It’s been a long time since I’ve done battle with a new nemesis. No, it isn’t that I’ve been so busy beating up on classic nemeses like Yoshimi or Lauriana, nor have I been too amiable or cheerful to make new enemies. Quite simply, for the last couple of months there just hasn’t been all that much new evil going around. Just lots of happy sewing on everyone’s part. No real need for warfare.
Or so I thought. My relationship with new Selfish Seamstress Nemesis Tasia, a.k.a. “Gimme that Coat Nemesis,” started out like my relationships with anyone else. Diplomatic. She’d leave a cheerful comment here and there on my blog, and I would think to myself, “Excellent. Another worshipper at the holy shrine of the Selfish Seamstress. How can I use this one to my advantage?” And one day I clicked on her link and noticed… her blog looked sort of threatening with its wonderfully capable sewing and delightful fabric choices and handy tips. Hmmm.
At first I didn’t worry. After all, Sewaholic.net has only been up for a handful of months. And with a mere dozen or so followers, it seemed unlikely that Tasia would be able to assemble much of an army. But she kept posting and kept posting… more and more jealousy-inducing garments and goodies, and the next thing I knew there were 27 followers! Clearly she was growing more powerful by the day and was gearing up for battle with the innocent and peace-loving Selfish Seamstress.
And then one day when the Selfish Seamstress was minding her own business, the belligerent Tasia launched her attack…
KABOOM!
This one landed smack in the middle of the Selfish Seamstress’s humble home on the web. The Selfish Seamstress was knocked off of her dainty little pointe shoes when Tasia left a link to her stunning turquoise coat in the Selfish Seamstress’s comments! It was on. And Tasia started it. And to make matters worse, Tasia went on the offensive with some of the most powerful sewing artillery known to woman: Covet. Yes, she attacked relentlessly with massive rounds of covet, and now the Selfish Seamstress can’t stop dreaming about her own turquoise Lady Grey from Collette Patterns coat!
Something needed to be done. So the Selfish Seamstress made her way over to Tasia’s turf to scope out the enemy, and there she was ambushed! By gorgeous choices of colors and prints whipped up into drool-inducing garments that no one would ever guess were home sewn unless they knew about Tasia’s powerful skills:
KABOOM!
Not only did she break out some massive covet with this one, she doesn’t even say what the pattern is. You don’t even have the chance to fight back.
KABOOM!
This covet is nearly unforgivable- not only does it take advantage of the Selfish Seamstress’s weakness for a vintage-inspired watercolor floral, but it actually FORCED the Selfish Seamstress to go out and buy the Cynthia Steffe Vogue 1174 pattern herself. Argh!
And finally, KABOOM!
Truly evil and inspired! A print that the Selfish Seamstress wouldn’t give a second thought to on the bolt, but Tasia in all of her wicked genius saw its potential not only for a beautiful dress but also its potential to use this fabric to make the Selfish Seamstress very very covetous indeed! And of course, the Selfish Seamstress will never be able to find this same fabric- a double blow dealt by Tasia to Selfish’s already weak defenses.
Readers, I am warning you about Tasia NOW for your own good. If she’s come after me, you can be sure that she’s got her sights set on you next and you’d better be prepared. Like I said, at the moment, her blog is young and her army of followers is still a manageable bunch, but she’s talented and ruthless, as can be seen by her bold and daring color choices. She’s going to keep posting and winning hundreds of loyal followers if she keeps it up. Plus she’s so darn cute. You’d better head over to sewaholic.net and find out just what you’ll be up against, and maybe launch an attack of your own against Tasia!
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June 15, 2010 at 8:17 am
trudy callan
She is a definite threat. I am going to have to get off my lazy bum and get busy so I can pull off an all out attack. Thanks for the alert.
Trudy
http://www.sewingwithtrudy.blogspot.com
June 15, 2010 at 8:18 am
Peter
AND she’s training for a marathon. Don’t like it, not one bit.
June 15, 2010 at 8:44 am
selfishseamstress
“Marathon.” Right. I think we all know that she’s training hard for something much more sinister and dangerous than a mere running event.
June 15, 2010 at 8:33 am
Carlotta
Haha! I discovered her blog through the very same comment and link, and instantly suscribed to her RSS feed. No doubt it is the sign of a great sewing power. The specimen also shows accurate signs of madness for domination via hopeless covet, as I, too, wondered what the hell was the pattern of this exquisite wrap dress! And the full skirt pattern she made in THREE EXEMPLARIES is now OUT OF PRINT!
I enjoy as much as I fear your nemesis posts, Selfish Seamstress.
June 15, 2010 at 8:45 am
selfishseamstress
Is it really at all surprising that she’d make something you really want and then make sure you can’t get the pattern for it? You see what kind of evil mind we’re dealing with here.
June 15, 2010 at 9:38 am
Lakaribane
Alas, I too have fallen pray to that pernicious and invasive Covet offensive. But I found her researching that Burda dress I’ve been dreaming over.
What to do?
And I think I recognise the pattern, maybe the envelop pic has it made in white eyelet? wide skirt? 3 sleeve options but I just can’t remember which brand/no
June 15, 2010 at 9:49 am
Lakaribane
Selfish Seamstress, have I got your back or what?
I DID recognise the dress, it’s McCall’s 5314, no longer available on their website but you can see it here:
http://www.northbreeze.com/Patterns/DiscontinuedMcCallsPatterns/McCallsPatternM5314-C-WrapDresses.htm
Further, our very own Celie made it :
http://missceliespants.com/tag/mcall-5314/
as did Trena of Slapdash fame:
http://theslapdashsewist.blogspot.com/2008/05/yet-another-mccall-5314-wrap-with-bonus.html
and it has 18 reviews on PR:
http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/search.pl?&search=1&patternid=14433&CompanyID=30&Type=6
And yes, I’m very OCD about wrap dress ;)
(can you tell that it’s World Cup season ie my boss is otherwise engaged, LOL)
June 15, 2010 at 9:59 am
selfishseamstress
Excellent sleuthing, Arielle! It’s good to know that you’re one of the good guys!
:D Thanks for letting me know- I’m going to add this to my never-ending list now :)
June 15, 2010 at 11:37 am
CGCouture
I got addicted to her site after she posted about that droolworthy turquoise coat as well. She is quite the worthy adversary. :-)
June 15, 2010 at 12:25 pm
CarmencitaB
Did you notice, Dear Selfish, that you have indeed acheived world domination? You have an article in The Guardian. http://m.guardian.co.uk/?id=102202&story=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/15/how-to-make-perfect-dress
you rule! You don’t need enemies!
June 15, 2010 at 12:28 pm
lsaspacey
I knew it wouldn’t be long before you found her!
June 15, 2010 at 2:17 pm
98redballoons
Since the moment I was forced to view her blog, I wondered how long it would be until Sewaholic stepped on the Selfish Seamstress’s dainty feet. This might be a battle…
June 15, 2010 at 2:55 pm
lin3arossa
I’ve been a bad girl, mistress: I’ve been a follower of Tasia’s for a few weeks now. I’ll be submissively awaiting my punishment.
June 15, 2010 at 3:02 pm
selfishseamstress
Whoa there! Selfish does not play that game on her blog!
June 15, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Tasia
KABOOM!
Is it wrong to be flattered that I was singled out for attack today? If you’re neither loved nor hated, you’re easily forgotten, right? To be considered a worthy opponent to the lovely and talented Selfish Seamstress, now that’s an honor :)
June 16, 2010 at 6:07 am
Jane
I’m afraid I’m addicted too. I’m coveting the Lady Gray coat and am only a couple of clicks away from ordering the pattern. (The Cupcake Goddess has one too that I love. http://www.thecupcakegoddess.com/the-cupcake-goddess/2010/02/raindrop-coat-on-a-lady-grey-day.html) After seeing Sewaholic modelling her Simplicity project runway vest 2556, I had to rush out and buy the pattern. Jane
June 16, 2010 at 8:53 am
Lee
not much of a threat, Selfish. she’s got a lot of output, but in sheer style, you win – hands down!
June 16, 2010 at 11:39 am
Jessica
Hahaha, Tasia is a sweetheart and I love her style, but reading this was just too funny. It’s like Covet Karma or something, considering your own KABOOM factor ;-).
June 16, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Fourth Daughter
Haha… I loved this post… I check out Tasia’s blog too sometimes… but I haven’t noticed that she has any sidekick to help her in her quest for world domination, whereas you have Sasa! (and I have Suki!)
June 16, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Tasia
That’s true.. I don’t have a sidekick to help! No soft and fluffy friends to watch my back. World domination is going to be hard on my own…
June 17, 2010 at 10:05 pm
Maria
Clearly, she poses a formidable threat. On the other hand, what better impetus to keep the Selfish Seamstress on her toes?
April 1, 2011 at 3:23 pm
KatyRose
HAHAHA…You are hilarious! I think you should bow out of the running and admit defeat! You couldn’t hope to beat Tasia. We met in Fashion design school and she is a fabulously awesome designer and seamstress. She is great at what she does and has had MANY years of practice. BTW I love the little black dress. :D