Originally Posted by mosquitosewgirl
Originally Posted by sewcrafty
She should be upsided on the back of the head!!! That's plain rude. Maybe you should get her to make her own!! Bring her on over and even gift her some material and let her have a go at it!!! Just do something small like a wallhanging!!! Start explaining how to do HST's and why you just can't cut a sq. in 1/2 and that you need to add 7/8 to it and so on. Would be a totally eye opening experience for her. :-D
I'm sorry that you have such a clueless SIL. They frequently are. But I think that Sewcrafty is right. Invite her over and teach her how to do a small project....although I wouldn't have the fabric ready, I'd take her shopping with my color wheel, so that she would get the experience from beginning to end. However, at the same time you know how much love, creativity, time and effort go into a gift like this. Know that what you are giving is a gift of the heart and it is precious simply for that reason. Clueless SILs aside.
Sadly, I think that this "lesson" would go unheeded. My mother in law is into miniatures. She is constantly buying them and trying to give them to me. She also makes them with her group and gifts them to me. I have miniatures everywhere. I constantly tell her how clever I think she is and how amazing her little treasures are...and I truely mean it! These ladies can take things I consider trash and make a little piece of furniture or other miniature item and it's perfect! However, I don't want them...miniatures are not my thing. Now, when I talk to her about quilting, you can literally see her shut down. She has told me in NO uncertain terms that she is not interested in quilting, she has no desire to look at them, learn about them or have anything to do with them (which I found rather hurtful).
Unless your sister in law is interested in quilting, the labor of finding fabric, choosing a pattern and making a quilt will be nothing but a chore and a job to her. She'll have no idea the pleasure that we get from creating these fabric masterpieces. Unfortunately, I think you are just going to have to chalk it up to her not relating to your passion and move on. It's kind of like cat people relating to dog people...they just don't get it. Try not to judge her... :)