Comments on: Being real. A note from the heart

By: Tracey Gorin

Tracey Gorin — Tue, 26 May 2015 21:07:09 +0000

I feel your pain. I am in my pre-Costume College “I want to have at least ONE new thing done in time” craze. As I move forward, I really do want to have sewing time, outside of my usual 9-5 job. But then I want to go see friends, and then see the new museum exhibits, and then I promised someone I’d help with their project . . . and nothing gets done. But I dream, and I ponder, and I get excited. And even if nothing gets physically done, it’s done in my head.

By: Jennifer Rosbrugh

Jennifer Rosbrugh — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 17:59:10 +0000

In reply to Candace Blanton. Welcome to our Joyful Community Candace! :-)

By: Candace Blanton

Candace Blanton — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 15:00:25 +0000

I understand your feelings in all this. It always seems just about the time you get really good direction on a project, someone or something sticks it’s head into your life and says.. oh no, you must take care of this or that. And, what you had planned for the day or week just slides by. I have been there. Actually, I am still there.

But a lovely note. I found your website last night, and I have spent hours “thumbing” through your pages, and following hyperlinks that you have provided to other sites for fabric etc. Oh what a lovely world of fabric and such. I am tickled I bumped in to you.

so just know that when you feel like you haven’t achieved anything for your love of fabric and historical clothing, you are surely inspiring others even while you sleep.

Thanks for what you do and I hope you have a wonderful day.

Candace

By: Lyric

Lyric — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 01:10:13 +0000

J, I “get” you and thank you for this reflective post that let us see into a room in your soul.

Cheers,

Lyric

By: Lynnie aka The Duchess of Pigs Eye

Lynnie aka The Duchess of Pigs Eye — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 14:38:59 +0000

Oh, honey. My family used to say I was born 100 years too late (that would be 1856). Before the internet, I always felt a bit of an oddball. Now I know there are many who think and feel like me. And you are the top one. You are a font of information on how I can use current fabrics and techniques to truly FEEL Victorian. Unfortunately, I, too, have to work, and so have very limited time to indulge. Taking some baby steps, though. My husband and I were separated when I rented my place. It’s a two bedroom, and he slowly took over my sewing room as his den. Have you ever experienced life with no place of your own, to keep your “things”? I’m in the process of looking for a new house to buy – at least a three bedroom, hopefully a Victorian. Oh, can you imagine! I have what may be one of the few travel trailers in existence that has a Victorian theme (working on the wooden frou frou now), and that will keep me until my REAL house appears. I am with you, Sister, with a year old blog with no entries. But much guilt. In the meantime, cyberhugs and much love to you coming your way!!!!!!!!

By: Jennifer Rosbrugh

Jennifer Rosbrugh — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:08:59 +0000

In reply to Terry. Thanks Terry. I love teaching in a live setting so was on my game those times. I guess it was that I didn't get to attend any classes where I learned new things to incorporate into my own sewing that was the "downer' part of the event. I'm already in the planning stages of classes to teach in 2015. It's my JOY to do it! :-)

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:47:23 +0000

I attended one of your workshops at Costume College this year and did not notice anything about you or your class that was “less than stellar”. I got a LOT out of the class. So if that was the burned out Jennifer, I can’t wait to meet the tanned, rested, and ready Jennifer!

By: C.C.

C.C. — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 22:23:25 +0000

I so wish you could come to my home in the country and have a few days just goofing off, playing with horses, goats, chickens, napping with a warm kitty on your lap and breathing some clean air. Everyone of us has had some degree of burnout, just the wise ones realize it and take a break from all the “stuff”. We will be here when you get back up and in the meantime I know I will take some time to re-read your previous blogs (every time I do I discover something I missed before). Take care of you, that is the most important thing.