I had the strangest experience today, and I felt certain all ten of you who read this poor excuse for a sewing blog (thank you all for returning again and again) would be dying to know all about.
I was in my tiny little clown car (Smart car, his name is Reuben) driving to Costco to buy chicken breasts for one of my dogs who has to be on a special diet. Which I cook. This dog is prone to pancreatitis and calcium oxalate bladder stones, both of which are painful for him and us. So far this has cost us $1200 in vet bills. This is also the dog that doesn't even like me. All of this has nothing to do with the story, it is simply to demonstrate how I am an excellent dog guardian and therefore a wonderful person. Anyway I was driving by the major shopping mall in my small city, when a vortex of energy suddenly appeared out of nowhere and sucked me and my car into the parking lot, I believe I lost consciousness for a moment because next thing I know I am at the checkout holding this book. I know it is hard to believe, but I had no intention of going to the bookstore, let alone buying a book. Really. I mean it. Stop judging me.
One of the strange things about this event is this bookstore rarely has any good sewing books. For instance they still haven't got the Colette Sewing Handbook. There were not one but TWO Japanese sewing books to choose from. The unconscious me chose this one. I love this book, the clothes are clever and well designed. Never mind the fact that the further away one gets in appearance from being a young. slender, attractive, Japanese woman the less likely the clothes are to look good on one. Let's see, middle aged, a little more than plump, used to be told I was attractive (haven't been told that in
Oh well, eventually I will make some of them anyway.
I love this book.
My precious. MY precious.
My friend just bought that book. I'm interested in seeing you two make something from it that draws me in.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what I will do first. Oh well. Time will tell.
DeleteROFL you continually crack me up!
ReplyDeleteBut what amazes me is that I got caught up in a similar (the same?) vortex in San Francisco today! Got sucked into a store when I was supposed to be driving home, and somehow there was a bag in my hands when I walked out.
I'm not yet ready to admit to the world what was in the bag. I'm still figuring out justifications, but maybe I can just call it a mysterious vortex that I had no control over.....
Yeah, I'm going with the vortex story.
It could be the same one, we are on the west side of North America. If enough of us claim a vortex is real, they will have to believe us. Right.
DeleteI've been hit by the vortex. No judging. ;)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to see what you decide to make from the book.
Me too!
DeleteThis is kinda how I feel about the monster-making book I bought Tyo last week... I will add that if I found just about ANY Japanese sewing book at my local bookstore, I'm pretty sure it would come home with me. Groceries can wait... ;)
ReplyDeleteYeah who needs food anyway. Certainly not moi. I saw your monster book at Chapters today, oh wait the unconscious me did.
DeleteI can't point fingers here; I totally get sucked in by the vortex too. I am so obsessed by Japanese sewing books that I will drive 40 minutes out of my way to a Japanese bookstore to get them. Even though I hate tracing patterns and WILL NOT add seam allowances. I just love looking at the pretty, pretty pictures. Sometimes I also buy Japanese fashion magazines to get sewing ideas. Their styling is GORGEOUS.
ReplyDeleteThe me in my head is thin and petite enough to wear clothing in Japanese sizes. Mm-hmm.
I don't consider driving 40 minutes at all unreasonable for cool stuff like Japanese sewing books, or fabric or basically any craft or sewing crap, I mean supplies.
DeleteRL quote from Elle to me "If I could get you wearing stuff like this you'd look cool instead of weird" lmao!!! :D
ReplyDeleteI don't know, weird is kind of my default setting. But looking forward to whatever ends up happening from this book ♥
Wierd is your default. Definitely. 8-)
DeleteWork it.
Hehe, I have this book too, and I've made several things in it. It is a wonderful book! And funny, the translation I was given originally was "Unique Clothes any Way You Like" so this is the title I have always used for it. When they did the official English translation they must have re-thought that one; it is a bit of a mouthful!
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