tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095225947933400273.post7567913613642890751..comments2024-03-04T17:02:25.994-08:00Comments on As it Seams: 2017: Into the Light...(or; how sewing saves me..)Victoria As-it-Seamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02097483997534222972noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095225947933400273.post-90449424376660950642023-10-14T19:07:18.248-07:002023-10-14T19:07:18.248-07:00Lovve thisLovve thisVaughn Boydhttps://vaughnboyd.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095225947933400273.post-72048807031847561332017-01-07T01:12:25.183-08:002017-01-07T01:12:25.183-08:002016 was a tough year for so many people and it so...2016 was a tough year for so many people and it sounds like you've really been through it, 2017 will be better, it has to be! I've always called sewing my natural antidepressant, I makes me feel so much better to have time out and achieve a level of satisfaction I don't get elsewhere. Keep positive and keep sewing. Lynsey Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165736910808915070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095225947933400273.post-90337293498560817352017-01-03T14:54:12.538-08:002017-01-03T14:54:12.538-08:00Thank you sharing!! It's so hard to put the hu...Thank you sharing!! It's so hard to put the hunger for creative activity, for clothing our children in items we've lovingly made ourselves, for making, into words, especially if our audience is not creative! On the one hand, it's really a minor thing, I make some clothes for my kids, and some presents, and a few things for myself - much of it could easily be obtained at a store instead, for less money, and the quality would be pretty similar! Also, as far as legacies to leave behind, the items won't last that long. But somehow it's very fulfilling. I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again, I am glad to have a hobby that is not only fun when life is going well, but provides me with meditative rest during harder seasons of my life. <br /><br />Here's to being kind and not assuming anything about anyone's life. Into the light. Inder-ifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724667602427496583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095225947933400273.post-32870702260512130862017-01-03T05:56:41.448-08:002017-01-03T05:56:41.448-08:00beautiful post . just like you, it took me a while...beautiful post . just like you, it took me a while to understand that we all have our own struggles and battles to fight. And just like you said, creating saves our lives. but also kindness, and sharing our struggles. Because it is in the sharing that the healing can take place. I love this ancient asian story about a woman who lost her baby and went to ask the wise man to resuscitate him. He said he needed a bit of straw from every home which had not encountered struggle , in order to make a potion. but as she went down into the village, and knocked on eveydoor and asked the people how was their lives, she understood that there is not one home who doesn't know loss, or suffering. and after sharing her story with all of them,and hearing theirs, she went on and buried her baby. sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169014234268489258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095225947933400273.post-23165356129687370912017-01-03T05:26:58.557-08:002017-01-03T05:26:58.557-08:00I can relate so easily, I think most off us can in...I can relate so easily, I think most off us can in fact. We all, as you so well say it, have our history, that's not shared as often as we maybe should and we know little off people other than what they choose to share. A friend once told me that it seemed my life was easy and all beauty. First I thought that was so unfair but then I understood it was my choice, she choose to complain all the time and I choose to focus on what's good in my life. We may walk different paths but it doesn't mean we don't have the same problems or difficulties.<br />I wish you and your family what I wish for me and mine; let us fight for happiness everyday and take responsability of our lifes, finding in love and each other the strenght to rise every time. <3 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245976112411227030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095225947933400273.post-59049347432986464592017-01-03T02:36:41.843-08:002017-01-03T02:36:41.843-08:00They say sewing is cheaper than therapy. I am not ...They say sewing is cheaper than therapy. I am not sure though. I think if I showed to whoever said that my bank or PayPal statements they would have taken their words back haha but sewing is sure something that keeps me sane also! I hope 2017 will bring you peace. Jenya @ While she was sleepinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443073685889323191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095225947933400273.post-63561487390175414762017-01-03T02:03:31.585-08:002017-01-03T02:03:31.585-08:00I have experienced myself a rough couple of years,...I have experienced myself a rough couple of years, still getting out of the hole sometimes... and suscribe your thoughts on how sewing meant some time away from it all. So necessary and so precious. Friends to talk about something which has not been "infected" by the despair.. <br />really wishing you and your family a bright 2017. Mirenhttp://www.solosewing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095225947933400273.post-36294683239832904632017-01-02T14:16:50.826-08:002017-01-02T14:16:50.826-08:00I don't seem to find the time/energy to browse...I don't seem to find the time/energy to browse blogs these days, but Marie Fleurine's post definitely caught my heart. Yours did exactly the same. Mainly because we all carry our own personal struggles and anxieties and try to rise our heads above it. Sending love and serenity over to you and your lovely family. Ana SofiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095225947933400273.post-8041093746599508892017-01-02T04:44:36.252-08:002017-01-02T04:44:36.252-08:00Ah, Vicky, I have thought of you so often during t...Ah, Vicky, I have thought of you so often during the last year. I really hope that things are going to get better for you in 2017 and that you and your family will be able to calm down and relax a bit more. Anxiety is just such a terrible feeling and I hope that you won't have to go through this in 2017. Sending you many, many hugs and love,<br />AnnikaAnnikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07731074026404043509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095225947933400273.post-18861326605728013242016-12-31T16:50:53.122-08:002016-12-31T16:50:53.122-08:00i went through so many losses this year. i fell in...i went through so many losses this year. i fell in love with a wonderful man in may after not having dated for a long time and suffering from a horrible disease, only to have him pass away in July, and other things, and Trump, and family. I have been trying to start a business for refugee women in St Louis so they can earn a living wage and avoid becoming sex-trafficked. Sex trafficking is big business all over and is growing for many reasons. I want to hire them to make unique children's garments using mostly organic cottons is I can afford them. I do have a huge stash because I went overboard when I was so sick. but creativity is so good for recovering from PTSD. At any rate, it is good for me. but it has taken me so long to do anything lately.I am glad I have blogs to read and grand daughters to sew for. the sewing keeps me going. and DIY is so important. thank you for letting me post. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com