tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post2181871970169756190..comments2023-06-01T13:07:26.401+01:00Comments on Needles and Haystacks: Big Decisions and Other StuffMilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345822230344288078noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-69925275526758633112011-05-16T23:29:26.536+01:002011-05-16T23:29:26.536+01:00Thanks...I hope I did Thirza..I need to visit her ...Thanks...I hope I did Thirza..I need to visit her again soon. <br />The clothes making has certainly helped....an A-line skirt is a handy thing to have!<br /><br />Thanks Andrea, and you sure are not alone!Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345822230344288078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-39357839728476082222011-05-11T22:38:43.849+01:002011-05-11T22:38:43.849+01:00Thanks Thirza...Sewing has slowed since, so it obv...Thanks Thirza...Sewing has slowed since, so it obviously was helping when things were difficult.<br />A-line skirts are pretty cool, huh?!<br /><br />Thanks Andrea...indeed you're not!Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345822230344288078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-23691468843516648082011-05-11T02:06:29.542+01:002011-05-11T02:06:29.542+01:00Funny, I was just about to begin a blog post the s...Funny, I was just about to begin a blog post the same way. For different reasons, of course, but glad to know I'm not alone. <br />(all the sewing looks lovely, btw!)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16270187580719408871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-26666346324715885572011-05-10T21:44:47.380+01:002011-05-10T21:44:47.380+01:00I can imagine that you have felt overwhelmed latel...I can imagine that you have felt overwhelmed lately, buying a house is one thing, but being so close to a bereavement.... I hope you have been able to give as much support as you could muster.<br /><br />I am glad you have things to take your mind of things. I like the clothes you have made, but love your mum's skirt (wonder why ;-))!Thirzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12949596100921583791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-10793862612902635732011-05-09T22:57:33.419+01:002011-05-09T22:57:33.419+01:00Thanks Nicole...I hope you had a great day!
I agr...Thanks Nicole...I hope you had a great day!<br /><br />I agree Ana, it was so sad with the kids involved. <br />I hope we can manage to do the house justice....thank you.<br /><br />Absolutely Angela. Just before I got the message from my SIL, about my friend, I was telling myself to cop on, that there are people with bigger worries than us. Little did I know how true that was.Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345822230344288078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-25138449625553055732011-05-09T21:26:03.199+01:002011-05-09T21:26:03.199+01:00I'm sorry to hear about your friend, that sort...I'm sorry to hear about your friend, that sort of tragedy can make our worries seem small. Thank goodness for sewing.<br />AngelaAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127185070635020299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-59891589942515689402011-05-08T14:03:08.920+01:002011-05-08T14:03:08.920+01:00What awful news. It's always ten times worse w...What awful news. It's always ten times worse when there's children involved. <br /><br />But congratulations on your house purchase. it would be lovely if you are able to restore it sympathetically to its period - old houses are so much nicer than new (made-on-the-cheap) ones.Anahttp://stashavalanche.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-90272403760290549212011-05-08T03:34:51.887+01:002011-05-08T03:34:51.887+01:00Happy Mothers Day Millie!Happy Mothers Day Millie!motherof5https://www.blogger.com/profile/10195031588051037622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-49023067322864828222011-05-06T22:36:53.143+01:002011-05-06T22:36:53.143+01:00It sure does for my friend right now.....Thanks Ni...It sure does for my friend right now.....Thanks Nicole.<br /><br />Thanks Sadhbh, it really does make me feel more in control when I can sew! I can't even let myself think about decorating! Thanks for your thoughts for my friend. <br /><br />Thanks Beatrice. I think my friend will get help, for herself, and her children in the village where ahe lives. I hope so anyway. It's a great little comunity. I am glad that sewing helped you, you have made some lovely things recently, and I hope you are settling in well in your new home.Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345822230344288078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-11120970476029374632011-05-06T07:26:03.856+01:002011-05-06T07:26:03.856+01:00You have made some very lovely things there!
I...You have made some very lovely things there!<br /><br />I'm very sorry for your friend, I hope she gets all the help and support she needs.<br /><br />I totally agree with sewing when things get too much - I found it very calming and it allowed me to focus on something 'nice' when things were going horribly wrong around me.frogs+sprogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620016253381081186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-14588344642274138942011-05-05T14:05:31.559+01:002011-05-05T14:05:31.559+01:00What a well-dressed bunch you are! You're a wo...What a well-dressed bunch you are! You're a wonderwoman! <br />How exciting to have a building project too. The gutting and putting back together part is never that much fun - but I'm sure you'll do a marvellous job with the decoration when the time comes.<br /><br />My thoughts are also with your poor friend. What an awful thing.Sadhbh @ Where Wishes Come Fromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874249434831251999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-33426113617246359752011-05-05T05:23:10.124+01:002011-05-05T05:23:10.124+01:00Sorry Millie,sometimes life sucks.
xnSorry Millie,sometimes life sucks.<br />xnmotherof5https://www.blogger.com/profile/10195031588051037622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-1802940581529850472011-05-04T22:30:40.461+01:002011-05-04T22:30:40.461+01:00No need to apologise Heather....I had forgotten ab...No need to apologise Heather....I had forgotten about it too! I have kind of been out of the loop too! I look forward to the package arriving....you're very kind!<br /><br />Thanks Kathryn...I have plans for more skinny jeans for her. I got some red stretch denim!<br /><br />It sure is Joy.<br />Thanks, it is very comfy for running after kids! I know what you mean about the deadlines....I think they cause me the most stress! Otherwise it's the perfect therapy!Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345822230344288078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-53733189657611792592011-05-04T21:56:26.533+01:002011-05-04T21:56:26.533+01:00Sorry to hear about your friend. Very sad.
I love...Sorry to hear about your friend. Very sad.<br /><br />I love your tunic - I hadn't seen that one on Flickr.<br /><br />And unless it's stressful because of deadlines, sewing is VERY cathartic. More generally, creating is therapeutic. It's progress you can see.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756048999067152284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-57638596344369939752011-05-04T06:45:08.320+01:002011-05-04T06:45:08.320+01:00Such beautiful clothes! The skinny jeans are my fa...Such beautiful clothes! The skinny jeans are my favourite but your top is fab too. i know what you mmean about stress and sewing - there have been times when the machines have kept me sane!Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15314756880090901763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-1240315999371371262011-05-03T16:03:54.564+01:002011-05-03T16:03:54.564+01:00Oh goodness! You have been busy! I've been so ...Oh goodness! You have been busy! I've been so out of the loop lately with blogs and such. I FINALLY got your package mailed the other day! I cannot apologize enough... I found it buried on my sewing table and freaked! But now it's on it way over the sea to you!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438319095780906710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-83320768134026250672011-05-03T12:41:00.075+01:002011-05-03T12:41:00.075+01:00Thanks Medrie...I will pass on the compliment. She...Thanks Medrie...I will pass on the compliment. She is delighted with a skirt that fits her well. Most others fit either in the hips or the waist, never both!<br /><br />Thanks Mise..We are looking forward to, and dreading the renovations, in equal measure! <br />Luckily my friend lives in a small village, where everyone is helping her as much as possible. <br /><br />Thank you Jo.<br />The fabric came from a shop in Belgium! It was on sale and still, I only bought 0.9 of a metre (I think) and I managed to eek the shirt out of that. It feels wonderful, so light and smooth.<br /><br />Thanks Nicole...The skirt is a big hit! I think it is an excellent pattern. I must make myself one soon. Maybe in corduroy for next winter.<br /><br />I will blog about it Cindy. My MIL will be living in it until at least the end of the summer, so there will be no blogging about it before then, but I am very much looking forward to/dreading, what we will find when we start to peel away the layers of stuff from the walls, and floors!Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345822230344288078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-63317939068404652042011-05-03T12:01:40.694+01:002011-05-03T12:01:40.694+01:00Sounds like exciting times ahead! When you start ...Sounds like exciting times ahead! When you start on the house renovation, you'll have to blog about it. I find renovations on older/historic homes fascinating.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538128071032666452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-90153913026139260682011-05-03T11:13:23.996+01:002011-05-03T11:13:23.996+01:00Love all the clothes you've made, especially y...Love all the clothes you've made, especially your mum's skirt!!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060548037634650284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-37035700271438086042011-05-03T07:25:31.777+01:002011-05-03T07:25:31.777+01:00Thoughts are with your poor friend.
I am super e...Thoughts are with your poor friend.<br /><br />I am super envious of the Liberty fabric - they didn't have any when I last went there, should have ordered online before it all sold out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-91236156609661662612011-05-03T07:22:52.774+01:002011-05-03T07:22:52.774+01:00How very many lovely things you've made. All v...How very many lovely things you've made. All very impressive, and I especially like the airplane shirt and your mother's skirt - such a pretty print. Well done for buying the house - it'll be fun to fix with no rush. And many good wishes to your poor friend and her family.Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155243672133235939.post-54031355540635698722011-05-03T01:21:58.843+01:002011-05-03T01:21:58.843+01:00Congratulations on the purchase of the house, Mill...Congratulations on the purchase of the house, Millie! I love all of your sewing, and I adore your mother's outfit. She looks beautiful.Medr1ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02305771449122995851noreply@blogger.com