tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130373796093129769.post6641598655897973158..comments2023-04-10T09:51:10.239-04:00Comments on Lucky Sew and Sew: How Many Patterns Would a Seamstress Sew If Seamstress Were Actually Sewing?Jane Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236298438179825569noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130373796093129769.post-8085688089997539172011-04-25T09:05:07.637-04:002011-04-25T09:05:07.637-04:00I agree with Don Baker's statement but I don&#...I agree with Don Baker's statement but I don't think I buy patterns just for "gratification". I buy them for the same reason I buy books;<br />to learn something new or different, to have as reference or inspiration. I buy patterns if they are a style I want to make or if the pattern uses a technique I haven't used before and want to learn. I have a massive pattern Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10322180715196133051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130373796093129769.post-20104587982226284342011-04-22T15:40:08.534-04:002011-04-22T15:40:08.534-04:00I also sew out of magazines and books, so patterns...I also sew out of magazines and books, so patterns don't tempt me in the same way. Fabric's a different story altogether!<br /><br />For my kids' collections of things I make them put it in a certain size container and if the container overflows, they have to cull something.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756048999067152284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130373796093129769.post-25918888393438684392011-04-22T15:27:07.273-04:002011-04-22T15:27:07.273-04:00Like you I travel to a different location for the ...Like you I travel to a different location for the summer, so I limit my patterns to 4 cardboard 'banker boxes'. The boxes hold a double rows of patterns with larger patterns running the entire width in the back of each box. When the boxes become full I sort the patterns into similar design lines, then purge. I started printing pattern pictures from the pattern web sites and keep those to Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130373796093129769.post-28267622956779444742011-04-22T07:06:01.057-04:002011-04-22T07:06:01.057-04:00Hi Jane. I am so in your camp on this topic. I f...Hi Jane. I am so in your camp on this topic. I feel really encumbered by all of the "stuff" I have accumulated; it really is debilitating. More and more I find that I spend my little free time cleaning my space instead of actually creating. This is true for many aspects of my home but none more so than my sewing room. I really need to take the time to do a decent purge very soon. Julie Bhttp://www.fromthesehands.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130373796093129769.post-67462643970390573612011-04-22T00:04:26.847-04:002011-04-22T00:04:26.847-04:00I actally don't have a problem with patterns, ...I actally don't have a problem with patterns, because I don't buy them! Just about all the sewing I do is out of a magazine, with tissue that is easy to discard afterwards. I do have a growing magazine collection, of course, but a book with 40 patterns in it is easier to manage than 40 separate patterns!Mary Nannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02577449410716501317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130373796093129769.post-5690258243949005442011-04-21T23:45:54.125-04:002011-04-21T23:45:54.125-04:00I am so sorry I called you Mary! I meant Jane!! ...I am so sorry I called you Mary! I meant Jane!! :Dshamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130373796093129769.post-17738479550421116212011-04-21T23:44:52.473-04:002011-04-21T23:44:52.473-04:00Mary, you've described the garments I sew! LO...Mary, you've described the garments I sew! LOL. Recognition of the problem is the first step. Get rid of those patterns and your creativity will soar, I am sure. I am not disciplined enough to sell them so I give them away, but I'm sure you'll figure out the best route for you.shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130373796093129769.post-20173856047118461682011-04-21T23:31:45.533-04:002011-04-21T23:31:45.533-04:00I currently have 170 patterns of which I have used...I currently have 170 patterns of which I have used about 110 . Of the unused patterns most of these were given to me or from thrift shops ranging in price from 10 cents to $2.00 so I dont feel too bad about these. However I have about 10 patterns I paid full price for and I feel awful about this ( IN Australia patterns even on sale cost upwards of $7.00 ) I am like you though - too much stuff Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384221374769122673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130373796093129769.post-75213286378234455932011-04-21T22:27:37.420-04:002011-04-21T22:27:37.420-04:00So have been feeling this way lately! Too many pat...So have been feeling this way lately! Too many patterns and I feel a crazy pressure to sew them. It is starting to feel stifling.KID, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16317731987862366557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130373796093129769.post-8786339581129463852011-04-21T21:22:55.918-04:002011-04-21T21:22:55.918-04:00Whew you hit a nerve with this topic. Not just pat...Whew you hit a nerve with this topic. Not just patterns but "stuff" in general. Patterns I don't have so many of but ummm well I am sure I need a 12 step program for my fabric stash. I have been trying to de-clutter and downsize "stuff" for the last couple years. I do really well at the task for a bit then poof I drop the ball. Then I build up the nerve and get back at it.Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130373796093129769.post-26987837439709732472011-04-21T20:47:05.692-04:002011-04-21T20:47:05.692-04:00I have lots of patterns (460), and quite a few tha...I have lots of patterns (460), and quite a few that I will sell (about 50), when i make the time for that task. How many patterns do you have?marysewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482564881192516660noreply@blogger.com