Originally Posted by barbsmith
My mother quilted. I remember sitting beneath her quilting frame and playing while she quilted. I loved doing that.
I chuckled as I read this, cuz my DGD does that at my house when the quilt frame is up! I tie my quilts and she thinks they are for her (she got the first one). She plays and plays under there... I even put a rocking chair under it for her to sit in while I tie. I hope she remembers it later in life!
My grandma quilted out of necessity (she had 12 children and a sick husband!) Clothing was used. My mom quilted as I grew up. I remember looking at the scrap quilt and saying "I remember this dress! I loved that shirt!" LOL! Now I buy material that no one has seen let alone wore! Sad. But clothes aren't made of a lot of cotton anymore either.
My good friend was an embroiderer with her 2 Berninas and really sparked me into getting back to the sewing machine. I knew Berninas are so way out of my range, so I used my old Singer which was failing fast. Then I moved on to a Janome. If I move up from this will probably do Babylok as there is a rep close by.
So those three were all good influences along with all my sisters who are quilters. While I am enjoyig making quilts, I don't hold a candle to them...all extreme quilters! Love them dearly!