#it's a post more suited to my insta than my tumblr except that people might argue with me there

[rowenabean]

zero waste sewing patterns infuriate me because people present them as this inherently more environmentally friendly option for sewing things (because there are no fabric scraps left over, so you must have used the fabric to its maximal potential, right?) but in practice that's only even slightly true if it also uses less fabric, please stop telling me that your dress pattern that takes 2 metres of fabric and leaves no scraps is inherently better than my dress pattern that also takes 2m fabric and leaves two fat quarters of scraps that will sit in my stash until one day I make a quilt or some baby clothes out of them, or stuff a soft toy with the bits that are too small to use for anything else