tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post7042171116302364848..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Where do we go from here?Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-48372504175458597422011-01-28T05:25:10.449-05:002011-01-28T05:25:10.449-05:00This is late I know (catching up on post-holiday b...This is late I know (catching up on post-holiday blog reading, which definitely helped ease the back-from-holiday-blues!) but I'm so with you on the Craigslist/Goodwill internal debate. You want the stuff out, you don't want to list and wait and risk the sale falling through, but then... the reluctance to get rid of stuff that you know could be used by someone else and that you paid good money for.<br /><br />Also - I have to subscribe to the no more piles pledge too. My sewing area is a wreck of past projects... poor form.<br /><br />Good luck with your plan!Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782358402051448781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-9647757501568487832011-01-06T09:57:23.359-05:002011-01-06T09:57:23.359-05:00I've been slow-sewing for years. It started ou...I've been slow-sewing for years. It started out unintentionally, then after a while I realized that I really didn't want to sew fast.<br /><br />I love resolutions. New Year's is my favorite holiday. But I keep my resolutions very broad and general, and I fully expect some of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses. <br /><br />My only plan for sewing this year, is to spend more time with it than I did last year.<br /><br />I like your idea of planning what you're not-doing. I might give that some thought and add some not-do's to my list.Bettyhttp://futurewardrobe.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-4414883185394773302011-01-06T09:37:27.204-05:002011-01-06T09:37:27.204-05:00Regarding the coin collection, I'd sell the pr...Regarding the coin collection, I'd sell the proof sets (or anything else that's of particular interest to a coin collector), but as for rolls of uncirculated coins - those I'd most likely take to the bank and deposit them in my account. Most likely billions of them were minted, and you'd need to keep them for many years before they are worth much more than face value. In other words - how much more would you need to get for them to make up for your time and energy to get them sold? And even for the proof sets, are they anything like the other "investment collectibles" that people have gotten in a frenzy over like plates and beany babies? Items sold as investments, but now worth nothing. I have no issue with people who bought them because they genuinely like them - I have a couple items myself. I'm not a coin collector, so I have no idea how the market is for them, I'm just asking.<br /><br />GailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-48552049444335516022011-01-05T20:26:48.127-05:002011-01-05T20:26:48.127-05:00Having just put 9 tons of goods, comprising the co...Having just put 9 tons of goods, comprising the contents of my sewing room together with my book & magazine collection into a storage unit in anticipation of putting my house up for sale, I believe I am well-qualified to say if it makes you happy and you use it, keep it. That said, I have tossed or donated all my fabric scraps, kids fabrics, cheap fabrics and shelter mags devoted to the homes of the uber wealthy. I believe I could have gotten rid of a lot more if I had not had to act so quickly. Perhaps before the 9 tons goes into an 18 wheeler to its final destination, I can toss a bit more. I was able to sort, load and label all my fabrics into about 60 plastic bins from Target, so they are organized to the hilt; which will make it very easy on the other end, since they will not even have to be removed from their bins, simply placed on shelves. My pattern collection stayed in the commercial pattern drawers.<br /><br />Antique dealers bury items in kitty litter to get rid of smells. It could be worth a shot with the luggage.Arthurs Enkelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054594044404906466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-21805995890333492982011-01-03T15:24:50.148-05:002011-01-03T15:24:50.148-05:00My ongoing goal: Do NOT buy more patterns for a bu...My ongoing goal: Do NOT buy more patterns for a buck, just because there is a sale. Unless I really really want and need them.<br /><br />Etsy is cool and everything, but you live in NYC - I'm sure there are several dozen coin shops who will take that box off your hands, one trip, no shipping.<br /><br />I am also hoping to move this year, so that's my primary focus. My new goals: Order, peace and simplicity! I'm going to aim for Shaker in the hopes of hitting just south of Scrubby Dutch. That will involve a lot of Nots.<br /><br />Also, I will NOT make resolutions for other people. Not that I was ever tempted, myself, but yesterday I heard two. One person wanted to cut Justin Bieber's hair, and the other vowed to have his children learn Chinese. "Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone..."Maurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08842561589741133873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-81298662808413279602011-01-03T12:24:01.168-05:002011-01-03T12:24:01.168-05:00Peter, a tea chest is one of those standard large...Peter, a tea chest is one of those standard large boxes you get from removalists (they normally have 3 kind of boxes, 1. wardrobe boxes, which are huge, 2. book boxes which are the smallest size, & 3. tea chests which are in between the 2) - so yes I have a lot of fabricMazzygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093354305177744855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-84032418444008897262011-01-03T10:29:25.561-05:002011-01-03T10:29:25.561-05:00Thanks for the New Year's greetings, guys!
Ma...Thanks for the New Year's greetings, guys!<br /><br />Mazzy -- first question: how big is a tea chest?!<br /><br />Duane -- I totally see you in steampunk. When are you coming to NYC?Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-41277598083346705332011-01-03T09:22:36.291-05:002011-01-03T09:22:36.291-05:00Happy New Year, Peter. I LOVE having plans!
1. ...Happy New Year, Peter. I LOVE having plans! <br />1. For starters, how about buying a cheap camera and kick starting my own pathetic languishing blog. <br /><br />2. Japanese coat #3. A short trench coat in olive green twill. <br /><br />3. Make a sport coat for my niece's wedding in June. I have a vintage 80's pattern with instructions in ENGLISH! <br /><br />4. Sew an entire steampunk wardrobe for myself to go with the amazing cufflinks and brooch that my daughter sent for Christmas. <br /><br />I think that's about enough. Oh..... Keep up with your blog, which amazes and inspires me. Cheers!Mainelydadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718855427399616514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-59333375205729566752011-01-03T03:01:04.153-05:002011-01-03T03:01:04.153-05:00I've just spent the last few weeks going throu...I've just spent the last few weeks going through boxes & boxes of clutter that I've been hauling with me wherever I go since (some of it) 1991! how ridiculous to keep stuff for so long & not even remember what I had? And boy have I been brutal! (Saint Vinnies did rather well out of me this year)<br />So my first motto for this year is to not accumulate any more crap! easier said than done. <br />this translates to 'don't start any new hobbies that I will invariably become addicted to & want to buy every fandangled gadget that is associated with it'. as I said, easier said than done.<br />note I have excluded my 72 tea chests worth of fabric in the said clean out, so my 2nd motto for the year is to try & make a dent in the stash & get some of it sewn, instead of my usual - admiring it & deciding not to cut into it cos its 'too nice'. again, easier said than done.<br />Which if course is related to motto no 3, don't buy any more fabric. As if I'm going to manage to stick to that one - ha!<br />last but not least, I'm thinking of another major residential move. When I moved 2000km in 1989 to the other side of Australia, little did I know that would be the beginning of a period of major moves (including 3 overseas jaunts) up until the end of 2000, where I didn't stay in one place for longer than 2 1/2 years, some of them for as little as 10 months. <br />Now, having been in Brisbane for the last 10 years, I'm bored & have itchy feet. So my decluttering has been in potential preparation for another huge move, probably only 1000km this time (Canberra), if I can just swing myself a job. (by the way, the new BF has absolutely NOTHING to do with this choice, no really!)<br />So anyway, I'm not a planner per se, nor am I into new year resloutions, although it kinda does sound like I am. Lets just see how we go at keeping myself decluttered eh?<br />I still love those pants by the way, I'm glad to see you are taking every opportunity to wear them with pride! I agree with the other comments, get your coin collection looked at by someone in the know... that may help you decide what to do with them....<br />Happy New Year Peter!Mazzygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093354305177744855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-25194296768176194862011-01-02T21:08:09.500-05:002011-01-02T21:08:09.500-05:00I'm looking at a stack of fabric right now, tr...I'm looking at a stack of fabric right now, trying to decide what to make first! I baled on making anything around Christmas for myself or as gifts, so now my creative juices are flowing once again. <br />I never do new years resolutions!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026706261655333994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-8346640407456927982011-01-02T19:24:10.811-05:002011-01-02T19:24:10.811-05:00Plans for the new year, oh so many. Eat less, exer...Plans for the new year, oh so many. Eat less, exercise more, watch less TV, take 20 photos a day, sew more, clean more, declutter, read more. Sounds like a lot, but if I reduce the amount of TV, the rest should be manageable. Oh and of course the most important, read Male Pattern Boldness daily. Happy New Year Peter, and thank you for entertaining me every day.LChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05461543882119926595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-24482848754420199452011-01-02T18:21:32.577-05:002011-01-02T18:21:32.577-05:00Oh! This is the quote you're looking for, Pet...Oh! This is the quote you're looking for, Peter--<br /><br />"But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane,<br />In proving foresight may be vain:<br />The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men<br />Gang aft a-gley,<br />An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain<br />For promis’d joy."<br />--Robert Burns, “To a Mouse”<br /><br />I was an English major in school....Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-88145735075432027152011-01-02T16:39:15.772-05:002011-01-02T16:39:15.772-05:00You found a sewing machine IN THE STREET? The mos...You found a sewing machine IN THE STREET? The most I've ever found in the street was $5 and a half-eated burrito.Jill/laughbutnotloudlyhttp://laughbutnotloudly.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-67200219161632053422011-01-02T16:34:16.356-05:002011-01-02T16:34:16.356-05:00I will not make sewing plans for months ahead, a f...I will not make sewing plans for months ahead, a few weeks is all I can manage and even those plans often go up in smoke (= work). <br /><br />Happy new year Peter, I'm enjoying your posts very much.Sigridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187364244385056641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-84666474748213077572011-01-02T16:29:47.199-05:002011-01-02T16:29:47.199-05:00I'm not good with planning/goals - one of the ...I'm not good with planning/goals - one of the things I would like to work on this year.<br /><br />I want to sew more than 2010; I made 1 top - yep that's it! I need a new wardrobe, for work and causal but the $$ is tight. Good thing I have a stash!<br /><br />De-cluttering is needed - nothing like having two parents scaling down due to their spouses death to prompt you to reevaluate the amount of "stuff" you have. <br /><br />Happy New Year!Geniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128599732286334592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-87676590169329673352011-01-02T13:54:59.608-05:002011-01-02T13:54:59.608-05:00I'm trying to get rid of extraneous stuff, too...I'm trying to get rid of extraneous stuff, too. Though I'm not constrained by a little (but awesomely urban) apartment, I like my house be very neat and clutter free. It's impossible when it's full of stuff I never use. That's my constant battle - we have our ups and downs. So, the New Year has me resolving to do better with that. <br /><br />Sewing-related, I WILL sew a shirt for my husband and keep sewing from my stash of fabric without setting a total moratorium on purchasing. <br /><br />I've enjoyed reading your blog this year and look forward to your next adventure. :-)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08679998588660500127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-1031535501380377772011-01-02T13:04:07.161-05:002011-01-02T13:04:07.161-05:00"We don’t know what life will bring, so it is..."We don’t know what life will bring, so it is what we bring to life that matters." ~unknown<br /><br />Wishing you a happy, healthy, contented new year, Peter. You of all people, bring this quote to life!RatherBeSewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348925627366412608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-71996249459119301202011-01-02T13:01:42.281-05:002011-01-02T13:01:42.281-05:00I don't like to make New Years resolutions eit...I don't like to make New Years resolutions either. I hope that I am in a state of awareness all year long and I adjust my course as needed.<br />Lately, I am fascinated with fitting other people, so I am doing a lot of pattern work. It's even more fun than sewing for myself at the moment, so that's what I am doing. How ironic- I got a pang of guilt when I dropped my own sewing project to draft a pattern for someone because she emailed me with pictures and I wanted to test my knowledge.<br />I realized, that is dumb! Do the fun thing, silly!a little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-53561117365958588862011-01-02T12:43:37.948-05:002011-01-02T12:43:37.948-05:00I don't make promises at the start of a year.....I don't make promises at the start of a year... too much stress.<br /><br />As far as the smell in the suitcases...I found a recipe that worked well to get rid of cat urine smell when one sick cat kept peeing on the carpeted stairs. One tsp lemon juice and one tsp (teaspoon)baking soda in one cup hot water, mix well, stick in a spray bottle. Just spray it and if you can let item air out. Good luck with the smell and your will not do list.Nadine Poplawskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-70032936421587497432011-01-02T12:31:29.240-05:002011-01-02T12:31:29.240-05:00Not many people could rock those cheetah pants, bu...Not many people could rock those cheetah pants, but you do!<br /><br />I don't really believe in resolutions either. As far as sewing goes, that's the fastest way to quash my mojo. It needs to be fun, it needs to be loose. It is my hobby, after all!<br /><br />Happy New Year, Petershamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-39795491296583785732011-01-02T12:19:59.038-05:002011-01-02T12:19:59.038-05:00My one sewing goal this year is to... wait for it....My one sewing goal this year is to... wait for it... make MYSELF some new clothes this year. I need some new clothes badly but I spend so much time making stuff for the kids that I ignore the fact that I need some myself.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-73442372082195561752011-01-02T11:54:34.846-05:002011-01-02T11:54:34.846-05:00I'm going to not worry about everything so muc...I'm going to not worry about everything so much.<br /><br />And sewing... make more and buy less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-54605427459990781842011-01-02T11:52:02.617-05:002011-01-02T11:52:02.617-05:00Peter, I saw a dog bed made from vintage suitcase ...Peter, I saw a dog bed made from vintage suitcase and immediately thought of you. <br /><br />http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/177690?utm_campaign=updates&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery1&d=1&w=102757Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-82947901483905204282011-01-02T11:44:17.493-05:002011-01-02T11:44:17.493-05:00First I need to reorganize and then declutter my s...First I need to reorganize and then declutter my sewing space. Then, as others have mentioned, I need to learn finer skills. But, most of all I need to find a good pants pattern for me. This is so elusive. <br /><br />Happy 2011!sulymohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887228971839188556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-25572047973205216882011-01-02T10:36:54.183-05:002011-01-02T10:36:54.183-05:00It's from a poem called "To A Mouse"...It's from a poem called "To A Mouse" by Robert Burns<br /><br />http://www.electricscotland.com/burns/mouse.html<br /><br />He ploughed up her nest with winter coming on, and feels for her.<br /><br />Me, right now I'm just scrabbling day to day. I need to dedecorate the tree and get it out of the house today, and go take the recycling to the center and the garbage to the dump.Treadle27noreply@blogger.com