Male call (yes MEN) step up please
09-05-2011, 07:02 AM
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I have seen a couple men (I think) post on the board here
so I would like to ask ALL the men to step up and speak out.
Reason is I would like to pick your brains, I am working on
a "paper" that I started last spring for my English 121 class
and would like to finish it the best that I can.
This paper is about the men who quilt their inspirations for
getting started, etc. So can you PLEASE help an old girl out
with a project that even my English teacher would like to see
finished and maybe get it published someday in a magazine
or something.
Thanks in advance for any and all your help and input.
so I would like to ask ALL the men to step up and speak out.
Reason is I would like to pick your brains, I am working on
a "paper" that I started last spring for my English 121 class
and would like to finish it the best that I can.
This paper is about the men who quilt their inspirations for
getting started, etc. So can you PLEASE help an old girl out
with a project that even my English teacher would like to see
finished and maybe get it published someday in a magazine
or something.
Thanks in advance for any and all your help and input.
09-05-2011, 07:32 AM
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Sure,
I have sewn clothes ever since I learned to sew from my mother by pumping the treadle mechanism of an old Singer treadle sewing machine that she used to use. I guess I was about 3-4 years old. Just simple projects like hanker-chiefs, and such. Fast forward to a 20 something guy who needed to repair clothes and put on buttons. I bought a simple Singer electric and used it for a number of years. Then I decided to make some shirts and things for myself, and those turned out pretty good. When I got married, at about age 30, My new wife and I got involved with Civil War Re-enacting. I started to make the uniforms I would need and the gowns my wife would need in order to save some money. That led to making most of my and her clothes which is still happening. After I retired at a get 50, I needed to have some new hobbies to keep myself occupied. I don't play golf and I don't hang out in bars and drink, so I had a sewing machine and decided to start quilting. Therein lies the first seeds of the Terrible Obsession of quilting as it pertains to men, or myself if not all men. I was a carpenter and furniture maker, which are very exacting crafts, or should be, and the detail orientation that pertains to those skills transfer directly to quilting. If you are going to produce a good product, you have to pay attention to detail. I love the execution of precision placement of the different blocks so as to produce a well done project. That about says it as to why I quilt. And, like I tell some of the guys I know, "It keeps me out of the bars". Hope this helps you out.
John
John
I have sewn clothes ever since I learned to sew from my mother by pumping the treadle mechanism of an old Singer treadle sewing machine that she used to use. I guess I was about 3-4 years old. Just simple projects like hanker-chiefs, and such. Fast forward to a 20 something guy who needed to repair clothes and put on buttons. I bought a simple Singer electric and used it for a number of years. Then I decided to make some shirts and things for myself, and those turned out pretty good. When I got married, at about age 30, My new wife and I got involved with Civil War Re-enacting. I started to make the uniforms I would need and the gowns my wife would need in order to save some money. That led to making most of my and her clothes which is still happening. After I retired at a get 50, I needed to have some new hobbies to keep myself occupied. I don't play golf and I don't hang out in bars and drink, so I had a sewing machine and decided to start quilting. Therein lies the first seeds of the Terrible Obsession of quilting as it pertains to men, or myself if not all men. I was a carpenter and furniture maker, which are very exacting crafts, or should be, and the detail orientation that pertains to those skills transfer directly to quilting. If you are going to produce a good product, you have to pay attention to detail. I love the execution of precision placement of the different blocks so as to produce a well done project. That about says it as to why I quilt. And, like I tell some of the guys I know, "It keeps me out of the bars". Hope this helps you out.
John
John
09-05-2011, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Fixedgearhead
Sure,
I have sewn clothes ever since I learned to sew from my mother by pumping the treadle mechanism of an old Singer treadle sewing machine that she used to use. I guess I was about 3-4 years old. Just simple projects like hanker-chiefs, and such. Fast forward to a 20 something guy who needed to repair clothes and put on buttons. I bought a simple Singer electric and used it for a number of years. Then I decided to make some shirts and things for myself, and those turned out pretty good. When I got married, at about age 30, My new wife and I got involved with Civil War Re-enacting. I started to make the uniforms I would need and the gowns my wife would need in order to save some money. That led to making most of my and her clothes which is still happening. After I retired at a get 50, I needed to have some new hobbies to keep myself occupied. I don't play golf and I don't hang out in bars and drink, so I had a sewing machine and decided to start quilting. Therein lies the first seeds of the Terrible Obsession of quilting as it pertains to men, or myself if not all men. I was a carpenter and furniture maker, which are very exacting crafts, or should be, and the detail orientation that pertains to those skills transfer directly to quilting. If you are going to produce a good product, you have to pay attention to detail. I love the execution of precision placement of the different blocks so as to produce a well done project. That about says it as to why I quilt. And, like I tell some of the guys I know, "It keeps me out of the bars". Hope this helps you out.
John
John
I have sewn clothes ever since I learned to sew from my mother by pumping the treadle mechanism of an old Singer treadle sewing machine that she used to use. I guess I was about 3-4 years old. Just simple projects like hanker-chiefs, and such. Fast forward to a 20 something guy who needed to repair clothes and put on buttons. I bought a simple Singer electric and used it for a number of years. Then I decided to make some shirts and things for myself, and those turned out pretty good. When I got married, at about age 30, My new wife and I got involved with Civil War Re-enacting. I started to make the uniforms I would need and the gowns my wife would need in order to save some money. That led to making most of my and her clothes which is still happening. After I retired at a get 50, I needed to have some new hobbies to keep myself occupied. I don't play golf and I don't hang out in bars and drink, so I had a sewing machine and decided to start quilting. Therein lies the first seeds of the Terrible Obsession of quilting as it pertains to men, or myself if not all men. I was a carpenter and furniture maker, which are very exacting crafts, or should be, and the detail orientation that pertains to those skills transfer directly to quilting. If you are going to produce a good product, you have to pay attention to detail. I love the execution of precision placement of the different blocks so as to produce a well done project. That about says it as to why I quilt. And, like I tell some of the guys I know, "It keeps me out of the bars". Hope this helps you out.
John
John
09-05-2011, 09:12 AM
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John & Holice,
Thank you for replying to my post.
As for the book by Joe Cunningham every time
I have tried to buy the book is has been out
of stock. But I DO intend to buy the book first
time I find it in stock.
John - I love your story of how you got started
with sewing and quilting.
Gentlemen I would love to know more about:
How did you get started?
How long have you been sewing & quilting?
What are your design inspirations?
Who do you make quilts for? yourself, family,
friends, charity, sell or just because.
Do you enter your quilts into quilt shows, or
museum exhibits?
What kind of quilts do you make? (art, wall etc.)
Do you have any quilting idols? (Alex Anderson,
Ricky Tims & Mark Lipinski are a few of my
favorites)
What are the "details" that inspire you then and
now.
Do you buy fabric to add to a stash or just buy
what you need for the project that you have
started?
Do you only start & work only one project at a time?
Or do you have more than one UFO waiting to be
completed?
What do your family and friends say/think about YOU
being a quilter?
Has anyone (mainly women) ever made you feel like just
because your a man that you can not have an interest
in such a wonderful hobby as quilting?
Did you have family members (mother, grandmother or
aunts) who where quilters?
Would any of you gentlemen enter your quilts to a MALE
ONLY exhibit at a museum if one was held in your
area? (We have the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in
Golden, CO who every other year (even years I think)
has an exhibit on display for several months. The
next exhibit will be January 30-April 28, 2012.
What if any stereotyping have you dealt with?
I hope to hear back from you SOON. If you prefer not
to answer some questions in the post you can always
send me a private message.
If anyone is interested in finding out more on the all
Male museum exhibit click on the link.
https://rmqm.org/zz/exhibits/call-for-entries.html]https://rmqm.org/zz/exhibits/call-for-entries.html[/url]
If there is a question that I did not cover and you
would like to provide a comment than by all means do
so.
I even joined a male quilting board (I donated to
support, but there is/was very little activity on
that board to help me with my research.
Thank you for replying to my post.
As for the book by Joe Cunningham every time
I have tried to buy the book is has been out
of stock. But I DO intend to buy the book first
time I find it in stock.
John - I love your story of how you got started
with sewing and quilting.
Gentlemen I would love to know more about:
How did you get started?
How long have you been sewing & quilting?
What are your design inspirations?
Who do you make quilts for? yourself, family,
friends, charity, sell or just because.
Do you enter your quilts into quilt shows, or
museum exhibits?
What kind of quilts do you make? (art, wall etc.)
Do you have any quilting idols? (Alex Anderson,
Ricky Tims & Mark Lipinski are a few of my
favorites)
What are the "details" that inspire you then and
now.
Do you buy fabric to add to a stash or just buy
what you need for the project that you have
started?
Do you only start & work only one project at a time?
Or do you have more than one UFO waiting to be
completed?
What do your family and friends say/think about YOU
being a quilter?
Has anyone (mainly women) ever made you feel like just
because your a man that you can not have an interest
in such a wonderful hobby as quilting?
Did you have family members (mother, grandmother or
aunts) who where quilters?
Would any of you gentlemen enter your quilts to a MALE
ONLY exhibit at a museum if one was held in your
area? (We have the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in
Golden, CO who every other year (even years I think)
has an exhibit on display for several months. The
next exhibit will be January 30-April 28, 2012.
What if any stereotyping have you dealt with?
I hope to hear back from you SOON. If you prefer not
to answer some questions in the post you can always
send me a private message.
If anyone is interested in finding out more on the all
Male museum exhibit click on the link.
https://rmqm.org/zz/exhibits/call-for-entries.html]https://rmqm.org/zz/exhibits/call-for-entries.html[/url]
If there is a question that I did not cover and you
would like to provide a comment than by all means do
so.
I even joined a male quilting board (I donated to
support, but there is/was very little activity on
that board to help me with my research.
09-06-2011, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Holice
you can read some of my info on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holice_Turnbow
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