don't look that much like PJs for working around here on the weekends. At my age, the joints are kind of constricting, the clothes don't need to be too!
Remember about, oh, maybe 15-20 years ago when everybody was wearing SLICKIES? You know, sweats made out of slick windbreaker material?
I loved them! I wish they were still de rigeur, I'd wear them every single day and night!
They're like sweats, only NOT hot!
If you work in a hospital, you should be able to get away with wearing scrubs 24/7...they are as comfy as sweats and are cool.
Which makes me think I should make myself some of those instead of the muu muu......
I ran across a really cool blog devoted to re-structuring of muu muus. Seriously, these women pick up old muu muus and then make them into new dresses, very cool, but I figure, why mess with success?
I'll have to find the link. I enjoyed checking it out.
How'd that happen! Lol!
I made row 7 on account of this post, Sunshine. I want you to know that we all love and appreciate you at USMB. This block is dedicated to you with the hopes you will keep kicking one symptom at a time and beating that sucka:I got patterns from Salvation Army and didn't realize that they were in different sizes and probably missing bits.
I just dove in. My first project was nightgown with beautiful long sleeves and a button closure and a ruffle, lol. The arms were size 8, I think the yoke was a size 12 haha but my daughter wore it for years!
I went from that to shorts and shirts...I made fourth of july sets for the kids, my son had a red, white and blue short sleeved, collared shirt with a pocket and everything...and I made the girly some little culottes or cropped pants and sun shirts....all that was a breeze after The Nightgown...
But finally had to face the fact that it's cheaper, and the fit and much of the quality, is usually better storebought. I used LINEN to make my daughter's sun sets, though which I loved but which she hated, hahaha and they lasted forever, but she was finally able to ditch them around 2nd grade. She said she didn't want to wear them because a boy at school or daycare had told her they looked like *clown pants* hahahahahahahaha.
The little sun shirts were adorable, though, and so were the shorts I made for the boy...now THOSE were good quality, and had pockets and the whole shebang.
Then I got stalled making a really pretty dress of yellow gingham (only not cotton, but rayon) with a white duster...I never did finish it, though I got really close.
I'm just starting to think about organizing all my material and yarn and thread so I can just sit down whenever and work, without having to conduct a 3-day search. I know I have bought dozens of spools of crochet thread and all sorts of hooks...but I can NEVER find them. Makes me crazy.
I ran across my mother's old mu mu pattern the other day. I've lost enough weight being sick, I could probably wear it. Maybe when I retire, I will get a machine and try my hand. I don't want to do practical things, although I would enjoy duplicating an old mu mu I had as a girl. I still haven't been to Hawaii, but when I was traveling I got enough hotel points to go for 2 weeks. I asked my SIL if she would like to go. The mu mu and my mother's flowers strung on thread were part of that fantasy from the time I was 9.
Today, was such a bad day I left work thinking it would serve the bastards right if I just up and died on them. I've never been passive aggressive before. Don't know what came over me. That will happen soon enough. I have plenty of things to keep living for!
Thanks! After I read your post and went dutifully back to my sewing room, for some reason the sunshine faced fabric was near the top of the stack of uncut yardage fractions. So I cut a 4" slice, and hustled it into the quilt. I was surprised that a light fabric, even with bright yellow on it popped everything around it. So far, it's the prettiest row, including the row that didn't fit, and I spent my lunch hour unsewing the stitches to press and trim the row of blocks that just were longer than the others, causing a ridiculous mismatch situation when partially sewn on. Some mistakes have a really happy outcome. We had lunch with friends, and the ripping went fast. My catnap turned into the rest of the day, almost. That doggone new medicine is giving me plenty of rest. It's awful when you're on fire to finish something you love working on. Well, tomorrow is another day. Maybe I can leave here an hour early and sew a couple of more rows. Two rows are assembled, and the row that is now in 5 pieces needs to be re-measured, pressed, and trimmed to the correct length of bricks that are EXACTLY 7.5" including selvages.I made row 7 on account of this post, Sunshine. I want you to know that we all love and appreciate you at USMB. This block is dedicated to you with the hopes you will keep kicking one symptom at a time and beating that sucka:I ran across my mother's old mu mu pattern the other day. I've lost enough weight being sick, I could probably wear it. Maybe when I retire, I will get a machine and try my hand. I don't want to do practical things, although I would enjoy duplicating an old mu mu I had as a girl. I still haven't been to Hawaii, but when I was traveling I got enough hotel points to go for 2 weeks. I asked my SIL if she would like to go. The mu mu and my mother's flowers strung on thread were part of that fantasy from the time I was 9.
Today, was such a bad day I left work thinking it would serve the bastards right if I just up and died on them. I've never been passive aggressive before. Don't know what came over me. That will happen soon enough. I have plenty of things to keep living for!
Fabulous!
I have always loved yellow. When I was a little girl it was may favorite color. Even now, yellow makes me happy! But my mother would never let me wear it because she said it made my eyes look green. I don't really ever buy yellow, guess I just never developed the practice. But my eyes look VERY blue when I wear certain colors and VERY green when I wear others. I don't mind either way, really.
Thanks! After I read your post and went dutifully back to my sewing room, for some reason the sunshine faced fabric was near the top of the stack of uncut yardage fractions. So I cut a 4" slice, and hustled it into the quilt. I was surprised that a light fabric, even with bright yellow on it popped everything around it. So far, it's the prettiest row, including the row that didn't fit, and I spent my lunch hour unsewing the stitches to press and trim the row of blocks that just were longer than the others, causing a ridiculous mismatch situation when partially sewn on. Some mistakes have a really happy outcome. We had lunch with friends, and the ripping went fast. My catnap turned into the rest of the day, almost. That doggone new medicine is giving me plenty of rest. It's awful when you're on fire to finish something you love working on. Well, tomorrow is another day. Maybe I can leave here an hour early and sew a couple of more rows. Two rows are assembled, and the row that is now in 5 pieces needs to be re-measured, pressed, and trimmed to the correct length of bricks that are EXACTLY 7.5" including selvages.I made row 7 on account of this post, Sunshine. I want you to know that we all love and appreciate you at USMB. This block is dedicated to you with the hopes you will keep kicking one symptom at a time and beating that sucka:
Fabulous!
I have always loved yellow. When I was a little girl it was may favorite color. Even now, yellow makes me happy! But my mother would never let me wear it because she said it made my eyes look green. I don't really ever buy yellow, guess I just never developed the practice. But my eyes look VERY blue when I wear certain colors and VERY green when I wear others. I don't mind either way, really.
Yellow quilts make me happy, too. I tried to distribute color choices as best I can when choosing fabric. The estate fabric I won on EBay had some great pieces, except everything is pastel in the lady's collection. The little pink and blue sailboat quilt done a week or so back was largely composed of the light blue sky from the same estate collection. I haven't dipped into the yellow. The pieces were ultra nice cottons that quilters love for the most part, and instead of dividing everything down, the family sold everything all at once, and there were over 100 yards of the best cottons from great quilt stores. I couldn't believe my good luck for charity sewing. The feel of nice cottons is the best part of constructing simple quilts like the ones I do for charity. The yellow one has that Michael Miller narrow mortar stripping, and it's so thick and wonderful to work with, too.
Few quilters ever make a yellow quilt. Too bad. I have all the fun!
I'm done!
