If you could have a trivial wish granted...

[Iwa_Hoshi]

My minor wish would either the ability to use the rolling cutters for fabric, or being able to follow patterns properly.
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Hi-Five!

I have trouble comprehending patterns when they expect me to cut out so many little pieces of measured fabrics that it felt threatening to even read the pattern book.

On and off I found some tutorials that lead you via estimation and alternative cutting that just seems less intimdating to try.

[DollyKim]

Is it the layout of the pattern and figuring out where all the pieces go? The most complex thing I've done a pattern for is based on the 6th Doctor's coat and I laid out the pieces in an exploded view on the page and noted which colors they should be.

You can get wash away quilter's pens that allow you to write on fabric.

[Iwa_Hoshi]

It could be the layout. The hoodie that was done using the estimation tutorial was simple enough for me. Pants took me a while to learn and i had to refer to my own pants to see how the pocket fits.

I'll keep the washable marker in mind.

[zirconmermaid]

I'd want to find a book of short stories I read over and over again as a child. One of the stories had a mongoose as the "hero" and a beaded cobra as the villain, one was about a little girl who was bullied at school and I think was called "Sea Shells and Silver Balls" and one was called "Mrs. Samphire." I've never been able to find what the book was called or who wrote it.

the author is Joan Aikin. I have this book and it is one of my "special" ones. I used to keep it next to my bed all through college and graduate school. The title of the book is "More than you bargained for"'. It has "Nutshells, Seashells" which is the one with the bullied girl, and "Pigeon Cake for Miss Samphire"in it. I know the other story is also by Joan Aikin, but it might be in another collection called "All You Ever Wanted and Other Stories".

[DollyKim]

There's a couple copies on Amazon that cost more to ship than buy, I'm curious to read it now but I want to know Misty has a copy first. The book is more important to her.

[Nunubit]

I've started to practice sewing for myself, so I can practice full scale. Fortunately, so far, all the patterns I use have it mapped out on the instructions on how to lay out the pieces. It is the marking of all the little marks and cutting straight and such that is the problem.

[Geektopian]

I'm not sure if this counts as one or two wishes but I'd really like to find the "tiger" and "US" camo pants Azone made back in the early 2000s. I have the tops, I just need the pants.

[Siead]

anything? even unrealistic?
i wanna be able to teleport like nightcrawler.
saves on shipping costs. lol.

[cirquemom]

If you're looking for old books- check alibris. They sell used books and you can get really good deals there:

www.alibris.com

If I could wish for something trivial, it would be a vacuum cleaner that doesn't break after two years. I have tried them all, the cheap ones, the expensive ones, the ones for pet hair (two big dogs and five cats), and it doesn't matter. No matter how well they work (and frankly, expensive or cheap, they all seem to work the same), after two years, they break. I think my parents had their vacuum cleaner (a steel canister space-aged looking thing) for about 20 years.

[victoriavictrix]

I'd want to find a book of short stories I read over and over again as a child. One of the stories had a mongoose as the "hero" and a beaded cobra as the villain, one was about a little girl who was bullied at school and I think was called "Sea Shells and Silver Balls" and one was called "Mrs. Samphire." I've never been able to find what the book was called or who wrote it.

the author is Joan Aikin. I have this book and it is one of my "special" ones. I used to keep it next to my bed all through college and graduate school. The title of the book is "More than you bargained for"'. It has "Nutshells, Seashells" which is the one with the bullied girl, and "Pigeon Cake for Miss Samphire"in it. I know the other story is also by Joan Aikin, but it might be in another collection called "All You Ever Wanted and Other Stories".

Zirc you are AMAZING! Thank you so very much! I've ordered it!