tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post1668853322145150180..comments2024-03-15T06:24:43.983-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: My 30 Day ProgramCarolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-2729721561233426102007-06-11T13:53:00.000-04:002007-06-11T13:53:00.000-04:00so glad that the Diva dress, the blue paisley, is ...so glad that the Diva dress, the blue paisley, is finished and was able to not only begin, but also complete the sewing saga. There is a poetry and symmetry there.Marjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695305834402487163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-7433654263446399892007-06-11T07:24:00.000-04:002007-06-11T07:24:00.000-04:00This dress is sooo cute! Beautiful, beautiful, bea...This dress is sooo cute! Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, and so are the dresses in your closet that you showed in a previous post! When I see such lovely fabric, I'm sorry that you are on a moratorium :)<BR/>LauraLoLauraLohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09450981301329994368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-35488881857831145832007-06-08T21:38:00.000-04:002007-06-08T21:38:00.000-04:00Hello Carolyn, Wow!! I'm very relieved after read...Hello Carolyn, Wow!! I'm very relieved after reading your blog. I was beginning to get worried about my girlfriend and partner Patricia because she cannot stop collecting fabric. We cannot even discard vintage clothing that is unsuitable for re-sale. She keeps EVERYTHING with the intent to make and remake. I'm glad to know (I think I'm glad anyway - maybe I shouldn't be) that there are others out there like her. <BR/> Your dresses are beautiful and so are you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-81061144650118315632007-06-08T20:55:00.000-04:002007-06-08T20:55:00.000-04:00Ann's beautiful stuff is tempting me...but there a...Ann's beautiful stuff is tempting me...but there are so many pieces I want, that I get confused and wind up leaving her site with nothing. Indecisiveness can be our friend!<BR/>Enjoy your weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-21561661052453875882007-06-08T18:25:00.000-04:002007-06-08T18:25:00.000-04:00Oooooh, I just LOVE your dress! And boy, can I sy...Oooooh, I just LOVE your dress! And boy, can I sympathize with the piles of fabric. Welcome to my life. But I'm not ready to stop - yet!<BR/><BR/>:)Gorgeous Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00105281854898289918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-55729102628304739012007-06-08T17:17:00.000-04:002007-06-08T17:17:00.000-04:00Hello Carolyn,I'm de-lurking to introduce myself a...Hello Carolyn,<BR/>I'm de-lurking to introduce myself and encourage you to continue to resist the fabric stores. I hope you find that after awhile, the intense uges will pass. I've deleted fabric emails too, just looking online can suck up an entire day. I know just how you feel though, it's "the beauty of possibilities."<BR/>It's easier ot sew it up in your head than in your sewing space though. I have a closet full of fabric, some of it inherited from a great aunt who lived to 99, some from another aunt who had a stroke and no longer sews and my own elderly mother who no longer needs a pink silk suit as much as she needs gardening pants.<BR/>I don't really buy any clothes at all, hate shopping in stores unless I can march up to the thing i want and get out. I'm an illustrator and a painter so my only real chance ot wear nice clothes is when I go to church and mine is pretty casual, absolutely no need to throw down. I'm pressing on, regardless<BR/><BR/>Maybe you'd like to visit my new website:<BR/>http://web.mac.com/annarich.art<BR/><BR/>Eventually I'll get around to the spinning, knitting and sewing departments of my life and get them up on the site.<BR/><BR/>I admire your work, I'd like to get to some TNT patterns for the middle aged body that arrived out of the blue, but I haven't yet.<BR/><BR/>Best Regards,<BR/>AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-40505840430330873482007-06-08T16:44:00.000-04:002007-06-08T16:44:00.000-04:00You dress is beauuuutiful. Thanks for being strong...You dress is beauuuutiful. Thanks for being strong for the rest of us. I have not even come close to wanting to buy. I have buried myself into sewing what I have, which I have not done in earnest since my vacation in April. Sewing some of this stash has helped me quite a bit. Stay with us, don't give up. And keep sewing that stash down, that is the reason why we are all in together!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203860590162568877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-34260985406555160032007-06-08T16:01:00.000-04:002007-06-08T16:01:00.000-04:00That was a close one! I must now go and see what ...That was a close one! I must now go and see what has sorely tempted you at Fabric Mart. <BR/><BR/>The blue paisley is the pefect summer dress down to the trim you chose - you look wonderful!Summersethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364235843222794829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-18960828000482186012007-06-08T15:15:00.000-04:002007-06-08T15:15:00.000-04:00Your post was truly funny.. and cheered me up afte...Your post was truly funny.. and cheered me up after dealing with a PITA employer today... anyways... Good Luck. Thanks so much for your compliment. I love the skirt.. and believe it will become one of my TNT patterns. I'm already looking forward to my next project.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688900287732221253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-57017576853146312712007-06-08T13:17:00.000-04:002007-06-08T13:17:00.000-04:00Carolyn - there must be something in the wind. Ye...Carolyn - there must be something in the wind. Yesterday was the worst day of temptation for me, too! New pieces on EOS and TS just about did me in. But I resisted,too! We're hanging tough together!! It won't be easy (if it was, we would have done it before, right?) Stay strong and congratulations on overcoming your FM "demon" of the day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-13209620868844890502007-06-08T12:01:00.000-04:002007-06-08T12:01:00.000-04:00You look wonderful in your paisley blue dress! I'...You look wonderful in your paisley blue dress! I'm joining the moratorium. It's easier (somewhat) now that I'm sewing more often and trying to plan my sewing projects. Cheers, Masouma RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-63157596328270444022007-06-08T10:21:00.000-04:002007-06-08T10:21:00.000-04:00Good Luck!!!! I don't think I have the will power...Good Luck!!!! I don't think I have the will power to do a fabric moratorium - although I have an excuse.... my fabric is boxed up at the moment - yeah, that's a good excuse! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-86132750853624534132007-06-08T06:22:00.000-04:002007-06-08T06:22:00.000-04:00I tried a fabric moratorium once - it lasted 2 day...I tried a fabric moratorium once - it lasted 2 days! I hope yours goes better. Love the blue dress - it looks great on you!Vicki Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06929340703066037054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-44666953412735606302007-06-08T06:10:00.000-04:002007-06-08T06:10:00.000-04:00I admire you for even making the "no fabric declar...I admire you for even making the "no fabric declaration"! I don't have a large stash, but I still have a hard time saying no when fabric is offered. Good luck!Elarayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487492651398001387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-62603612858020349832007-06-08T05:54:00.000-04:002007-06-08T05:54:00.000-04:00GREAT dress! You look awesome in it!As for not buy...GREAT dress! You look awesome in it!<BR/><BR/>As for not buying fabric for 30 days, I think I could make it but I haven't tried it yet, lol!Tanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01073735708031525696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-82590799537939771342007-06-07T22:26:00.000-04:002007-06-07T22:26:00.000-04:00I am *so* with you here!!! I deleted a couple of ...I am *so* with you here!!! <BR/>I deleted a couple of emails from fabric vendors today without opening...gee, it was hard, but not as hard as walking away from something I *knew* would be perfect for that [fill in the blank] that I've been wanting to make for ages....(like the black eyelet that caught me in the Memorial Day sale).<BR/>You are a STRONG woman! you can do it!!! ;)Lisa Lareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516986664460840579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-50273342631546242672007-06-07T22:10:00.000-04:002007-06-07T22:10:00.000-04:00Well, you're a better woman than I am - no fabric ...Well, you're a better woman than I am - no fabric for an ENTIRE MONTH! Cannot...comprehend...please...clarify.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109120743751725861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-29440720003945192042007-06-07T22:05:00.000-04:002007-06-07T22:05:00.000-04:00Gosh. I should do that. My stash is not like yours...Gosh. I should do that. My stash is not like yours. But, it could easily be. I just ordered 6 yards from Metro, sight unseen. Not leaving myself much to buy when I do get back the NYC.<BR/><BR/>Love, love, love the paisley. But, really love how happy you look in your dress.cidellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762649326538041094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-16562768045757271862007-06-07T21:57:00.000-04:002007-06-07T21:57:00.000-04:00Whew! That was a close one! You can do it. Just re...Whew! That was a close one! You can do it. Just remember, one day at a time.<BR/><BR/>I, on the other hand, have made no public declaration of my intent to withhold from purchasing fabric ... so when that email arrived from Fabric Mart guess what I did?!? <BR/><BR/>Love the blue cotton paisley dress by the way.Sharon Sewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987831277077411438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-67498224656282357852007-06-07T21:08:00.000-04:002007-06-07T21:08:00.000-04:00I just found your site and think your dresses and ...I just found your site and think your dresses and jackets are lovely. I don't know what a TNT pattern is. Would you please tell me? Thank you, Rita<BR/><BR/>I am starting to sew again, after a long hiatis. Been kitting for many years nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com