Connecting the Dots
#1
Connecting the Dots
Your sewing machine has given birth to a quilting monster. A very lovely one course! But does it end there? What new hobbies have you taken up as a result of all you've learned? Are there are few things on your bucket list that you haven't tried? Do tell!
Here's my map:
Sewing-> Hand Embroidery-> Quilting-> Pattern Making-> Fashion Design
I was enrolled in a fashion design program in high school. I could see the designs in my mind but couldn't draw. Learning to sew has given me the confidence to try new things and in the process I've come full circle. I'm beginning to feel like an artist. Who knew.
Here's my map:
Sewing-> Hand Embroidery-> Quilting-> Pattern Making-> Fashion Design
I was enrolled in a fashion design program in high school. I could see the designs in my mind but couldn't draw. Learning to sew has given me the confidence to try new things and in the process I've come full circle. I'm beginning to feel like an artist. Who knew.
#3
Super Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Tn
Posts: 9,012
I have tried many many crafts After taking up quilting those others have fallen to the wayside. I will occasionally do a cross stitch project but very few as this wonderful disease has consumed me. Now I have way too big a stash to quit so on we go
#4
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
Posts: 8,562
needlepoint/crewel embroidery/counted cross stitch - light general sewing - some clothing design and sewing - candlewicking - quilting class - quilt pattern design - quilt and textile history research - teaching quilting
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 521
knitting.....quilting....plastic canvas.....needlework/crossstitch(didn't last long)...gardening/quilting...quilting.
Somewhere in there was a period where I did macrame for a short period.
Still garden but on a much smaller scale.
Plan to start making bags/purses starting in new year.
Somewhere in there was a period where I did macrame for a short period.
Still garden but on a much smaller scale.
Plan to start making bags/purses starting in new year.
Last edited by anne2016; 12-16-2016 at 03:03 AM.
#7
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 257
Sewing (home ec/Mom in the 60s); knitting (learned from GS leader); counted cross stitch(love it); crochet(friend taught me on long ride to Florida); retired took quilting class (big time love); sew handbags/tote(many I have deisgned); took beading class because needed zipper pulls on handbags (love this also); making mittens from recycled wool sweaters. Just love, love handwork. Will be returning to sewing garment in the line of robes/nightshirts which I need new and cannot find nightshirts in flannel.
Thanks for starting this thread.
Thanks for starting this thread.
#8
Hand embroidery (still do this when my hands allow it) - cross stitch - sewing clothing (made my wedding dress!) - ceramics - stained glass - quilting - just beginning to design quilting and embroidery patterns... - thinking about getting back into sewing clothing.
#9
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Northern California, Sonoma Co.
Posts: 2,814
I would love to draw embroidery patterns, especially simple ones for redwork, but even my stick figures don't look great, lol. Then again, I was convinced I couldn't sew and now I make quilts, so maybe I need to give it a try...
#10
Wow, I'm really enjoying your replies. We're a creative bunch! I came to sewing with a extensive background in food and a burgeoning interest in photography and scrapbooking. I'd tried my hand at gardening in the past and spent a season working on an organic farm. That led to the development of a slow living philosophy and loads of homemade products.
Many of you have mentioned things I like or would like to learn. I suspect that nurturing ones creativity gives birth to even more. And you've all proven this through your responses!
Many of you have mentioned things I like or would like to learn. I suspect that nurturing ones creativity gives birth to even more. And you've all proven this through your responses!
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