A few weekends ago I wasn't feeling very "sewy" but I wanted to do something that would give me a sense of accomplishment. Mostly because I'd created yet another hideous garment. (No. You can't see it. It's hideousness would burn the very eyes from your heads. Really. I'm thinking of calling in an exorcist next week.) Anyway, my point is that I needed to do something that would result in an actual sense of achievement (instead of needing holy water and a priest).
I have been downright hoarding patterns. I'll admit it. I started sewing clothes about six or seven years ago and I have never, ever, no not ever once thrown away a pattern I've purchased. Literally. I have four or five patterns that I bought over 20 years ago in a mad fit of considering garment sewing and I even still had those. (I recovered from the mad fit pretty quickly and went back to quilting until after the Evil Monkeys were born.)
But for the past two-three (even four) years I really haven't sewn much for myself. And what I have sewn has been mostly from basic patterns or from my personal sloper. The large bulk of the patterns in the hoard are either untouched or disasters. Or both.
My only excuse has to be mental deficiency brought on by the lingering effects of multiple pregnancies. Er... which is pretty much my excuse for anything that happened for the first six years of the Evil Monkeys' lives. But now I've hit the magical Year Seven Return To Normal Hormones and really... there is just no rational excuse for owning these:
Yes. Those are two different copies of the exact same pattern. Apparently I didn’t think I could figure it out from the first one? Clearly dark forces were at work here, people.
But I am brave! The evil pattern demons can’t bring me down! So I bucked up my courage, dove into the battle and dug through all the pattern boxes. And ended up culling out 100 patterns. Well, 97. Whatever. These are bundles of ten patterns each:
That's a lot of patterns, people. I really didn't expect to get rid of that many. But I've come to the conclusion that between my five years of BWOF back-issues and my current Ottobre subscription... I really don't need any other patterns. Ottobre more than covers all my kids' sewing needs and Ottobre Woman really covers all of mine. Ottobre is certainly easier to deal with and better designed than the Big4 generally are. Plus, quite a few of these patterns are simply the wrong size range for me and there’s not really any point in holding on to those. (I have no idea why I own so many patterns in size 20-28. I currently cut a size 12-14. The mind boggles at what I might have been thinking.)
I did keep some patterns. Mostly Big4 that are still in the Evil Monkeys' size ranges and any independents that might be useful or that I just enjoy owning. I have a ridiculous collection of HotPatterns and vintage Folkwear, for instance. Because I will persist in the delusion that I might have lost 45 pounds when I wake up tomorrow.
This post is hilarious! And I can see some good in the Very Easy Vogue 7941. Something tells me I own that pattern!
LOL! I feel your pain. I seem to be unable to give away patterns too--even the ones that are the wrong size! Congratulations on the pattern cull, may I have the courage to follow in your footsteps! :-)
That is a fabulous collection, and I applaud you for actually culling it! I cannot get rid of any of my patterns - I'm a hoarder and I'm not sorry :)
It is a good feeling to have a clean house and clear mind after getting rid of things that you don't love anymore! Happy for you!
I don't have all these loose patterns because they are not available to buy here, only online, but I have a lot of sewing magazines. And I'm actually starting NOT buying EVERY sewing magazine that I CAN buy! I have progress also!
phfft! only 5 years of BWOF? Try every edition since November 1992. ... and then there's the big4 in the big box. plus the weird randoms that are shoved in the cupboard. Oh dear, I do have a problem
I started sewing a few years ago to make myself some clothes, and now I mostly quilt. This does not stop me from continuing to buy many, many more garment patterns than I will ever use.
So, you've got yer stacks of ten, lemme ask you this, are those stacks STILL IN YOUR POSSESSION? And yes, a bin in the garage counts as possession.
Also, holy crap, woman! I have nowhere near 100 patterns in my collection, much less 97 to cull! Of course, there are no $1 sales going down anywhere near my current location....
2014 has been a fun yet emotional parenthood ride for me. There have been many firsts and many big decisions amongst which was to enroll her into Primary school for formal education. The kiddo is growing up fast and like all parents, I get sappy when I look at her milestones which remind me that she is growing way too fast.
While her friends cut their first tooth at 7-9 months old, Dumpling cut hers at 11months old so I naturally thought that she will not drop her first tooth until much later, having seen friends’ sharing on Facebook on how their children are dropping their baby teeth. Or so I thought.
Lo and behold, she excitedly screamed to me, one evening, not too many weeks back that her bottom incisor was a bit wobbly. And I was going “oh dear, not so fast!” But of course, she was right, her tooth became more and more wobbly over the next few days with her asking us repeatedly when her tooth would drop. And it finally did, one and a half weeks later when she first discovered her tooth was wobbly.
Frankly, I died a little inside, but at moments like these, what’s a parent ‘gonna’ do except to paste a smile on my face and preserve this momentous milestone, the best that I can.
We were gifted with this kit last year at Dumpling's BD party and my first thought then was that it was really pretty and really cute!
- A small Tooth / Coin Pouch (for the kiddo to place her tooth inside and for the 'Tooth Fairy' to place a coin in it)
- A baby tooth album which comes as a flapbook and has a baby tooth chart (to chart the momentous date of course!)
The really cool thing is that the album has slots for specific tooth - in our case, it was the bottom right front incisor and this was 'labelled' by way of drawing above the slots too
Besides being able to record the dates, the chart also has information on the approximate 'shedding' date.
She also made sure that she hung the Door Hanger on the bedroom door so no one misses out on her tooth... Best of all, it comes in pink AND blue making it a perfect gift!
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The sweetest memory I have when my children are growing up is seeing them reach every important milestone in their infancy stage... From their first chuckles, to their first crawl, to their first unaided walk on two legs.
The sweetest memory that I have when my children growing up is to see them from a small baby to now being able to complete simple task on their own and to be able to communicate with me.
My sweetest memory was the first day that I saw her in her 'birthday suit' at the delivery ward. Fiona
My fondest memories of my kids growing up is when they first learn to call papa & mama and the babbles that are absolutely cute!
Every of their 'firsts' is sweet to me. Like you, my eldest son (in P1) just drop his first lower central insicor tooth a few weeks ago. My hubby and I are both very excited because this is the ultimate sign of our son becoming a big kid.:-)
So many sweetest moments! I have to say the first time when he made a bracelet as a Mother's Day gift for me.
My sweetest memory was my girl's sweetest smile whenever she is happy and bring tears to me whenever she is upset.
Thank you very much for this giveaway!!! My elder son has started dropping his milk teeth and I am keeping his dropped milk teeth in zip-lock bag only :( Hope to win this so that I can keep them properly and pass it to him eventually!
Our latest, most exciting memory happened just last Monday. We were waiting for the school gate to open when my son laugh with such a big mouth with me, that I saw 2 tinee cuties peeking at me. 2 new permanent teeth have erupted with no other signs, the babies weren't even shaky. It was a test of patience for me when the gates open just at that moment and teachers motion for us to go in. I just could not contained my excitement and share the news with all the teachers I met that day. I had to wait 5 whole hours for my son to return from his school trip before I could admire them properly! That night, we had a long bedtime chat. Instead of having the usual reading of bedtime stories, we made up our own by giving the 2 newbies name: Pinky and Ponky. Their babies were named: Blastar and Blisty respectively. It took us another 19 hours or so of wait for our earliest dental appointment possible. In the meanwhile, I made my son open his mouth every now and then. =P. Glad to say, he now as a habit of going the the mirror to check on Pinky and Ponky like a new Papa telling me how many nano meters they have grown since he last check. Blasty and Blastar are expected to make way within these 2 weeks. Oh gosh, that kit would be so useful for us to record down our memory! Hmm.....I wonder if Pinky and Ponky are going the be sweet-tooth?
My sweetest memory of my little one was when I accidentally hurt myself once and he immediately ran over to me to check on me. When I told him what happened, he gave me a big hug and kissed my hand where I'd burned myself. He was barely 2 and hadn't started talking yet but his action transcended his inability to verbalise at that point. I still get all warm amd fuzzy inside recalling that moment.
Oh! I love this Tooth Fairy Kit! I have to say I love to record every sweetest moments for my 2 princesses. I still can remember when my eldest girl first tooth came out at 7/12/2006 and her first tooth dropped on 26/2/2012. I love to record every sweetest moments for both of them. Hope I can win this Tooth Fairy Kit for my younger daughter.
My sweetest moment is when my first born goes to Primary 1. He buys me a garlic bread using his pocket money.
The sweetest memory was on the morning of my birthday, then my 2.5 yo suddenly sang happy birthday song to me when i was changing his diaper. I asked everyone, no one taught him and i dunno how come he did that, but is truly the most touching bdae ever.
Talk about apt timing. We are overseas n on a mountain and we had to extract my 6yo's tooth ourselves this morning!
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Having decided that their next single would be the double a-side Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane, The Beatles took part in promotional films. Work began on this day in Knole Park in Sevenoaks, Kent.
The films were both produced by Tony Bramwell for Subafilms, and were shot on colour 35mm film by a crew from London-based Don Long Productions. The Swedish director was Peter Goldmann, who had been recommended by Klaus Voormann.
Goldmann had arrived in England in early January and looked for suitable locations in London and elsewhere. The first location he decided upon was Knole Park, owned by the National Trust.
On this evening filming began on Strawberry Fields Forever. A number of sequences were shot around a dead oak tree near the park's birdhouse. The tree is no longer there.
A rough mono mix of A Day In The Life was made in the control room of Studio Three on this day. It was for demo purposes and wasn't intended for release, as recording wasn't yet complete on the song.
The Beatles were not present for the session, which began at 7pm and finished at 8.30pm. They were at Knole Park in Sevenoaks, Kent, to make promotional films for Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane.