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[SammysMom]

I have always wanted to do a quilt. I saw a show last night on HGTV where this lady makes quilts for homeless people and her quilts were soooo beautiful. That is one of my life long goals, to make an amazing quilt.

[Doreen]

Originally Posted by SammysMom I have always wanted to do a quilt. I saw a show last night on HGTV where this lady makes quilts for homeless people and her quilts were soooo beautiful. That is one of my life long goals, to make an amazing quilt.

Have you ever made a rag quilt?




I have some super easy instructions that I can get to you if you're interested. I can help you online finish one. I just finished another one for a baby shower. They are so fun and easy.

[hmamma]

I taught myself about 6-7 months ago. Funny thing is is that my mom sewed when I was growing up, but she never taught me :shrug7:Finally I got a sewing machine off of freecycle and just started teaching myself. I love it! I've made cloth diapers, dolls, blankets, bags, and am currently working on a sock monkey for my DS for Christmas. I love sewing, and really wish my mom had taught me. Oh well. I'm still learning though. I don't understand all the mumbo jumbo, but I can fair pretty well on my own.

[enginerd]

I officially learned in 7th grade Home Ec class but I had been messing around with my mother's old treadle machine in the basement for years (she wouldn't let me use her electric machine - afraid I would ruin it - LOL). This was back in the days when the girls had to take Home Ec and the boys had to take shop (the sexism would never fly these days). I was so mad - I wanted to take shop instead - they got to do cool stuff like leatherworking and woodworking. I'm glad now I had the sewing classes.

[Lisa178]

I took classes in school but never did very well.

My sister gave me a machine about 15 yrs ago and I've been sewing ever since.

I mostly do crafts,dolls and alterations for the two of us. My mind is full of projects, now if only I could get motivated to do them.

I have a craftroom full of supplies but no ambition this year.:frown:

Lisa

[skw6559]

Originally Posted by SammysMom I learned in 8th grade Home Ec and LOVED IT!!! We did a super cool project where we ordered a kit from this company and mine was a hambuger pillow. OH man that hamburger and I had so my "close" times mainly for crying LOL I also made in the 12th grade my graduation dress all by my little self, I was very proud and had that dress for years. Oh my gosh I just did a search for pillow kits and I found my hamburger kit!!! Just for old times sake Im going to order this puppy and sew me a brand spankin' new hamburger pillow LOL OH Im so excited now

I also learned in Home EC class. I did the "turtle" pillow. Since then I can't sew anything more complicated than a button . I guess in the future I can pick it up as a hobby.

[temartal]

My step-mother taught me. She helped me sew button holes on my blouse for Home-Ec. And then, when I had to make my Chorus dress, she helped me. RIP 6 years ago. She's also the one who taught me how to coupon and how to can. My mom taught me how to freeze.

[sns4063]

I learned in 4-H, I was probably in 7th grade. My mom gets frustrated quick with us, so even though she knows how to sew (and it was even her profession for quite a while), she let someone else have the first joy in teaching me, lmao! I hated sewing clothing for myself, I just wasn't too into it. My grandmother did teach me much earlier though how to do embroidery when i spent summers with her on the farm. All her dish towels had some sort of embroidery on them!

But now, my mother in law is an avid quilter. I wish I had the time to work on all the projects that are in my head!

[thecoop]

I am a guy. I learned to sew on my own by watching my grandmother do it. I only sew pants cuffs, loose hem, buttons or torn fabric. Works fine around our house since wife hates to sew.

[backyrat]

My mom is a wonderful seamstress. She started letting me help her sew from the time I was old enough to sit in her lap. She said I loved to sit in her lap at the sewing machine and just watch her. I guess I started sewing as soon as I could hold a needle and thread. I remember making basic elastic waist boxer type shorts when I was in elementary school. Lost interest in high school and college. Now, I wish I had learned more when I still lived at "home". I taught myself a lot when I had girls of my own. I gained a lot of confidence making cloth diapers and basic outfits for them. My 5 year old loves designing outfits for me to make for her and her little sister. I just wish I had the time and modivation to make all of them for her.

My mom bought my now 5 year old her first Singer when she was not quite 4 years old. She thought it was silly to waste $40 on a toy machine when a real one only cost $65 on black friday at Target. Thankfully, my mom took the time to teach her the basics and important safety stuff. Now I can just work on the fun stuff. She likes making dog toys, tote bag type purses, pillows, doll "quilts", and just sewing different pieces of pretty fabric together to see how they look layered. She enjoys all the different stitches her machine has too. My mom made her learn to use the straight stitch first and she was so excited when she finally got to zig zag.

My second daughter is almost 4 now though, and there is no way I would let her use her sister's real machine. She has a toy one with no needle and just isn't ready like my oldest was at this age. She has just started hand sewing with a needle and thread in the past month.