tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post4545516243009585850..comments2024-01-11T01:09:00.444-06:00Comments on Pieces From My Heart: Sizzln' Hot - Is it 4-H Dress Review Day?SANDY GERVAIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810633640599063285noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-29597401477654897562019-10-15T08:33:13.306-05:002019-10-15T08:33:13.306-05:00I enjoyed your take on the 4-H dress revue. I reme...I enjoyed your take on the 4-H dress revue. I remember three judges looking at every part of my garment on me at the same time. Each pulling here or there to check the seam, hem, placket - whatever. But being in these revues also taught me how to move and stand, things that never left me. I also looked forward to seeing old friends.Phyllis Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837323320245124721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-65219334828375337132010-09-26T00:18:26.113-05:002010-09-26T00:18:26.113-05:00what a trip down memory lane. I did 4H sewing too...what a trip down memory lane. I did 4H sewing too, it was my life. I'm coming back to read this post again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-80593708965882636262010-09-23T19:17:12.023-05:002010-09-23T19:17:12.023-05:00This was a fun read....coming from Australia, I di...This was a fun read....coming from Australia, I didn't know what 4H's were?? Now I know. Isn't it fun to look back.. and wonder, why??? Loved the history lesson, and unfortunately I remember similar clothes...but hey, we thought we looked fabulous.<br />Hugs GloriaGloria J Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428048482351700079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-49391344843304332182010-09-01T21:10:03.292-05:002010-09-01T21:10:03.292-05:00You won't believe this!! Out of all the patte...You won't believe this!! Out of all the patterns in my sewing room my younger daughter (23 today) chose Butterick 5733 as the pattern for a dress she wanted to make for her party on Saturday night - we finished it on Monday night. I think I bought the pattern in 1974. I used to borrow Seventeen magazines from the library.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10117553948856638100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-989219241351339852010-08-30T14:59:19.752-05:002010-08-30T14:59:19.752-05:00LOL! My sister was in 4-H sewing...I remember the...LOL! My sister was in 4-H sewing...I remember the fashion show with her wool suit. The next year she made shorts and a blouse out light weight cotton! <br /><br />Me? I was in photography and raising pigs. :)<br /><br />This was the first year that it wasn't 100F at the Nevada State Fair!Sleepy Cat Hollowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520409980707350498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-65121492058483289622010-08-26T21:43:36.015-05:002010-08-26T21:43:36.015-05:00What is the purpose of a sewing project...that you...What is the purpose of a sewing project...that you do not have to sew? I was in 4-H, and I made garment after garment...and in my last year, I won grand champion, and got to model my wool,silk lined suit at the state level. I will always remember that hard work, it was important to me...and that was the only year that Laura T. (my Susan) did not win! Ha!!julieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509047751868460895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-83986465038410953022010-08-24T21:09:15.854-05:002010-08-24T21:09:15.854-05:00Ahh...that brings back memories. I was in 4-H fro...Ahh...that brings back memories. I was in 4-H from the time I was 8 until I was 17. The last dress revue I remember I made a pink A-line dress that had 3 rows of hot pink, wide rick rack sewn all around the bottom of the skirt. I hand sewed it on following the curves of the rick-rack. I think it took me the whole summer to get it on (at least it seemed like it) Thanks for the memories! P.s. My husband hates it when I quote the 4-H pledge.MamaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628687133099708522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-81992465228535206182010-08-19T23:18:08.655-05:002010-08-19T23:18:08.655-05:00What a wonderful post! My in-laws are huge into 4H...What a wonderful post! My in-laws are huge into 4H and since they mostly have boys, no sewers ... rabbits, hogs, beef, and such. I don't know how I'll get my daughters into the sewing phase of 4H with that influence. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences!!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309054512526169985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-25963504680303014422010-08-19T20:17:25.843-05:002010-08-19T20:17:25.843-05:00When I was that age, town kids could not be in 4-H...When I was that age, town kids could not be in 4-H. We had to belong to Girl Scouts. I always envied those kids who went to the fair. I did recognize many of your patterns. What about those prices? I learned to sew in Home Ec. and went on to become an FCS (Home Ec) teacher.<br /><br />SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-18545219884083712432010-08-19T07:44:47.974-05:002010-08-19T07:44:47.974-05:00My older sister always sewed for 4-H...by the time...My older sister always sewed for 4-H...by the time I was old enough, we had moved to a place where there was no 4-H club to speak of, unless you wanted to raise livestock. I taught myself to sew, and became a Home Ec teacher in the 70's. Your patterns look VERY familiar. Didnt sew with wool in Fl. though, but even HOTTER polyester. Yikes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-24855996803446143682010-08-18T09:27:40.543-05:002010-08-18T09:27:40.543-05:00Wow! I can't believe you have all those patter...Wow! I can't believe you have all those patterns. You didn't have to make an apron? We had the apron, and then the skirt the second year. It is a miracle I survived those first few years, but so glad I did. I'm with you and the no-sew project. A sign of the times, I guess.ytsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373754376231819884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-43742397154381205672010-08-17T13:02:14.035-05:002010-08-17T13:02:14.035-05:00Reminded me of the days at Lake Okobogi....our ren...Reminded me of the days at Lake Okobogi....our renewal time away fromthe hot, humid summers in Des Moines. Air conditioning wasn't a part of our growing up so sewing at the lake was on the screen porch and at home it was in the basement....it was always cool there.<br />Thank you for the trip down memory lane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-75276584410401572082010-08-15T20:21:11.265-05:002010-08-15T20:21:11.265-05:00Sounds like you have been too hot for too long!!!!...Sounds like you have been too hot for too long!!!!!<br />Maybe go buy another blizzard and enjoy.<br />I can remember wearing wool in school and squirming all over the chair and itching.<br />By the way, I worked on wool applique all day today in air conditioning with a ceiling fan also.farmhousequilter8https://www.blogger.com/profile/01848338116070078066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-66443635433507210442010-08-15T12:48:50.230-05:002010-08-15T12:48:50.230-05:00Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I wasn't...Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I wasn't in 4-H, but took sewing in Home Ec. We, too, made gathered skirts -- how I remember pulling those gathering threads. After all that, the skirt wasn't very flattering on a short girl. But we learned so much in those Home Ec classes, and certainly the basis for my quilting skills today!luvtoquilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918104484854968060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-4634861529529895662010-08-15T10:47:04.728-05:002010-08-15T10:47:04.728-05:00Some of those patterns look so familiar!!! Was wo...Some of those patterns look so familiar!!! Was wool a requirement? I'll bet you did an awesome job.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685952017183050898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-89050815948382549512010-08-15T10:15:38.059-05:002010-08-15T10:15:38.059-05:00I'm glad you're not having to judge 4H non...I'm glad you're not having to judge 4H non-knitters in this heat.<br /><br />Sometimes change is NOT a good thing.<br /><br />Loved your post.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462124067637610359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-55013771716851731002010-08-15T00:26:05.080-05:002010-08-15T00:26:05.080-05:00Awesome ...thanks for the trip down memory lane! ...Awesome ...thanks for the trip down memory lane! My daughter is just joining 4H, she interested in animals. We love the program. I remember attending a wool dress review with my grandmother in Red Bluff, California...where it's routinely 110 degrees in the summer. Awww ..the memories.Annessa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04298143822374458796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-27846816916329406892010-08-14T23:25:25.491-05:002010-08-14T23:25:25.491-05:00I was and still am a city girl so 4H was something...I was and still am a city girl so 4H was something I only saw at the fair, I would have given up sewing if wool were required lolCarinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420692615632906445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-44370867941121564752010-08-14T23:15:27.626-05:002010-08-14T23:15:27.626-05:00So, I guess you're saying it was hot?! I wasn&...So, I guess you're saying it was hot?! I wasn't in 4-H, but I took clothing in high school home ec. I remember pulling a thread to get the straight of grain. That often seemed to take forever! I still have my sample/exam papers for seam finishing, etc. If I need to make a bound buttonhole, I'm all set.<br />Leslie S. in MN<br />esclante[at]comcast[dot]netschmidt1016https://www.blogger.com/profile/14017833554522216187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-87839607936042547002010-08-14T21:48:18.293-05:002010-08-14T21:48:18.293-05:00I never did 4-H, but Wow! what a lot of work. Wha...I never did 4-H, but Wow! what a lot of work. What a great way to learn a skill (which I guess was the point). I love the way you tell stories. Your family must love get-togethers. I imagine a lot of laughing.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373081615312509724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-28326117814888804112010-08-14T21:45:27.379-05:002010-08-14T21:45:27.379-05:00I am a 4-H judge in Minnesota, there are now categ...I am a 4-H judge in Minnesota, there are now categories for sewing and purchased garments. In purchased garments, we are looking for a wardrobe inventory, costs, costs per wearing, care of garments, etc. So it is a learning experience. I do have to say I prefer garment construction.<br /><br />In sewing, the seams must still be finished, though not as finely as in years past. There are young people who want to learn to sew, but who have no one to teach them. <br /><br />The projects are 50% project and 50% interview. My sons liked to enter engines, tractors and livestock. I could never convince them to sew anything.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951593806288426670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-66239844005686545932010-08-14T21:28:30.165-05:002010-08-14T21:28:30.165-05:00Hi-I was a 4-H member too--and yes, I always waite...Hi-I was a 4-H member too--and yes, I always waited until the last minute to finish my dress-my poor Mother.....a proud moment of my life was being in the Court of Honor---I believe I still do have the photo from the local paper....I was a member of the Steen Royal H's---Steen, Mn--in the very Southwest corner of the state of Mn....thanks for the memories you brought back today....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-27306344529643127012010-08-14T19:14:51.566-05:002010-08-14T19:14:51.566-05:00I had that very same kind of 4-H experience. I ca...I had that very same kind of 4-H experience. I can't imagine they can BUY garments today? What's the point of that?<br /><br />Once I got past the first 3 years, I moved on to a beach outfit made of terry.....much smarter. But then I moved back to the hot long-sleeved dressed and WOOL! During the last few of the 10 years I belonged, I would be chosen to go to the State Fair, either for my clothing or do to a food demo.<br /><br />My club was the Green Garden Snip 'n' Snack. The person who always won in our county was Rosemary Archibald. I ran into her much later in life - she was working for an ad agency.<br /><br />Funny how all this rolls back, isn't it? *S*Sequanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617638382237815770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-56914780819568318782010-08-14T19:08:12.415-05:002010-08-14T19:08:12.415-05:00I too went through 4-H and sewed my own clothes pl...I too went through 4-H and sewed my own clothes plus some for others. I relate to modeling in the summer wearing a wool outfit. My last contest outfit was a skirted, lined wool suit for the Make It With Wool contest. We had to actually sew our outfits too. It was soooo hot in Florida during the summer. Back then not many had a/c. Was it fun or what?Marcia W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11895729581181426478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2529160027467418683.post-51197722914414233472010-08-14T18:20:42.474-05:002010-08-14T18:20:42.474-05:00OMG! I made some of those same patterns! I have ...OMG! I made some of those same patterns! I have a 10 year 4H sewing member and another soon to be 10 year member in my house. We have made several of your patterns to exhibit in the non-wearable category. We have an quilted wallhanging made out of Frolic hanging at the Ind. State Fair with a Special Merit ribbon on it.<br /><br />The project where you buy the clothes to assemble your outfit is called Consumer Clothing. It is to teach you about quality, cost per use, fiber content, etc. (In other words Fashion Revue for those who don't sew)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com