tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post2575948539080407031..comments2024-03-15T00:13:39.272-07:00Comments on Bridges on the Body: what keeps you motivated?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-81986680358410891992012-01-27T00:26:15.397-08:002012-01-27T00:26:15.397-08:00So many motivation points for me! The quest for a ...So many motivation points for me! The quest for a more feminine silouette you can't find in today's high street cheap made clothes, the joy to participate to the same sew along as a few blogers I've been folowing with admiration, the feeling I get when I leave my daytime job, so looking forward to sit behind my sewing machine, and a litle bit of defiance towards all the people asking me: "but when are you going to wear THAT?"Elegant Eleanornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-68797433622876984462012-01-26T23:38:43.628-08:002012-01-26T23:38:43.628-08:00For me the prospect of having yet another finished...For me the prospect of having yet another finished corset is all the motivation I need! But this is usually a problem as I then work very fast and often make mistakes or leave out important steps (like making a mock up!). This sew along is good exercise for me to slow down and concentrate on what I'm doing.glirrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286489617144784775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-82075659381382893652012-01-26T23:37:15.262-08:002012-01-26T23:37:15.262-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.glirrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286489617144784775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-18833722322095477332012-01-26T14:49:39.239-08:002012-01-26T14:49:39.239-08:00Find the boning stash!Find the boning stash!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621589278068001456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-2488233194440983592012-01-26T14:48:22.974-08:002012-01-26T14:48:22.974-08:00Money. :) And thank you for participating!Money. :) And thank you for participating!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621589278068001456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-45557215693028338582012-01-26T14:46:43.278-08:002012-01-26T14:46:43.278-08:00You can only be photographed in an outfit so many ...You can only be photographed in an outfit so many times, a girl has to have something new to show off!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621589278068001456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-31098904996333660332012-01-26T14:43:02.563-08:002012-01-26T14:43:02.563-08:00I need more excuses to dress up so I can make fun ...I need more excuses to dress up so I can make fun outfits.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621589278068001456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-56227789166271217632012-01-26T14:42:16.682-08:002012-01-26T14:42:16.682-08:00The whole sew along is set up to prevent a half fi...The whole sew along is set up to prevent a half finished corset sitting in a bin. I'm glad it's working!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621589278068001456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-28734820652805218032012-01-26T14:41:27.237-08:002012-01-26T14:41:27.237-08:00This is a good question...My work is all deadline ...This is a good question...My work is all deadline driven and I never allow a client to tell me "whenever you get to it will be fine" For my personal sewing....I just really enjoy making things and prioritizing becomes the issue. I try to avoid deadlines in my personal sewing it saps the fun right out of it for me. <br />As I have gotten older I do feel more pressure to finish what I start, not something that plagued me as much when I was in my twenties.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834795483116880383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-2718954562650977952012-01-26T14:40:42.656-08:002012-01-26T14:40:42.656-08:00Deadlines help push me too!Deadlines help push me too!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621589278068001456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-81248209007649815072012-01-26T14:20:02.326-08:002012-01-26T14:20:02.326-08:00Other people motivate me. Yeah, deadlines, and I&#...Other people motivate me. Yeah, deadlines, and I've gotten really behind, but I'm catching up to the rest of you! (stupid real life getting in the way of costuming!) A lot of times I'll just put something down if I don't get any feedback, but if I have other people, I'll stay motivated. :) (I'll be able to finish this assuming I can find my boning stash)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-62728442155292443562012-01-26T12:39:03.832-08:002012-01-26T12:39:03.832-08:00For my own projects I am pretty awful. I have to r...For my own projects I am pretty awful. I have to really want the thing, and I have to not be totally bogged down with other work. Usually there is a client's hard deadline (such as a wedding) and money waiting for me at the other end. Normally, I rarely have time to do much of anything outside the confines of my business. At the moment, I am restructuring my business, so I have no custom projects going. Right now it seems most important to do some personal projects of inspiration, and since I am working on a line of corsets to add to my lingerie line, this project is perfect. It is a good exercise in making me follow all the steps, something I haven't made before (my line is more neo-victorian in construction) and I am held accountable by posting my progress. It is even getting me back into the swing of blogging; which was on my list of things I need to be better at doing consistently.<br /><br />Thank you so much for hosting this project! It is a perfect new year's resolution sort of thing for after the holidays.Kirsten Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847349214227137682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-49763287256280022642012-01-26T12:14:25.404-08:002012-01-26T12:14:25.404-08:00Deadlines usually kick me in the rear to finish a ...Deadlines usually kick me in the rear to finish a project, such as an event.<br />Of course wearing the project is another motivator; I've said that getting to experience another era vicariously through its clothing and fashion gets me inspired. I always want more.<br />Last but not least; I grow bored of certain outfits easily, worried that someone will think "oh, she wore that gown last time" etc.<br />I know that is really just in my own brain, but like most women, I like having new clothes to show off ;-)Vienna La Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409211057158629709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-18468203153435423312012-01-26T09:21:49.790-08:002012-01-26T09:21:49.790-08:00I love wearing pretty clothes. I like learning new...I love wearing pretty clothes. I like learning new stuff too but I'm definitely a clothes junkie.Stephanie Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210449948990020456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-86156640496093266262012-01-26T06:04:40.474-08:002012-01-26T06:04:40.474-08:00Right now it's 'I know if I slack off I...Right now it's 'I know if I slack off I'll get behind so I'd better do my homework'. Thankfully it's been in very manageable chunks. If I was doing this on my own I'm sure I'd have tucked it away in a bin by now!Verdaerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02623257976488143439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-6990583599429773672012-01-26T05:55:26.470-08:002012-01-26T05:55:26.470-08:00Usually my inspiration is a deadline.
For this its...Usually my inspiration is a deadline.<br />For this its a 100 year tatanic anniversary ball so I've got till april to finish this and a ball gown to go with it.<br />The one and only corset I'm doing with no deadline has taken 6 months and isnt even half way yet.<br />Deadlines are definatly the best motivation.Ico-Anubishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441926537432000293noreply@blogger.com