Thursday, September 22, 2011

Peasant Blouse Re-do, and a Contest!






In the beginning, there was the Peasant Blouse. One of my very favorite styles to wear. It was a top I had sewn for myself a couple of times, and even wore once to market before I was a fabric designer. It had Heather Bailey fabrics, Moda fabrics, and Amy Butler fabrics all mixed up in it. I got stopped all over at market by people wanting to know where I got the pattern for it. So...When I was asked to do a pattern (or four), that I could use my new cotton quilting fabrics in, The Funked Out Peasant Blouse was born. It was an instant hit, but it wasn't perfect. Over time, it has been through a few revisions, and now it needs (desperately) a new cover. The featured fabric collection on the original pattern cover was my first collection for Moda, called Woodland Bloom. Maybe you will remember it. Maybe not.

Point is that now it is virtually impossible to find any of that fabric, so it is time to put a new cover on the pattern.

I decided to use one of the shots from my latest photo shoot with Fiona's Fancy fabrics for the new cover. There were a few cute shots, but one that did it the best, I think. What do you think?




That's the new cover, above. I like it. It shows the different sleeve options, and how you can mix up the fabrics to get different looks. Some people have made it longer, to be a tunic, some even longer to be a dress. It works well for all of these ideas.
If you haven't made one yet, and you know how to do basic sewing...you should!



Now. Moving right along...let's talk about that CONTEST!

Here's the deal: Leave a comment here, telling me about what "No one ever told you". It can be about anything. But it needs to be something about life that you have come to realize, but that no one ever told you about. (Or at least not that you can remember!)
I will take my favorites from the comments, and begin posting them on my Lila Tueller Designs Facebook page, one quote every day, until I run out of good ones. (If you leave me a really lame one, you might not ever see it!)
I will attribute the quotes to their respective authors on my page, so you may become famous! (or not)

Then I will choose my own personal favorites to win one of these lovely prizes:

First Place: wins a Layer Cake and a Charm Pack of Fiona's Fancy fabric as seen in this picture.



Grand Prize: wins a Jelly Roll, a Fat Quarter Bundle, and two of my sewing patterns of their choice!

NOW...please remember these few rules:
Please create a link to this contest on your blog, if you have one. This will increase your chances of being chosen. Also, if your name is not given, I cannot attribute your quote to you on my facebook page. (If you wish to remain anonymous, just say so.)

That's it!
I wish you all the best of luck!



XO,


136 comments:

kreativkäfer said...

Dear Lila,

No one ever told me how wonderful it is to sew and how addicted you could get to fabrics!

I just started sewing 1 1/2 years ago and I wouldn´t miss it a minute. And YES my name is Andrea and I am addicted to fabrics :)

Greetings from Vienna, Austria, Europe,
Andrea

Alex O said...

Hi Lila,
I read a wonderful Cherokee Proverb this week it said
" Dont let yesterday use up too much of today".
I wont say no one had ever told me something like this but I dont think anyone had ever said it so simply.

Kind Regards
Alex O from sunny New Zealand

Margi said...

Live every single day as if it is your last. My family, as I was coming up, were all planners for the future that they never got to enjoy. When I lost my Dad I decided I was going to live each and every day for what it was worth. This is what I have on my FB as well as my blog and it is what I live.
"Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably and never regret something that made you smile."

Peach Rainbow said...

No one ever told me that getting pregnant is so difficult.

Missy said...

Noone ever told me that I could not do it all by myself. I tried for years to shoulder it all, but God has given me a husband and friends to help me through life and my life is less stressful now.
Missy
missysaprons@yahoo.com

Laurel H. said...

Before I became a parent, no one ever told me that it would be harder to parent our teen daughters than it was to parent them when they were babies. Whew!

Jan said...

It's better to be kind than right. No one ever told me, I read it in a book, recently. Great motto, and a great way to live.

scottylover said...

No one ever told me...that just because the sun sets it's not always the end of the argument! :)

Sandy A

trillium said...

No one ever told me how important it is to avoid student loan debt.

Love that peasant blouse!

Rebecca said...

No one ever told me . .. to always purchase well below your 'approved credit'. It's better to live in a smaller house, and eat out less, than accumulate debt that will be hard to overcome later. Unplanned expenses, car repairs, weekends away ~ these things all need money too.
ourbusylittlebunch(at)hotmail(dot)com
https://www.facebook.com/ourbusylittlebunch

Erin said...

No one ever told me how hard it would be being a parent, but that I would trade it for anything!

Quie said...

No one has ever told me, that we should not rely on our banker until the world economy collapsed and we learned it the hard way by ourselves!

Love to Stitch said...

Hi Lila,
No one ever told me how hard it was in the year before university(or college if its america). This year is so hard!! But sewing is helping me get through (:
Rachel at Love to Stitch

Pam said...

No one ever told me that I can't take the pain away from those I know and love.

kautz potatoes said...

You can't wear jeans home from the hospital after giving birth. I had no idea.

Sandy said...

No-one ever told me that if you meet someone that makes your heart sing and you "break up" you should try to remain friends - cause thirty years later when you realise what a special friend he was and you decide to tell him so, do it, cause the heart attack that he didn't realise he was having means that you will never be able to...

Tiffany, David and Aurianna said...

No one ever told me:
How much love a mom can have for her child, it is truly unmeasurable! Something no one can tell you about you just have to experience it for yourself.

Marcia W. said...

No one ever told me growing up that I needed to be careful with my diet and watch my cholesterol!

Laurie said...

no one ever told me how wonderfully freeing middle age would be! I'm loving my blessed life :) thanks for a chance to win - laurie

llsbaskets@comcast.net

lsparamo said...

I posted a link to your site/contest on mine, http://lsparamo.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/i-heart-her-stuff/ but I'm afraid it probably won't help you much :-) I'm sort of just getting back into the whole blog deal :p

lsparamo said...

Oh! I guess my other post that said what I was never told didn't "take." :p Nobody ever told me that chocolate was such a dichotomy of pure pleasure and expander of buttresses :D

Debra said...

No one ever told me that weight is harder to take off than put on!

Smith Family said...

No one ever told me how bitter-sweet it is to have a child approach adulthood. The "Bitter-sweet" part has been on my mind a lot lately. I have always focused on how much I will miss a child once they move away from home, the "Bitter" part, but right now unfortunately it's sounding kind of "Sweet." The teenage years seem to be helping me be prepared to have a child leave the home. Truly contradictory feelings.

Debra said...

I posted your giveaway on my blog here: http://itsmelealee.blogspot.com/p/giveaways.html

Donna S. said...

No one told me how great it is to be a grandparent. Our parents didn't really "have fun" as grandparents. I do!! I play like there is no tomorrow!

BarbaraG said...

Hi Lila
No one ever told me I could avoid a lot of heart break and disappointment in my life if I chose to give up my expectations of how things 'should' be, and chose to live life with expectancy. The former wastes so much time in frustration and potential bitterness. The latter leads to finding the joy in the unexpected!

Farrah said...

Hi Lila,
No one ever told me how important it is to balance the bad things with the good. I have realized with my three girls that it is SUPER important to (after appropriate reflection time has passed..)find a equally great thing to build them up after they have just gotten in trouble and a little torn down. Making these girls into future wives/mothers is the best job in the world!

dana said...

No one ever told me how much it hurts when your child is hurting!

Kirsten said...

No one ever told me I could be anything I wanted to be, luckily I tell my girls that all the time - and at 11 and 15 they already pursue their dreams and adjust them as they go along!

Kirsten

organicmommy said...

No one ever told me that raising a boy would involve lessons about the wiener daily or that a little boys favorite toy would be his wiener!
Jessica Nelson

Tiffany said...

I have learned that I don't want my children to look back and their childhood memories are how clean and organized our house always was, but that we spent time together to have tea, playbaseball, bike ride, watch movies, and laugh until our sides hurt!

pina said...

Hi Lila
No one ever told me that, once your child is an adult and leave's home for whatever reason, you really want them back home, safe and know exactly where they are what they're doing.

Sarah Craig said...

No one ever told me that grandkids were so much more fun than kids! I would have started here!!!

Thanks for the chance to win - such pretty fabrics!!

Elisha said...

Lila Could you please let me know where I could buy your fabric I love it..

dana said...

And another one:
No one ever told me that being a stay at home mom was the most important job in the world!

Shirley said...

No one ever told me that you never get use to moving and uprooting your family no matter how many times you do it! With every move there are new challenges and routine changes. After all is done though, the only thing that matters is your family is together under one roof! --Shirley, military wife and mother to three

FalkFamily said...

No one ever told me that children tend to listen to their father better and faster than their mother. I've come to the conclusion that it can be difficult at times to be a stay at home mom of 4 but the benefits outway the difficulties and I wouldn't change it for the world.

slfranks4 said...

No one ever told me that seeing my children hurt would break my heart. Why can't I fix every scrape, rejection, or disappoinment for them? Parenting is unexpectedly bittersweet.

AnnA said...

after being married almost 23 yrs (on 10/10) & having and homeschooling 7 kids, no one ever told me that people never really change. That sounds pessimistic! I know, but the ways my husband has since I met him in the 9th grade he still has...some I love, some I DO NOT, but w/a daughter thinking of marriage I will not let her say that no one told her! What she sees in her man will be there for eons. Choose wisely. I will blog this at www.bohemianjourney.com Love your fabric!! ~anna

rderrett said...

No-one ever told me it is OK to be different. I wasted so much of my life trying to 'fit in', and made myself miserable and ill.

Once I gave myself permission to be myself did my quality of life improve. I have wonderful friends who compensate for my families lack of understanding.

Suzanne said...

No one ever told me that the time between HAVING a baby and sending that beautiful child off to college is less than half a second.

Lila Tueller said...

WOW!! I love all of your great comments! I have such amazing and insightful friends!!
Keep 'em coming...

Stacey McMillan said...

No one ever told me how much I would enjoy going to the bathroom by myself!!

Now that Im a mother its one of the rarest occasions in my house :)

missavene said...

No one ever told me that once I could read I could learn how to do anything! It's only now as I approach 30 that I don't doubt my abilities to accomplish anything I'd like to.

Jessie said...

No one ever told me that fall raspberries taste so much better than spring ones! They are so much sweeter and just plain delicious!

cathy jo said...

No one ever told me....sometimes there is absolutely nothing I can do to help someone who is going through a difficult time except to love them through it.

-Cathy Terhune Alty

Carrie Mc W said...

There are some people in your life you just say "yes" to because they always have your interests at heart. Learn to trust them.

Cindy Sews said...
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Cindy Sews said...

No one ever told me that I would not know it all when I grew up. What a shock as I grew into middle age! The older I get the more I realize, "The more I know, the more I realize I don't know!"

Jennifer said...

No one told me how much my heart would melt and tears run from my eyes when your child tells you for the first time on their own "I love you mommy"

~jan said...

No one told me how there was always room enough in your heart to love and cherish one more person.

Annwes said...

No one ever told me that even though it feels like the party doesn't care to listen to me in the conversation around the table, it doesn't mean that I'm an uninteresting person.

Melina said...

No one let me in on this little secret-after you get married, and have kids, and go through stuff, like, life, and "the rosy glasses come off," that's when the romance gets REALLY good and you fall so deeply in love, that you pity the newlyweds who have so far to go,to get to where you are ;)

Melinafaithsmith@hotmail.com

Cindy Sews said...

One more! I was a worrier all my young life. No one ever told me that you don't have to worry about anything because it won't help! By about my fourth child (I have seven), I was too busy to worry. One day I realized that my busy life kept me from worrying, and everything was still alright! I rarely worry about anything anymore!

tellad said...

No one ever told me that taking our kids from previous marriages on our honeymoon would be the smartest thing we did in blending our family!

Elisabeth said...

No one ever told me how darn expensive (and addictive) quilting can be, which is why I would LOVE to win ;)

Lila, I LOVE all your fabrics! Crossing my fingers that I win!

- Elisabeth

Jean too said...

How hard it can be to keep your eyes on God and believe that He really will work all things for good for those that love Him.

Kd said...

Hi Lila! No one ever told me how frustrating and unfulfilling it is to work for someone else. Even in college, no one told me that secret. Love, love, LOVE your new fabric line...it's gorgeous! Kd - www.KdQuilts.com

oh please said...

Hi Lila,
No one ever told me when I said "I Do", it meant I DO EVERYTHING.

Sinta Renee said...

Something that I just learned, but was never told is: it's never to late to have a happy childhood! In fact, it's even better being older and creating a happy childhood because you don't have to rely on anyone else for it!

lifewithbears said...

I was never told that......
Loving well on certain people, could be so hard.

And of course that fabric is addicting....

In love with all your fabrics!!

yogicollins313 said...

I just discovered your blog! I'm so excited someone else loves bold colors and patterns in cool combinations!

Basically, I wish I had known earlier -- no one ever told me -- that most people feel less-than-perfect at something. For some reason, that gives me confidence to share my insecurities while empowering me to embrace and face them!!

Amy said...

No one ever told me to not be in such a hurry to grow up and just enjoy my childhood and early adulthood.

(Also no one told me when this contest would end?). The fabrics, pattern, and pattern cover are all very beautiful.

~Amy S.

nähtina said...

Nobody ever told me that one day I will still getting spots (akne) and will have wrinkles at the same time.
I always thought if you are old enough to have wrinkles, you are to old to get spots.
Unfortunately, thats not true.

Ah, and no one evert told me that 1/3 cup of tomato soup in the hand of a one year old is enough to have the whole kitchen to be made over.
(Learn of my faults!)

Greetings,
Tina

PS love this contest!

Erika said...

No one ever told me how much more I would appreciate my own mother once I became one.

Sheila said...

No one ever told me that being a grandparent was the best thing life can give you .

Melissa said...

Noone ever told me that teenagers are really an alien life form. Seriously, what happened to my sweet little girl and when will she come back?

Also, noone ever told me that fabric collection is a serious addiction. I just cannot get enough fabric:)

I love the peasant blouse and the new, yummy fabrics.

Rosa said...

Nonone ever told me that you can loss kilos if you eat less.

No noone ever told me that eat chocolate is delicious!!

From Spain,warm wishes

Kate R said...

I love this pattern - it's actually what made me start sewing clothes as well as quilts! (As if I didn't have enough to keep me busy before...) I love your new fabric line. Wonderful colours.

No one ever told me that black and white would become so grey. As I get older, I realise that grey is much more gentle.

poppyinpink said...

This is the first thing that cmae to mind..I remember thinking that same phrase"no-one ever told me" when I got married and the reality of letting go of my old baked hard (marrying late didn't help) ideas and ways. I remember wishing that i had some warning for what the reality of having to rearrange my whole world to fit this man into the picture..until I realised that he had to do much the same thing, too. Of course we are still adjusting to each other but every time we do its exciting.. and painful and I might have spilled more tears than I wanted to but every tear drop is pure gold in terms of the value added to our discovery of this mysterious "WE" thing called marriage..it is worth it and I see it now as an adventure..its not so much fun without the mystery.

Grace said...

No one ever told me how amazing country life is! I just moved into a small, adorable little house in the beautiful country. Queen Anne's Lace grows everywhere, llamas across the street to visit with every day, a forest right behind our house and a firepit every weekend. Next spring will bring a garden, chickens and bees :)

homespunhandmaiden(at)yahoo(dot)com

Nancy Sue said...

No one ever told me that after having a child, "Mommy Brain" would be my PERMANENT Bookface status!!!

Melinda said...

No one ever told me that life would hit light speed once you start planning for a wedding and never slow down after that. I've been married 13 years now and my kids are 9 and 5; sometimes I think, "Didn't I just graduate high school?" and I'm 42!

Melinda said...

No one ever told me that even if I weighed the same post pregnancy as I did the day I got pregnant that I would not fit into my pre-pregnancy clothes. And I am still a bit grumpy about it. ;-)

Deanna said...

No one ever told me how to fold fitted sheets. I still haven't quite got the hang of it. My sister learned in college when she was learning for Massage Therapist. Maybe you just have to go to college to get taught how to fold fitted sheets.
I mostly just wing it and make the outside look nice while the inside of my folded sheet is a crumpled mess. But in the linen closet, who really cares what the inside of the pretty folded sheet looks like? Not me!

Alisa said...

No one ever told me how deep love could grow.

No one ever told me not to run away from pain but to deal with it, work with it and grow from it. (Because it's hardly something you can tell someone. You just learn it on the way.)

James-Linda said...

NO ONE EVER TOLD ME THAT THE KEY TO MY HAPPINESS AND THOSE ABOUT ME, IS TO HAVE A GRATEFUL ATTITUDE!

THANKS ♥

Anonymous said...

No one ever told me what happens when you approach womanhood. I was scared silly. No one ever told me what happens on wedding night either. I've learned a lot and vowed that my daughters would never go through what I did. ~dk Anonymous please

Kathy said...

I knew that being a mom would change my life forever, but no one ever told me how much I could learn from having a special needs child. I am now a special mom. My son has taught me so much more in his four years of live than I learned in the first 41 years of my life.

Kathy said...

I blogged about your giveaway at:
http://new2quilting.blogspot.com/2011/10/drunkard-path-roly-poly-owl-and-block.html

My facebook name is Kathy Schaller Snider... Sorry I forgot to mention that in my previous post!

Briawna said...

no one ever told me how draining every aspect of motherhood is, from pregnancy to birth to trying to recover some semblance of my body to functioning on no sleep to dealing with cranky kids to having no brain cells left to running so hard after my escaping toddler I almost pee my pants to the bone-crushing love i feel for these beautiful babies (i know, extreme run-on sentence). no one ever told me i'd love #2 and #3 just as much as #1. I'm glad no one told me, though, because i might have been hesitant to take on this adventure and i wouldn't trade this motherhood experience for anything.

Briawna

Debi said...

No one ever told me that the love I felt for my children would quadruple into the love I have for my grandchildren. I am amazed at how much I adore my three little munchkins.

Debi said...

I just posted a link on my blog on the left sidebar! I love these fabrics and the peasant blouse. I see me making a couple of these for each of my grown daughters.

Kinda Crunchy Kate said...

No one ever told me how undignified motherhood is. From giving birth, to nursing a child, to dealing with comments that you wish your child wouldn't have said in front of that stranger (even though it was an innocent comment), to throwing fits in public places. Its pretty undignified. Don't get me wrong--I love it and wouldn't trade any of it. Its just humbling. The Lord knew I needed children to help me out. :)

ritainalaska said...

noone ever told me about aging! now that i'm older, nudging eldery, i find i'm unprepared for the trials and tribulations, just expecting the 'golden' years. [i was the 'older' generation by my early thirties.]
just have to laugh at myself when i discover a new fact of aging or countering by buying a bicycle and riding or taking up quilting... making allowances, i.e. writing notes and posting in multiple places.

Jamie Lee said...

No one ever told me I'd have to work so hard to make it look this easy.

Linz said...

No one ever told me how the pride you feel for your child's accomplishments outstrip the pride you feel for your own by a landslide!! Being a mom is so rewarding!

Laura said...

Lila, I love your fabric and pattern designs. You are amazing. No one ever told me that stepping out and creating a little blog in a tiny place in cyberspace would lead me to the really awesome people I have "INTERMET" in the Quilting and Crafting world. (That is a word I made up and I am in the process of copywriting it... It fits so well!)

charlotte said...

No one ever told me that when you become a mom, it's forever. Even when they are grown with children of their own, they still need a mom sometimes.

Jan said...

I recently read a great novel, The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick. It's a football story, and the theme is - It's better to be kind than right. I think it's a wonderful way to live your life, and I've never heard this motto from anyone.

Tanya said...

No one told me how much I would love my babies the first time I held each of them. It was instant and amazing. I so wish I could record that moment in time.

Michelle @ Barabooboo said...

What Nobody ever told me..... I have 2 toddlers (both girls), as usual I received a LOT of advice, (mostly unsolicited) pre-baby, and post baby..."you won't get any sleep", "you'll stop caring what you look like", "you'll start using phrases your mom used to use", "don't use disposable diapers", "use brandy to soothe all aches on a baby" (that one is just plain wrong! Anyways, the list goes on, and on---what nobody EVER told me was how much time I would spend laughing with (at) my children!! I don't watch TV anymore, they are purely entertaining...and I never stop laughing now!
michelletripper(at)yahoo(dot)ca

Mom C said...

Enjoy the journey, it's the journey that's important not the destination. Everyone has the same destination, it's how you get there that is the reward.

This second thing no one every told me was so freeing: Don't worry what everyone is thinking about you, they couldn't care less, they are thinking about themselves and how they've messed up! The only ones who care are the ones who love you, and they love you! So don't worry!
Thanks

Darlene Gerber said...

No one ever told me how good quilting was for the soul!! After working for 25 years I've been unemployed for almost 3 years? My quilting has helped me to fight off the depression and make feel like I have something to offer.

Janet said...

No one ever told me that I don't have to be a workaholic. I take after all my family and ancestors in working too hard all the time. Then I have a lovely friend who doesn't work for at least half the year and she is always smiling. I say to her - "how did you learn how to be like that?"

Sallie said...

No one ever told me that I could have the same favorite color as my sister. I always thought everyone had to have a different color. She always got blue, and I didn't know that anyone could have bought 2 blue items.

Sallie said...

I blogged about your giveaway at http://salliessampler.blogspot.com/2011/10/lila-tueller-designs-giveaway.html

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

No one ever told me about Menopause. Almost everyone I know had a hysterectomy, but me. No one to ask. Cute fabrics. My nieces would love something made from these.

Teresa S. said...

No one ever told me that people skills are the most important in life. If you don't come by them naturally (like me), then it is important to learn them. Relationships in life is what happiness is made of--not how successful you are in business.

The fabrics are just what my 3 daughters would love their clothes in! Thanks Lila

Teresa S. said...

I posted about your giveaway on the sidebar of my blog
atwillowtreepond dot blogspot dot com

FalkFamily said...

No one told me it was so difficult to loose a pet especially when you have 4 little ones to explain it to.

robin said...

No one ever told me how wonderful it is when your daughter grows up and becomes one of your best friends! :)

robin said...

I blogged about this here: http://quiltyascharged.blogspot.com/2011/10/giveaway-at-lila-tueller-designs.html

Deborah in Atlanta said...

No one ever told me that quilting was such an expensive hobby. Yikes! And I'm glad nobody told me - because if I had known, I certainly never would have started quilting.

quilary said...

No-one ever told me that orange gerberas could make my heart sing and troubles fade away!

tpott said...

No-one ever told me, how much pain and happiness a parent could hold. Until I saw both pain and happiness in my parents eyes, as they took care of me and my 6yr old son, while I was going through cancer treatment. It was harder to see their pain, than anything I was going through. It's been 6yrs this month. I will never be able to express my love for them, if I live to be 100. I can only hope to be half the parent they've been to me. ;-> Toni Anne

Sasha said...

No one told me there are somethings you can't do no matter how hard you work at them, but that doesn't make you a failure!

Beeshebags said...

No one ever told me the 'man in the moon' was just a smiley face, for almost 40 years I'd been squinting, staring and giving up on ever seeing the stick figure man....then one day I said I can see a smiley face in the moon (and not just Bugs Bunny) and that's when it dawned on me that the smiley face WAS the man in the moon! Great peasant top. Hugs Naomi

Lisa Armosino said...

No one ever told me how awful it is when you truly realize that your parents won't be around forever.

Peggy said...

No one ever told me what a great feeling it is to be able to do what I love to do and give to others less fortunate. I belong to a great group of ladies who make quilts, totes, bookmarks, pillows, etc. for senior citizens in a nursing home and for children in a domestic violence shelter.
Thanks.
Peggy
peggy_verdongibbs@att.net
http://keepmeinstitches-peggy.blogspot.com

Julie said...

No one ever told me how much I would love my dog, even when he is naughty.

grandmarockton said...

NO ONE ever told me--YOUR A MOTHER TILL YOU DIE! I thought motherhood was over once the kids where on thier OWN! how wrong, love new fabrics keep'um coming that way my kids WON'T have any money to fight over; JUST FABRIC!!!!

Catskill Quilter said...

No one ever told me how much I would miss my grown uup, independent children!

Barb said...

Nobody told me that........resentment is like drinking poison, then waiting for the other person to die. It truly only hurt us

gill said...

No one ever told me that being a mum is the hardest and the best job in the world!!

Ella said...

No one ever told me that chocolate couldn't be considered it's own food group. I'm counting it as one....and it's near the wide part of the old pyramid.

charlotte said...

I blogged your give away at http://grammieq.blogspot.com

WandaFish said...

Nobody told me that being a mum allows you to view the world through the eyes of a child again :)

Strictly Sewing said...

I've been told many things and unfortunately don't listen. However, no one told me that once I'm a mom I would NEVER sleep well again. I thought once the newborn stage was over, I would be good. NOT! Teething, sickness, bad dreams, thunderstorms, early early morning wake-up calls and future teenager worries keep me up with frequency. Then there is the occasional late night crafting/sewing so I can complete something w/o interruptions. Also, no one ever told me there would be no such thing as napping after pregnancy and birth of child three. :) Fun contest.

Strictly Sewing said...

Strictly Sewing is Dolores McCune.
I posted this giveaway on my blog.

Kira said...

I know it's too late for your contest, but

no one ever told me how tired I would be as a mother of many. They never told me I could get carpel tunnel from lifting babies and washing dishes. They never told me life only gets harder. AND it's probably just as well they never did. I wouldn't have understand or appreciated just how it is.

diana said...

i was never told that 17 year olds act just like 2 year olds!

Moppy said...

No one ever told me that the way I'd know I was truly an adult was when I no longer wanted to be one!

Caitlin Baughman said...

No one ever told mee that going on a diet is/was so hard!

Khris said...

After losing a child at the age of 21 I learnt how short life can be. Now my saying to everybody dealing with any grief or hardship is "life is short, enjoy today".....I was never told that but I am sure it is something we all know but don't seem to appreciate until something happens to open our eyes.

creativedawn said...

No one told me that after getting my children through school and college that it would be soooo hard to let them move on in life!

Hugz
Pam

Michelle MMMM4 said...

No one ever told me how many wonderful things I would learn from my children and how hard it would be to let them make their own mistakes while learning from my own.

cheryl said...

No one ever told me how hard it is to learn a new langugae at 50.

anna lee said...

No one told me that the bigger my kids get the bigger the messes get!

creativedawn said...

You didn't tell me how really FANTASTICALLY GORGEOUS Fiona's Fancy fabric was going to be! NOW that I have some of it in my hot little hands and see how really beautiful it is, all I want is more!! lol, just wanted you to know!

hugz
Pam

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Lila Tueller said...

Oh Thanks Pam! I am so glad you like it! You are so kind:)

Hugz to you too!
Lila

Cherri said...

No one ever told me the pain you would feel when you have a pregnancy loss. Though we have 6 living children, the recent loss of our daughter hurts like nothing I've ever felt before.

Lilit said...

I agree with previous postings. Mother is not a profession you choose, it is in your heart. And you can not retire, even when your kids are grown ups. Mother is much more than giving a birth..

Lily said...

That's great you have created this topic for discussion board! Mother is a quite difficult prefession, but pretty satusfying!!! I am a mother a nd I know how hard it is!

Anonymous said...

No one ever told me that losing my Daddy would be like losing my best cheerleader as a parent and in every area in my life. I know he is so happy with Jesus that it is selfish of me to want him back.