tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post9033606452270129324..comments2024-03-20T14:03:40.992-04:00Comments on Polka Dot Overload | Sewing, knitting & embroidery projects by Mikhaela Reid: Colorblocking Fun + Sewing Schemes OverloadMikhaela Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-7005316819972457342012-02-05T13:29:36.527-05:002012-02-05T13:29:36.527-05:00LOL I feel lik that all the time! Heck I'm so ...LOL I feel lik that all the time! Heck I'm so bogged down I can't even find the energy to blog about it.Cathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754571992726282988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-70289242806066625772012-02-02T16:41:48.164-05:002012-02-02T16:41:48.164-05:00You are too funny! I love your cartoon of frazzled...You are too funny! I love your cartoon of frazzled sewing Mummy (can you tell I'm a Brit?!) at the end! That is me too! Just that my 25 month old is male and Does. Not. Stop!Vicki Katehttp://vickikatemakes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-71081717509974974812012-02-01T21:54:02.255-05:002012-02-01T21:54:02.255-05:00Also, I almost never got any sewing projects finis...Also, I almost never got any sewing projects finished when my daughter was a toddler(she's 16 now) because it seemed, well, impossible. So your progress looks pretty impressive to me!Angela Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135945716357613256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-8024358165334229092012-01-31T21:53:30.361-05:002012-01-31T21:53:30.361-05:00Oh, dear. Deep breath! Pace yourself, girl. Also, ...Oh, dear. Deep breath! Pace yourself, girl. Also, you need to add the time it takes to make those awesome drawings in there, too!<br /><br />I have a really hard time running multiple projects... I get distracted and then immobilized and nothing gets done. Pick something, finish it. Prioritize. :) You still need sleep, remember? ;)Tanit-Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824217102632813598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-35222366102800968862012-01-31T20:33:38.960-05:002012-01-31T20:33:38.960-05:00How often do I feel like that? Quite often!How often do I feel like that? Quite often!Faye Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781186043996633965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-14630545678318969272012-01-31T16:58:04.198-05:002012-01-31T16:58:04.198-05:00Sing it, Mikhaela! We've all been there! I thi...Sing it, Mikhaela! We've all been there! I think if you're the kind of creative person who would start sewing and knitting, you're always going to have more inspiration than time. This is why we stash. ;-)Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-54901796598033384512012-01-31T16:56:28.782-05:002012-01-31T16:56:28.782-05:00Wow, that's A LOT!! I sometimes experience se...Wow, that's A LOT!! I sometimes experience sewing overload, but right now, I am just trying to finish one pair of pants that keep eluding me!! Your projects look wonderful!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02426270867775857048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-70458894648100315852012-01-31T13:45:58.629-05:002012-01-31T13:45:58.629-05:00I'm having a nervous breakdown just reading th...I'm having a nervous breakdown just reading this!! But I love your artwork. It's fantastic - esp. the photo of you buried under everything.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-47317808373518884692012-01-31T11:55:13.756-05:002012-01-31T11:55:13.756-05:00I would just like to offer, as one who has been tr...I would just like to offer, as one who has been tricked by alpaca before...wash it before you rip. Alpaca (always?) grows considerably, you may not need to knit it bigger.Junohttp://www.enchantingjuno.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-46572664902025952092012-01-31T10:52:07.733-05:002012-01-31T10:52:07.733-05:00Hehe I totally feel your frustration with sewing o...Hehe I totally feel your frustration with sewing overload - I keep thinking of new projects that I want to make and getting way too excited about the idea of them, way before even starting what's lined up before it (like, I've already planned my next 3 knit sweaters. I've barely started my first one! Augh!). Drawing out those little croquis-Lauren's in her new wardrobe has made it worse.<br /><br />I don't have any advice for you - just slog through it. And know that once you overcome the agony of pants-fitting, you'll have a nice block that you can clone over & over - and use to alter other pants styles. Assuming your body doesn't go through any drastic changes any time soon, you shouldn't have to deal with that kind of fitting saga again for a long time :)<br /><br />I love 1 & 3 colorblocked skirts, btw. Those are my favorite kinds of colorblocking - when there are no repeats and the colors all complement each other :)LLADYBIRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409560091790703554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-2277262905418772192012-01-31T09:17:02.348-05:002012-01-31T09:17:02.348-05:00Ah...I definitely have the same problem. I always...Ah...I definitely have the same problem. I always think I can just "whip something up" and I'm just not that kind of seamstress. I've found I can tackle about two projects at a time. And that they do get done if I'm patient. Which is not to say that I don't have a pile of projects cut out (some from over a year ago!) that I keep meaning to sew up when I get a chance!spottedroohttp://www.spottedroo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-75395578147075437092012-01-31T09:01:17.311-05:002012-01-31T09:01:17.311-05:00I have so many projects planned I'm afraid to ...I have so many projects planned I'm afraid to write them down. The other day, though, I was wrapping something up and the choices about what I could start next were overwhelming (and I felt the pressure of wasting precious weekend baby nap time). I didn't want the new thing I started to become another half-finished thing! I ended up finding something that only needed a couple steps to finish and making progress instead of starting something new, much as I wanted to.mjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270657379178402124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-72741419246956182622012-01-31T04:07:26.411-05:002012-01-31T04:07:26.411-05:00The projects in my head outnumber the ones that wi...The projects in my head outnumber the ones that will actually leave my hands as finished products 100 to 1, at least. There's this story floating around, that true hell is this: When you die, the devil will walk with you through the gallery of you life's work. Everything you ever made will be there, from the big masterpiece to the smallest scribble of an idea. You will show him everything. At the end of the gallery, the devil will turn to you, look at you with beautiful, understanding eyes, and ask you: 'Is this all?'Rosesredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350934564131264621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-25949985240676543632012-01-31T03:01:05.111-05:002012-01-31T03:01:05.111-05:00BRILLIANT post! Oh, I'm so excited for the col...BRILLIANT post! Oh, I'm so excited for the colourblocked skirt for the Sew Grateful Week! And I pretty much feel overwhelmed all the time..hehehehe....too many projects I want to do and I am totally overambitious as well! :)Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668255845241284664noreply@blogger.com