Sort of not OT -- what fun!

My 17-year-old son has a new girlfriend, not something unusual, but this one seems to be more important than the previous ones. He brought her home very quickly to meet us and has been to meet her folks. And, he told me very early on "Mom, you're going to love this. She is interested in fabric and quilting." So she is. Today she spent a lot of the day here, a good bit of it finishing a little simple quilt she has made for her younger brother. She's teaching herself to quilt and buys her own fabric and materials. I showed her how to mark lines for quilting straight lines and how to make and put on a simple binding.

I can't begin to tell you how fun it was to have a girl to play with. We had such a good time. I gave her a couple of quilting magazines and told her I'll be glad to help her anytime.

What a hoot. I hope the women my sons settle down with for marriage like "fabric and quilting." It would be so fun.

Sunny

Yes, that does sound like fun! You must have had a great time, and what a fun way to get acquainted!

...that sounds like so much fun, Sunny. Maybe your son will let her come over and play again soon!

-Irene

That sounds great Sunny, a lot of fun. I'm trying to encourage a friend at work who is 'looking for a hobby' to come and play one weekend. It sounds like you son thinks a lot of this girl if they're already met each others' families.

Just starting to really get into quilting myself. Can she give me some pointers?

Having 5 boys and 1 girl who lives in Oregon, I too yearn for a female to pass along all my needle skills. I also knit, crochet, needlepoint, bargello, make rugs and other assorted stuff.

How wonderful for you, Sunny! :) My own two DDs have no interest at all in quilting -- a tragedy that I'm sure many others are coping with. :(

It's not just girls that want to learn, I have a boy who is desperate to sew with me, problem is, he's not yet 4, so we're a bit limited in what we can do, but he can foundation piece sat on my knee pretty well, so I'm busy thinking up a project we can do together as we finished the last one.

Anne

Sandy, your daughters may decide to quilt after you are gone and wish they had learned from you. I am that way with weaving. My mother wove and I would give anything to have learned from her, but I didn't get interested in it until she was too sick to teach me.

Jacqueline in KY

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Wow, Sunny, that does sound like fun! Glad your son could spare her for the day. Smart boy, choosing a girlfriend that shares an interest with his mom. :-)

Michelle

True, and it's usually better late than never , but I'd prefer that they got interested now! LOL!

It was the opposite kind of with me. My mother did no sewing or handwork.

I spent my years before leaving the house, as a tomboy, even went so far as to flunk Home Ec in Jr High school ;) Spent my time on the shooting range, earning Distinguished Expert rankings in pistol and long rifle, and competitively target shooting all over the state.

Got > How wonderful for you, Sunny! :) My own two DDs have no interest at all

obvious)

I periodically have crafty afternoons with the kids (boys as well as girls) who live at my apartment complex. We have a nice Hobby Room in the basement of one building and I always have tons of left-over beads, floss, trim, etc from making Art Quilts, costumes, regular clothing etc. This past Wed. we made "fabric bowls" out of felt. I bought some acrylic felt and pre-cut it into cross-shaped piece and then the children sewed up the sides and decorated their creations. :-)

Erin

Anne, see if you can find a book titled "My First Sewing Book" by Winky Cherry. It is usually available as a kit. I had a seminar with Winky one year and she wrote this book specifically for younger kids. It is hand sewing, but she also has a series of "My First..." books that includes sewing machine. I have used a couple of these with younger kids in full classroom situations, even though they were designed to use with fewer kids. And even the older kids I was teaching were interested in the first one.

Pati, >>Having 5 boys and 1 girl who lives in Oregon, I too yearn for a female to

Until they raid your stash ;-)

Hmmm... start training your sons now in the art of purchasing fabric.