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Post by puzzleqt on Aug 4, 2011 11:13:44 GMT -5
The blouse that your really like with the sleeves but gapes, if you put a small piece of velcro or pin it, does it still fit well, do you still love it? if so, it may be worth a little effort. if it doesn't hang right or move well, with the gap closed, then it's not wearable as is. Maybe write the list of sewing projects you WANT to do might make it more concrete and doable.
Weirdly, even though I know what mending projects I have and want to do, I just don't quite do it. UNTIL I put it on the list. or until I actually pull out the project and start, like pinning the pants to the right hem length, or hunting down a needle and the right color thread. Maybe putting a time estimate with each project might help. Or break the project to steps. Or work on a hand sewing project while watching tv or a movie.
Mending Projects
1. Pink tutu for DD3
2. hem black pants
3. Hem blue pants
4. Fix holes in DH pockets
5. Fix holes in DS21 favorite pants
to do/ta da
1. brush teeth
2. eat breakfast
3. Thread needle with pink thread, pin in tutu cloth
1. start laundry
2. find elastic for tutu/ place with tutu
3. exercise 30 min
1. shower
2. dishes
3. fold pink tutu material in half lengthwise/ baste
Wow my DD3 may actually end up with a tutu this week! off to implement plan!
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twiggy
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Post by twiggy on Aug 6, 2011 7:47:14 GMT -5
Hmm. Unfortunately, I don't think so. I've had that blouse some years and have tried various solutions. When nothing works, I put it to the side thinking I'll figure something out in the future, but never have. :/ It may just have to go, whether I like it or not. There's a huge mound of clothes that haven't even been started on, and here I am stuck at the beginning. Sigh. Good luck on your projects, and the tutu - that sounds cute!  I haven't done any sorting since I last posted. I have a bacterial infection and am feeling unwell...I'm trying not to be too harsh on myself about it. Only so much you can do when you have a fever.  BTW, I just found where all those other smilies were hiding. Awesome!  |
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Post by maggie on Aug 6, 2011 9:51:14 GMT -5
Okay, I don't have a lot of clothes -- all my currently wearing stuff (not including coats) fits in about 2 or 2 and a half feet of closet space and one dresser (it used to fit in one half of a dresser, but the drawers were really stuffed). I admit I have 2 or 3 rubbermaid totes of too small stuff that I would wear if I ever lost weight downstairs. Personally, I hate shopping for clothes and I think EVERYTHING looks terrible on me.
That being said, I have thrown out two shirts thanks to this thread. They are ones that have develeped little holes in them. I'm really not ever going to fix those holes, and I have at least 6 shirts that do not have any holes at the moment, so I don't really need them.
Here's my question. I have a pair of denim shorts. The button is metal with a kind of stud behind it. The button and stud ripped out of the shorts so there is a small hole where the button should go. I suppose I could stick my pinkie through it, but maybe not my index finger. I really liked those shorts -- not that they look fabulous on me, but they were comfortable and on the shorter side (above my knees), which was nice to have on really hot days. How hard would it be to fix the button? I've just assumed that I just need to sort of stick the button in the hole and then sew the fabric around it to anchor it. But I am not a seamstress -- I can replace a normal button, but it isn't pretty. The button pulled out over a year ago, so I know I can survive without the shorts. Reading this thread, especially the part about mending, it dawns on me that fixing this particular item might be harder than I think. I'm starting to think that maybe, even though I still like those shorts, perhaps I should get rid of them.
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