Time Out for a Sewist Question Meme

My dear friend and former classmate Joanne of Miss Muslin tagged me in the latest meme that's going around. Let's play question-and-answer time!

Which pattern/vintage style have you been thinking about lately? You know I'm not a big vintage person—my lifestyle is too casual for most vintage dresses and jackets. Still, one of my favorite time-wasters is to pore through vintage patterns online. It's especially nostalgic to look at patterns I made when I was a teenager.


What is the one place you want to visit you've never been before? I am heavily traveled in the United States and the maritime provinces of Canada, less so in the rest of the world. I guess if I had to pick a top destination on my long list of places to see it would either be Greece or Italy. My husband recently declared he has no desire to travel, so anybody interested in being my travel partner?


How do you relax? Other than sewing, reading and walking my dog. I love going to movies too. (Last movie seen: Toy Story 3. Loved it!)


What is your favorite holiday/ vacation? Returning each summer to the small town in northern Maine where both my parents grew up and relaxing at our lake house there.


What is/are sewing skills you want to learn/try out? There are a tons of things I still need to try, like making a welt pocket. But seriously, I really want to increase my satisfaction rate with the clothes I've been making for myself lately. Technically they're fine; it's just that when I wear them I feel so "meh" about them. It's such a letdown to sew and sew and then just be blasé about what you make, isn't it?


Can you knit? Crochet? Other crafting talents? Yes, I can knit and crochet though I hate both. I like to embroider and I'm pretty handy with a glue gun. In fact, I can be a very crafty person, given the time. However, I draw the line at scrapbooking and making jackets out of sweatshirts.


What garment/accessory do you wear most often? Silver hoop earrings and a Cartier watch.


How much time do you spend reading blogs (per day/per week)? Before I started working in the city I probably spent thirty minutes a day reading blogs. Now I'm lucky if I get in thirty minutes a week. I do admit that if I'm pressed for time the blogs of people I've met in person get priority.


Your motto/mantra? "Bloom where you are planted." This was on a wall hanging I had in my bedroom in the seventies and it's appropriate given how much my family moved when I was a kid. (I went to three different middle schools and two high schools. No, not military—corporate brat.) Lately I seem to be doing my blooming on the interwebs.


Tagged! I'm going abroad to tag, in no particular order, Uta of Little El, Eugenia and her Fabulous World of Fashion, and Karin of Making the Seam. Play if you can, girls, and no hard feelings if you pass.