25 June 2012

I don't know about you,

but this is absolutely how I prepare myself for sewing: 


How about you?
Thanks, mom, for sending this.
Off to put my lipstick on!

39 comments:

  1. This just totally made my day. I LOVE it. Thank you for the laugh...and what does it say about me that I actually DO have a hard time settling in to sew if there are dishes in the sink??

    xo

    Christy

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  2. my sister found that through a sewing shop near her and sent it to me a few months ago! i would NEVER sew if i followed that advice!

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  3. So THAT'S what I've been doing wrong. Thanks for posting...it had me in stitches.

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  4. That is hysterical! It's those dishes in the sink that have really been holding me back :) Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Amazing! This is totally true! But difficult to make it happen....sigh

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  6. Hehe, that is actually semi-true for me! I just can't focus on sewing if my house is terribly messy or my hair isn't brushed. It doesn't help that my sewing area is in the middle of the kitchen/dining/living/computer room. No wonder I don't get much done. =D

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  7. Thank you so much for sharing this, hilarious!

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  8. Ahhh, so that's what I've been doing wrong all along!

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  9. I think I have this same blurb in one of my antique magazines. I laughed out loud when I read it!

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  10. Saw this on fb earlier- totally hilarious, although I wouldn't get any sewing done if I followed these rules. Plus I don't own lipstick. :)

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  11. Saw this on fb earlier- totally hilarious, although I wouldn't get any sewing done if I followed these rules. Plus I don't own lipstick. :)

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  12. hahahahaha...I'm surprised it didn't say "hand-made dress"! I love it!

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  13. That is awesome. How things have changed.

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  14. I would totally frame this and hang it over my sewing machine...it is AWESOME!!!!
    -liZ

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  15. I guess they would frown upon sewing in my underwear so I can quickly try the garment I'm sewing on in process. Maybe it would be ok as long as I had my lipstick on.

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  16. Love it! I can just envision that first rebel who thought I don't care what I look like or if the dishes are dirty I'm on a roll and going to keep sewing!

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  17. "When you sew make yourself as attractive as possible"

    Huh?
    This cracks me up!

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  18. it will be easier to just sell my sewing machine.

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  19. I had no idea this was going to be a joke until the very end. HA!

    I started reading it going...yeah, ok - I get that. I always sew terribly when I am not in the right frame of mind.

    Ok - dirty dishes, bit of a stretch. But I still get it. When things are piling up in my house, I get bothered too. Moving on...

    Clean dress, french chalk, powder and lipstick...and I look down. Ummm, pajamas. DOH!

    Oh wait, someone is at the door - gotta run! (and hide - lol)

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  20. Oh man, that is great. So those of us that can only sew at 10pm have to get dressed up for the big event? No yoga pants? I guess it's just another thing that I'm doing all wrong. :)

    (thanks for the laugh)

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  22. Oh I just LOVE that! How gorgeous and totally wishful, if only I could do ALL those things and still have time for sewing and crafting. Glad my hubby hasnt seen this, I could just imagine his eyebrow raising and nodding his head slightly, then saying "Em, they have a point there". Yes well so does a pencil so be gone with you!!!

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  23. Oh absolutely! ha ha...:)

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  24. So funny, however if my house is upside down I do tend to not enjoy sewing as much. lipstick....hummm maybe that would work better than the chocolate residue on my lips

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  25. Hilarious! Loved reading this. Thanks!

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  26. That is hysterical! Ahh, the "olden days"!

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  27. oh my goodness, that is hysterical! Thanks for the laugh. :)

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  28. Haha! I don't even wear makeup OUT of the house! I do wear clean clothes though. :) that was great!

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  29. this is freaking hilarious. "Make yourself as attractive as possible"? Ok, i would never get stuff done if i had to put on make-up everytime i want sew. So funny...

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  30. Those things are at times exactly why I sew....because I don't want to do them and sewing is a great excuse.

    Love it.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  31. Oh this is just hilarious! Such a good laugh.

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  32. If I had to have all the "chores" done, I would never sew, ever! Haha!

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  33. lucky #7! (sorry, should i stop that now?)

    love this. french chalk? i'm intrigued. this isn't how i prepare for anything, really. maybe i should stop spending free minutes insisting on commenting. :)

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  34. I've been doing it all wrong! I think the last time I sewed anything it was around midnight, I was in ratty pajamas and was just trying to hurriedly finish a present for a friend before our trip out of town the next day. That's pretty typical. I think the author of this article didn't have children?

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