"Sew cool!" sewing appreciation thread

When I was 14 years old my grandmother started teaching my sister and I about sewing with the goal of each of us making a quilt. We each got a sewing basket with colored paper coupons my Grams made up and each sewing session we could pick a coupon and it would be for a sewing tool or other items or a demonstration. I quickly fell in love sewing and the three of us spending time togehter. I don't even know how many quilts I've made. We made a bunch of baby quilts out of scrap fabric and donated them to a local charity for single mothers. I haven't done much quilting in the recently but my sister & I made a rag quilt for our mom 7-8 years. I do have a log cabin project that I started 27 years ago and I pick it up here and there...I'll finish it when I'm retired lol.

Our grandmother joined the New England Quilt Guild and they would only kids 18 and younger compete. In the four years that I could compete I entered five quilts and all one first place blue ribbons. Thank you Grams for being a great & fun teacher and for making me redo my mistakes. My Grams won numerous ribbons of all sorts but often she'd get Best of Show; has a quilt in a museum and had one feature in a magazine...she's truely amazingly talented.

We also made clothes; I still have a jacket from 30 years ago that we all made but of different fabrics plus we had our custom labels. I attached a picture of it; I would attach a quilt picture but it's behind a bin of MLPs. I need to do some reorganizing in my small apartment.

I think my favorite part was when we went to the fabric store and selected fabrics for our projects.

Missed out on the Spring Bonnet Contest this year but I'm so excited for next year!!! It was great to see all the creative bonnets and displays. The knitted ones were really cool, that's one thing that I didn't learn from my Grams...seriously what couldn't she do!
 

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When I was 14 years old my grandmother started teaching my sister and I about sewing with the goal of each of us making a quilt. We each got a sewing basket with colored paper coupons my Grams made up and each sewing session we could pick a coupon and it would be for a sewing tool or other items or a demonstration. I quickly fell in love sewing and the three of us spending time togehter. I don't even know how many quilts I've made. We made a bunch of baby quilts out of scrap fabric and donated them to a local charity for single mothers. I haven't done much quilting in the recently but my sister & I made a rag quilt for our mom 7-8 years. I do have a log cabin project that I started 27 years ago and I pick it up here and there...I'll finish it when I'm retired lol.

Our grandmother joined the New England Quilt Guild and they would only kids 18 and younger compete. In the four years that I could compete I entered five quilts and all one first place blue ribbons. Thank you Grams for being a great & fun teacher and for making me redo my mistakes. My Grams won numerous ribbons of all sorts but often she'd get Best of Show; has a quilt in a museum and had one feature in a magazine...she's truely amazingly talented.

We also made clothes; I still have a jacket from 30 years ago that we all made but of different fabrics plus we had our custom labels. I attached a picture of it; I would attach a quilt picture but it's behind a bin of MLPs. I need to do some reorganizing in my small apartment.

I think my favorite part was when we went to the fabric store and selected fabrics for our projects.

Missed out on the Spring Bonnet Contest this year but I'm so excited for next year!!! It was great to see all the creative bonnets and displays. The knitted ones were really cool, that's one thing that I didn't learn from my Grams...seriously what couldn't she do!
What a fantastically sweet way for your Grandmother to make the lessons fun and interactive and interesting! I love this so much!!
 
When I was 14 years old my grandmother started teaching my sister and I about sewing with the goal of each of us making a quilt. We each got a sewing basket with colored paper coupons my Grams made up and each sewing session we could pick a coupon and it would be for a sewing tool or other items or a demonstration. I quickly fell in love sewing and the three of us spending time togehter. I don't even know how many quilts I've made. We made a bunch of baby quilts out of scrap fabric and donated them to a local charity for single mothers. I haven't done much quilting in the recently but my sister & I made a rag quilt for our mom 7-8 years. I do have a log cabin project that I started 27 years ago and I pick it up here and there...I'll finish it when I'm retired lol.

Our grandmother joined the New England Quilt Guild and they would only kids 18 and younger compete. In the four years that I could compete I entered five quilts and all one first place blue ribbons. Thank you Grams for being a great & fun teacher and for making me redo my mistakes. My Grams won numerous ribbons of all sorts but often she'd get Best of Show; has a quilt in a museum and had one feature in a magazine...she's truely amazingly talented.

We also made clothes; I still have a jacket from 30 years ago that we all made but of different fabrics plus we had our custom labels. I attached a picture of it; I would attach a quilt picture but it's behind a bin of MLPs. I need to do some reorganizing in my small apartment.

I think my favorite part was when we went to the fabric store and selected fabrics for our projects.

Missed out on the Spring Bonnet Contest this year but I'm so excited for next year!!! It was great to see all the creative bonnets and displays. The knitted ones were really cool, that's one thing that I didn't learn from my Grams...seriously what couldn't she do!
What a delightful story!
it's my hope that I can one day be that cool sewing mom / grandma! ,,>~<,,
And I would also love to teach my kidos how to crochet as well! <3
 
When I was 14 years old my grandmother started teaching my sister and I about sewing with the goal of each of us making a quilt. We each got a sewing basket with colored paper coupons my Grams made up and each sewing session we could pick a coupon and it would be for a sewing tool or other items or a demonstration. I quickly fell in love sewing and the three of us spending time togehter. I don't even know how many quilts I've made. We made a bunch of baby quilts out of scrap fabric and donated them to a local charity for single mothers. I haven't done much quilting in the recently but my sister & I made a rag quilt for our mom 7-8 years. I do have a log cabin project that I started 27 years ago and I pick it up here and there...I'll finish it when I'm retired lol.
That's so awesome. Your grandma really wanted to recruit people into the quilting circle, so she started with you, and aren't you lucky! She obviously was a super teacher, and you'll always have this gift she gave you, and nobody will be able to take it away.

My mom taught me and my sisters to sew since she enjoyed buying patterns and making herself things to wear. One sister still sews various crafty things involving sewing, much like the pillows and bags we learned to sew with, but I went on to learn tailoring, costume design and quilting. Yeah, I have a quilt project or two that I'm working on, but they keep on getting pushed back, hah! So I commiserate. One is an all-over tiny square quilt made out of all the brown corduroys I wore out over the years, so many squares!, and the other is an experiment in pentagon quilting that uses some of my mom's old scraps from the 80's.

And yes! Picking out the fabrics is the fun part that just keeps on piling up! And well, I actually like the way textiles and their emotional association can live on in quilts, when before they were beloved clothing items that had to be retired.
 
When I was 14 years old my grandmother started teaching my sister and I about sewing with the goal of each of us making a quilt. We each got a sewing basket with colored paper coupons my Grams made up and each sewing session we could pick a coupon and it would be for a sewing tool or other items or a demonstration. I quickly fell in love sewing and the three of us spending time togehter. I don't even know how many quilts I've made. We made a bunch of baby quilts out of scrap fabric and donated them to a local charity for single mothers. I haven't done much quilting in the recently but my sister & I made a rag quilt for our mom 7-8 years. I do have a log cabin project that I started 27 years ago and I pick it up here and there...I'll finish it when I'm retired lol.

Our grandmother joined the New England Quilt Guild and they would only kids 18 and younger compete. In the four years that I could compete I entered five quilts and all one first place blue ribbons. Thank you Grams for being a great & fun teacher and for making me redo my mistakes. My Grams won numerous ribbons of all sorts but often she'd get Best of Show; has a quilt in a museum and had one feature in a magazine...she's truely amazingly talented.

We also made clothes; I still have a jacket from 30 years ago that we all made but of different fabrics plus we had our custom labels. I attached a picture of it; I would attach a quilt picture but it's behind a bin of MLPs. I need to do some reorganizing in my small apartment.

I think my favorite part was when we went to the fabric store and selected fabrics for our projects.

Missed out on the Spring Bonnet Contest this year but I'm so excited for next year!!! It was great to see all the creative bonnets and displays. The knitted ones were really cool, that's one thing that I didn't learn from my Grams...seriously what couldn't she do!
That's a wonderful story
 
Been a while since i last posted on here, but i think im making some nice process on a mini pjcase pony project.
Still messing with the pattern a little bit more and will have to figure out the best eye placement since its a tad bit low or maybe not at the best angle? but very close to just right!
 

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Still messing with the pattern a little bit more and will have to figure out the best eye placement since it’s a tad bit low or maybe not at the best angle? but very close to just right!
Love the hair :ponylove:
 
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Pulled out the sewing machine Sunday to make pillows & sleeping bags for the slumber party photo challenge.

Grams taught me to save scrap fabric & before you threw something out you harvested still good fabric, buttons & zippers…that stuff is expensive :winkpony:

The lining of the sleeping bags are made from harvested pillow case backings and still had sewed together seams :lolpony:

The red & tan fabrics I made a wall hanging with for my other gramma probably 30 years ago.
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I love all these beautiful creations!
My latest project is making a dress for my therapist's dog, Nali. She loves it! I just need to make a few little tweaks so it fits her better.
Will add photos once I get her in it!
 
I machine embroider, and see people post on fb so really nice Mlp like stuffies. Wish I could find the file. Nice to read about your adventures of sewing for your sister toys.

This is one of my recently made wall hanging View attachment 99550
Beautiful! :greenheart:
 
I machine embroider, and see people post on fb so really nice Mlp like stuffies. Wish I could find the file. Nice to read about your adventures of sewing for your sister toys.

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Wow! Absolutely beautiful! You are very talented!! :winkpony: Are you apart of any sewing guilds or compete?
 
Thank you. there is nothing in my area to join. I do it as a hobby, keeps me busy and out of trouble
Maybe we’ll have to make pony wish for a guild to be create in your area :ROLO:

I wish I had the time & space to quilt & just a craft space zone! I have a log cabin designed quilt I started 27 years ago :lolpony: I figured I’ll finish it when I’m retired.

I just bought a new rotary cutter as I think I donatated mine to my sister at some point but I can’t find my newer quilt rulers. My spare room is so cluttered. Too many hobbies :winkpony:
 
Made a skirt with lining plus padded bottom for my partner’s Easter basket for the spring swap.

Not a typical lining usually made for baskets because I wanted to do the skirting on the outside of the basket so I had to re-engineer how it was sewn together, but it was fun that I actually figured it out and hardly had to seam rip as I did it correctly the first time round. :shock: But then I had plenty of time to think on it as I had to keep taking so many breaks because I pinched some nerves in my neck.

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