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So, here is what you can get if you win:
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
May Giveaway!!!
So, here is what you can get if you win:
325 comments:
I attempted to make my niece a dress many, many years ago and it was just a big huge mess! I was so tramatized that I stopped sewing for years. The only garment I'll make now are pajama bottoms because they're almost impossible to mess up. Sorry to hear about your PC. Mine caught viruses/trojans a few months ago and it was a nightmare getting it all out. UGH!ReplyDelete
so sorry to hear about your PC! and all the morning glories =(ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I ever made was one of the first dresses I made for myself. I wanted something easy so I chose a pattern for a pretty shapeless dress. Well im not petite and in the end it looked like a huge sheet on me...so not cute. And worst of all was that I made it in this horrible hospital blue linen. I tried to tell my husband it wasnt a waste of time because I could wear it to bed...he QUICKLY nixed that idea. Needless to say I am much more careful about the patterns I pick out considering my body type.
Another horrible experience was the PJ pants I made for my husband. I cut out a size large...because that is what we buy in the store. The entire time I was making I thought they were big but I just kept going. Oh man were they HUGE!!! After looking at the measurements I should have made him a small! To make matters worse I decided that I would just cut some fabric off of the sides and sew them back together. Well I didnt take into consideration that there was a front and a back so I cut them the same. When he put them on and sat down he nearly split the back. They are SUCH a mess. poor hubby is afraid for me to make him anything =(
I made some terrible things that my mom would proudly display in the family room for years afterward. I made an ambitious coil pot with three sections and painted it in shades of green. It sat over the fireplace until I moved out and told my mom she really could just give it to Goodwill. (I knew she would never throw it away.)ReplyDelete
Haha, I am loving these stories. The worst thing I've made was an attempt at a roman shade for my daughter's room. It was my first (and only) attempt, and it was plain navy blue (thankfully no stripes to line up) but I couldn't find fabric big enough for the window so I had to piece it together, and the back had long stripes of white on it for the rods to go through which clearly showed through the window. to fix that, I safety pinned an old sheet over it. The best part was, we moved a few months later, and the buyers wanted us to leave all our curtains! Clearly they didn't look closely enough at THAT one-- but we left it! I laugh to myself at what they must have thought when they saw how sloppy it was made with a sheet safety pinned on!!ReplyDelete
What a wonderful giveaway! The most ugly thing I ever made was a pillowcase-bag painted with puffy paint at my 10th birthday sleepover. It was inside out to boot.ReplyDelete
I made a bag that was pretty ugly. I still used it to tote things back and forth to work though because I had put so much time into making it! I was mad that I wasted the fabric as well.ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I made was a bead woven necklace. It was freeform in silver, turquiose and opal. It had a large focal bead and was it ever UGLY! The funniest part was I slapped a ridiculous price on it and it sold at one of my art fairs!! Beauty (or ugly) truely is in the eye of the beholder!ReplyDelete
My first sewing project was a messenger bag I made in middle school. The straps were so long that the bag dragged the ground but I was so proud of my creation that I dragged it around anyway.ReplyDelete
I made a truly hideous lace and cable sweater once. It was so ugly and misshapen that I didn't even bother to salvage the yarn. I just threw it away!ReplyDelete
In High School I mad a horrible jumper. It was oversized with a drop waist...not a flattering shape on my small frame.ReplyDelete
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Sorry to hear about your PC, that totally sucks!ReplyDelete
Would love to be in the running for the giveaway please.
Oh, I 've made so many ugly things I couldn't possibly remember them all!!Usually it is clothing:)ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I made was my first sweater...it ended up being hugely wide, baggy and misshappen. Not pretty at all and totally frustrating as it required months of knitting.ReplyDelete
Hmmmm...ugliest thing I have ever made. I would have to say a scarf I knitted for my mom when I was in second grade. It started out light pink, but I ran out of yarn before it was long enough, so the other half was neon pink! It really was quite ugly!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I've ever made were definitely some dragonflies I tried to make for my daughter's nursery. They were dreadful. Thank you for the opportunity to enter your giveawayReplyDelete
I think the ugliest thing I ever made was a skirt for Renaissance Faire. The color looked good (at home in a dark house). When I went out in the sun, it pretty much was my sister's favorite color when she was little "kitty puked up grass green".ReplyDelete
Sorry about your virus, we just spent a fortune at work trying to get rid of one. What a nightmare!
Thanks for entering me in your drawing.
I would love to win you great giveaway! The ugliest thing I think I have made is a shirt that weas shaped weird and to be honest when I look back now the colours were all wrong!!ReplyDelete
I love those fabrics!ReplyDelete
My ugliest project would have to be a dress that I made in my high school sewing class. I was using a vintage pattern that would have normally been cute, but for some odd reason I picked poop brown fabric with ivory piping. The fit was terrible. The overall effect was very low-budget 1960s flight attendant uniform.
Thanks for the giveaway!
thank you for such a lovely giveaway! the mad cow pattern is just adorable! i think the worst thing I have ever made was a bright pink and lime green jumper I knitted back in the 80's. It was meant to go with my orange pedal pushers, pink beret, plastic yellow necklace and thin plastic red belt - remwmber that look?! I only wore it once....ReplyDelete
what a great giveaway! I love Melly & Me!ReplyDelete
Great prizes! The ugliest thing I have made so far was a circle skirt out of green linen. It turned into a disaster and the fabric will now be used as pillows. I dare not even post pictures. :PReplyDelete
lovely package! hmm the ugliest thing i have made would have to be a gag gift for my sister. it was a decoupeged precious moments plate ( because she hates them so) and it was ugly but so funny!ReplyDelete
Those fabrics are so pretty! I'm loving the little cow pattern, too.ReplyDelete
Before I knew anything about sewing I made my boyfriend in highschool a pair of shorts. They turned out really good - until he put them on. They were skin tight - I didn't pay attention to the sizing and made an XS for a size L guy. I laughed so hard I cried and nearly peed my pants! To this day when I think about those shorts I laugh.ReplyDelete
What a great giveaway package. Thank you so much for the chance to win!
It was a quilt or rather quilt blocks. I took random scraps and cut them about 2 inches wide and 12 inches long. Nothing went together, they were a mixed blend and just sat in my closet. One day I thought I would donate them to the guild to do something with. Cut them up or make linus quilts with - anything, I didn't care. I think they ended up in the garbage. I don't know but they may have been nicer in smaller bits. I have since done quite a few scrap quilts but they have been much nicer.ReplyDelete
What a great giveaway.
What a fantastic little cow pattern!ReplyDelete
I think the ugliest thing I've yet made was a last minute Christmas ornament I made for my mother when I was about 10 - its this hideous conglomeration of fabric and twigs. But of course my mother loved it and insists on putting it on the tree every year.
I made a sheer blouse in Home Ec in High School, the teacher didn't tell me it was see thru untill I had to wear it for a grade, good thing it was all girls in class!ReplyDelete
Hi, just found your blog by visiting another blog! May I join the give away? When I was young I had to knit a dress for a baby. By the time it was finished it wasn't blue anymore but black.ReplyDelete
Happy Giveaway Day! Love those fat quarters.ReplyDelete
I tried to do a bit of speed sewing once in high school. I needed something to wear to a church function, and I figured I could whip up a fitted pencil skirt (zippered) in a little over an hour. I cut corners all over the place (no fitting, or pressing and the zipper was a mess). It was a disaster.
I recently made a tote bag that was pretty ugly... it seemed like a good idea when I was picking the fabric out (maybe it was the neon lights), but the handles and bottom were a bright (construction worker vest) orange. I'm not really into orange, definitely not bright orange, I've never used the bag, but can't seem to part with it as it was my second sewing project ever.ReplyDelete
My first sewing project from a pattern. I didn't pay attention to the sizing. I just went along with my dress size. I could hardly get the dress over my head, and was much to busy fabric.ReplyDelete
In middle school I made a drawstring bag and sewed it with the seems on the outside, plus the fabric was hideous - think 80's!ReplyDelete
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Great giveaway!ReplyDelete
In highschool, I took a home-ec/sewing course. I made a summer dress - it was a disaster. The fabric I chose was super ugly (early 90's!) It was supposed to hit just above the knee, but by the time I got the front and back "even", it was way too short! My mom wouldn't let me leave the house with it on!
Such a generous stash - thanks so much for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
My ugliest was a draught excluder made from pooh brown (sorry, but I can think of no other way to describe the colour!!) FURRY stuff - velour maybe ?!! it had eyes and ears and a tongue to look like a snake - eugh - it was in sewing class in secondary school - I was 12 - WHO in their right minds gets new sewers to work with anything like fur or velour - no wonder it took me 20 years to touch a sewing machine again !!!!
Hi, thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I ever made was a plaster figure that I paint for my mother. I didn't know how I managed to decorate it so badly.
I was so disapointed, because it was the mother's day gift!
The ugliest thing I can recall making was an outfit for my oldest when he was a baby. I spent all this time making it and then I never put it on him because it was so hideous! Oh well!
cute triangles!! anyway, the handsdown ugliest project ever was a purple and teal plaid skirt, and purple taffeta jacket/top I made to wear to my first school banquet. Oh yes ans the matching purple plaid headband to go with. what the heck was I thinking!! And yes, I have the school photo to prove it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 8:58 AM
Awesome giveaway!ReplyDelete
okay, ugliest thing. let's see...
I didn't take any art classes until sr. year of high school, and we were supposed to make a vessel out of clay. Mine was a vase, that was supposed to look like a lovely woman holding the flowers in her arms, instead it looked like a crackly old vampire sucking the blood out of the tulips! Ha!
I hope I win for admitting to that one!
The ugliest thing I ever made was in high school - it was a gold and cream shell crocheted afghan. I gave it to my Mom and was very thankful when she finally threw it away last year after it had been the dog blanket for years!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing your stash with us!ReplyDelete
I have been sewing for 40+ years so there have many a mistake made as I learned. Still learning too. One ugly item that comes to mind was a maternity dress. My sewing was perfect and the fit was fine but why did I think a big colorful print would hide my belly and Baby Boy (now 24)?!? I looked like a carnival tent with flowers!
I only wore it once because I was sure it would give Boy brain damage!
The ugliest thing i ever made was just last year. It was (is - because i can't bring myself to finish it) a table runner. I used the railfence pattern, but the fabrics i used were all wrong. Lesson learned. :)ReplyDelete
i would love to win!! wow, there are so many entries!ReplyDelete
I just finished a child vest design that I was planning to sell and the shoulders make my kids look like they belong on the starship enterprise - all pointy and vulcan-like and the fugliest thing I have ever made or seen..at least this past month ;) Great giveaway, add me to to the drawing pleaseReplyDelete
Just one really ugly project? There was the blue beareclaw patchwork I made age 14 that had one section the wrong way around and in colours I loathe. Or the soft toy dinosaur that had mutant wings and knock-kneed legs - my husband still asks where that one went;-) There are so many. I could not isolate just one. Now if I could isolate all of them together and vapourise the lot......ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I ever made was a pair of shorts. I was in High School, they were neon pink and purple, with a huge flower pattern. This is a great giveaway!ReplyDelete
In Middle school art class, i tried to make a sculpture of a hand doing the Vulcan greeting thing. I ran out of time and turned it into a strawberry pot with texture. My mom still has it on top of the fridge!ReplyDelete
Awesome. Probably the ugliest thing was a bright purple shorty-jumpsuit/haltertop thing that I made in 4-H. I can't believe I ever finished that project!ReplyDelete
I made a lot of my own dresses when I was in high school and took most of them with me to college. I was wearing one of them when my roommate so kindly called it the "Three Boob Dress". I hadn't noticed the neckline in front poked out a bit and made it look like I had an extra one. Even though it wasn't too obvious, I don't think I wore that dress much after that. firstname.lastname@example.com
- AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 9:29 AM
I think my most recent ugliest thing would be a playmat I was trying to make for my little one. It started out as a baby quilt then it looked so ugly I thought maybe a playmat as I continued to work on it it was so horrible I decided just to put it aside and maybe one day decide what to do with it. I loved the colors but the patterns of fabric just looked terrible. Oh well I moved on to another project and I will blame that one on post baby hormones.ReplyDelete
Your giveaway looks great I have 5 little ones that would love for me to make the Molly and Me cow. All the fabric would be awesome too, can't we all use more fabric?:)
The ugliest thing I ever made was a crosstitch picture of a bird in a cage. I made it in junior high and thought it was hte most beautiful thing at the time. I still have it and when I look at it I know how much better I've gotten lol.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Love the mad cow!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I ever made was an attempt at refashioning a top when I was about 15. I cut it to ribbons and pieced it back together using safety pins and that was it. Baaaaaad look! Thankfully I've improved a little since then, and people don't mind being seen in public in things that I've made... So much easier to make things for my little boy as he doesn't mind looking like a doofus - he'll always look cute!
I made an absolutely horrific softie that was supposed to be a star fish. It was pink and completely warped. I was 15, and my mother laughed so hard she cried...ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I ever made is a very large stuffed dinosaur I made for my son for Christmas a couple of years ago. I very loosely followed a pattern from a craft book I had and it did not turn out right. It has a great big fat belly and a very skinny neck and head and way too short legs. It is so terrible! We are very big on handmade gifts and I knew my son was expecting me to make something for him. But I didn't finish the dinosaur until Christmas Eve and so I had to give it to him. He completely loved it and still does. The only problem is that he loves showing it to everyone that comes over. I am so embarrassed every time he drags it out of his room, but he is so proud of it that I just have to smile in front of my gritted teeth and say, "Yes, I did make that."ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing was any drawing that I did in school.ReplyDelete
VERY generous giveaway! The ugliest thing I have ever made was this last Easter when I attempted to make my young son a stuffed fleece chick. It was going so well and I still don't know what happened, but it turned out terrible! The wings didn't match or anything! Ugh!ReplyDelete
Great prizes!ReplyDelete
The first time I made a pair of shorts (the only time, come to think of it, lol), I put them together upside down the first time. It looked it a pair of shorts for some strange creature with very skinny legs waaay far apart.
I'm a quilter and not a seamstress. Any time I've tried to make clothing is has been hideous.ReplyDelete
Thank you for hosting this amazing giveaway.
WOw what a great giveaway!ReplyDelete
This is great! I love the stories :DReplyDelete
Once I made a pocket organizer for my kitchen cabinet. It was going to be hidden inside the door so I made it out of ugly stash fabric and horribly ugly ribbon. The pockets were clear plastic so you could see what went inside. Once it was hung and filled with kool-aid packets, pudding mix boxes and seasoning packets, it looked like someone threw up groceries all over the inside of my cabinet and tried to wipe it up with the most ugly fabric imaginable. I took it straight down, it made me sad to open the cabinet. YUCK!ReplyDelete
I tried to make a skirt for me once, and while it wasn't necessarily all that "ugly" (I'd chosen some pretty material), it didn't fit! I didn't really know how to sew at the time, so my lines weren't all that straight, so by the time I got the thing together, it was TINY and didn't fit. I didn't think it was even good enough to GIVE AWAY anonymously, so I trashed it. :DReplyDelete
My first cross stitch finish was horrible. I kept it, but I hope no one will ever see it :)ReplyDelete
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I just made a horrible blob out of tshirt scraps. Truly hideous, but my toddler loves it!ReplyDelete
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Absolutely gorgeous. (Except the cow, which my son would love, but I don't think I can actually call it gorgeous. :)ReplyDelete
The worst was a 'taco' in first grade that was sculpted out of clay, slathered in random colors of glaze and promptly given to my mother who swore it was the best gift she'd ever had, but what was it?
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- AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 10:31 AM
When I was in high school I decided to crochet a granny square sweater. Being new to the world of yarn I used acrylic yarn...in bright and bold red, yellow, and blue. It was hideous and bulky. I took apart the squares figuring I might be able to do something with them but never have.ReplyDelete
I thought it would be fun and colourful if me and my son made the curtains for his room.ReplyDelete
I sewed up some plain white curtains and bought some safe-to-use fabric crayons. It turns out that curtains are huge to try and cover in crayon drawings and my son has the patience of... well, of a 2 year old, so they look half finished, and well... ugly, not cute at all.
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My ugliest project occurred in 5th grade when we made clay projects as gifts for father's day. I made a mug that said "Dad" on it (of course) and painted it many shades of orange and brown and green and the colors got all mixed together and when it came back from the kiln it was without a doubt the ugliest mug in the history of the world. However, my Dad loved it and still keeps his pens in it on his desk at work. The mug is almost 20 years old at this point!!!ReplyDelete
In a grade four art class, I made a hideous papier mache frog. We started with a balloon and some rolled-up newspaper for legs, and put on layers of paper until it all held together. My frog was lumpy (and not really in the way that frogs are lumpy), but it wasn't so bad until it came time to paint it. I just couldn't get it to look right, so I gave up and splattered random colours on it.ReplyDelete
My parents kept that thing for years.
- AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Probably the pants I made for my husband a few years ago. I was worried the pattern was too small, so I modified and wound up with pants that were big enough for three husbands! Then it had a pocket on the outside, somoehow, I wound up putting it at his knee. But since it was the first thing i ever sewed, my husband still wears them every now and then!ReplyDelete
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Ugly projects....hmmmm, there have been a few. One that comes to mind was a dresden plate quilt, the blocks were nice but I used a really, really ugly bright green for the sashing & binding & it ruined the quilt. I ended up selling it in a garage sale.ReplyDelete
Thanks for offering the giveaway!
My ugliest creation was the first stuffed animal I crocheted. I made it for a friend's daughter 8 years ago. A bunny, it looked really cute in the picture. That thing is scary-looking, way too big because I didn't actually know how to crochet, and it has this really strange "dress" I crocheted but had to majorly alter the pattern because the bunny was so abnormally large and oddly shaped. And I get to see it every time I go and visit my friend. I gather that the daughter also thinks the bunny is kind of scary-looking but her mom makes her keep it out (or take it out when I visit) because I made it for her. Poor kid.ReplyDelete
What fun!!ReplyDelete
How to choose the ugliest thing I have ever made, when there are so many contenders. Most recently would have to be the fabric-covered plastic Easter eggs I attempted to make after seeing them on Sew Mama Sew. They looked so easy! Never mind, mine turned out stiff, angular, crunchy to the touch, loose threads wadded up and stuck to the glue...oh the horror!
I am loving reading all the comments, and signing up for the drawing in my first ever giveaway. Thanks so much for including me!
the ugliest thing...besides some cakes, would be a knit top in home ec class. it was a horrible peach synthetic thing. very plain and peach (i hate peach, now i know why)!ReplyDelete
Humm, I'm an artist, so I have made many ugly things, but I'd have to go for the first doll I made, my son didn't know what she was. Needed pattern making 101.ha haReplyDelete
Of course I thought it was beautiful at the time, but the ugliest thing I ever made was a blue polyester wrap skirt when I was in high school.ReplyDelete
Well, I've had a skirt fiasco, it was a twist on a panel skirt and terrible to sew. Once I tried in on it was accentuating all the bad parts (big hips, big bud, one side was even shorter then the other so my bad knee with a nasty scar was also showing}. Ooh now that I remember it, it still makes me cringe....ReplyDelete
I tried to learn to crochet and I made the most HIDEOUS scarf ever created! LOL! It was horrible crooked all over the place and it was this terrible, cheap purple marbled yarn that was just plain yuck! LOL! I kept it as a memory! LOL!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I ever made was probably one of my first projects in Home Ec. in High school. It was a pair of shorts that were WAY too big for me and were made from scrap fabric that was in the classroom. I never wore them because they looked so dorky.ReplyDelete
How fun! I have so many projects I could use those items for! My ugliest project would have to be the first shirt I ever made. Set in sleeves. Enough said? It was never wearable, and I think my mom still has it in her treasures box...I have no idea why.ReplyDelete
What a great giveaway! Hmm, the ugliest project I even made was probably a pair of pajama pants I made in my first sewing class. I used a horrible stiff fabric in an off-navy blah blue. The legs tapered and they were just AWFUL! I haven't made a pair of pants since, it was so traumatic.ReplyDelete
There are 2 that come to mind: a bright yellow knitted 'cat' hand puppet when I was 8, with pipecleaner whiskers and an orange scarf around it's neck. The pipecleaners were too heavy for the knitting, and just looked creepy.ReplyDelete
The other one was a waistcoat, which looked fine until I added a heavy metal zipper, and then... embellished the zip pull with wire twirls. I thought it was amazing for about a week, and then I came to my senses.
I've knit some ugly things - knitting is always nice because you can just unravel it...ReplyDelete
I think the ugliest thing that I've been involved in making recently was helping my guy make a pair of cleats out of cardboard, tape, hot glue and gumdrops. It was part of a practical joke, but man were they ugly!ReplyDelete
Ugliest thing I ever made was a pair of pajama pants from a pattern. Apparently I suck at reading patterns (only clothes ones though, I can handle crafty ones!). I made these up and tried them on and they were horribly baggy in the butt and about 10 sizes too big! After all that, I just tossed them. Couldn't stand to look at them long enough to selvage what fabric I could! LOL...ReplyDelete
The ugliest project was a skirt and matching vest I made when I was 11 or 12...out of this very floral print. It was ugly, and by the time I got the vest done, the skirt no longer fit. So yay, I never had to wear it!ReplyDelete
ok the morning glories just made me laugh... so sorry about that :)ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I made was a pillow in junior that spelled out my initials. Hideous thing.
And what a fabulous giveaway! THanks for being so generous and for actually asking an interesting question rather than "what is your favorite product that I sell..."
My friends and I once went to one of those Paint Your Own pottery places specifically to see who could make the ugliest mug. I won by my wretched color choices and complete inability to draw.ReplyDelete
Oh dear. As a teen I tried to make a button-up dress shirt from a satiny silver fabric. I had trouble cutting and sewing the slippery fabric, so it came out all wrong. (Plus, the fabric just wasn't flattering to begin with.) What a sad looking project.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful giveaway!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I made was a pair of pyjama shorts in highschool. The fabric was scratchy and the crotch way too long! EW!
- AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 12:32 PM
LOL The ugliest thing I ever made was a sweater for hubby out of bright yellow and brown acrylic yarn. It was so heavy and bulky that I didn't want him to wear it. I think he wore it once to make me feel better.ReplyDelete
what a fabulous giveaway! i would love to win!ReplyDelete
one of my ugliest projects was a skrit made from a recycled sheet- i looked like i was wearing a tent... a tent made out of an old sheet! :)
One of the ugliest things I have ever made would have to be my first stuffed animal project when I was 12. The arms were all wrong and an ear was sewn into itself too... it was funny looking, but oh so loveable. I have since learned a bit more about sewing and turning everything properly before continuing. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 12:57 PM
I've made myself a few really ugly tops and dresses from the big 3 patterns...soooo wide!ReplyDelete
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I made some very ugly but funny dolls for my niece...but somehow she loves them!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 1:02 PM
The worst thing I've made is a pair of shorts for my DD. I didn't use a pattern, and they wound up looking like underwear. Ugh.ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I've made by far was in high school. I made a pair of bluish cordouroy pants with a black zipper right up the back, which looked hideous, and also as I 'grew', the pants got shorter, so I added some green cordouroy fabric to the bottom to make the hem longer. I wore those pants for years, so much so that the cord part of cordouroy wore off and there were big patches of just bare soft fabric! I can be reached at dmacclelland(at)gmail(dot)comReplyDelete
A purse I made a few months ago- It had no straps when I was done:)ReplyDelete
I made a sock doll when I was about 9 that would give any kid nightmares. Yikes!ReplyDelete
Thanks for hosting a giveaway!
I have made SO many ugly things. I started sewing at nine... I had no sense of color combinations. Ronald McDonald quilts, moon and star pj pants... to much ugliness to mention.ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I've made was a paper mache gnome for a puppet play in high school. BUT he was supposed to be ugly :-).ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway.
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A giant Christmas ornament in the shape of a bell that I made at Brownies. Horrid. It finally disappeared from my mother's box, thank goodness.ReplyDelete
Girl - you have a lot of people wanting your stuff! Yea for you and your bloggy traffic.ReplyDelete
I would love to win. Oh so cool stuff. My baby girl would love for me to make her a moo moo. :)
Thanks for having a giveaway.
I, like the rest of the sewing world, would love to win this! The ugliest thing I ever made was just last christmas! I made my sisters matching shirts with mittens sewn on the front instead of pockets. I forced them to wear it too! It was a nice idea but by the time I wrapped them I knew they were so incredibly goofy :)ReplyDelete
This is a great giveaway! My ugliest project...an pair of capris for myself last summer. The fabric color wasn't what I really wanted...I was going for classic khaki linen, but I settled on the only one the store had, a very-yucky yellowish brown...and I couldn't get past the color...I finished the capris but I hated them and removed them from the house! Oh well. Live and learn.ReplyDelete
- Jenniem14May 27, 2009 at 1:48 PM
What a great competition, the ugliest thing I made was a Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz pinafore dress, it was so badly made as I didn't have any sewing experience then, it was elasticated in the middle and so unflattering! I did have lovely red shoes to go with it though!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Oh, I hope I win. I've been needing little scissors like that forever.ReplyDelete
Hmmm...ugliest thing I've made. Well, my Barbie had some very unfortunate outfits when I was a kid but the ugliest is my first attempt at an all cloth doll. I didn't have a pattern so I "free-handed" it when I cut the body. She had arms and legs that looked like tree stumps, her head was sewn on like frankenstein and because I couldn't do faces yet she looked basically like a creepy little voo-doo doll. But, I still have her and she's grown on me. Especially since I've given her hair you can style (i.e. really long yarn) and several wardrobe options.
I made this banner in middle school out of felt that had all sorts of gross designs on it. I'm not sure what I was thinking, as it was my own design. Hopefully my tastes have improved since then!ReplyDelete
The first diaper I made I accidentaly put the pul inside out so I have one diaper that looks like a pair of lavendar pattent leather underwear. Not a cute look for a baby.ReplyDelete
A maternity dress for my first pregnancy. Talk about fashion gone awry!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I ever made was a smock-style shirt in 8th grade many years ago. Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
i found a pattern for these comfortable cotton pants for my self to were at home....ReplyDelete
o my god! the way it looked when i was finished sewing them!!
My ugliest would be the fabric I added to my dish towels. They still need to be remedied with some ribbon to cover the seems.ReplyDelete
Please count me in! Thank you so much for your generosity! samjerus[at]yahoo.comReplyDelete
I've made a lot of ugly stuff over the years, lol. This is a good idea for comments! The one that stands out to me is a dress that was a floral woven with a lace bib like thing and poofy shoulders and a princess waist... it was supposed to look like cinderella and I think i was about 13 when I made it, it looked more like a cupcake gone awry! That was my first zipper though, and THAt part turned out good:)ReplyDelete
So for the ugliest thing I have ever made I have to go back to high school when I made a pair of ugly brown bell bottom pants and bright orange, yellow and brown scoop neck top. I can remember the dance I wore it to...what was I thinking?ReplyDelete
When I was young I took a bunch of old curtains and tried to make some clothes out of them (like in the sound of music)...they were hideous curtains, and loin-cloth type clothes. Live and learn!ReplyDelete
I love those fabrics! And I like hearing about everyone else's ugly projects. My ugliest creation was a set of sunglass holders I made a few years back. They weren't necessarily ugly, but I just didn't know what I was doing (didn't think to sew right sides together, things like that). So now when I see one of them, I wince at the lack of sewing knowledge that went into them!ReplyDelete
I made this ugly clay thing in elementary school. Lets just say I was not meant to do pottery.ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing that I ever made was a marble cake :) I must have added too much of something or not enough of something and it looked like it was alive. Scary stuff.ReplyDelete
I tried to knit a pair of socks and they ended up looking like a boob tube for a snake.ReplyDelete
I made a little teddy bear from my own pattern when I was about 9. I didn't take seem allowance into account and it had great big long stick thin arms and legs but a huge head and belly! My brother loved it though and named it Miss Gordon after his kindy teacher! (he still gets teased about this 25 years later!)ReplyDelete
I tried to make my horse a birthday cake out of ingredients he would eat... Not good :)ReplyDelete
great giveaway! Ugliest thing? Probably the maternity dress I made with a huge sailor collar & big bow, ok, it was the 90s, give me a break! LOLReplyDelete
Cool idea with your entry request... the ugliest thing I eber made were a pair of short shorts in the 8th grade. We had to pick from the horrid fabrics they had there for us, and the pattern worked well for the skinny girls, but not so well for me. So I had ugly tartan shorts with no butt and they went straight in the bin. It was the beginning of my sewing though!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the great giveaway.
I knit myself a tank top, (Tank Girl, from SnB), and it was bad. Really, really bad.ReplyDelete
my first finished knitted washcloth. my mom was so mad i didn't let her rip it out. it had a tail :)ReplyDelete
(Love your site and the examples from your scrapbook!)ReplyDelete
When we were first married (9 years ago), I made a pillow. It had lots of different fabric on it and buttons all over. I was trying to be artistic, it turned out to just be an eyesore!
Thanks for the give-away!
LOL - i made this plate - not sure what it's made of, but you color it with markers, and then it bakes or something, and it's some sort of plastic - anyway, i still have it, and it's SO ugly, but it does make me smile!! it has a really distorted, funky looking butterfly on it. i think i was in kindergarten or first grade when i made it, and my mom just gave it back to me last year. :)ReplyDelete
Love it!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I ever made was a Barbie doll dress, it looked like a plastic bag, but I was very very young and I'm sure everyone else thought it was wonderful at the time.
The ugliest thing I ever made was this puffy, puffy cream hat that I crocheted to match one of my favorite scarves. It was just so big despite the fact that it actually fit my head (which is normal-sized). My roommate described it using a particular part of a man's anatomy. Regardless, I wore it around campus and now I wonder if everyone else was thinking the same thing...ReplyDelete
I made a wrap around skirt (i use the term lightly!) in high school. It was made out of a cheap revolting green stretchy material - i'm not sure which was worse, the material or the pattern (which made me look like a heavily pregnant frog!) It took me about 20 years to recover from the trauma of my first sewing project and have never made another item of clothing since!!ReplyDelete
I think one of the ugliest thing I ever made was one of my first scarfs when I was about 8 years old...but given I was 8, the cuteness factor helped!! Would love to win your awesome prize...thanks for the opportunity!!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I have ever made would have to be the first scarf I ever attempted to knit I started out with 20 stitches and somehow ended up with 50 at the end. It was in the shape of a bath tub! Thanks!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I ever made was a patchwork dog-shaped pillow for my friend. It was made of leftover 2.5" squares, and I had no idea what I was doing so the legs ended up all crooked. She loved it, though.ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I ever made was a stuffie for my son - purple and gold patchwork, ugghh. He was little, so he didn't complain, but he did avoid even looking at it.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful giveaway! The ugliest thing I've ever made is a birthday cake. The frosting was supposed to be lavender, but ended up being taupe. Very appetizing - not.ReplyDelete
I made myself a dress and the fabric was cute in small pieces but on a large dress it was very muumuu like. I'm still hoping to salvage it into a beach over up or something, but right now I can barely look at it!ReplyDelete
I think the ugliest thing I have made is a pair of socks knit from a self striping yarn. The two socks came out completely different sizes and neither fit the pair of feet their were intended for. In my defense, I made them with my eyes closed during the two days after my LASIK surgery. Still... quite ugly.ReplyDelete
What a generous giveway! My ugliest project would have to have been an embroidery I did in primary school (on hessian) and then turned into a pillow and gave to my poor unsuspecting 2nd cousin (we still talk but relations are strained - I blame the crap handiwork).ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Since I am an elem. art teacher, I loved reading these stories about precious projects. One of the ugliest things I made was a crocheted vest sweater in a harvest gold. Very stylish, but bad choice for a blonde. Then there was the jumper and blouse my mom made, but I picked the fabrics. The jumper was pink burlap! and the long sleeved blouse black and white shiny fabric! sort of a prison gone pink look. But my mom humored me and I loved it. (great prizes)ReplyDelete
What a wonderful giveaway. The ugliest thing I have ever made was a dress in which I sewed the sleeves on upside down and backwards. It was quite a learning experience and, thankfully, I haven't made the same mistake again.ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing that I ever made is probably this clay figurine I tried to make of a mermaid in Jr. High art class. It didn't turn out nearly as well as I might have liked.ReplyDelete
I made a pretty darn ugly dress in high school. I liked it at the time - I have no idea why, though!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I ever made was my first quilt! But I can't get rid of it. But I like to laugh at it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 5:37 PM
hello and thank you for such a great start to the may day give away! your stuff looks really great. my first quilt is the ugliest thing i can think of although im sure i have a history of lots of ugly creations. my first quilt i used a used mattress pad cut up for the back! i still have it, mostly because it was my first...it contains a lot of clothes my mom made for us as kids, and it also contains about 3 rows of squares my grandma did before she decided she was too old for quilting anymore!ReplyDelete
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So I decided to make the super cute Built By Wendy 3835 shirt that everyone was blogging about when I was pregnant and just starting to show. My pattern altering skills are apparently terrible and the shirt was painfully ugly. I considered using it as a rag but in my hormonal state decided I couldn't look at it ever again. Man, it seemed like such a good idea at the time! Nforgue(at)gmail(dot)comReplyDelete
Oh - I am so sorry to say my ugliest creation was a prom dress for my sister... in the days before she or I really understood that patterns could be altered to fit properly.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway.
Awesome giveaway! The ugliest thing I ever made was this pendant thing with a picture of myself that I made when I was 13. I remember my mom saying it was wierd to wear a picture of myself and I thought-she's so uncool:)ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I have ever made was in preschool- it is a paper mache animal- somewhat a cross between a dog and a pig...but my Mom saved it and I have it in my craft room-it may be ugly but I love it!ReplyDelete
Great giveaway. love your blog
Great giveaway! I made once and only once this weird pleated skirt...I still don't know what I did wrong, but it was all jacked up!ReplyDelete
Thanks for a great giveaway!
wow..great give away! i have just recently started sewing so a lot is ugly. but, i would say the ugliest is a diaper i tried to make for my 3rd before he was born. it held pee but it was u.g.l.y.ReplyDelete
I made a hideous dog bed, but they still love it. Thanks for being so generous!ReplyDelete
Wow - what a great giveaway!! Thanks for being so generous. I would love to win this.ReplyDelete
I think my Dad would say the worst thing I ever made wasn't even anything crafty. When i was little, but old enough to get in the cupboards, I decided to make him a sandwich. The only problem was I used, jam on the bread and anchovies as a filling. He did manage to swallow most of it though! Now that's love!
Fantastic prizes! I recently made my first quilt top - shudder - it's posted on my blog, because even though I hate it, I'm proud to have tried it. It's umm, really bright.ReplyDelete
Hopefully, it won't be the Mystery Quilt I'm in the process of sewing up. I made the blocks very scrappy and am now thinking the whole thing may come out too busy :::sad:::ReplyDelete
Looks like a great give away
Awesome giveaway!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I ever made was a paper mache bird house of a guys head so the mouth was the entrance of the birdhouse. It's very ugly and still kicking around my parent's house somewhere. That or I made some overall shorts out of a cutesy cow fabric that I wore as a senior in high school. I have some of my senior pictures wearing them. What was I thinking?
The ugliest thing I ever made was a jumper for myself. the fabric was great, but what a tent. The best part. there was enough fabric I could salvage to make a dress and two skirts for my three daughters. So yes it does make me smile. Thanks for the great giveaway.ReplyDelete
My ugliest project was probably my first quilt, I used duck cloth for parts of it, so its really stiff.ReplyDelete
I made an outfit when I was in 7th grade that was this awful aztec print and it was a long wrap skirt and vest. Truly awful.ReplyDelete
Ugliest item was hands down an attempt at a flannel nightgown cut on the bias! Never hung right and I bought the flannel on clearance to "practice with" - royal blue with large printed on strawberries and kiwis... what a disaster!ReplyDelete
Pick just one ugly item? Holy moly. I'm like one of those knitter/seamstress/crocheter's who doesn't like using patterns much so I've made a lot of ugly stuff. Hmm.... I made a really ugly hat once. Totally ridiculous.ReplyDelete
I had to make a pair of pants for 8th grade and not only did I have to make them, I had to WEAR them@! did you ever see that cosby show? It was like that. In pants, one leg longer than the other I had to walk the runway in front of all the other classes, all their items looking perfect (in my mind)ReplyDelete
it was so bad...
too funny, thanks for the memory!
Wow! What a great giveaway!! The ugliest thing I've ever made. It's funny...I just asked my husband what he thought the ugliest thing I ever made was and he looked at me and said:" What kind of question is that? Do you think I would actually answer that? Then you would just be mad." So that was funny. I think it's probably gifts I used to make for all my brothers and sisters when I was a kid. I would make little decorations out of toilet paper rolls and other scraps and wrap them up for Christmas. They were always so nice and thanked me. Even if they couldn't figure out what it was that I made.ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I made was actually in ceramics in high school. We had to make a set of salt and pepper shakers and I had a thing for dolphins. In my head I saw a dolphin jumping out of the water, but what came out looked a little off and like something they could have used to show male anatomy in a sex ed class. Needless to say my mom wouldn't let me get rid of the penal dolphins! lolReplyDelete
- michal (firstname.lastname@example.com)May 27, 2009 at 8:32 PM
Hi, the ugliest thing I ever made was probably out of papier mache, some cat... I thought it would look good with all those colors.. it didn;t.ReplyDelete
actually - my daughter, as soon as she came out... she was so ugly! buy then within days she became the sweetest baby ever,. and she's been this way ever since, so I doin;t think that counts, right? :-) It's a great giveaway!
My worst sewing experience was when I was a little girl in 4-H. I sewed a hideous bright yellow dress with sunflowers on it. I remember sitting at the sewing machine for hours and crying that I couldn't figure out the pattern. My cutting skills were far less than desirable so I mutilated the fabric. I ended up with a white ribbon (a thanks for particpating white ribbon). Worst thing was it was on display for everyone to see with my name attached to it, for a week at the county fair.ReplyDelete
Generous group of goodies, Sam! I love anything with hexagons, so that Alexander Henry would be great. When I first started sewing I made myself some pretty awful looking garments. Some of them, I wore anyway!ReplyDelete
A costume for a class play in 7th grade. 80's purple synthetic satin prom dress, cut up to be a cape, and trim on black gloves (I was a duke, or something). Ugh. The worst part is, I thought it was so neat that I wore it way longer than I had to. Oh, middle school, when wilt you lose your sting! Thanks for the chance to enter.ReplyDelete
My worst sewing fiasco was a drop-waist dress that I tried to make in a linen material. The dress was very straight and I wasn't so it bound. I also had purchased some beautiful lace for the collar. I'm still not sure what I did wrong in attaching the lace, but it looked lousy. I finally gave up, so at least I didn't waste a zipper, too.ReplyDelete
I think it would have to be the jacket we had to draft and sew for class - the shape and fabric i chose were atrocious - dont think i ever wore it!ReplyDelete
The ugliest project - that would have to be Malaysian rainbow quilt shown in my blog. Originally it was suppose to be someone in the States and wanted to provide all M'sia made. I hated the thickness of the fabric and the holes made during stippling. Fortunately the color is striking so that sort of cancelled out the ugliness.ReplyDelete
Wow what nice prizes. So my ugliest would have to be my 1st attempt at applique. It was all distorted half needle turn, raw edges sticking out all over, squished holes and badly misshaped. A true horror of the "A" word. It took me 20 years to attempt againReplyDelete
Great prizes! And I've made plenty of ugly things -- but I do try and redeem them into something else! Sometimes I'm successful -- sometimes...not so much! Ugliest coming to mind is a tennis shoe shaped pillow I had to make in junior high. I made two of the same sides, had issues sewing it together...the dog didn't even want it! BUT -- of course my mom saved it. :) For much too long!ReplyDelete
Hmmm... the ugliest thing I have ever made... that is a tough one! I think the ugliest thing I ever made was a spaghetti strap dress I made in junior high. It was so unflattering and the fabric was awful! I don't know what I was thinking when I made it! Thanks for the great giveaway!ReplyDelete
~ariane phillips
oh i've made some ugly things in my life. i think the most hideous RECENT thing was my banana bread that didn't rise...at all...and looked like a brownish yellowish brick. Yeah...ReplyDelete
I made a dress for my daughter 30 years ago that was so sad I cut it up and made a quilt out of it. That was lovely. I've stuck with quilting ever since.ReplyDelete
I made my first trousers about 10 years ago. It was made of violet itchy satin. The only time I weared it, was to check the fit while sewing. Finally it turned out way too large and totally out of shape. I never made trousers again.ReplyDelete
Your phots are alrightReplyDelete
I must be a very pretentious girl, but I scratched my head without being able to find o project I did not like. Beleive me!!!
Am I still elligile for your giveaway LOL
I am participating too
- ChristineMay 28, 2009 at 1:08 AM
I made a jacket and pants set awhile ago and it still sits in the closet, NEVER worn! It looked so good on the hanger, but sooo bad on me. A paper bag would have been easier to wear, as they look about the same. And it's a lovely fabric (can you say repurpose?)ReplyDelete
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I was trying to make a softie for my niece and it turned into the ugliest doll you have ever seen! I had to pull it apart and then throw it away, just in case some one else saw it!ReplyDelete
i remember making a paper mache bowl once,it was pretty ugly,then i painted it and it looked disgusting but wost of all (maybe best of all) i left it outside to dry and it rained -ughReplyDelete
I started on a forest green & gold fair isle sweater for my brother. After several inches I took it all out. The color combination was hidious.ReplyDelete
when i was in high school i attempted to make a doll and it turned out so ugly it looked like a voodoo doll!ReplyDelete
I'm french...and that is too hard to expalin in english:-((...hope I could play with you anyway!ReplyDelete
thanks for this beautiful contests!!!love***
a giveaway on my blog too;o)
Tara from http://atelierdetara.canalblog.com/
Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!ReplyDelete
count me in, please!!
love your blog :)
a doll so ugly and yet my daughter loves it:))
go see my giveaway
and my flickr :))
hugs Isabel
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Great giveaway! I hope I win! My ugliest project was actually a knitting project. It was a capelet thingy that was orange and black and so big and bulky I looked like a giant bear. bluh.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the great giveaway! My ugliest was my first project on the sewing machine...tried to make a cellphone holder and really it was just sad and pathetic, but you have to learn, right?ReplyDelete
I made a hat (not so long ago) that I refused to even let my toddler play with. Yuck!ReplyDelete
this is my first time on Giveaway Day. Thanks so much. The giveaway looks great. I love all fabric arts and I learned to crochet when I was about 8 or 9 years old. I was prolific...you know how it is when you get excited about a new skill. I made my mom a pair of gloves for Christmas - sans pattern. Needless to say, they didn't quite resemble gloves (some skinny fingers, some fat) and they were completely made of scraps that I scavenged from my grandma. I don't recall my mom ever wearing them...so sad.
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That is a lot of things! Thanks... that fabric is wonderful.ReplyDelete
I just typed out a whole story of the clay Mickey Bust I made that really went bust... but lost it :(ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway, very generous of ya!
what a neat giveaway!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing...hmm...that would probably have to be the white with red trim sailor dress I was FORCED to sew in 4-H when I was about 12 years old! ugh!
I guess the ugliest thing i did was when i covered an old lamp base with glass rocks and grouted between them. it was an interesting idea, but god was it UGLY!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing that I've ever made was a handknit lace scarf in neon rainbow yarn that I dyed.ReplyDelete
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This always makes me smile - they were ugly and horrible!!! A friend and I were probably about 10, and wanted to make some of those chocolatey no bake cookies. We misread the directions, and instead of 1 teaspoon of salt, we added 1 tablespoon. YUCK!!! Not only did they look somewhat ugly, they tasted absolutely horrific!!!ReplyDelete
The ugliest thing I ever did was try to make a pair of capris. I ended up getting the backside mixed up putting the butt in the front. They looked like maternity pants! It was so awful.ReplyDelete
I made a long stitch tapestry and the pre printed design was a very ugly pink panther, I was in High School- will have to check if my mum still has it!!ReplyDelete


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MANCHESTER, NH (CBS) – New Hampshire State Police Troopers say far too often drivers are losing their tempers on the road, causing crashes that in some cases claim lives.
Troopers are concerned about this growing problem.
In a recent case, two drivers were interacting for about seven miles before they finally crashed. This was an extreme result, but police say they're getting emergency calls every day about road rage.
A smashed up Isuzu Rodeo is the result of a road rage crash that shut down the Everett Turnpike for four hours. The driver of the SUV was thrown from his vehicle.
"These two were definitely involved in some kind of aggressive road rage incident," says Trooper Kieran Fagan. "In which case, the aftermath, someone got seriously injured."
Witnesses told police it started when the SUV cut off a blue Aveo right near the Bedford tolls. That's when the two drivers got into it with the SUV tailing the smaller car.
The driver of that Chevy Aveo admits there was some back and forth starting at the Bedford tolls. He insists by the time they got about seven miles down the highway, it was the other driver who rear-ended him.
This case got lots of attention because it closed the highway, but troopers say they get road rage calls every day. There's been a big jump in aggressive driving.
"Unfortunately this is what actually does happen," says Trooper Fagan. We've had guns pulled on people; cars pushed off the road where people get out of the car get in full blown fistfights on the side of the road."
Why it's happening, they're just not sure. But they do know how drivers can stop it.
"The best thing for people to do is just let it go because it's not worth it," says Trooper Fagan.
No one's been charged in the crash, but right now police say, it seems one car was clearly the aggressor here. Still, if both drivers engaged in aggressive behavior, they could both face charges.
It is getting worse and worse. And all of us have been part of it, and to blame, to a certain extent too. But the newer road rage generation, so to speak, seems to involve it being trendy, almost, to pull right up to someone's bumper without thinking simply to pass them, or what might happen to the front car's body — or its passengers — if that front vehicle stopped short for some reason. What's scary is that a newer road rage generation is doing this a lot not because they're trying to be uncivil, but, it appears, because they know no better nor are they corrected or called on the carpet for it.
Road rage is never appropriate and always dangerous — but I have a sense that growing causes of it in this driving generation involve road factors such as increasing traffic, more construction and deteriorating road conditions, large SUV-type vehicles hogging and blocking roads while being bigger versions of recklessness on the roads, people texting or talking on phones while driving, and entitled people who seem to perceive that roads' rules, including speed limits, don't apply to them and that those obeying these rules are folks to be bullied and singled out, rather than simply left alone for doing the right thing. Unfortunately, as usually is the case in our society, it will probably take not until, god forbid, something related happens bad to a high-profile area politician, athlete or other local celebrity, before the legal system does anything serious about the very real and dangerous problem of road rage.
l disagree with you on the suv's hoging up the road.the suv of today are car based so there just basically more station wagon's more than pick ups with caps over the bed.but l'll agree with you on the traffic problems,construction delays and arrogance of todays traveling public.
going back to our traveling public.l see all kinds of horrible driver out here.but its alot worse when gas goes up.when gas goes up you have drivers insisting on driving at leased 10 mph under the speed limit,l'm fine with that.but when the gas saver is not in the right line but cruising along in the 2nd,3rd or passing lane.thats just annoying.thats #1.#2 people who insist on waiting until the last second to get off the highway and cut off other cars by inches in the process.or just the opposite coming on the highway and going directly to the passing lane without a look or anything.going back to the speed limit, l don't care if someone is fling down the highway at 90 in the passing lane,it his ticket.l care if someone is fling down the highway at 90 playing checkers in and out of traffic.thats suicidal..lf cops really wanted to see road rage.ride along in the cab of a truck.we see everything,from texting,the occasional flash of skin,thanks girls by the way.
I've spent the vast majority of my adult life overseas, living in Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany. Having spent so much time overseas has given me a different perspective on driving in the United States. I travel back to the US every summer to visit family. By the time the visit comes to a close, I can't wait to get back to Germany. The fact of the matter is that the average American private automobile driver just isn't up to par with his or her counterpart in Germany. The root of the problem (in my opinion) is the utter lack of mandadory training for new drivers. One has to be only 16 years old, pass a written test and a short road test, and the license is issued. In contrast, in Germany, one must be at least 18 years old, and have completed a mandatory drivers training that includes many hours behind the wheel with a qualified trainer, multiple written exams, and a rigorous driving test. The aggregate cost for each student is about €2000 (~$2600.00) Typically, young people have to raise the funds for the training themselves, either by working or having saved their money.. Tie into that the reality that once a license has been issued, a serious infraction nullifies the training and the entire course may have to be completed again – for the same cost. The bottom line is that there is an emphasis on personal responsiblity for drivers here in Germany and individual ownership of safe driving practices.
I visit family every summer in the US and for a couple of months, I'm driving all over Virginia ( a challenge in and of itself) my observation is that drivers tend to have a sense of "ownership" for whatever piece of the highway they happen to be driving on. Driving in the left hand lane with the cruise control on is a killer as most Americans – if they're already following the speed limit — consider it their right to occupy that lane and maintain their constant speed, even if that speed is only a mile or two over the posted speed limit. That creates a great deal of frustration and anger on the part of the other drivers who consider that behavior to be rude and disrespectful of other drivers – which is a key road rage instigator. To contrast once again with drivers in Germany, the left hand passing lane is used ONLY for passing. It's illegal (as it is in most states) to use that lane for anything other than passing another vehicle. My observation as a daily autobahn driver is that most drivers when passing – especially when traffic is approaching from the rear, will increase their speed in order to quickly overtake the slower traffic, and rejoin the right hand lane. Driving in Germany requires a level of attentiveness that I find lacking in the US, especially given the high rates of speed. Most European drivers are actively engaged with in the process, and the use of hand-held devices such as mobile phones are strictly prohibited.
""most Americans – if they're already following the speed limit — consider it their right to occupy that lane and maintain their constant speed, even if that speed is only a mile or two over the posted speed limit."
Robert Davis, yet it is their right to only go a few miles over the speed limit in the fast lane. They should move over if there is no traffic in the right lane but you have no right to try to force them to do so.
It is illegal in most states to travel in the right lane unless you are passing. So they may only be in the right lane if they are passing, Remaining in the right lane doing just a few miles over the speed limit is illegal, and I have seen several people stopped by state troopers here in Maryland for doing this. It is a moving violation and goes on your record as well as againtst your insurance!
Correction, not right lans left lane!!
I agree about German drivers. They are very skilled drivers unlike Americans. They do drive at very high speeds but I always felt safe because they don't tailgate; but, they do expect you to move over if they are going faster than you. They don't have that sense of possessing the lane they are in like Americans.
New Road Rage Generation?? ive had ELDERLY drivers cut me off, intentionally swerve at me, slam on their brakes wanting me to hit them………
I agree with Robert Davis…as someone who has driven in Europe as well…. with that speed..you MUST be paying attention. Cell towers do NOT exist on the autobahn and autostradas of Europe.
These NO Texting laws are a joke as they cannot be enforced. Until we get a Governor who can pas a ban instead of trying to appease all lobbyist and special interest groups..and do away with No FAult "you hit me from behind,its your fault
we will see this continue.
As someone who drives 2500 miles per week I can state with all honesty that most of you can't drive worth a damn. You have never been able to drive and you never will be able to drive.
Agree. I used to drive many miles every month in NY before I retired and one time I was hit from behind by the car waiting behind me when the light turned green at an intersection. Working in Poughkeepsie, it was the first time I saw drivers stopping and then proceeding though a red light intersection, like it was a stop sign. In round rock, Texas I saw people crossing to the other side of the the highway by driving on the grass berms that separated the eight lanes.
I am far from perfect and I do speed from time to time. Usually just to the flow of traffic. It isn't always the speeders causing the issues or the rage. In a lot of cases it's the fuel saver doing 5 or 10 under the speed limit which in a lot of cases is 15 or 20 under the general flow of traffic. All the lane changes to get around the slower driver is probably just as dangerous than the one guy doing 20 over and trying to get by everyone.
Left lane fuel savers can get on my nerves especially when they want to have a cruise control drag race with another vehicle with a line of cars wanting to get on past. As long as I don't feel it's an intentional game I can deal with the ignorance of holding up the passing lane without any rage. What I hate though is the driver who wants to police my speed and ride along next to another vehicle for miles without even attempting to pass just because he is doing the speed limit or even faster. Some people think ten over is plenty. Maybe so but stay out of the left lane regardless unless you are passing.
Go with the flow for safety. I bet the CDL drivers out there can relate to that.
"Some people think ten over is plenty. Maybe so but stay out of the left lane regardless unless you are passing. "
10 miles over the speed limit is plenty, any more is illegal, technically even 10 is illegal. You have no "right" to go faster than that, leave earlier next time Jethro.
I will agree you. I have no "right" to go faster than the speed limit. If i do break the law that's between myself and the law enforcement. In my state and many others there are signs "Keep Right Except To Pass". Most people do speed but only a few busy bodies want to try and police others and tie up the left passing lane. So who is wrong? The driver going ten over or the driver doing the speed limit while traveling in the left lane to keep others from going faster? I guess that depends who you ask.
folks, 1 mph over the speed limit is illegal — period. Ask a judge. That's why it's called a "speed LIMIT."
This is an example of the problem.
If the NH troopers spent as much time educating the public about bad driving as they do with revenue enhancement the roads would be much safer.
Yes. It takes everything I have not to freak out whenever somebody pulls out of a side road into the main highway literally yards in front of me. It happens all of the time. They are in a hurry to get in front of somebody to go slow. I have ended up in a ditch on a few occasions trying to miss the idiots. They have a stop sign, but don't stop. I have tried to pass some people and they speed up. I have literally slowed down to get back behind them, and they will slow down to not let me back in the lane. It's bad out there. I actually drive with the mind set of a dog fight pilot. I am constantly looking 12 -6 – 3- 9 even up in the air.
Having lived in many different states, drivers all have habits that are held in common. In New York it's tailgating; in Maine it's as you said: since we have a lot of rural roads they will wait until you are right upon them and then pull out from a side road, causing you to slam on your brakes. In California, no one seems to know the correct way to merge onto the highway from an entrance. They stop instead of increasing their speed and blending in with the speed of the traffic.
In Scottsdale, AZ there were thousands of unlicensed Mexicans on the roads who didn't know how to drive. They put up cameras, which were subsequently taken down, and they were issuing 5,000 tickets a day at one time. They were taken down because they were run by a private company and people lost their right to appear before a judge.
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Quite a few Americans are going to go to their mailbox this week and next, open it, and find something unexpected: a check from their insurance company. It's another side benefit from the Affordable Care Act that most Americans mistakenly thinks they don't like.
When Laird Le found a check for $70.02 in the mail, he wasn't quite sure why. Turns out, he's one of the estimated 13 million Americans that will receive a rebate on their health insurance premiums as a result of the health care reform law recently upheld by the Supreme Court.
Look inside your mailbox: By the end of the month, you could be one getting one of these refunds, which are expected to total $1.1 billion this year. Health insurance companies have begun sending letters to customers informing them of a new rule requiring them to spend at least 80 percent of the premiums they receive on actual medical care, not on overhead, advertising, profits or other costs. Health insurers must cite the health care reform law, known as the Affordable Care Act, in the letter.
The technical name for this is the medical loss ratio (or MLR), but it's much simpler than it sounds. "Obamacare" has an 80/20 rule, which requires insurance companies to spend roughly 80% of all premiums on actual health benefits, rather than company overhead (marketing, lobbying, executive salaries, etc.). When an insurer spends less than 80% on health care for its customers, the company is required to send the customer a check for the difference.
How many checks are we talking about? According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, nearly 16 million Americans will get rebates before the legal due date, which is Aug. 1. As a result, many of the checks – some of which will be small, some may be worth over $500 – will hit mailboxes this week.
The point of this policy in the law, of course, is to benefit American consumers, while at the same time, encouraging efficiency and lower premiums among insurers.
But there's also a political angle to keep in mind.
As we talked about in May, folks like getting unexpected money in the mail. When they realize it's because of Obamacare, maybe the law will start to look a little better in those consumers' eyes.
That checks will hit mailboxes, along with a message explaining the reasoning behind the money, a few months before the election probably doesn't hurt Obama's potential benefit, either.
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Final days to vote for resort restaurants in 11 categories
(March 23, 2018) Ocean City residents and visitors have a few days left to vote for their favorite bars and restaurants in 11 categories through the Restaurant Association of Maryland's 64th annual Stars of the Industry Awards, recognizing the best establishments in the state.
The dining public has until Wednesday, March 28 to vote for their favorite restaurants and bars online at www.marylandrestaurants.com/gala or on the Maryland Restaurant Awards Facebook page, Facebook.com/marylandrestaurants.
Sunset Grille in West Ocean City is vying for Favorite Restaurant and Jay Taustin, owner of Embers, BLU Crabhouse & Raw Bar and Captain's Galley, is up for Restaurateur of the Year.
"Every vote counts toward ensuring that your favorite finalists get a much deserving win," said Kim Schlosser, communications and events manager for the Restaurant Association of Maryland. "Keep in mind that there are two voting methods: our online voting platform as well as 'liking' your favorite's official photo on the RAM Facebook page."
The Harrison Group, Waterman's Seafood Company, the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel, DaVinci's by the Sea and Macky's Bayside Bar & Grill will all be inducted into the Maryland Hospitality Hall of Honor.
Since the gala is taking place in Ocean City for the first time, there are also three new resort-only categories: Favorite New Restaurant, Favorite Crab House, and Favorite Boardwalk Treat including staples such as Dumser's Dairyland, Phillips Crab House, Thrasher's French Fries, Fisher's Popcorn, the Crab Bag, the Wrapper and BLU Crabhouse & Raw Bar.
In addition, new Ocean City restaurants such as Dry Dock 28, Rare & Rye and Shotti's Point are competing for honors.
"The finalists with the highest total number of votes combined from both voting methods will win," Schlosser said. "We had over 20,000 votes last year and are hoping for even more participation this year."
Susan Jones, executive director of the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association, will receive the Brice and Shirley Phillips Lifetime Industry Achievement Award.
"I am thrilled and quite excited," Jones said. "In fact, I teared up and found out right before the trade show ended. People don't normally get me by surprise, being I am such a planner."
Jones said she was elated and honored to receive an award in Brice and Shirley Phillips' name.
"Brice and Shirley were amazing people and have done so much for Ocean City and the state," Jones said. "It is huge the event is being held in Ocean City for the first time this year. It is so important for businesses to vote."
Buddy Trala, owner of Sunset Grille, credits the hard work of his managers, kitchen and floor staff for the Favorite Restaurant accolades. The West Ocean City establishment took home the award in 2011.
"It is great and I am happy," Trala said. "We've had the same chef and sous chef since [Sunset Grille opened in 2004]. We would be the only ones to win the award twice.
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Winners will be announced on Sunday, May 6 at the Restaurant Association of Maryland's Stars of the Industry Awards Gala – A Shore Thing at the Clarion Resort on 101st Street.
"We look forward to having support from the entire town of Ocean City and truly showcasing what our industry represents," Schlosser said.


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The former CEO of The Children's Place, who is angling to buy the kids' apparel retailer, has filed a complaint demanding the company move up its annual meeting.
Ezra Dabah, who was ousted last September after an internal probe found he had violated company rules on securities trades, wants The Children's Place to hold its annual meeting no later than April 4.
Dabah – a 17.2 percent stakeholder in the company – and private-equity firm Golden Gate have asked the board to consider a formal bid of $24 a share. He has hired Bear Stearns as his financial adviser.
Earlier this month, The Children's Place set the board meeting for June 27. Noting that the company's last annual meeting was held in June 2006, Dabah said in a securities filing that "there is no reason to delay the annual meeting for another four months."
The reason for the delay, however, is obvious, according to sources close to the situation, who said The Children's Place is avoiding answering Dabah's request for permission to bid on the company.
In his latest filing, Dabah said that if the board refuses to grant its permission for the bid, it is "effectively depriving itself of the opportunity to review and consider, on behalf of the company's stockholders, a premium offer to acquire the company."
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The Bloodhorse report on the West Virginia Commission meeting on April 13 of this year, raises a few questions with me. Deputy Attorney General Kelli Talbot, legal counsel to the WV Commission, stated that the WV "Penalty Scale" was "pretty weak" and should be changed to reflect the "Model Rules". Question (1) How does one access that document? I was unable to search for it with any success. Question (2) If this, so called, Penalty Schedule is weak, then your overall state of regulation is weak. Suspensions and fines are the only means of keeping order available to administrative agencies. WV and every other racing commission is limited to those very same methods. Question (3) How can an agency defend its' self for allowing its' only means of control to lapse into a state of weakness? (Question (4) Who is responsible for keeping tabs on this sort of thing? The stewards, perhaps, or commission counsel? Have the stewards formally asked the commission to remove the restraints?
Chief Steward Danny Wright addressing the commission, "Anything you can do to allow the stewards to send a message is good," said state steward Danny Wright, who is based at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. "We need to send the right message to people that want to do wrong. Right now that message isn't there." He speaks as though the Board Of Stewards is being restrained from taking more aggressive action than they have. Could it be the mysterious Penalty Schedule? I don't buy any of this! Here is why.
10.8. The stewards may suspend anyone for violations of "this rule" whom they have authority to supervise for an indefinite period or they may fine that person in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both. The stewards shall report all suspensions and fines to the Racing Commission. The stewards' jurisdiction to act in any matter occurring during the race meeting extends after the conclusion of the meeting.
The commission would probably argue that indefinite periods of suspension apply only to violators of "this rule". That makes no sense at all. This rule is so vague it is probably unenforceable in a court of law. The only restraint placed upon the stewards in the WV Rule Book is found in 378 (10.8) referencing a one thousand dollar fine. Failing to find the Penalty Schedule and some authority behind it, my position is that the stewards were only restrained by their liberal attitudes toward those who break the rules. This Board Of Stewards is constantly offering self serving excuses for doing too little or nothing at all. Thus, they are part of the problem and certainly not part of the desperately needed solution. They were approved to work as stewards by the WV commission and in spite of their poor performances, it appears that this commission finds their work worthy of approval.


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There was a time when Ralph Reed, the organizer of the Christian Coalition, was taken completely seriously, not only by most conservative, Evangelical Christian voters, but by most of his opponents as well. The Christian Coalition did indeed make a difference in the outcome of elections, and Reed did a good job of helping to energize Christian voters, many of whom felt that faith had been sanitized from the public arena, and didn't matter any more. Ultimately, the organization began to wane, largely because it had a hard time defining its boundaries, and because it began to endorse candidates whose views were not exactly consistent with those of conservative Christians.
In 2009, Reed tried to make a comeback with the "Faith and Freedom Coalition," an attempt to reorganize and restructure conservative Evangelicals and increase their impact. The agenda is still remarkably similar, given that the old Christian Coalition gave wholehearted support to mostly Republican candidates who, in turn, for several Presidential election cycles, failed to deliver much beyond some token legislation on the main social issues that were the cornerstone of the conservative Christian position, namely abortion rights and school choice. But the new version of the old Christian Coalition doesn't have the punch, the energy, the money, or the effect. There are several reasons for this.
Take a look at the photo. There's one major problem. Glenn Beck is an ex-catholic who made the personal decision to convert to Mormonism. Mormons have absolutely zero in common with the foundational doctrines and theology of Evangelical Christians, and I can reference any one of fifty books by Christian and Mormon authors who will zero in on the facts of that division, and substantiate the claim. It is Beck's extremism that seems to be the attraction here, and that gives away the inner secret of Reed's organization. The "Faith" part is quite deceptive. Other than opening and closing their sessions with prayer, and pandering to people's religious beliefs, if Glenn Beck is the media darling of this group, "Faith" is not even in the back seat of the bus. Beck has learned how to parrot all the catch phrases he needs to wow his audiences, and the fact that he is able to get a hearing from them is evidence that their faith isn't as important as they want you to think it is.
I read the press releases, the text of several speeches, and watched a lot of video. One thing was absolutely missing from this whole conference. Faith. There are too many people involved who are not compatible with the theological and doctrinal perspective of the core group of conservative, Evangelical Christianity. In the past, opponents and critics challenged what they saw as a threat to the subjectively interpreted phrase "separation of church and state." I don't think there's enough substance of faith, or a connection to it, in this group to raise that criticism. The faith element was overshadowed and compromised by the support demanded from the GOP for Mitt Romney's campaign, after several credible conservative Evangelicals, including Mike Huckabee, were passed over, and there wasn't even an effort to put one of their own on the ticket as the VP candidate. Maybe that's why they downplay it now. They think it won't help win elections.
The lack of substance in the speakers that came to their recent gathering was, frankly, appalling. Many of these people are in Congress, and others have served in state offices. Most of the speakers seemed to hold the intelligence, and the knowledge of the relevant issues of the day, of their audience in contempt. They're good at reciting cliches, and the standard "talking points" are repeated until they almost become meaningless. Essentially, it was their standard commercial for opposition to the President. That may have some appeal to the 20% or so of the electorate that falls into the far right category, but it isn't going to help win elections, especially on the issues that are coming to the forefront. I'd include myself among the growing number of people who want to hear a realistic appraisal of the situation, and some solutions that involve working across the aisle, not more of the same obstructionism. The other side is preparing a bankroll and a campaign strategy to overcome the obstacles, one that is likely to be successful, and which will eliminate the give and take necessary for real progress to be made.
I watched a local news station put together a series of Paul Ryan's campaign speeches, and recent news interviews, and it seems like he doesn't even vary his words much. It's almost as if he learned absolutely nothing from being on the defeated Presidential ticket in 2012. Rick Perry missed a chance to say something of substance, and on top of that, his memory keeps failing. He couldn't remember the name of the country in which Benghazi was located. Sarah Palin, as usual, opened mouth and inserted foot. It is clear that she has no idea what is going on in Syria, nor does she have any idea how the US government needs to approach such situations. The Democrats have to be pretty excited about the possibility that she will still be hanging around in 2014 and 2016, because her presence will help their chances at gaining control of Congress and winning another term for their party in the White House.
Surely there are people of faith who have a realistic perspective of where we are, and who can avoid the cliches and talking points, and help people understand the role that true, genuine, sincere faith can play in resolving the problems that we face. Why do they not seem to be attracted to the Faith and Freedom Coalition? Maybe they don't think this particular group matters.
Faith does matter. And it should. But not the way this group wants to use it. It is much, much more than merely a political strategy.


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