tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post2184307801605027736..comments2024-03-16T10:04:07.161-04:00Comments on oonaballoona™ | by marcy harriell: cheep cheeeeepmarcy harriell | oonaballoonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-11002496364238995932014-01-09T12:40:33.933-05:002014-01-09T12:40:33.933-05:00Late to the party here but this is a really great ...Late to the party here but this is a really great post. I've moved from RTW fast-fashion and am kind of stuck in a "sewing pretty things but nothing I can wear day-to-day" rut. I think I need to accept that I hate sewing basics so will buy good tees, tanks, black trousers etc and let myself go a bit wild sewing tops. Loved this post, good reading! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-23181789702570629532013-10-09T14:28:22.019-04:002013-10-09T14:28:22.019-04:00This post is awesome! I have found that since I st...This post is awesome! I have found that since I started sewing I don't buy RTW as much, if at all. I'll buy bras, underwear, and an occasional pair of jeans, but when I want something I make it. I don't feel guilty buying expensive fabric since I don't buy clothes anymore :)Miss Crayola Creepyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583631880324389549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-13866662061343183502013-10-08T14:51:17.239-04:002013-10-08T14:51:17.239-04:00I like "Jedi master of slow sewing". It ...I like "Jedi master of slow sewing". It suggests mindfulness rather than plain old laziness and lack of productivity. :D<br /><br />I've been guilty of buying DVDs that I have not watched yet, and DVDs I CANNOT watch (BluRay, which I don't have) just because they were cheap and I was kind of blinded by the possibilities to overlook something. Like the fact it's a different Hana - Marmotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-45101583068450380692013-10-08T14:13:01.781-04:002013-10-08T14:13:01.781-04:00I love this post and also read through all the res...I love this post and also read through all the responses. Great stuff! But lord, help me, do I have champagne tastes in fabric. When I was young and on a teensy budget fast fashion chains weren't really around (unless TJ Maxx counts?). Most of my clothes were thrifted vintage--thrifting and digging around for something really special was a weekly Saturday activity! So I don't really know Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404449004824638306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-44009619002907538002013-10-08T14:04:54.962-04:002013-10-08T14:04:54.962-04:00well thank you!
i found that putting my donated ...well thank you! <br /><br />i found that putting my donated me-mades in a bag in the corner for a week helped. i was able to think about them and really decide if i would be heartbroken. only one piece came back out!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-42790473996927568462013-10-08T14:03:53.973-04:002013-10-08T14:03:53.973-04:00ah yes, learn from our mistakes!!! but in the end,...ah yes, learn from our mistakes!!! but in the end, it's all fun, no matter how you go about the process. or, at least, it *should* be.<br /><br />love that last sentence!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-61134869704127173012013-10-08T14:02:41.934-04:002013-10-08T14:02:41.934-04:00oooh yes i looove rayon. it's hard to find de...oooh yes i looove rayon. it's hard to find decent prints!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-57625423324132609052013-10-08T14:02:08.014-04:002013-10-08T14:02:08.014-04:00exactly! only happiness in the closet! i'm beg...exactly! only happiness in the closet! i'm beginning to think i need a small section devoted to auditions, hidden by a brightly printed panel of some sort.<br /><br />it's hard to say no to free. it got easier for me when i realized i wasn't going to offend anyone, as the giver didn't want it either!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-57492107531145159152013-10-08T14:00:09.160-04:002013-10-08T14:00:09.160-04:00that joann, she's a coy minx. my dad picked o...that joann, she's a coy minx. my dad picked out some gorgeous yardage for me there!<br /><br />it's hard to think in complete outfits-- that's something i'm trying to do, too. especially complete projects, now that i want to actually underline/line stuff!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-16389306025421216272013-10-08T13:58:29.499-04:002013-10-08T13:58:29.499-04:00yeah peacock sisters!
the urge to create new stuf...yeah peacock sisters!<br /><br />the urge to create new stuff is one i think i won't be able to fight for a long time, maybe ever. but i would like to pepper it with more meticulous, involved makes. but i think i might have to break those up and concentrate on a couple at once to keep my brain happy. which, of course, means i'll be making more stuff. VICIOUS CYCLE.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-69875904127599129222013-10-08T13:56:44.980-04:002013-10-08T13:56:44.980-04:00thank you! i always devour posts on how to cull a ...thank you! i always devour posts on how to cull a closet... but i've never been this ruthless before.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-60541180166052291022013-10-08T13:56:00.862-04:002013-10-08T13:56:00.862-04:00i think our shapes are why most of us get into it....i think our shapes are why most of us get into it. it's sort of an FU to society's idea of sizing, too.<br /><br />i don't envy you your weather! i need the change of seasons so i don't get bored with my clothing.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-3406033666286372762013-10-08T13:54:32.713-04:002013-10-08T13:54:32.713-04:00i used to be shocked at the amount peeps would spe...i used to be shocked at the amount peeps would spend on yardage, now it makes total sense. if only i could convince my wallet of that :)marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-91665593336309681782013-10-08T13:53:03.080-04:002013-10-08T13:53:03.080-04:00i love that idea, and strive for it... but then th...i love that idea, and strive for it... but then there are so many patterns to make...marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-48403589620906347432013-10-08T13:52:31.306-04:002013-10-08T13:52:31.306-04:00maybe taupe for brunch...maybe taupe for brunch...marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-83258672195665439222013-10-08T13:52:17.403-04:002013-10-08T13:52:17.403-04:00yes, ODI definitely did NOT help my fast sewing ch...yes, ODI definitely did NOT help my fast sewing cheap (as in $) yardage kick, but, it did help my skills. it was a trade off! marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-47873159426690237482013-10-08T13:51:06.564-04:002013-10-08T13:51:06.564-04:00i do the same-- let the fabric inspire me-- but, i...i do the same-- let the fabric inspire me-- but, i can't imagine making my own pattern every time. and i've got the same scrap bin(though much less full after the cull).marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-55845030041310457702013-10-08T13:50:17.603-04:002013-10-08T13:50:17.603-04:00i love your muppetastic neutrals!i love your muppetastic neutrals!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-81094032697635095432013-10-08T13:49:41.530-04:002013-10-08T13:49:41.530-04:00aren't these comments fabulous? they're l...aren't these comments fabulous? they're like posts!! i love the idea of stash as a curated museum... but linB is right, it must be a feel & touch museum. that tweed wants to go out and live life with you!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-33567533648727988442013-10-08T13:27:49.636-04:002013-10-08T13:27:49.636-04:00so what you're saying is..... it is the fiber ...so what you're saying is..... it is the fiber of cockroach strength.<br /><br />(been watching a lot of Heroes lately)marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-29013049904879970512013-10-08T09:01:42.187-04:002013-10-08T09:01:42.187-04:00Oh, Miz JoJo, honey, you are not alone! Welcome to...Oh, Miz JoJo, honey, you are not alone! Welcome to the community. Go ahead and let yourself make that first terrifying "snick" into the cashmere tweed. It's only fabric, after all. You can commemorate a scrap of it with your other mementos of the Paris trip, later. LinBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999430801003441981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-21149167246095963752013-10-08T06:14:39.543-04:002013-10-08T06:14:39.543-04:00NEVER have I read every single comment related to ...NEVER have I read every single comment related to a blog posting, but I couldn't be sandblasted out of my chair with this one. Sewing can be such a solitary pursuit. I had such a light bulb moment reading this...I am not alone. Recently, I have been de-stashing and giving all duplicate and unwanted patterns/fabric to my daughter and niece, whom I taught to sew last summer. They have the JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137426088726675716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-90197230870187550712013-10-07T19:39:16.627-04:002013-10-07T19:39:16.627-04:00A most excellent (as usual) and timely (personally...A most excellent (as usual) and timely (personally speaking) post. I've always loved me a fast sew but I am a helluva lot more appreciative of the process and learning that comes with a slow sew. And depending on my occasion or mood, I'm happy to bounce between the two. <br />I just really, REALLY need to get better at clearing out the stuff I've made. It always seems to hurts a bit Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233098640006396526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-22581720815928380612013-10-07T13:59:25.434-04:002013-10-07T13:59:25.434-04:00You said it better than I. I'm hoping that by...You said it better than I. I'm hoping that by reading this blog and others I can just skim over the "fast sewing" thing and get into the "good sewing" thing a little sooner. I'm impatient enough with myself (bad Mugsy) that I know when I make mistakes I'll probably beat myself up emotionally about it (and not just the cost of stuff, but making silly mistakes - Mugsy's in Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872379684514419344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-49485706609071752902013-10-07T13:58:42.017-04:002013-10-07T13:58:42.017-04:00I'm with you Oona! I am slowly learning what w...I'm with you Oona! I am slowly learning what works for me and what I will wear, and it is a painful, expensive way to learn. I would like to be better at making neutral staples like trench coats and jeans, but it seems my sewing comfort zone is floral dresses. I'm learning that I like rayon better than cotton. and yes, a lot of my cheap wardrobe is H&M. Looks like my closet is ready angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928065238345574964noreply@blogger.com