Liebster Award Nomination

6.09.2013

I never would have thought such a thing would happen but I've been nominated for not one but two Liebster awards.  Thanks so much my fellow sewing friends Clare of Sew Dixie Lou and Joanne of Sew Little Time. I'm having a Sally Field moment, "They like me, they really like me!"

To accept the award there are rules and the first rule is don't tell people about fight club.....ummm no.  The real rules are:

1. The blogger needs to answer the questions their tagger/taggers have sent.  The dare option is not on the table.
2. Choose eleven new bloggers to receive the award and link to them in your post. Muhaaaaa /\ (finger tents)
3. Create eleven new questions for your chosen bloggers.  Turn it up to 11!
4. Let those crazy snitches know you nominated them.
5. Post eleven random facts about yourself.  What is this a writing assignment?  I kid, I kid.
6. No tag backs snitch! Go harass someone else. ;)

First up Clare Bear's questions (That's right I just nick named you!) cause she nominated me ohhhh about a month ago. Sorry my dear, I was caught up in Me-Made-May tomfoolery.  Clare is a super funny lady and I'm amazed she also thinks I'm funny. We bonded on twitter over Ryan Gosling, because he's awesome and would totally be supportive of our fabric stashes.  "Hey girl, why don't you buy that faux leather and make yourself a bad ass jacket.  Now watch me kick some guy's head in."

1) If you could sew an outfit for someone famous who would it be?
Sew for someone famous?  That snitch better fork over the money cause I only sew for me (And occasionally knit tops for the boy just so I can buy fun fabric.)  Honestly I can't think of a person I'd want to sew for style wise, but would happily take Hugh Jackman's measurements.
2) If your sewing machine could talk, what's the first thing you would ask it?
Why you gotta be an uppity snitch about buttonholes?  Is it because that past roommate sewed astro-turf on you without my consent?  Yeah that was traumatic for me too.
3) Where is your most favourite place in the world?
My bed.  Bed is glorious and I never want to leave it....ever.
4) What's that one song that can make you feel better about a bad day?
 Well this is a real Sophie's choice, what about my other lyrical babies? Do I have to throw them in the trash!!!  Now that I'm done being dramatic it's time admit that I always go back to Gordon Lightfoot.  His catalog of songs is gigantic but I will have to go with "Sundown" even though it's the obvious choice.  *"Sundown you'd better take care, cause I look super sexy with my permed hair."
*Not the real lyrics. Duh.

5) How would your friends/loved ones describe you in five words?
Hmmm, I've heard, "Odd but in a fun way,"  out of my cousin's mouth and that pretty much describes me. My husband would like to add "Busty."  Thanks for the help honey.

6) If you could go back to college what would you study?
Maybe Graphic Design cause it seems like something with more real world application than my Fashion Design degree.  All my college friends where graphic designers and not just because they hooked me up with free Adobe products.
 
7) The one thing you can't live without?
 My ipod!  I don't know how mothers got through the day without an iPod to tune out the never ending demands of their toddlers.  Now hush boy I'm trying to rock out to the awesome middle part in "Aqualung."
8) It's date night and 1985, who do you pick to go out with and why? Andrew McCarthy, Emilio Estevez or Judd Nelson?
So I had to google 2 of these 3 names....congrats Estevez I know who you are. Got to say, these guys aren't my type. Can I just hang out with Tom Selleck and his manly chest hair? Rrrrrowww!
9) Who is your style icon?
 Do I have a style much less a style icon? I do love classic style icons like Katherine Hepburn or Audrey Hepburn but don't think I dress like them.  If I could look like anyone in particular it would be Zooey Deshanel, She is so darn cute and I love love love her outfits.

10) You just got detention? What's the thing you most likely did to get in trouble?
 Reading a book during class or laughing loudly.  True Story - I was once asked by the CEO of the company I worked to leave work early cause my laughing was bothering him. I told him, "I can't leave early I take the train."
11) You're playing spin the bottle. Who DON'T you want it to land on?
Ryan Reynolds!  I just want to punch that guy in the face.  Get out of my superhero movies you jackass! Now I have to stare at a picture of Hugh Jackman to get rid of my rage. Loooooove you Hugh especially when you frolic on a beach with Wolverine sideburns.


 Now for Joanne's questions.  Joanne is Scottish so she must have the best accent that I totally want to steal.  She likes to tease me on my silly American words for things.  "Sneakers?  It's Trainers!!!"  She also makes beautiful dresses, you've seen her Mad Men dress right. I can't stop looking at it.

1. What is your favourite film of all time and why?
I'm not too strongly attached to films.  There are plenty I enjoy and some I like to rewatch but wouldn't call any a favorite.  But since it's summer I will spill my annual summer rewatches.  First "Jaws" cause it's kind of funny and a little scary and you get to repeat lines like, "Stop playing with yourself, Hooper!" and of course, "You're gonna need a bigger boat."  Other one is John Carpenter's "The Thing."  All that snow makes me feel cooler and Kurt Russell's beard is one of the finest specimens I've ever seen!  Also when that guy's head sprouts legs and runs across the floor. Ahhhh YES!!! (P. S.  After reading this answer my husband high fived me.)
 
2. What kind of holidays do you like - beach? city break? raving in Ibiza?  Do tell!
I hate traveling because it takes me away from my bed, which is the most wonderful place on earth.  My favorite holiday is to be left alone in my house and never go outside for days. I'm a hermit!

3. I spend a lot of time commuting - if you had a spare hour on the train, what would you do?
I used to have a long commute when I worked and would always knit on the train.  BK (before knitting) I was a voracious reader.

4. What is the best sewing book you have read?
Read a sewing book?  I thought you just bought them and used them as paper weights for your patterns.

5. Knits or wovens?
That's a hard one cause I like both.  Knits can be a fast FO but I love wovens for suit jackets and pants.

6. What is your favourite blog?
I never thought about it since I'm a lazy, lazy blog reader.  But I love Gertie and wonder if I borrow her pink hair for a day.  She'd be cool with that right?
7.What other crafts to you do and which is your favourite?
I knit, bake and way back in the day did cross stitching.   Right now I alternate between loving sewing and knitting best.  Sewing is currently winning cause wool is hot in the summer. 

8. What is your karaoke song?
"Venus" by Shocking Blue cause baby I got it.  Ok not really but I like to sometimes pretend that I got it but just misplaced it somewhere while I was eating a cookie.

9. Sweet or savoury?
Sweet all the way.  Cake, cookies, brownies, assorted quick breads, Get Into My Belly! Nom, Nom, Nom.
10. What is your favourite accessory?
Shoes.  Shoes, Glorious, shoes, strappy sandals or sling backs, or if you're in the mood, retro heels purchased from Sax.

11. If I gave you £50 ($78 US, $82 Aus) to spend on fabric, patterns or craft supplies, what would you make from it?  Links please! OK so summer retro Heather wants this chiffon to make Butterick 5750.  Faux-Bad ass winter Heather wants this faux leather to make this Burda motorcycle jacket.
Wait I shouldn't have shown you guys that fabric. Forget all about it, these are not the yardages you are looking for. *Hand Wave*



Now on to 11 Random Facts about Me.  Da da da dum!
1. I know the complete lyrics to hundreds of songs but my voice is shit. (My husband shakes his head and says No when I try to sing along with something.)

2. I like to eat easily countable things like cookies/crackers in even numbers.  My sister has admitted to doing this to so it must be some family OCD trait.

3.  I still love stuffed animals and will make them talk to you like a puppet. Then I will make the toy steal your cookie.

4. I make up stupid songs about what I'm doing all day long.

5. Besides the fabric stash I have a yarn stash, cake decorating stash, and a specialty flour stash.

6. I can't remember names, dates, or what I had for breakfast two days ago, but I can tell you the plot of some book I read 6 years ago.  So do you want some "Game of Thrones" spoilers?

7. I don't turn around and look if someone shouts "HEATHER" because there were 5 Heathers in school and people were always yelling for one of them.

8. My first car was a 86 Navy Caprice which was the local undercover cop car. People would drive really slowly around me thinking they'd get a ticket if they didn't.

9. I like to yell, "SCANDALOUS" about things that are not actually scandalous.  My husband does not play along.

10. I'm married to a giant movie watching enthusiastic.  That may explain all the movie quotes popping up in my blog posts.

11. I've always considered myself an old lady in a younger person's body.  It's Friday night, bring on the knitting and the Masterpiece Theater! 

Nominations -  OK ladies, no need to actually do this I just want to express my appreciation of your skills and what not. Especially your what not.

1. Leila of Threedresses.org
 How can you not love Leila and her big beautiful smile! She sets the bar for fun candid shots and looks equally styling in a Star Trek Skant or a retroish Sewing Cake pattern.  She might have somehow convinced me to buy pink fabric and pretend I'm a Summertime Princess. 

2. Gillian of Crafting a Rainbow
 Gillian is the color Queen and always mixes all those fun brights with the greatest of ease.  I love seeing her bright fun knits and we totally have the same taste in cutesy wootsey cartoon animal prints. She is also soooooo smart and I bow before her language prowess.

3. Pretty Grievances of Pretty Grievances
Her real name is Boxy Le Smut but I didn't tell you that.  Ah P, how does she come up with those witty comebacks that make me snort water through my nose? Honestly I might have laughed so hard I cried over this post. She also has a closet of prints that will burn your eyes with their awesomeness. Come to mommy all you fantastic animal prints.

4. Katie of Kadiddlehopper
Katie must sew in her sleep because her output is A-MA-ZING. Not only is she cranking out coats, dresses, and pants for herself but also for her 3 kids!  I also take comfort knowing that her stash slightly bigger than mine and houses plenty of animal prints. Some day she might find me hiding in her fabric shelves.

5. Laura of Miymdiary
I feel like Laura and I are always talking about food.  I love it! And if you want to know what to do with that weird specially flour she will hook you up.  She's also my tech guru, how do I work this instagram?  Teach me!  I imagine that she's the best dressed tech support I'll ever have.

6. Lady K of Peanut Butter Macrame.
I think Lady K is my accessory idol and she knows how to rock a dress. This one right here might have been the genesis of shirtwaist fever.  How about this little black dress with the red belt and the red shoes. Hmmmm I might need to take a trip down south to raid some one's closet.

7. MaLora Ann of Bird and Bicycle
MaLora is always cranking out the cutest clothing for her son, not to mention her model is adorable.  And aren't all her photos just lovely, they make me feel like I'm relaxing in some one's cozy sewing studio.

8. Brooke of Custom Style
Brook is a vast well of sewing knowledge and I think she might know just about everything.  If you aren't following her on instagram you should be just to drool over the costume fabric she's working with.

9.Catja of Gjeometry
Catja is relatively new to sewing but she is knocking it out of the park.   She's lucky that she's a couple sizes smaller than me cause I'd be stealing those Gatsby PJ's.

10. Stephanie of Love-Teach-Sew
We had a bit of a bonding moment this week talking about non stash enabling husbands and the hiding of newly acquired fabric.  Hee hee, so devious!  Stephanie is always finding the best woven prints and making the cutest little blouses out of them.  I want this Banksia top and pencil skirt!

11. Shelly of Cuckoo Chanel
Shelley and I met through Me-Made-May where we bonded in our love goofy poses.  She once commented, "Thank God you're here," which just makes me want to high five her across the net.  Her hat collection also sets my heart a flutter.  Don't you just love all her TV inspired clothing? Pushing Daisies Dress, Oh Yes!

Here are my questions for the lovey ladies if they are so inclined.

1.  If you didn't spend your money on sewing stuff what would you buy?
2. What song/album/artist are you really into right now?  (Yeah I'm looking for new stuff for my playlist, what of it?)
3. Is there some place you must visit or your life will not be complete?
4. What's your favorite naughty snack/treat.  (I mean not healthy for you, get your mind out of the gutter!)
5. Who are your pretend boyfriends?  I know you have at least one!
6. What's the weirdest thing that has ever happened to you?
7. What is your favorite guilty pleasure song?  You know the one that isn't "good" but you love it anyway.
8. What's your favorite pattern?
9. What movie have you rewatched the most?
10. If you had the skills to sew anything what would it be?
11. What is your favorite thing about yourself?  Could be body part, personality trait, whatever. 

Hugs and Kisses to All!

27 comments:

  1. Is *that* what you're supposed to do with sewing books? They just sit on my shelf supporting gew-gaws.

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    1. I too have some of those. They're pretty handy at keeping remotes at eye level. :)

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  2. Congrats - funny stuff! You should be interviewed more often. I just watched Silver Linings Playbook last night so Bradley Cooper is my pretend boyfriend at the moment.

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    1. Bradley! Those eyes, that hair, that smile! He's also been a pretend boyfriend of mine since "Alias." Excellent choice.

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  3. haha. great answers. i want to be gertie too, and that chiffon is gorgeous!

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    1. Maybe we should buy some pink wigs and be Gertie for Halloween. Totally not stalkery. Haa haa!

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  4. I don't think Ryan Gosling would say "Hey girl, why don't you buy that *faux* leather and make yourself a bad ass jacket. Now watch me kick some guy's head in." I think he would say "Hey girl, why don't you buy that *Mirabella Garment Lambskin Brown* leather and make yourself a bad ass jacket. Now watch me kick some guy's head in." - Yes, please!
    BTW, Liebster Award: you totally deserved those!

    The leather can be found here: http://www.tandyleather.eu/en-eur/home/department/leather/garment-leather/99270-02.aspx

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    1. You're right, Ryan would suggest the best for us. He's such a supportive pretend boyfriend.

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  5. Congrats and thanks for making me laugh again! I always love to hear the silly things your husband says
    ... makes me think my husband is not so strange after all.

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    1. LOL! My husband is a never ending source of bizarrely funny sayings. Perhaps your husband is cut from the same cloth so to speak. :)

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  6. Congratulations on your awards Heather!! Was so nice to read more about you. Also, am thrilled that you are loving the "faux" leather. I'm into faux leather or fur. And, Kitty loves you even more now. :)

    And, I collect sewing books but do usually read them. Instead I tend to use exercise weights as pattern weights. Otherwise, you know, they'd go to waste.

    Thank you so much for the shout out and the nomination!! And, hey, you can't have my 1920's Beach Pajamas, but you can make your own and we can totally hit the beach together! I'm in.

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    1. Thanks Catja, give kitty a hug for me. Since those awesome PJ's would never fit over my butt I'll let you keep them.....this time. /\

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  7. I love your posts, Heather! So well written and planned... and always funny! Thanks for including me in your list! Since I'm absolutely terrible at responding to these things, i'm going to answer your questions right here:
    1. If you didn't spend your money on sewing stuff what would you buy?
    Uhhh....ummm... I.... I have no idea!
    2. What song/album/artist are you really into right now? (Yeah I'm looking for new stuff for my playlist, what of it?)
    My husband just started listening to a group called Django Django - perfect driving or sewing music!
    3. Is there some place you must visit or your life will not be complete?
    YOUR HOUSE! Or a Sewcialist convention... I'll accept either!
    4. What's your favorite naughty snack/treat. (I mean not healthy for you, get your mind out of the gutter!)
    I've been known to buy a bag of marshmallows from time to time and eat them all myself...
    5. Who are your pretend boyfriends? I know you have at least one!
    Well, the Darcy/Gilbert Blythe showdown last week on some blog was pretty damned good!
    6. What's the weirdest thing that has ever happened to you?
    I was served Iguana in Venezuela... they brought out the meter long tail because I didn't believe them! I've also been in countries TWICE when they had tsunami... which means I am truly bad luck to travel with in Asia!
    7. What is your favorite guilty pleasure song? You know the one that isn't "good" but you love it anyway.
    Hmm... I have a soft spot for early 2000's club music, because I spent so much time dancing to it in Japan!
    8. What's your favorite pattern?
    Hmmm... I'd have to say Renfrew. I could make a who wardrobe from that pattern, and it taught me to love knits!
    9. What movie have you rewatched the most?
    Pride and Prejudice... Maybe North an South... or Persuasion? Definitely a trend there, right?!
    10. If you had the skills to sew anything what would it be?
    Hm. Bras, maybe? But I feel like they are a bit of a money pit... buying so many specialist things just to have most of them not work out right!
    11. What is your favorite thing about yourself? Could be body part, personality trait, whatever.
    Well, I like that I'm able to adapt to pretty much any country, language, situation etc... but I'm loosing that willingness a bit now that i'm turning into a homebody! Phsyically? Bewbs. Can't go wrong with those! :)

    Thanks, Heather!

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    1. Ohhhh goodie, answers to my silly questions. You get an A+, +,+,+,+. I think we need to have a period drama mini series marathon together during our crazy sewicalist meet up. :)

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  8. Hugh Jackman walked past me in the airport last year...just sayin.... he was them promptly followed by his wife. We had just landed in Sydney after a million hour flight and he was there to film the latest Wolverine. It took me about 10seconds to realise that I knew who he was, and not because I had met him before. You know :)

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    1. Ahh so jealous! Though if I ever saw him in person I'd probably just babble like an idiot. :)

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  9. Oh, congratulations! And thanks for the sweet shout-out! (I got nominated twice within a few days when I got mine, too.) And your blog was one I had forgotten to add to my reader - that is now corrected. =)

    And since I answered other questions in the link above, here are my answers to your list:
    1. If you didn't spend your money on sewing stuff what would you buy? Books, movies, and home diy supplies (someday I will have glow-in-the-dark stars painted on the 12ft ceiling of my bedroom!)
    2. What song/album/artist are you really into right now? (Yeah I'm looking for new stuff for my playlist, what of it?) Owl City - he is hands-down my (and my husband's) favorite artist and we have everything he's done as far as I know. Best sewing music. EVER.
    3. Is there some place you must visit or your life will not be complete? I've done some traveling but I'm a homebody and everything is in the DFW area or it comes here eventually.
    4. What's your favorite naughty snack/treat. (I mean not healthy for you, get your mind out of the gutter!) I'm completely drawing a blank. It's been a bad food day (sort of similar to a bad hair day only food) for me and I'm kinda over the eating thing at the moment.
    5. Who are your pretend boyfriends? I know you have at least one! Just call me Sheldon - I think I'm too Vulcan for this question.
    6. What's the weirdest thing that has ever happened to you? I was once shoved to the ground by the wind during tornadic storms during my college days in Oklahoma. Long story but I still have the scar on my left hand from landing on it. Of course, the story morphed into me being "picked up and carried by a tornado" when others heard about it through the grapevine. It was quite the opposite of being picked up actually.
    7. What is your favorite guilty pleasure song? You know the one that isn't "good" but you love it anyway. I own all the Glee cds. Does that count?
    8. What's your favorite pattern? Hmm. Don't know if I really have one. I have one pencil skirt that I've used more than any other but I don't know that it's necessarily because it's a favorite.
    9. What movie have you rewatched the most? I don't remember watching it a million times, but I've been told I watch the original Willy Wonka movie to death as a kid. But when I was older, probably Star Wars and Back to the Future.
    10. If you had the skills to sew anything what would it be? Shoes. I can make slippers and moccasin types but I don't have the knowledge or equipment for the fancy ones. And me greeking out or recovering RTW shoes doesn't count.
    11. What is your favorite thing about yourself? Could be body part, personality trait, whatever. I like that I am small enough to fit into almost any costume I make (even some of the kid stuff) because, yeah, I like trying them on and it is convenient when I'm building something.

    ~ Brooke

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    1. Awesome Brook, thanks for your answers. Now I will picture you gleefully putting on tiny costumes. :)

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  10. Still love this one: "I was once asked by the CEO of the company I worked to leave work early cause my laughing was bothering him."

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    1. Too bad you can't say, "Then shut the door to your office asshole" to the CEO. ;)

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  11. First I'd like to thank the person who made this all possible- the person who has Sundown stuck in my head- which is bad, because I don't know the lyrics well and like to end every stanza with 'big black bear...'

    1. If you didn't spend your money on sewing stuff what would you buy? foolish shoes, Disney trips and cabbages and kings.
    2. What song/album/artist are you really into right now? (Yeah I'm looking for new stuff for my playlist, what of it?) the new Bryan Ferry jazz cd is making my dorkmeter ping.
    3. Is there some place you must visit or your life will not be complete?
    I want to see Japan. I'm not picky.
    4. What's your favorite naughty snack/treat. (I mean not healthy for you, get your mind out of the gutter!)
    dark chocolate with caramel
    5. Who are your pretend boyfriends? I know you have at least one!
    Well, I don't want to make Colin Firth jealous, but he is getting a little cocky, so I will remind him that Paul Gross is ready to replace him when I say the word.
    6. What's the weirdest thing that has ever happened to you?
    I met Michael Douglas in the tropical bird hut in the Central Park zoo. I also was sexually harrassed by Robert Goulet once. Special times.
    7. What is your favorite guilty pleasure song? You know the one that isn't "good" but you love it anyway.
    I have fairly poor taste, so most of them, but I will admit to knowing too many Hannah Montana songs for a person my age.
    8. What's your favorite pattern?
    the one I haven't bought yet. I am always wanting something- searching for the pattern grail.
    9. What movie have you rewatched the most?
    Gigi, The Women, Finding Nemo
    10. If you had the skills to sew anything what would it be?
    A leather biker jacket
    11. What is your favorite thing about yourself? Could be body part, personality trait, whatever.
    I have really good color matching skills and thats all I can think of right off hand.

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    1. Haa haa! Now I'm singing "Big black bear," to the tune to sundown too. I love the answering questions in the comments format. This should be the new standard!

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  12. Thank you for the awesome nomination and for the SUPER HOT pics in your post! Always a good thing to see more Hugh Jackman. ALWAYS. Keep 'em coming girl.

    I even posted a bit to my blog, inspired by you! Thank you so much Heather!

    http://wp.me/pYLwm-aE

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  13. I have no idea why I missed this originally. I suck maybe? Anyway, thank you! I have received the award a couple times and I'm still ever so grateful.

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