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re: Etsy, Here I Come?

Candes — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:55:48 GMT

You're off to a great start. Sewing is the ONE thing I wish I had the patience to learn from MY mother. God help her, she tried.

I have a sewing machine. I've done a few projects but it doesn't get used much. Oh, I have tons of things I'd like to do. What I DON'T have is motivation or heck! the time!

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

Megg — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:56:37 GMT

awesome. I have been looking online for sewing classes but alas...my town has none. I also dont have a sewing machine, which sucks because I like to dive in on new things.

WooHoo!!! i think you will do quite well with this.

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

GirlsGoneChild — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:11:14 GMT

Heather -- Those fabrics are amazing!! Thanks for the links, mama!

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

amandashea17 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:50:19 GMT

GO BEC!

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

Sheri — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:47:57 GMT

I've always wanted to sew my kid's Halloween costumes. But I don't even remember how to thread the machine, and the oldest one is 18 now. Best of luck to you!!! I am sure the dress will be beautiful

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

Heather — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:52:10 GMT

Rock it, girl! As a knitter I totally get the whole 'making yours kids clothes' thing. Two site to check out: reprodepot.com and purlsoho.com, both have amazing fabric.

Another thing I love about crafting: the transmission of knowledge that happens from generation to generation.

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

GirlsGoneChild — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:58:01 GMT

You guys are AWESOME! Thanks for all your support and kick-ass-ness. I might have to take you up on your lessons -- I'm DYING to go back to my parent's to finish up my little dress! Ahhhh!!

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

Jenny — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:34:17 GMT

Have you thought about sewing cloth diapers as well? I love being able to choose the exact fit for my son, buy or make my own print, personalize them, take them apart to fix something without having to worry about ruining them, and so on. It's sort of addictive =)

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

Shannon — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:57:19 GMT

I can help you learn to sew too if you want! I started last year when I was pregnant with Eli and wanted some orange and green paisley crib bedding. To my dismay all the boy stuff had boats or sports on it. It just takes practice and I would imagine a an actual teacher would speed the process along!

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

pamela — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:47:21 GMT

omg. we live in the same alternate universe. seriously. my friend just sent me a dress in the mail from that very same etsy site AND i bought a dress pattern and fabric for my new baby girl... inspired both by the fact that pink/purple/floral is well, predictable, obvious and boring. if you ever come to the east coast or if i ever make it out to cali to visit friends and relatives we'll have to meet and compare baby clothes!

re: Weird Pregnancy Symptoms: Volume One

Candace — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:36:02 GMT

I'm so glad I'm not alone. My husband has only mentioned being horny a hand full of time since I've been pregnant and thank god because I want nothing to do with that! I mean I try to want it but really is there a comfortable way to do when you are 26 weeks? I don't feel sexy and I'm certainly not wanting it.

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

Regina — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:53:49 GMT

Yay - and why did I know that if and when you started sewing you would gravitate towards these types of fabrics! They are just yummy!

All sorts of free and easy patterns and tutorials out there for little girl dresses - once I get myself organized a bit I will email you some.

Can't wait to see finished products! You will be owning that sewing machine, soon!

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

Jen — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:28:52 GMT

I sew tons ... I agree, little girl clothes are nicer/easier/more inspiring. But it's a boy for me ... so I make ... pants:)

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

Melissa — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:12:32 GMT

I used to knit tons of stuff before baby. Once I got pregnant the knit gene all but turned off. I got most of the way through a blanket, but never quite finished. Luckily, I had some things I had already knitted and saved. Some of them didn't quite fit or weren't in season when they would have fit. So he's worn one sweater and he does sleep with a blanket I made. Sigh.

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

knockedup — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:28:35 GMT

I love sewing! This inspires me to dust of my machine and get cracking on Axel's Halloween costume. Yes, it will take me four months to finish. The threading of the bobbin is my evil nemesis.

Some of the sewing stores around here sell refurbished used machines - maybe you could pick up one in your area?

The dress is fabulous, by the way.

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

Tracey — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:26:45 GMT

Good for you. You should check out the custom listings on eBay: the really talented women make a fortune.

One suggestion: where you cut in the little triangels, as the pattern instructs, I would suggest cutting OUT so the point stick out of the fabric. Cutting in can compromise your seams.

You are goign to laugh when you get the hang of things and see how VERY easy most of sewing is.

BTW- it seems like you've already figured out the hardest parts: the physical act of sewing is only about 10% of the work. Good luck!!!!

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

Amanda — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:01:29 GMT

YAY!! I am so glad to hear you're going to learn to sew. Get a good cheap "Quick-unpick" tool to correct stitching mistakes (only scissors mistakes are unfixable, which is one thing I LOVE about sewing - pretty hard to completely stuff something up and have to start over with new fabric).

This is so exciting! Don't give up!!

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

Claudia — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:17:55 GMT

Seriously, once you figure out how to thread the machine, the rest is easy. If you get good enough, maybe by the time she's 18 you can make her prom dress.

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

Amy Slepski — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:22:54 GMT

No way! I am so thrilled that you are doing this.

I have walked people through stuff on the Intenet and am not too shabby of a teacher if you don't mind me saying so.

What I can say, so fare, is that it won't be that hard for you to learn. Mistakes are often good, as that is the way you *really* learn to do something - by correcting the mistakes, And, you have done an awesome job cutting it out. I can tell you are a perfectionist, and you are waaaay smarter than you need to be to follow the directions. For some reason sewing seems to many people to be this big difficult thing that you need to belong to some sisterhood to figure out. It isn't. The most important thing is cutting things out nicely, which as I said, you have already done. Nice work!

Talk to me about sewing machines - I have more than I can count, and I want to steer you away from some. ;)

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

kate — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:06:13 GMT

Hey,

I live in LA and know how to sew if you want help I could show you the basics on my machine! Good luck, it's very cute.

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

kate — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:03:51 GMT

Hey,

I live in LA and know how to sew if you want help I could show you the basics on my machine! Good luck, it's very cute.

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

jennifer — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:12:21 GMT

I totally get the no dig on florals, but c'mon, you can't hate on Marimekko.

re: Etsy, Here I Come?

yvette — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:27:54 GMT

awesome! i love sewing. for cute fabric, i love purl soho. you'd be surprised @ how quick you can pick it up.

re: The Battle of the Middle Names

Cath — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:03:34 GMT

I have two middle names O_o

Louise Catherine Anaïs... though I go by "Catherine" only, and my cards and papers are to Catherine, not Louise. I don't know how that happened...

re: The Battle of the Middle Names

knockedup — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:51:16 GMT

Axel has two middle names, but one of them is my last name. He's got my husband's last name. I figured that, since Axel has his dad's, I should at least get to give him give him two middle names. I am a name junkie, and I think Sean just got really really tired of all the hormonal pregnant lady pestering and so he gave in.

re: The Battle of the Middle Names

GirlsGoneChild — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:25:24 GMT

Aw, that's an awesome story. Love name stories. Thanks for sharing!

re: The Battle of the Middle Names

Danielle — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:52:56 GMT

My son has two middle names and each name came to us in such a divine way, I just have to share our story. His first name came to us after my husband brought it up and I asked myself for some kind of sign that was the name our baby wanted. The next day I saw the name online while I was shopping. (it was the name of a chair). Then a client came into our lives with the name, as well as all these dove symbols. (the name means dove in Hebrew) So right then and there I knew I was having a boy and that was to be his first name. The middle name was harder, or the signs were not that apparent. It was a toss up between Aydan and Dylan. My son was born 10/21/07 the day of the great San Diego fires. Aydan means little fire in gaelic. Well, we got our sign! We ended up using both names as it balanced his whole name out and just flowed nicely. But how's that for a middle name story!

re: The Battle of the Middle Names

kate — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:27:24 GMT

Forget the name thing- how totally mature of you to admit to your bullying and for you and H. to resolve the whole situation. I'm impressed.

re: What's the Difference Between Boys and Girls? Hint: It's a Trick Question

joanna — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:20:42 GMT

what are really the differences in girls and boys?I cant answer it because i feel difficult

re: The Battle of the Middle Names

Leah — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:30:21 GMT

I'm pretty sure I have both names nailed down. Do I win a prize if I guess correctly? (Don't want to share them here and ruin your suprise; that's how sure I am that I'm right!)