I consider myself a quilter not a sewing fix-it-all!
#81
I know how you feel. Just because I know how to hem a pair of pants doesn't mean I enjoy it. One time a neighbor brought a pair of dress pants to be hemmed 1 hour before he needed to wear them and then worried that I wasn't doing it fast enough. really!!!!
#82
i couldn't say no and did a couple of things but when they started to bring over their DH pants and ect I just took for over 6 months before they got it back with each time they asked about it I told them I just didn't have time.(When I did finally give them back he had out grown them LOL and I was never asked again.
So what would happen if you just took a long time in getting it back to her instead of being so prompt?? maybe she will figure out you have more things that you do besides being at her beck and call?
So what would happen if you just took a long time in getting it back to her instead of being so prompt?? maybe she will figure out you have more things that you do besides being at her beck and call?
#83
well, if you want to be passive/aggresive, just accept her projects but don't fix them. just hang on to them. some day she will ask about them and you can then say, "sorry, i don't have time" and give them back. now, that would be wrong, but effective.
the best is probably what you suggest. give her a small sewing kit and show her how to use it. good for you.
the best is probably what you suggest. give her a small sewing kit and show her how to use it. good for you.
#85
Originally Posted by tabsmonsters
Originally Posted by LindaM
Showing her how to sew may be a wonderful opportunity to establish a friendship.
You also could gently suggest that you can't do her projects - that cuts into your valuable 'quilt therapy' time :)
You also could gently suggest that you can't do her projects - that cuts into your valuable 'quilt therapy' time :)
Thank you for all the replies!
LoriAnn
#87
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Really! I don't anymore, but I used to make some of my own clothes and I STILL didn't like to do repairs on my clothing. :) And it is dreadful how long something will sit in my closet because it needs a button or a hem.[/quote]
Can I tell you about the pile of FIX its that have to be washed AGAIN because the cats have been napping in them?
Would you ask Picasso to paint your garage? Why would you ask a quilter to sew a hem?
I do them for my MIL only, because her hands are bad ( am probably going to be making a bunch of things for her with the yo yos she's made because she cant sew them together).
first, CHARGE. second a sewing kit... good luck!
Really! I don't anymore, but I used to make some of my own clothes and I STILL didn't like to do repairs on my clothing. :) And it is dreadful how long something will sit in my closet because it needs a button or a hem.[/quote]
Can I tell you about the pile of FIX its that have to be washed AGAIN because the cats have been napping in them?
Would you ask Picasso to paint your garage? Why would you ask a quilter to sew a hem?
I do them for my MIL only, because her hands are bad ( am probably going to be making a bunch of things for her with the yo yos she's made because she cant sew them together).
first, CHARGE. second a sewing kit... good luck!
#89
Good for you for thinking of the sewing kit! Give her the line about giving a man a fish and feeding him for a day versus teaching him how to fish and he can feed himself for a lifetime! In the meantime, I`d come up with a price list showing my charges for random repairs (if you want to get in to doing repairs).
Years ago I had a neighbour who went from asking for help with little things to altering a wardrobe. I simply put the wardrobe items aside and when she asked, I said that I had other things that had to be done first. She got the point. I would have been glad to help her learn ... but not to be her life-long seamstress.
Years ago I had a neighbour who went from asking for help with little things to altering a wardrobe. I simply put the wardrobe items aside and when she asked, I said that I had other things that had to be done first. She got the point. I would have been glad to help her learn ... but not to be her life-long seamstress.
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