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By: Amy’s Humble Musings » Atlas 5 launch a success

Amy’s Humble Musings » Atlas 5 launch a success — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:25:01 +0000

[...] annoying part about being married to a rocket scientist is that I will never win a chess game or hold a map in a way that he doesn’t laugh at me. Other than that, it’s all good. Congratulations on [...]

By: folleyball

folleyball — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:32:44 +0000

Differences between Men and Women: mapreading

I love my wife. She completes me.
Now that that I have take care of that, here are some differences between the sexes:

Men can read a map and follow directions without rotating the map at every turn; women can’t.
Men would rather give/receive di…

By: Jennifer D

Jennifer D — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 19:16:21 +0000

I HATE the blind hem stich! I know how to fold it and all (and yes, that took me waaaaay to long to figure out!), but the material always puckers and doesn’t lay right. Even after I iron it. So, if I don’t want the hem stiches to show, I do them by hand. But most of the time, I don’t care if they show or not, so I just strait stich the hem.

Although, I just got a new machine ~ computerized and all! To those of you who already have one, it’s probably no big deal. But I have been using the same clunker for years and having been asking dear hubby for on. One night, he listend to me sewing (trying to sew is more like it) and he felt sorry for me. He finally consented and now it’s sitting all pretty on my table, surrounded by a mountain of things to do. Maybe I’ll try it again on the new one.

Jennifer

By: Aaron D. Taylor

Aaron D. Taylor — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:06:15 +0000

As a guy, I have to admit. I don’t even understanding the basic terminology involved with sewing. Thank God for wives!

By: Copper's Wife

Copper's Wife — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:33:21 +0000

Congratulations!! I grappled with that same weird fold for years, but once it’s mastered, it’s mastered forever. Sort of like riding a bike!

By: Amy Scott

Amy Scott — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:04:19 +0000

Do you use french seams? I love them. They make clothes come out so nice, and they are smooth against baby skin. And they are so much easier than they look. And they use less thread than other ways of finishing a seam allowance.

I’ve never done a French seam, but it seems pretty easy. It looks like a very good alternative to a serger, especially if you don’t own one! (I own one, but it’s so cranky that I don’t use it anymore.)

By: suzanne

suzanne — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:41:14 +0000

I cannot sew. at all. not one lil stitch.
so I am TOTALLY envious of you sewing gals….

and I can’t read a map no matter which way I turn the map. (brain damage from a stroke) so hubby bought me a Garmon GPS for my car. I love that thing!

but man, I wish I could sew….

By: martha

martha — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 13:57:28 +0000

my mom used to use the blind hem stitch a lot. it did pucker a bit, but once it was ironed, it was fine. i sew…A LOT, but have always had trouble mastering the fold. thanks for the link to the diagram. now, if i HAVE to do a blind hemstitch, i know where to find a photo of the diagram:) you can whip out a hem in no time when you master that. i guess the key is to use it often! martha

By: Mom2fur

Mom2fur — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 13:33:14 +0000

Well, I’ll have to check out the blind hemstitch since I sew. I think I used to have a presser foot that did that; I should look it up.
Left brain husband/right brain wife–sounds like me and mine. (He’s an engineer, too. I’m a writer. He gets very frustrated that I can’t read a map. I also can’t give directions…but if I get behind the wheel, I can get where I want to go).
Two halves make a whole brain!

By: Kristy

Kristy — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 04:53:47 +0000

I used to be like that with turning the map. Although, I did use to get to the destination without having to ask for help! However, I have found that it is possible to train yourself out of turning the map…at least, I can do it now.