Originally Posted by Sweeterthanwine
I still have mine. Hubby got them for me for Christmas many, many years ago. Will not let go of them though, I think it is the sentimental feeling I have.
Yes, like Sweeterthanwine, I still have my sentimental sewing items too. Just cannot get rid of them. In the 1960s as a teenager, my uncle made me a wooden sewing box for Christmas. What better time than now to remember it.
The box is about 24X24 with a lift up lid. Inside is a side shelf with pegs for spools of thread. The rest is empty space for what still holds those electric scissors, cloth tape measure which winds up into a metal circle holder, a small ruler with slide guide, old needle envelope with needle threader, odd shaped hand scissors that look like a sandhill crane when open and standing, plus miscellaneous pins, buttons and rick rack. (I marvel at those plastic like round thing-a-jigs which we stuck in tops of spools of thread so the thread would not unwind when not in use.) But the most cherished items the box contains are the patterns for my wedding veil and dress.
Ah, sweet memories..... 4-H Club, Dress Reviews at State and County Fairs, Make It With Wool Contests, Home Ec. class in high school and of course all those homemade dresses and formals for Homecoming, Snowball and Prom Dances during both my high school and college days.
Thank you, Mom, for teaching me how to sew and may you rest in peace knowing I am carrying forward the art of quilting and garment making.