Ok, my travel is coming to an end with a wedding in Evanston (coincidentally the same Chicago suburb where the Vogue flagship store is located. Hmmmmm. Is there anything wrong with going to a fabric store dressed in wedding guest attire?) And as of tomorrow I should be reunited with my sweetheart at home whom I have missed terribly after a weeklong separation. Oh, I hope my darling Husqvarna has been true while I’ve been away!
First up, a quick update on Arielle: the wonderful Cidell of Miss Celie’s Pants has volunteered to collect and consolidate all packages for Arielle. She will send them to Arielle’s courier service so that Arielle doesn’t have to pay to receive dozens of individual packages. Thank you, Cidell! (I apologize for not offering to take care of this myself- for those of you who have not already figured it out, the Selfish Seamstress does not live in the US, so it would be expensive for most of you to ship to her, and expensive for her to ship out!) Also, if you haven’t already, do stop by Cidell’s blog and wish her a happy birthday.
At this point, I believe that everything on Arielle’s wishlist has been promised. If there is anything additional you would like to offer, you can email her at lakaribane[at]gmail[dot]com to ask what she needs. I believe she has near-daily access to email at this point.
And now, for those of you who have been worried that your selfish needs have been ignored by my blog for the past few days, don’t you worry. I found something that you might want. As you know, I’ve been on a little bit of a print kick lately, and I was scoping out some Alexander Henry lately when I stumbled upon this fabric called “Perfect Pattern“, the ultimate fabric for the sewing-obsessed:
Oooh, see? It’s fabric printed with pattern pieces! Is that not the sewingest fabric ever! And it’s somehow much cuter and edgier than fabric printed with, say, buttons or spools of thread. I can’t see wearing this fabric (perhaps some of you could swing it as a novelty skirt though) but if I had a sewing room, I’d be snatching up yards of it (the third one is my favorite) for curtains, seat cushions, and other decor details. Adorable!
The Selfish Seamstress 
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April 17, 2010 at 7:06 am
sa
You don’t live in the US?? I thought you always posted pics of yourself in local stores in DC !
April 17, 2010 at 8:59 am
Linda C.
Ooh, can we make a game of it? Can we guess? Mine is Germany.
Peter, Buffalo? That’s funny.
April 17, 2010 at 9:57 am
selfishseamstress
Oooh, please don’t make a game of it. The Selfish Seamstress is a citizen of the world. Thanks!! :D
April 17, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Linda C.
Oops, sorry. A citizen of the world indeed! The selfish sewing world! :)
April 17, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Elaray
If I had the chance to go to Vogue Fabrics flagship store, I’d go in my pajamas! You have to go – wedding attire or not.
April 17, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Colleen P.
Oh dear…I clearly need that fabric. I can’t decide between the 1st one and the 3rd one, so I might have to have them both. I’ll leave the pink to those that appreciate that sort of thing!
April 17, 2010 at 6:26 pm
CindyC
I think that fabric would look cute as a “sewing apron.” You could add pockets for your measuring tape, seam ripper, etc. and Kleenex for when tears come to your eyes as you realize you just sewed your piece wrong side out. ;=D
April 17, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Alexis
Just found your blog, love it. Very enjoyable…
April 17, 2010 at 8:45 pm
selfishseamstress
Sorry folks, if you need to know where I live for any reason, please contact me and let me know why. I would otherwise ask that you respect my privacy in this matter. Thank you!
April 18, 2010 at 12:36 am
Sue
We only want to know where you are so we can sneak in and put burrs on your needles, pull threads in the best bits of your stash, remove the critical pattern piece from your favourite patterns and otherwise sabotage your sewing in all sorts of sneaky ways. You are very wise to keep your location secret – remember, you are our nemesis!!
I very much admire what you are doing for Arielle in Haiti. Of course she is only one of so many, but every act of kindness is a good thing. Sending sewing stuff from Australia (and I will reveal no more than that – the continent is large!) would be a bit ridiculous. In the spirit of what you are doing, those of us who are not able to sensibly make a contribution to Arielle can make donations to the various other charities who are helping the people of Haiti. There are lots of ways to show our humanity.
(and of course, this act of kindness your part the main reason is to throw us off guard, so we have doubts about your inherent selfishness???)
May 5, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Maren
Hi Elaine, i couldn’t resist blogging about your haiku’s. I think every seamstress feels that way. Your just brave enough to put it on a t-shirt. I’m a member of a sewing group that meets weekly and we think you are pretty amazing.