2020 Fashion on the Ration Challenge

PipneyJane

catherinekate said:

I spent 8 coupons on a new pair of trousers so 19 spent for the year to date.

Also, without thinking about it properly, I bought 12 fat quarters in the Aldi sewing sale. Since it is 3 coupons per yard and 4 fat quarters in a yard that is 12 more coupons so 31 for the year to date. If I use them for masks (I might) I'll declare and re-deduct.

And have bought some clothes for the toddler (for next summer) in the end of summer sales but am not counting those at present. However most of his clothes are second hand and he'd probably be within his limit!

Pip I have ordered the Helen Forrester book. I used to work in a Liverpool bookshop in the late 90s and her books were very popular but it never occurred to me to read them myself!

I acquired a lot of sewing magazines and some fabric from a lovely lady on our local Freecycle group. One of the articles was about a recent Great British Sewing Bee winner (Claire?) who said that she tried to stick to clothes coupon limits for her new clothing. I was very impressed; dear lady, if you are reading along I don't ask you to declare yourself!

Errr....  As long term readers will know, I have a similar problem with yarn, @catherinekate.   Somehow, you find yourself admiring one skein - or, in your, case fat quarters -  and it multiplies into 10 coupons worth.  My commiserations. 

basketcase said:

Maybe dungarees?  (It has a 'protective' function.)  Or a man's bathing suit?  (Swimear, but covers more than a lady's would!  IYSWIM )

Laura_Elsewhere said:

Maybe a mackintosh because it's "technical materials"? 

After thinking about it, I vote for "Overalls or dungarees or like garment" at 6 coupons.  Would that be OK with you, @thriftwizard? Do the rest of you agree?

- Pip

PollyWollyDoodle

I agree, it’s similar in terms of volume of fabric to a pair of overalls. 

Not much happening here, but I am determined to knock some of those UFOs off the list this week. Watch this space…

PipneyJane

PollyWollyDoodle said:

I agree, it’s similar in terms of volume of fabric to a pair of overalls. 

Not much happening here, but I am determined to knock some of those UFOs off the list this week. Watch this space…

Good luck with the UFO's, @PollyWollyDoodle.    

What's the weather like where you are?  It's a bit grim outside down here.  Today, I'm wearing the grey cabled jumper that I knitted earlier in the year.  I'm as warm as toast.

- Pip

tgroom57

I finished the baby cardigan I was knitting- its the green one.  I think next time I'll pick up more stitiches across the top of the sleeves, but otherwise it's ok? It's a fraction smaller than the white one, intentionally.  For this I learned how to knit the border onto the (finished) edge, but next time I think I'll just knit the border at the same time as the fronts.

Second dilemma- my favourite winter long thick (acrylic) socks have a humungous hole from the heel to halfway under the foot. Is it best to turn them into leg warmers? If not how's best to patch? I have other odd socks I could use to patch, if I knew how.

MrsCD

We've had a beautiful day here in County Durham. Blue sky and not too chilly.
Tomorrow now....forecast is for rain!

thriftwizard

The wedding was lovely, thank you! And just in the nick of time - 15 wouldn't even have covered the immediate families as the groom has 4 siblings (+ one partner) and 2 parents, and the bride 4 half- & step- siblings (+ 4 partners) 2 parents & 1 step-parent, which is 18 without the main players themselves! And doesn't include the bride's nephews & nieces. The sun shone & everyone looked amazing & had a brilliant time; it was a real day full of smiles. The hotel - a last-minute bargain - staff were wonderful, the food was excellent, and we did manage to keep to the social distancing rules. OH & I slept up at my friend's in-the-making Air BnB, so that the kids could all be together in the house legally.

No need to stress overly about the wetsuit, really, as I'll acquire one secondhand if at all possible. Normally the local surf schools are offloading them like mad at this time of year, but with the boom in staycations on the South Coast that hasn't happened yet. We'll see what happens when the weather goes downhill! I can see that I have some serious saving to do if I want a kayak of my own anyway. I have to admit to envying my brother's fishing kayak somewhat...

In the meantime, I did acquire a fleece (jacket) whilst camping, but it was from a charity shop, so no coupons incurred!

TwibbleDee

thriftwizard said:

No need to stress overly about the wetsuit, really, as I'll acquire one secondhand if at all possible. Normally the local surf schools are offloading them like mad at this time of year, but with the boom in staycations on the South Coast that hasn't happened yet. We'll see what happens when the weather goes downhill! I can see that I have some serious saving to do if I want a kayak of my own anyway. I have to admit to envying my brother's fishing kayak somewhat...

My brother and parents all have huge fishing kayaks that are really too big for me to handle.  My husband and I have smaller ones, and I love them.  Much easier to handle, and I can get them in the truck bed without having to do some crazy maneuvers.  Maybe we'll get some kayaking in Sunday morning this weekend...

Cherryfudge

I put my summer clothes in the loft and brought down a few winter things... it's brought home to me how many lovely pieces of clothing I've saved up there after they got past being wearable, just because they fabric/colour is irresistible! I need either to start turning them into other things (I can only use so many tote bags) or pass them on...

Laura_Elsewhere

Nothing to do with clothing coupons, but as you all propped me up, I wanted to let you know - My Intended's surgical team just rang with the follow-up results: everything is sorted. They are "very confident" that the whole thing is sorted, no further problems, no treatment beyond this summer's radical surgery. 

Send your menfolk for PSA bloodtests annually as soon as they get past 40ish, please.... M.I. had not a single symptom, yet when his was picked up from a spur-of-the-moment PSA test in a pop-up walk-in clinic in November, the subsequent scans and biopsies showed it was absolutely on the verge of spreading, really on the cusp - "the capsule is visible bulging" was the terrifying wording used. 

So do please nag your menfolk. If M.I. had waited til he needed to pee in the night, etc., then it would have been into his bones and untreatable... 

Thankyou all - you've been brilliant. @PipneyJane especially - bless your kind heart xx

PipneyJane

Laura_Elsewhere said:

Nothing to do with clothing coupons, but as you all propped me up, I wanted to let you know - My Intended's surgical team just rang with the follow-up results: everything is sorted. They are "very confident" that the whole thing is sorted, no further problems, no treatment beyond this summer's radical surgery. 

Send your menfolk for PSA bloodtests annually as soon as they get past 40ish, please.... M.I. had not a single symptom, yet when his was picked up from a spur-of-the-moment PSA test in a pop-up walk-in clinic in November, the subsequent scans and biopsies showed it was absolutely on the verge of spreading, really on the cusp - "the capsule is visible bulging" was the terrifying wording used. 

So do please nag your menfolk. If M.I. had waited til he needed to pee in the night, etc., then it would have been into his bones and untreatable... 

Thankyou all - you've been brilliant. @PipneyJane especially - bless your kind heart xx

Oh, Hun!  I have no time to respond @Laura_Elsewhere, but that is wonderful news!

Big hugs

- Pip