tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676216456043293674.post2222485130329478189..comments2023-05-22T04:22:10.070-04:00Comments on <center>Gotcha Covered</center>: Do You Remember the Selfish Seamstress?greytonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011928850908138108noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676216456043293674.post-57959462108615444242018-01-29T12:40:11.485-05:002018-01-29T12:40:11.485-05:00My sympathies. We have all been there--lots of wo...My sympathies. We have all been there--lots of work, cost, and time and no thanks for it. Seems like people are addicted to throwaway "fashion," except for quilts or really tedious home dec stuff. I loved the Selfish Seamstress and thank her for her legacy. My own wardrobe deserves lots more work! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676216456043293674.post-89740811305368448302016-09-15T11:34:27.849-04:002016-09-15T11:34:27.849-04:00I'm even later on this post but I see this fro...I'm even later on this post but I see this from both sides. One, I admit that I am fussy and so really wouldn't want you to go to the trouble of making something that you think I would like. I don't expect a gift card either, just something more symbolic...a box of herbal tea so we can sit and share tea and talk together. I've been making a handmade present each year for my goddaughter but as she hit ten this year I knew that my taste and hers (800 miles away) are probably diverging. So yes, she got a "learning present" (usually a book but his year a young detective and her dog puzzle cards) and cash. I adored the selfish seamstress, which is how I found your post, and think actually she has it right in some ways. Very few people appreciate the time our projects take nor have the same taste we do so why not accept that reality, enjoy what we do and yes, buy the gift card for the rest of them. I've gotten some handmade presents that I wish the person had not made and am just grateful that the person thought of me. I'm at the age where I don't need more stuff and if I do, I would like to select it myself so I can also decide what the other items I'm going to sending in the donation box. My few friends and I who do gift one another have agreed that it needs to be experiences or consumables, nothing to add to our current stuff.Jane Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10236298438179825569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676216456043293674.post-28781903841733057582015-01-09T09:14:44.369-05:002015-01-09T09:14:44.369-05:00I'm so late on this! I discovered sewing blogs...I'm so late on this! I discovered sewing blogs quite late, but stumbled across selfish seamstress and loved it. For me, it was an ideal blog. I'm selfish too and it's good to know that it's okay! I was actually interested in her outfits and how she felt about them. Hope that she is alright. Thanks for this post.!Miss Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01411582479818113011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676216456043293674.post-61604658831162524212014-11-19T19:15:09.094-05:002014-11-19T19:15:09.094-05:00I once agreed to make something for a sibling, but...I once agreed to make something for a sibling, but plans fell apart when she insisted on something that was ugly. No way was I going to pour hours or maybe days into something I couldn't stand sewing and as to which I had no sewing experience. She was treating me like a sewing contract worker, even though she wasn't paying me. I informed her that there was a design element to the work and I simply wasn't going to make something hideous.<br /><br />She also didn't understand that most sewers with pride and a sense of economy research techniques and do samples, especially when they're using expensive fabric. Needless to say, that adds time to the project.<br /><br />I thought the robe Peter the blogger made for his mother was, um, a very strong look, and really couldn't blame her for being honest about not liking it.<br /><br />I give gift cards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676216456043293674.post-19122694911116930952014-11-19T19:05:49.456-05:002014-11-19T19:05:49.456-05:00I would never make something for someone unless I ...I would never make something for someone unless I thought they really wanted it; taste in clothing is too subjective, and as you recognize,most people don't understand what is involved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676216456043293674.post-80797504959484062972014-03-30T23:32:49.957-04:002014-03-30T23:32:49.957-04:00Not everyone is handmade gift worthy
periodNot everyone is handmade gift worthy <br />periodKathrynsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757917262493545018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676216456043293674.post-40564132732307213792014-03-13T04:23:42.548-04:002014-03-13T04:23:42.548-04:00What a lovely tribute to The Selfish Seamstress. L...What a lovely tribute to The Selfish Seamstress. Let's hope she has some time to herself to explore material haunts and sew for herself! Thank you for your posts... I agree with your summary re gifts. Maybe it's because we sewers get so much enjoyment from creating and making that we find it difficult to accept when the recipient doesn't seem to share our enthusiasm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676216456043293674.post-35152021834098202692014-03-13T04:19:08.406-04:002014-03-13T04:19:08.406-04:00What a lovely tribute to The Selfish Seamstress......What a lovely tribute to The Selfish Seamstress... exactly what I would have summed up about her as well... let's hope she's able to find ample time to explore fabric haunts and sew just for herself!<br />Thanks for your posts...I agree with your summary re gifts, I suspect that we sewers just so love making and creating that we cannot imagine the recipient won't get the same level of enjoyment from the end result. And maybe a few more years of economic blues will awaken a greater appreciation of a "wrought with love" special gift!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676216456043293674.post-2446637216808986602014-01-12T23:40:43.183-05:002014-01-12T23:40:43.183-05:00I certainly remember and miss The Selfish Seamstre...I certainly remember and miss The Selfish Seamstress! Thanks for reminding me we can still purchase her cute items. I'm sorry your relatives didn't seem to appreciate your hard work. Perhaps as those items come in more useful than they imagined they will think of you.Miasewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07597551802534518767noreply@blogger.com