tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post115110707584008341..comments2024-03-27T22:07:57.614-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: I am heartbroken...Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151974190606977192006-07-03T20:49:00.000-04:002006-07-03T20:49:00.000-04:00I feel your pain! I made everything for my daught...I feel your pain! I made everything for my daughter until she was in the 3rd grade. For her birthday I made her a pink jean jacket. You know, all those little pieces with pearl snaps, it looked simply "cute". She opened it and said "You know mom, I don't like pink". I remembered my sister telling me that there will come a point when you would want to strangle your daughter or just walk away. I hit that 'point' and did walk away and have only made a few things for her (always her design-yes she designs but doesn't know how to sew on a button-she's 17). She's notorious for slashing the daylights out of something and bringing it to me to add this or that to it, usually something very heavy she wants to add to something very sheer or light weight. Maybe yours will come around sooner than my has. I wish you luck and have fun with your other daughter.sisumamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418322942939503063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151379628166451352006-06-26T23:40:00.000-04:002006-06-26T23:40:00.000-04:00Well, gosh, I don't know if I'd sew for her again,...Well, gosh, I don't know if I'd sew for her again, bless her heart! Maybe that's a kind of mean thing to say but a sewing goddess must put her foot down and not allow her art to be dissed. That's just the way it is YKWIM?Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993119284461804515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151328646759221762006-06-26T09:30:00.000-04:002006-06-26T09:30:00.000-04:00Just think of all the tasks/favors non-sewing DD o...Just think of all the tasks/favors non-sewing DD owes you now for going to such extremes for something she didn't properly appreciate... ;)<BR/><BR/>That outfit sounds drop-dead gorgeous, btw, even in it's non-blinged simplicity. However, I bet it will get some trim applied and sing a much appreciated song before long. There are still lots of parties ahead, right?Lisa Lareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516986664460840579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151322945228926642006-06-26T07:55:00.000-04:002006-06-26T07:55:00.000-04:00Well, despite the heartbreak, you still win the pr...Well, despite the heartbreak, you still win the prize for best mom! And your sewing DD get's points for her help, too.Gorgeous Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00105281854898289918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151269559807525822006-06-25T17:05:00.000-04:002006-06-25T17:05:00.000-04:00Well, you know I just had to go and visit Fabric M...Well, you know I just had to go and visit Fabric Mart Fabrics after reading about all of the great fabrics you buy from them. Could be bad - very bad. But in a good way. :-)Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233441256489280492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151268908872677962006-06-25T16:55:00.000-04:002006-06-25T16:55:00.000-04:00Caroline, the outfit sounds amazing. I bet your da...Caroline, the outfit sounds amazing. I bet your daughter would have looked so stunning.<BR/>She'll appriciate all the work that you put into the clothes for her, when she gets older!<BR/>I really can feel your pain! That is why I don't sew for people, who don't do any crafts ( any kind ), because crafters ( any kind ) know how much work is put into things!Tinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578719604533111038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151243859414968702006-06-25T09:57:00.000-04:002006-06-25T09:57:00.000-04:00I remember being a teenager once. I could be horr...I remember being a teenager once. I could be horrible. Sorry to read about this. I think maybe she may look at it differently later. <BR/><BR/>When you are no longer heartbroken, maybe you will find time to tweak it some more and she may come around.<BR/><BR/>Hugs!!!Linda Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655695696943452993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151176512828715122006-06-24T15:15:00.000-04:002006-06-24T15:15:00.000-04:00Teenaged girls are so unpredictable! Don't feel ba...Teenaged girls are so unpredictable! Don't feel bad, I'm sure you did a fantastic job!Erica Bunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023668349294387098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151164787798376762006-06-24T11:59:00.000-04:002006-06-24T11:59:00.000-04:00Oh dear, it is the "vision thing", isn't it? I'm ...Oh dear, it <B>is</B> the "vision thing", isn't it? I'm so sorry you had such a let-down after your emotional roller-coaster ride with this outfit. What heights you had to scale to get the outfit done, and then for her to cast it aside, seemingly without much thought, is devastating. Good for your sewing DD for helping you! I'll bet she gives her sister an earful. I'm sure the non-sewer will come to realize what she's missed with this one, eventually, but it's still hard to take the rejection now. Well, this too will pass, but I'm so sorry you were hurt!Lianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235950571276425579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151163643078167212006-06-24T11:40:00.000-04:002006-06-24T11:40:00.000-04:00Hugs hugs and more hugs!Hugs hugs and more hugs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151163062387570162006-06-24T11:31:00.000-04:002006-06-24T11:31:00.000-04:00Gosh, I feel your PAIN! The outfit sounds so eleg...Gosh, I feel your PAIN! The outfit sounds so elegant and the fabric looks downright delicious! What a shame that she didn't wear it. I bet she'll look at it with a different eye as time goes by.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233441256489280492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151162809090391832006-06-24T11:26:00.000-04:002006-06-24T11:26:00.000-04:00Oh Carolyn, I'd be heartbroken too! I think the no...Oh Carolyn, I'd be heartbroken too! I think the non-sewers don't appreciate what you did, and don't have the vision to see what is needed. I've been there.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you can add the bling in a few days, when the sadness has eased off a bit, and it will eventually become something loved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151155610801569802006-06-24T09:26:00.000-04:002006-06-24T09:26:00.000-04:00Oh Caroline, how sad. I too feel your disappointm...Oh Caroline, how sad. I too feel your disappointment. I gues right now, you're still pretty heartbroken, but maybe in the coming days you and your daughter that sews can add the "bling". It's hard sewing for non-sewers who have no vision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1151114485535217482006-06-23T22:01:00.000-04:002006-06-23T22:01:00.000-04:00Oh Carolyn,I'd be heartbroken too! After all the ...Oh Carolyn,<BR/><BR/>I'd be heartbroken too! After all the trouble to get the outfit made for her, and to have it discarded so nonchalantly! I feel your disappointment...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com