Elitist Crafters? (A wee rant)

[rottenlittleboys]

I am the only one in the chain fabric store I work in that loves the bright colors and graphic, modern designs.

Look at the line called Quilter's Pride, Christmas line, from JoAnn's. http://www.joann.com/search/_quilters%20pride%20christmas/

And I think it is great to give babies brighter, bolder colors and patterns as it helps to develop brains.

[FreakieGeekie]

And I think it is great to give babies brighter, bolder colors and patterns as it helps to develop brains.

I don't have kids and I know this. Makes me wonder why people want to put their babies in pastels.

[ivoryh1632]

i know! one of the best things for newborns is a nice big black and white checkarboard print, which i think is super cute, but most people are gonna tell you its ugly, especially for a girl. sometimes i serioulsyu wanna murder whoever it was that decided babies need pastels

[FreakieGeekie]

Some people are just stupid. It's sad but true.
My babies, when I have them, shall be put in bright colors, stripes, and other "loud" patterns.

[rottenlittleboys]

Some people are just stupid. It's sad but true.
My babies, when I have them, shall be put in bright colors, stripes, and other "loud" patterns.

This sounds like the beginnings of a great song.

[FreakieGeekie]

Lol! If you know someone who could write a song using it, tell them to have fun with that.

[BelovedGoddess]

At a sewing class (loosely termed), my daughter was learning to sew and I was going only for the social, companion aspect.  I was showing my daughter how to lay out and cut out a pattern, the "teacher" someone who has sewn for years pulled me up in front of everyone telling me I had done one thing wrong.  She used her "superior" voice in an effort to make me feel small but my answer backfired on her, she was left slack jawed.  I told her that I was trained in industrial methods, the way I was doing was how professionals do it.  What did she pull me up on?  How I cut the placement marks on patterns, I simply nick them with the tips of scissors, she wanted the whole silly tab to be cut around.  Made no difference to the finished garment at all. 

I always bit my tongue when she showed the others what to do, knowing that I could show better technique. 

[Ashling]

How to cut those marks is a matter of personal preference.  Snips are how the industry does it because it's faster, which is valid.  I prefer to cut around the tab because my vision is less than perfect and it makes a big, obvious mark, and cutting around it gives me more leeway if I need to let out the seam.  But doing it your way isn't "wrong" and she was out of line to call you out like that.

[FreakieGeekie]

Because you did one small thing differently she called you out in front of everyone? Really? **facepalm**
I'm like Ashling: my vision isn't so great so I need the tabs but if just nicking it works for you, go for it!

[Eclectic Dreamer]

I cut with just the snip too, but that's how my sewing teacher taught me. Though she's also studying couture. I've no idea if it was a "professional method" or just "faster and easier" that she picked up along the way.