Seriously need help

I don't know if you get the Style network on Cable. They do a program called "Clean House." Go in clean up someone's clutter and try to make the house livable. They did one the other day that was called the dirtiest house or messiest house in the country. Clean everything out and then have a Garage Sale. This house had so much "stuff" it had to be put in an empty department store, so that it could be marked for sale. When the sale was over $15,000+ was raised for a charity and there was still boxes and boxes of "stuff" left over. That was some messy house. BTW only a mother and adult daughter lived there. Juno

Haven't seen that one. There used to be a regular show on HGTV about organizing one's stuff. I loved the show, but find it difficult to apply the theory to real-life. :-(

This one finds places that are so *baad* you need a roto rooter to get past the front door. J

I don't qualify...quite...

B

I didn't think so.every one needs a little clutter just to stay "normal."

I think we have the channel on DISH; if so, I'll have to check it out. Two of my DDs mentioned the past episode and said a rake-hoe would have helped.

-- Emily

Wow...... And I thought the two teenager rooms were bad. I suddenly feel a lot better about my housecleaning and organizing skills. ;) I was up on a step ladder yesterday storing bolts on the top shelf in my sewing room. And all my work surfaces are cleaned off too!!!

Sharon

Teenagers rooms don't count. they haven't fully developed the neat gene yet, That occurs when they move out and are paying the rent from their own pockets. Then watch out. They become so neat and clean you're sure it's not the same person who lived in your house for 20 odd years. Sewing rooms don't count either. That it the habitat of a brilliant creative mind that can't be inhibited by constant neatness.However the neat gene is there and comes out every once in awhile and like magic the room gets cleaned up.However, this happens only in times of resting creativity. Juno

Thank you so much for clearing that all up for me, Juno. I appreciate it oh wise and wonderful one. :)

Sharon

Kate, I e-mailed Adjustoform, they let me know that the "My Double by Prym/Dritz" is the U.S. brand name.

So I found one at TSWLTH and used a 50% coupon. I decided to go for the Deluxe so DGD could use it for making pants. I was invited to DD's house tonight for roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and Trifle (yum!). DGD and her Dad had assembled the form and she is thrilled. Thanks for the good advice.

DGD also was delighted with the dress-form-pin-cushion. :-)

Excellent!

I got a striped version of the pincushion in my Christmas stocking. Tres elegant!

All three of my DDs got one of the pin cushions dressed in the sewing items form in their Christmas packages from me; and each was thrilled.

Thanks, Beverly, for showing them to me. I'd not realized what a hit I made with them.

-- Emily

You are welcome! I wrapped the one for DGD with little dangling packages of several varietes of machine needles, a box of glass headed pins, and a replacement for the serger hex-driver for replacing the needles (they apparently lost the one I gave them with the serger). It was fun watching her face as she opened each tiny package.

That would have been fun to watch. One of the DDs sews a lot and had a solid white cushion, not a mannequin though, given to her many years ago by her MIL. She was so happy to have a new one and will put the other one away for her DD.

Neither of the other girls sew very much, but were just a thrilled to have one of these. Maybe they will get more inspired to sew.

-- Emily

Oh, I hope so! We need more sewists in the ranks. ;-)

My DGD was inspired while watching this season's "Project Runway". She watched the designers draping on the forms and really wants to try to do that. DD gave her a very nice book on all aspects of garment design. DGD wants to spend some serious time with me getting more familiar with the serger. Happy dancin'.

Oh, yes, the more sewists populating this planet, the better it will be.

Your DGD sounds like she is very serious. Maybe this summer, you can set up a regular schedule, like a class or something similar.

A dear friend of mine did that last summer with her DGD, who was 15, and it was amazing how much she learned in just 2-hours weekly sessions with her DGM. She returned to school with virtually a new wardrobe.

-- Emily

Yes, many more people armed with sharp instruments and tools cannot help but be peacekeepers.

We plan on doing just that. She LISTENS and takes instruction very well, and then translates what she learns into well constructed garments.

If DGD accomplishes that, it would warm my heart. ;-)

Only one of me DGD knows how to sew; we gave her a machine for her 9th birthday, and she loved it. Her DM sews as did her other DGM, who lived across the street from them, so she was constantly motivated.

The older one in SC would have been a perfect student, but her parents never wanted her to have anything to do with sewing. She'll be grown soon and maybe then she'll still be interested.

-- Emily