Originally Posted by Butterfli19
OMG! It occurred to me last night as I was sewing half-square triangles and thinking of my sewing history - things I used to sew and what I sew now - that I have been sewing for 40 years! I learned in eighth grade and have been sewing ever since.
I have also been cross stitching for 25 years!
I wish I could remember what enchanted me about sewing, but I must love it to be doing it this long!
What about you - do you remember what it was about sewing that grabbed you at the beginning? Or what keeps you going now?
Thank you for posting this. It is so interesting to read how everyone came to our craft.
I had a neighbor from Germany many years ago. She sewed all of her clothes for work--she was a banker --so suits and blouses. I asked if her mother taught her to sew. She said, "No, during the war my mother had only one needle and she kept it carefully. We would be in real trouble if we touched it. She used that needle for all the family sewing."
I think of all the needles I have and that woman. I am so spoiled.