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Stitching & Crafting Room:  What are your sewing bad habits?  |
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N@n
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Hackett
Arkansas
USA
223 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 25 2010 : 10:11:37 AM
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Oh my gosh, this is all too funny and too familiar. You should see the mess I make when using my serger. Fabric strips everywhere. I have tried a catcher but it always gets in the way so it is elbows and fabric everywhere. I sew wayyyy too fast and just make a complete mess as I go. And the worst thing is I hate to clean up after myself.
keep searchin'-it's out there somewhere. |
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts |
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gr8tfulmom
True Blue Farmgirl
143 Posts
Sarah
South Haven
MI
143 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2010 : 1:39:30 PM
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You all are cracking me up. Right now I have 4 shirts for little guy waiting for hems & neckbands (get my machines back tomorrow!), a scrap purse, a tote bag, a patchwork shirt and I actually just finished one of my open ended projects, a quilt for the same lil guy, so yah, waaay too much going at once. Machine and fabric addictions as well.
I'm pretty good with maintenance, needle changing, etc, with my older machines. The new machines are another story. I really dislike having to traipse 60 miles one way to have a yearly for a machine, the result was pushing them for far too long until my SM would not stitch anything,I was scared I did major damage, but happily a few days at the dealers did wonders!
I've been known to sew in my bra in the summer, as my loft gets pretty darn warm 
Farmgirl sister #779
http://symbioticstitches.blogspot.com/ |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2010 : 3:39:27 PM
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Okay, I guess I have a amother one I need to admit to - I too have a mending black hole. Even if it's just a button, actually especially if it's just a button, I hate sewing buttons on.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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hattah
Farmgirl in Training
48 Posts
Margaret
Maine
USA
48 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2010 : 07:44:38 AM
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right now i am wearing a shirt that is missing three buttons. they went missing a loooonnnnnnng time ago! LOL! if anyone sees them don't bother telling me 'cause i refuse to sew them on again. after all at some point they will simply part company with the shirt again...so why bother? LOL!
"Vocatus Atque Non Vocatus Deus Aderit"~ Erasmus (Bidden or not bidden God is present) |
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tweedlebee
Farmgirl in Training
20 Posts
Samantha
Spokane Valley
wa
USA
20 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2010 : 1:44:13 PM
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By far my worst sewing habit is buying TOO many patterns! I need to start sewing some of them up before I purchase any more!
Farmgirl Sitster #1327
www.tweedlebeeandtweedlebum.com |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2010 : 3:51:05 PM
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Samantha - I have the "pattern problem" too!! I guess I have more bad habits than I thought.....
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2010 : 03:59:56 AM
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Isn't it funny that people think because you enjoy creative sewing that you must like to mend and do alterations?Sometimes it's hard to say no, but to me hemming a pair of pants or sewing a patch on my son's boy scout shirt is like writing a term paper! Dianne
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
1812 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2010 : 04:51:51 AM
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I'm with all you pattern buyer's. I have such high expections that I'm just going to sew them all. Then I love sitting down and going through all of them and taking a mental note as to what I will need to get them done. Then they find a nice home in my sewing room. And Voila, I run across them sometime later and again think "I need to make this"!!! If only I could have unlimited time to just lock myself in, and sew until I create all my dreams. OH I forgot, I'm a multi-task farmgirl not a fairy princess! But I try
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony" Mahatma Gandhi |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2010 : 05:53:44 AM
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Ya sound just like me! LOL
Linda in Scranton, PA
Jesus is a feminist. |
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DairySue
True Blue Farmgirl
67 Posts
Sue
Connecticut
67 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2010 : 08:15:24 AM
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I'm laughing at all these posts, as I do most all of these bad habits, from sewing in my underwear to having too many projects going at once.
Here's my bad habit when it comes to sewing, specifically, hand sewing. Scissors usually walk off all on their own, leaving me to use my teeth. The elderly lady who taugh me to sew, said her dentist told her, her teeth had unusually deep ridges in them, and they decided it was from thread cutting.
Sue in CT
http://frumsglassmenagerie.blogspot.com/ |
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KanMogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Katherine
Rock
Kansas
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2010 : 12:39:45 PM
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I think we have all experienced these habit one time or another. I don't really sew in my underwear, though.
I would rather wear out than rust out.----Richard Cumberland |
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SunnySister
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Janna
Fairhope
Alabama
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2010 : 9:45:19 PM
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Speaking of mending or alterations... I HATE it!!! My friends know this and they STILL all ask me "Could you just take this in for me?" or "Could you just hem these for me real quick?" Arrrghhh!!! LOL
Right at this moment I have four suits of my son's that need to be hemmed and have the waist let out. I have two blouses that need to be taken in.(I lost a little weight and I really like these blouses or I wouldn't even bother.) And I have six neckties that need hand-stitching repair on the back. I can't even tell you how long those ties have been in that pile. It's really sad. I hope I get to them before my son outgrows them. LOL
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bellagirl
True Blue Farmgirl
129 Posts
Carmen
Holland
MI
USA
129 Posts |
Posted - Jul 02 2010 : 12:51:51 PM
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Hello Everyone, WOW bad habits....I don't know where to start. Too many projects, 67 Block of the month unfinished, over 100 quilt tops waiting to be completed, I'm always losing my glasses and can't see close up. So now I have a pair of reading glasses by the machine, my chair, kitchen, porch, thank God for $$$$$ stores. LOL When I worked I bought a ton of fabric thinking that when I retire, money might be tight, and I would have a stash. Well I've been retired since 2003 and haven't even made a dent. I don't change needles as often as I should, hate winding bobbins, and I tend to throw fabric scraps and thread on the floor instead of the waste basket, (which sits right next to me)
MJFG #1443
Bellagirl
Blessings from Heaven and Earth |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3337 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3337 Posts |
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Heather B
True Blue Farmgirl
562 Posts
Heather
Longmont
Colorado
USA
562 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2010 : 09:11:18 AM
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As I read the many posts on this thread I realized that I am not much different from anyone else.
My sewing hang ups are
1. Unfinished quilts, I make the tops and get intimidated on the finishing.
2. fabricaholic
3. Not changing the bobbin to match the top thread
4. Unfinished projects in general, seems only the ones for me are left unfinished I get others item done before mine
5. Buying patterns on sale and stashing them away, I might use them someday!
Just a few. But I see now that I am in good company and I feel a bit normal.
Heather
http://homesteadincity.blogspot.com/
http://littlehouseonthebumper.blogspot.com/ (My "glamper" page)
"Only your real friends tell you when your face is dirty"
Farm Girl Sister #662 |
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Violets November
True Blue Farmgirl
342 Posts
Violet
Exeter
California
USA
342 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2010 : 2:27:37 PM
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I'm not sure if this is my worse habit, but it's gotta be my messiest, I throw all my thread tails on the floor. I just cut them off and throw them down to the right side of me.
When I'm on a rag quilt marathon, I end up with big labyrinths of thread on the floor.
~Violet~
Farmgirl Sister #1669
My blog, http://hiddenacre.blogspot.com/
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Violets November
True Blue Farmgirl
342 Posts
Violet
Exeter
California
USA
342 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2010 : 2:44:34 PM
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Too funny about sewing in underwear!
Like most others here, I also have too many projects going at once. Not that that's a bad thing, just sometimes too many at once.
And me too, I consider mending to be a tedious chore.
~Violet~
Farmgirl Sister #1669
My blog, http://hiddenacre.blogspot.com/
Our Organic Jewelry, http://www.etsy.com/shop/GaelicForge |
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KellyWall
True Blue Farmgirl
336 Posts
Kelly
Apison
Tn
USA
336 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2010 : 05:19:15 AM
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Not finishing my projects ! : )
Kelly #238
May your bobbin always be full... |
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Bart
True Blue Farmgirl
115 Posts
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Posted - Jul 06 2010 : 06:27:52 AM
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| My bad sewing habit is how I sit in my 'sewing chair'. I scooch way up on the edge of the chair, leaned forward with my shoulders hunched kinda forward. (never wrote it out before.... I must look like a weirdo :) |
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
1495 Posts |
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GFSteph
Farmgirl at Heart
2 Posts
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Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 1:52:00 PM
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Sewing over pins. Bad, bad, bad. I teach quilting, and lecture my students about the dangers of it. For those who lose scissors, I recommend a small item called a zinger that clips or pins on your shirt. You can attach a small pair of scissors to it. It has a wire that pulls out and retracts when you need to clip threads. They are awesome! You can get them at some quilt shops, and also sporting goods stores in the fishing section. I prefer the clip style as opposed to the pin. It seems to damage clothing less.
Happy Sewing! Steph |
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Stitching & Crafting Room: What are your sewing bad habits? |
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What are your sewing bad habits?
One of these days I am buying myself an RV. I will set it up as a traveling sewing room and go from house to house doing the mending everyone hates!!
I could make a good living at that and what fun visiting with everyone
