tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post8677394683227675620..comments2024-03-27T13:29:46.932-05:00Comments on Pearl the Squirrel: Yellow in the garden and a yellow give-away!Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-73284352172820992932009-05-30T13:27:10.078-05:002009-05-30T13:27:10.078-05:00I think part of my attraction to fabric and sewing...I think part of my attraction to fabric and sewing is that it's so tactile. It's a great feeling to work on something real and solid, with texture and shape and permanence. It's a nice contrast (and break) from everything I do at the computer/online: reading, writing, e-mailing, editing and sharing photos, shopping, etc.annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242717214685743221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-23650976353387877252009-05-26T20:35:37.119-05:002009-05-26T20:35:37.119-05:00I am drawn to bold patterns and colors in fabric. ...I am drawn to bold patterns and colors in fabric. I think it's interesting that while I wear a lot of black and navy, and really don't dress in a particularly interesting or flashy way most of the time, when I go to the fabric store I make a beeline for loud, quirky prints. <br /><br />Although I have a very hard time completing projects (the number of half finished scarves and hats I have knitted is obscene), I still get excited about starting them. I am working hard to actually follow through on projects, because it means I might allow myself to go back to the fabric or craft store and buy more fun stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-21434761908667550972009-05-26T20:20:31.302-05:002009-05-26T20:20:31.302-05:00i love textile arts, and watching what my mama mak...i love textile arts, and watching what my mama makes in her sewing room. i wish i had the patience to (wo)man a sewing machine more often myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-78374152059879123412009-05-25T17:50:55.468-05:002009-05-25T17:50:55.468-05:00Votre mère coud quotidiennement. Elle crée de bell...Votre mère coud quotidiennement. Elle crée de belles choses pour les amis et la famille. La créativité sans tissu serait impossible. Bonne chance avec le gagnant ! - BKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-1712337411182510302009-05-25T06:03:47.473-05:002009-05-25T06:03:47.473-05:00I attribute my fiber lust (fabric, yarn, whatever)...I attribute my fiber lust (fabric, yarn, whatever) to my lust for connection to my loved ones. My grandma and my mom sewed and knitted things for me (and my Barbies) and taught me to sew, so I "blame" them for getting me started. While I've never considered myself artistic, I know I have a decent design sense, and that's something I'm told is a Wasmund (my grandma's family) attribute--something I share with my dad, my uncle, my grandma, my great aunts, my great grandmother. Most of them are gone now, but when I create, I feel them in my sewing room with me. <br /><br />So that's what got me started. Friends like you, Linzee, have kept me going, bringing great laughs and emotional support (and the occasional adult beverage) to the sewing room. Our chatter about projects is what drives me to the online quilt shops and makes me a regular at Sarah Jane's Yarn Shoppe. It's more fun to buy fabric when you know exactly who will share your excitement.AnneRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949985647953090390noreply@blogger.com