tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post8925853293817429318..comments2024-03-26T08:35:24.246-05:00Comments on That man Quilts?: The theme for today is SmallLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17961668927812199081noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-16774945464452934222013-08-21T08:55:43.629-05:002013-08-21T08:55:43.629-05:00We had the boys' fashion show this weekend, to...We had the boys' fashion show this weekend, too, followed by online shopping at Gap Kids and Zappos. With my boys, the tears and negotiations were about favorite Star Wars T-shirts that are way too small, and you can't wear a size 7 shirt on a size 14 body no matter HOW much you love Darth Vader!<br /><br />Re: shorts length and "wearing ease" -- it troubles me how feminism has been coopted and distorted by popular culture to the point that ridiculously revealing, tight clothing for women and girls is seen as somehow exercising "freedom" and "girl power." I have a great book to recommend for Sydney: The Body Project by Joan Jacobs Brumberg, available here on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679735291?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwgoodco-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0679735291&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2 <br />It's nonfiction, kind of women's studies social and cultural history, fascinating read and very eye-opening and empowering for a young girl bombarded with the messed up values and the distorted, photo-shopped "perfect" body images and impossible standards that are so pervasive in the media and in our culture. It may help you all see eye-to-eye (or at least shoulder to eye) on the shorty-shorts and sausage-casing-skirts. ;-)Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-14404498848733014032013-08-20T19:51:34.565-05:002013-08-20T19:51:34.565-05:00Lane - it's good to know yourself well enough ...Lane - it's good to know yourself well enough to know what to reach for and immerse yourself in when you're stressed. <br /><br />I lurve postage stamp quiltmaking and never strip piece. I much prefer dealing with individual 1 1/2in squares, 'cos it's as much about process as it is about the end result. Looking forward to seeing the finished quilt top. I think what you've decided on for the border will be spectacular.<br /><br />I can also relate to your "hospital time" term. I'm currently involved with that with my elderly mother. It's a completely different world once you step inside the hospital doors. <br /><br />As always, thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Megan<br />Sydney, AustraliaMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143400920174171516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-72580417212279167882013-08-20T19:36:10.178-05:002013-08-20T19:36:10.178-05:00Condolences to your family. I wish I were close e...Condolences to your family. I wish I were close enough so I could secretly scope out the good will you are donating your sewing items to! LOLKevin the Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408141611525523677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-9494976347641823492013-08-20T15:05:39.435-05:002013-08-20T15:05:39.435-05:00That hexie quilt is just, WOW! And all those tiny...That hexie quilt is just, WOW! And all those tiny little squares. Sometimes I like to dig into teeny, tiny, detailed and time consuming projects too. Sometimes I wonder if I make things too complicated. But it always feels good to come out on the other side and see that the monumental effort paid off.<br /><br />xo -E<br /><br />P.S. Every woman needs to weed through her wardrobe once a year; not just the ones who are still growing. Seriously good tradition you've got started.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980461113595763030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-53529007052803339862013-08-20T14:23:47.749-05:002013-08-20T14:23:47.749-05:00As I recall, skirts that were knee-length as most ...As I recall, skirts that were knee-length as most of us girls left the house, would get turned up at the waist band once or twice to get the Diana Ross and the Supremes skirt length. Then, before we went into the classrooms, the waistbands would get readjusted so we didn't get in trouble with the nuns/teachers. But on the playground or off the school grounds, those skirts were short.<br /><br />I wore shorts under my skirts to prevent any lapses in modesty.lwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731797783816953087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-83151639145707219742013-08-20T08:36:08.564-05:002013-08-20T08:36:08.564-05:00Check your school's dress code. Ours is prett...Check your school's dress code. Ours is pretty clear about shorts length. They have to be longer than fingertip length. Or as my sister used to say, 'bend over and touch the floor. If I see your butt, they are too short.' <br /><br />When I look at the shorts I wore when I was a teen in the 70s, I am surprised my mother let me out of the house in them. They were pretty short! (But they did not say "CHEER" on the bottom). <br /><br />Maybe get her conservative ones for school and a couple of shorter shorts, so she doesn't feel like an old lady on the weekends.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16064129372930669591noreply@blogger.com