Buying Made in America

Maybe the title should be "Trying to Find Made in America." I saw the news shows about buying Made in America and how important it is to do so. I saw the list of companies who are located here in the States, but let me tell ya, finding the items at my local Walmart is like finding hen's teeth (I've raised chickens…no teeth). For all the advertising Wally did about more American made items you'd think there was enough to buy some….hmmm. A few months ago I decided I wasn't buying anything not made here and had to surrender when I couldn't find USA made underwear. It was close to tragic.
After hearing my husband complain that our dishes were ugly I decided to shop for dishes. I had to give it to him, the dishes were ugly….rust stains that no amount of scrubbing would cure…just made them uglier…so I drove my happy a** to Walmart and started looking. Lots of cute dishes but most made in China. BHG…made in China. Pfaltzgraff….made in China. Ugh!!! Finally, I found made in America….Corelle by Corning, the folks who made Pyrex, proudly made in the USA. A pretty swirled red and gray pattern on white and I was good to go. More expensive than the others but…..I guess it's a matter of putting my money where my big mouth is.
Anyway, my dishes are no longer ugly but the story doesn't end there. I stopped in the fabric section and was looking at some military theme fabric….like Air Force, Marines, Army….nice fabric but guess what….Made in China!! I felt like I was slapped in the face. There was Made in USA military fabric about a year ago. All gone forever? Who would think this would be so difficult? Definitely not me. A woman could go naked looking for Made in America……

Keep the Party Going!!

Yeah, let's keep the party going! Well, OK, not really a drink-alot-dance-on-the-table kind of party but a "I need a good costume to sew for this year's party and the pattern's are on sale at GoofingOff" kind of party. The sale is so good I decided to keep it going until October 30th. There's still lots of great patterns available with something for everyone, even the dog….could be for the cat, too, with a little bit of alterations. I'm not sure if I could talk Mr.Ted into wearing a costume, though…the poodle posse is easy but Ted is another matter. Oh, well….back to the sale…all costume sewing patterns are 30% off…no coupon code to remember because the savings are already to grab up.
Oh…and don't forget, buy 3 or more patterns and they ship for free (US only, please).

Post by Eileen Patterson…forever GoofingOff.