OMG I go through that "Love/Hate" moment with EVERY item. I just went through it today in fact. I am currently going through it trying to keep going with the mini wardrobe contest because I hate everything I am thinking about let alone making.
But in the end you come back to it, realize that either life is not perfect or your expectation are too high or it is perfectly fine and you begin to love it again. At least you hope so :O)
This is crazy! I had the exact same thought about the project I am currently working on. And it really does happen to me with almost every project. It's even worse when it comes to knitting and since knitting is so slow it means that I never finish the garment.
Are you kidding? OF COURSE!! There comes a point in every project where I pull it back out of the bin and decide to keep going. Even if I know it's unwearable - I figure I need to learn from it anyway!
Oh YES! It is a roller coaster ride. Often am surprised at how well it turns out after going through such ugly stages. Sometimes things that don't go through the uglies, never reach as high or look as good as those who went through the ugly duckling stage. So enjoy seeing your take on patterns and the fun wearables you create. J
HAHAHA, yep. Remember the yellow jacket? Case closed lol.
Isn't this how UFO's are born? I definitely have this issue. But putting the project down and evaluating it the next day or so helps me decide if I should keep moving forward with it or toss it. Thankfully I don't toss too many.
LOL Mine go in the trash WITH the pattern!
Yes, this does happen to me. Usually this occurs if I'm working on a project late at night. I tend to get tunnel vision and can't see the forest for the trees. Usually when I go back to the project the next day, it doesn't seem so bad or I'll have formulated a plan of action to deal with the problem.
Unless it's a TNT, (and sometime even then!) I go through this alot! I only had to hem a blouse when I decided I no longer thought the ruffled v-neck collar would look good on me so I had to take the whole neck apart, understitching and all, and resew it without the ruffle. I like it better than I expected, it was worth redoing it! And other projects sit, because I lost the vision I had for it and I'm not sure I want to keep going.
I usually charge through a project and discover I hate it after it's finished. I need to recognize any issues sooner and rip and redo when it counts.
Definitely! There have been times when I am upset by how a pattern is drafted and want to trash it, and sometimes do, but not until CONQUERING IT! I'm really a one track minded person when it comes to sewing. I stay really focused on one project until it is completed. I don't ever stop, even if it's not looking right. I may put it down out of frustration, but I will always complete what I start before moving on to another project. I am also really obsessive about how my seam lines, serged edges, and eveness of all my seams etc... look, on the inside and out. If it doesn't look professionally made, I'll stitch rip and redo... Sometimes something I think would look adorable in one fabric, turns out too prove me wrong too!
My seam ripper is an extension of my hand--live Wolverine's blades.
I think everyone does to some extent. I just usually set mine aside rather than ripping apart - makes for a helluva UFO problem after awhile.
All the time!
I always have my fantasy about how something will look, and then I havet o face the reality of how it *actually* looks...
I recently completed my first pair of "jeans". Now, I have a tricky figure: teeny tiny (compared to the rest of me) waist, big high booty, and thunder thighs to boot, so I've avoided making pants most of my life, unless they were big sloppy pull-on deals.
I used the Palmer/Pletch fitting methods, but I don't have a "buddy" so the resulting pants were WAY too big in the waist. I set them aside and struggled with myself for a week whether I was going to rip off that waistband and all those flat felled seams and make the adjustments. Finally I did, and they are beautiful and I am so glad I did it. Jeans seem like a rite of passage. Now I feel like a REAL sewer!
You are not alone. I feel that way all the time. I just ripped off perfectly done patch pockets because when I tried on the pants they were too big in the waist and the pockets had to be moved. It took longer to take them off than to put them on. Now I have to figure out how to best take in the waist - so I'm thinking....I think we all go through this - it is part of the creative process
OMG. I'm happy to know that I'm not alone with that one. I've had many of those moments. When I feel that way I forge ahead anyway and sometimes it comes out looking better than expected and sometimes it just becomes trash.
Wow Erica, this makes me feel better to hear you say that too. Yup, every project I think. It usually happens when I'm trying to force my sewing will, like wanting to finish something instead of wanting to work on it, then I make mistakes that will be ripped out later. I'm starting to learn you can't force the sewing mojo!
I don't feel like tossing every project, only once in a while. Currently, I'm working on some garments that are supposed to be *easy*, but I've hit a few snags and they're on their way to UFO status. I think my mistake was just trying to get through them, instead of taking my time with each piece. Well, now I'm being forced to slow down and make time for each piece so each one get the attention it deserves!
Yes there are days like that in my sewing life too... I find that mostly these bad days are related to other things in life that are anoying me and keeping me from focusing... Normally I put a more demanding project aside and start making some simple projects, like to get instant gratification. After a while it works, I feel better and I can go back to that demanding project again!
I am constantly filled with self-doubt over everything I make. I am such a perfectionist that I let it take the joy out of my sewing many times. I am trying to be better and tell myself that there are mistakes that can be found on RTW, too, and that I am probably the only one that notices it there is a minor mistake.
Let me encourage you, though, and tell you that you have nothing to doubt. You are an excellent seamstress and I LOVE your blog. I am very much into fashion and I like to be in style if they style suits me. Reading your blog gives me great ideas on how to translate the fashions/trends into my wardrobe through sewing.
Without a doubt, I experience the same issues, even more so being a novice sewer.
I feel you. I guess this is something that we all go through. It's very frustrasting. Just this weekend I was contemplating throwing two pieces in the trashcan. But I keep trying to get it right. It seems like I've been working on them forever.
Good luck with current and future projects. Your sewing is incredibly beautiful.
Peace,
C
yes, indeed. however, before i take anything apart,(too much like alterations which i hate with a passion!) i will complete it and give it to the good will or salvation army. i don't like alterations! i figure someone else will like it. and it's funny sometimes to see my clothes out in the mall or on the street! looks fine on the wearer!
Yes indeed. It happened to all of us
Believe it or not it does people like me good to hear you say that. I know this is something that all of go through, but when I'm going through it I FEEL LIKE I'M THE ONLY ONE! I listened to Cidell's pod cast this weekend and on it she mentioned that her work was not perfect and that made me feel better too. As I've told you before, I get soooo much inspiration from reading your blog and ooooing and awing over your creations@
Lawd, yes! I just finished a McCall pattern and my family told me my dress looked like a nightgown. I was so excited about the pattern and I felt so defeated when I took a honest look at it. I didn't trash it though, came close. That "take a break and a step back and come back to it later" works. I reworked it and it looks better...kinda.
Wow! I just trashed something the other night. Since I'm such a beginner I get really frustrated sometimes & I think to myself just forget about sewing, go out and buy it. The artists in me calmly says, "Relax- be patience and perfect your craft. This is a creative process, a journey with ups and downs." I'm glad to hear I'm not alone.
No never. OUCH! What that lightening?
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