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Experienced sewers....or sewers one and all......

19 years ago

Isn't it nice to read postings from our new sisters in fabric? And to share the problems other more experienced sewers have run into? I have sewn many years but find each visit here opens new doors for me. It can be new ideas, experiences or fabics....everyday is an adventure. I hope we all keep posting and sharing....it makes the world of sewing so much smaller. Anyone else feel the same?

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chickadee__3a
19 years ago
I have sewn for many years. My first project was sewing cloth diapers for my first son. I went from there to lots of mending and "kid" sewing for my 4 sons. Along the way I began sewing for my home and cottage and still do a lot of home sewing. For the past few years I have really enjoyed quilting. But as you say, Budster, there is always something new to learn here and there have been some wonderful new ideas for projects that appear from time to time. I love checking in here every day.
maryanntx
19 years ago
I agree, Budster. I made most of my clothes during my last 2 years in High School. I continued to sew after getting married and made a few things for my 3 sons (mostly pajamas). Now years later I am trying to get back into the sewing mood again. I have twin grandbabies that I want to sew for and also have a new Bernina embroidery machine that I'm having lots of fun with. I check in here every day to read all the new posts and soak in all the information that I can. Even though I have years of experience, I sometimes feel like a newby since I went for so many years without owning a sewing machine.
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kathi_mdgd
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I also agree.I majored in dressmaking and design in high school and have been sewing ever since,and that adds up to about 50 years.Wow didn't realize it was that long til i stopped to think about it!!
DH bought me my first machine after the birth of our first son(1959) because i kept borrowing my sisters.We went on to have 2 more sons and a dd.I sewed for all of them.I sewed a lot of the boys clothing right up to high school days and of course all of dd's as well.Also sewed all my own clothes,things for the home,and when dh retired from the military i made him a few suits as well.
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Now i have a new Great GD that just 5 weeks old,so i have someone new to sew for and have already made her 2 quilts,burp pads,crib bumpers.Can't wait to start sewing her clothes,and believe it or not,i still have some of the patterns i used for my own kids all those years ago.Kids patterns never go out of fashion,and i like the older ones better than the newer one.JMO
I learned on here recently how to make a foot stool from a plant stand/holder thingy and made one last week or so.I never would have thought of that idea.
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budster
Original Author
19 years ago
Like you I have saved alot of my kids patterns. I am now able to make the same style dress (and match the fabrics as close as I can to the original one) for my great nieces..just like their mommy had. I have one niece I am especially close to who kept all the dresses I made for her....she has no children as yet but she wanted her dresses and keeps them hung in her closet. I think that is a nice compliment to me. Anyway I have also been known to purchase the odd new pattern or buy a yard sale one cause the product is so darn cute. LOL ....and don't ask me to part with just any pattern.
Rene54
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We are blessed with a wonderful gift, sewing is such an outlet, I like Kathi have sewn over 50 years, and each day I check this site to see what my sewing sisters are up to and I learn something each time, I guess that is why I answer quite a few posts, I sewn a lot of things over all those years, and never tire, something out there is new and I want to learn how, plus all you sewers are so enjoyable to learn about, keep posting, I sure will rene
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jaybird
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I don't post a lot, but I am here every day. There is no way I could tell you how much I have learned from all of you folks, or how many great ideas I have "borrowed"! I have been sewing for about 40 years, but each idea that I try to implement is a new challenge. I mostly sew for my home and my DK homes, but I have made lots of other things as well! Just today I "tuned in" here to find out about the stuffing material for outdoor cushions!! Since mine are an odd size, I'm on the hunt for the dacron filling that Softfurn mentioned (thank-you).
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