tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post1342979351792016541..comments2024-03-15T04:22:43.499-04:00Comments on Just Keep Sewing: The Point of SewingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08126043161321731207noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-79607333797829283482013-07-14T08:18:21.588-04:002013-07-14T08:18:21.588-04:00Great post, Kristine! I enjoyed your story and pic...Great post, Kristine! I enjoyed your story and pictures. There are as many reasons for sewing as there are sewers. But the one thing that we all have in common is that we love it. Keep on sewing! :-) meredithphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17683287411020125224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-34757703660429161942013-07-13T22:14:56.854-04:002013-07-13T22:14:56.854-04:00Kristine, this post merits world-wide distribution...Kristine, this post merits world-wide distribution, no kidding. You articulated so beautifully what so many of us experience -- the joy of sewing! Thank you! (P.S. to every sewing magazine and website on the planet, share this!) And good luck at Novi!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299401116107179331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-14815668340317337242013-07-13T20:43:57.311-04:002013-07-13T20:43:57.311-04:00p.s. I'm really impressed by your prom dress--...p.s. I'm really impressed by your prom dress--I doubt I could have sewn like that at the same age!Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074339341919661384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-2628541396884243372013-07-13T20:43:05.536-04:002013-07-13T20:43:05.536-04:00Great post!
Ooo! I am very excited that you are...Great post! <br />Ooo! I am very excited that you are trying out for Passion for Fashion, yay!!!Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074339341919661384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-80950242445009050462013-07-13T14:15:12.878-04:002013-07-13T14:15:12.878-04:00*my family...*my family...Erica Bunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023668349294387098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-73611773659079629052013-07-13T14:14:36.652-04:002013-07-13T14:14:36.652-04:00This is a great post! You and I were at the same ...This is a great post! You and I were at the same phase of wanting to venture off to "The Big City" to attend fashion school. My dream was Parsons and my shot that down with the quickness. I was told to pursue "a real education". <br /><br />We all sew for different reasons and those reasons are just fine. If you see a garment you like and you want to knock it off or put your own spin on it -- that's just fine. That's why we sew.Erica Bunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023668349294387098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-37079768474947614732013-07-13T09:47:29.324-04:002013-07-13T09:47:29.324-04:00A well articulated post. It definitely emcompasses...A well articulated post. It definitely emcompasses some of the same reasons I sew my own clothes. I enjoyed reading about your journey. Thanks for sharing!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13134869488264914428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-68084069394610025912013-07-13T09:18:11.564-04:002013-07-13T09:18:11.564-04:00What a thoughtful post. I enjoyed reading it and a...What a thoughtful post. I enjoyed reading it and admiring your prom dress and of course the wedding/wedding party dresses. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and memories. The online sewing community is an amazing place -- thanks to the diversity of people who sew. Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994553975406806627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-14325504781075254342013-07-13T02:02:39.506-04:002013-07-13T02:02:39.506-04:00Great post. We do sew for many reasons and they d...Great post. We do sew for many reasons and they do change over time.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529416439720810403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-36445252835904748232013-07-12T19:30:17.494-04:002013-07-12T19:30:17.494-04:00I really enjoyed reading your sewing story, and al...I really enjoyed reading your sewing story, and all of your reasons for sewing resonate with me. The gowns you sewed decades ago look GREAT!a little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-70388933465079200492013-07-12T18:40:40.465-04:002013-07-12T18:40:40.465-04:00GREAT post!! What a wonderful summation of why a ...GREAT post!! What a wonderful summation of why a home sewing enthusiast...is a home sewing enthusiast. I enjoyed reading that (and looking at the pictures) very much!Lisa Lareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516986664460840579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-84633664268555363082013-07-12T14:58:44.520-04:002013-07-12T14:58:44.520-04:00So very well said from a sewer's point of view...So very well said from a sewer's point of view!Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345674465845908156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-54805896875174486792013-07-12T08:42:23.631-04:002013-07-12T08:42:23.631-04:00I love this post. YOu put into words exactly the m...I love this post. YOu put into words exactly the many reason why I sew. I enjoy the challege, the frugality, and the joy of sharing my sewing talents with others. Thanks for the thought provoking post.<br /><br />On a side note, your Kenmore looks just like the one my mom had, that I learned to sew on. I loved that machine. It was a real workhorse! Sadly, I died a few years ago, but had lived a good long life, sewing my and my sisters wedding gowns and humdred of garments through the years. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771701122858070707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-88086987147311801532013-07-12T07:41:33.768-04:002013-07-12T07:41:33.768-04:00All so eloquently said! I am in total agreement an...All so eloquently said! I am in total agreement and thank you for being part of my sewing village too. Sewing friends are the best!<br /><br />Great pics. That prom pic is a classic. How did I know it was 80s? Hmmm,,,<br /><br />You touched a nerve with me about the quilting phase. I went through the exact same thing when my girls were babes. There was just not enough space, time, or energy to pull out the machine but I could dig in my bag of pieces and stitch away by hand while they were napping. The quilt phase probably lasted about 7-8 years and one day I realized they were in school and I could hit the machine again. That's when I got my Kenmore. Garment sewing returned and it was glorious. <br /><br />This is a wonderful post, Kristine and beautifully expressed. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-54654154194483114432013-07-12T07:09:31.236-04:002013-07-12T07:09:31.236-04:00So interesting! I think we have basically the sam...So interesting! I think we have basically the same mom - "That's just an A-line skirt!) :-)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08679998588660500127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-66456280643211550872013-07-12T03:46:53.478-04:002013-07-12T03:46:53.478-04:00Hear! Hear! You know your math, sewing is infinity...Hear! Hear! You know your math, sewing is infinity! CarmencitaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17052726816809035850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-24582836519724849892013-07-11T23:14:52.382-04:002013-07-11T23:14:52.382-04:00Thank you for summing up so eloquently why we all ...Thank you for summing up so eloquently why we all sew! I think you hit a common chord for so many of us!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12757264245436936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-70674850645791478502013-07-11T22:19:41.343-04:002013-07-11T22:19:41.343-04:00The first shot of you sewing on your Kenmore in yo...The first shot of you sewing on your Kenmore in your bedroom made me smile because I spent all of my teenage years and a few of my college ones in the same position. But unlike you, I took my sewing machine to college for my second semester. I just couldn't leave it home!<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this wonderful post with us. As you stated this is an amazing sewing community and I'm so glad that we've all gotten to "meet" courtesy of the internet!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-90929849680875375702013-07-11T22:16:41.351-04:002013-07-11T22:16:41.351-04:00I so enjoyed reading about your sewing journey. K...I so enjoyed reading about your sewing journey. Keep on sewing for whatever reason - you make such lovely things that obviously bring you joy.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960310379822122045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-77865531927858835852013-07-11T22:12:38.162-04:002013-07-11T22:12:38.162-04:00THANK YOU! What a wonderful post. I share many o...THANK YOU! What a wonderful post. I share many of your sentiments and am happy to be a part of your sewing village. I hope you make it into PFF. I'll be cheering you on!Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384050927297629715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-38069809673350698042013-07-11T21:38:46.771-04:002013-07-11T21:38:46.771-04:00Yes, you've hit the nail on the head! "Ta...Yes, you've hit the nail on the head! "Take that!" is exactly what I'm thinking, and it is so satisfying.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126043161321731207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-6943180275603679682013-07-11T21:37:38.261-04:002013-07-11T21:37:38.261-04:00Thanks, Joanne! There's another reason: To mak...Thanks, Joanne! There's another reason: To make our daughters smile, and hopefully carry on in our footsteps!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126043161321731207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-413811668648190262013-07-11T21:09:38.618-04:002013-07-11T21:09:38.618-04:00Love this post so much. It's a different for e...Love this post so much. It's a different for each of us, but you pulled at pretty much all of the threads (ha!) that drive most of us, I think. The point of sewing for me is to have something unique, to have garments I couldn't normally afford, and to keep learning and developing. <br /><br />Knock-offs are one of the most satisfying ways of sewing--there's a bit of a rebellious "Take that!" to the whole endeavor that makes it fun. <br /><br />And seconded--that prom dress is super awesome.Sara in Stitcheshttp://www.sarainstitches.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784733016362703557.post-75367327456642120772013-07-11T20:49:22.002-04:002013-07-11T20:49:22.002-04:00What a fabulous post. I loved the wedding pictures...What a fabulous post. I loved the wedding pictures and the Prom pic from 1992 is a keeper.<br />I believe there is a gratification to sewing an original and also replicating an expensive designer garment. What I love about sewing, is that "I can make that" feeling of empowerment and the creative license to choose otherwise.<br />Several years ago, D1 begged me to copy the JCrew Cascade Tulle Skirt at $395. I studied that thing and set about making it to look as professional as possible. She wore that skirt with such pleasure and happiness, for the total cost of $25. What joy!<br />A great question posed by Gail and your answer equally as thought provoking.<br />Thank you both.<br />JoanneMJoanneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218217151372072602noreply@blogger.com