Things I really wish I didn't have to sew

[Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply]

Knowing how to alter patterns so they fit perfectly and not having the
time to do it can be a curse when there are already too few hours in
your day.

Bras
shoes/slippers
handbags
slacks (RTW does not fit me)
dresses
jackets
sweaters (substitute knit for sew -- I have the whole body and all but
the ribbing of one sleeve done and have to finish the ribbing and knit
the other sleeve and I'm done *wilt*)

[Bobbie Sews More]

Maybe in a few days you will feel like you just HAVE to sew and it will all
come together.
Barbara in Cold FL

[Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply]

Bobbie Sews More wrote:
> Maybe in a few days you will feel like you just HAVE to sew and it will all
> come together.

Yeah, right now it all feels too overwhelming. I would rather not have
to sew absolutely everything now that I have a full-time job plus a
part-time job, but try telling my OCD that... LOL

[Olwyn.Mary]

I wish I didn't *have to* sew anything. I wish I could go out and buy
everyday clothes which actually fit, and could save my creative impulses
for the special clothes.

Ah well, "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride".

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

[Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply]

Olwyn.Mary wrote:
>
> I wish I didn't *have to* sew anything. I wish I could go out and buy
> everyday clothes which actually fit, and could save my creative impulses
> for the special clothes.

Yeah, that's about where I am at, and right now the list of what I have
to sew is sky-high. I tried to advertise on Craigslist to find someone
to help me with the more complicated and/or time-consuming parts of what
I need, but all I got were people who wanted to do the whole shebang,
people who were expecting me to dump a huge pile of work on them on a
one-time-only basis, and people who would be glad to learn how to copy
patterns from clothes, etc., on my dime. That, or else they were so far
away it was just too much to try to get to where they were.