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Sewing Madness
2001-02-05 - 981419923

Things I've learned from sewing at 2:00 AM...

I got this off the St. Anne's Guild list, it's anoymous, but funny as hell

1. I hate hemming.
2. My bobbin winder hates me.
3. The more you try to fix the hem, the more you will screw it up.
4. I need a serger.
5. Don't use red chalk to draw the pattern on white fabric when you need the garb the next day.
6. If the neck hole was too little the first time, only cut a little bit off at a time. There's no going back. I now have an off-the-shoulder undertunic.
7. If you're trying on the garb you're sewing over and over to get the right fit, it's easier just to sew nekkid. Someone please tell me I'm not alone.
8. The first time you sew it together, use a big stitch. They're easier to pull out.
9. Trying to convince yourself that no one will notice that the sleeves are two different lengths gets easier as the night goes on.
10. They play really crappy music on the radio at 2:00 AM
11. Ignore the "Buy 1 more yard then you think you'll need" rule. Replace it with the "Buy 7 more yards than you think you'll need" rule.
12. Get $1/yard fabric. Then you won't swear at yourself so much.
13. You can see a black bra through $1/yard white cotton.
14. You can see a white bra through $1/yard white cotton.
15. You can see you're not wearing a bra through $1/yard white cotton.
16. The warning on cold medicine that says you shouldn't operate heavy machinery while on this drug should state sewing machines specifically.
17. If you're going to be trying on something that's pinned, and have to pull it over your head, remember to wear protective eye gear.
18. The numbers on my tape measure move. They must. I've measured 3 times, and it's still not working.
19. You really do have to match plaids or your butt looks funny.
20. Remember Rule 6? Don't do that again on the over tunic. Next time, try a key hole.
21. At 4:00 AM, leaving the garb too big sounds perfectly acceptable.
22. No matter what you learned from your last 2:00 AM sewathon, you're gonna do it all again.

Ain't it the truth! (BTW in the south sometimes we say questions as statements.) Well the last late night sewing project I did, other than the viking apron, which really doesn't count since I got in bed before 1am, was Halloween! You see, I made these quasi-middle eastern outfits for me and three other co-workers. We went to the work Halloween party as Wayne/Galmr's Harem. Alan had to come and get me at 3:30 am and drag me to bed, bleary-eyed. The outfits weren't quite done so I showed up in time for the party, but not much sooner, and dressed my wonderful co-workers. They tell me that I really shouldn't encouage Wayne's ego, but he played it off so well. Obviously we won't the contest, but never received the prize. Hey, that can't be right! Oh well. Since then I've been pretty good at finishing garb ahead of time or figuring it's not worth it. Except for the Judgment of Paris dress, I was up late night that entire week and Friday night hand sewing eyelet holes in the underdress for lacing purposes...

Why do we do this to ourselves? I don't think we'll ever know. :)

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