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12-02-2008, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by barnbum

LoriJ--what's your daughter majoring in?

She is majoring in Music Education. She wants to be a high school band director. She is really into music and is a self described "band geek". LOL

12-02-2008, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by quiltmaker101

Wow! Reading your post was like Deja Vu!

My DD has never wanted to sew at ALL - wouldn't even look at patterns, etc!! But she does like crafts, so we went to Joann's on Friday to see about Christmas crafty stuff, despite the mob.

Well, we couldn't find the craft stuff we were looking for. She wandered around and came to look for me in fabrics (OF COURSE!) She said "do you think they have any baby fabric with jungle animals on it?" I had just looked at the baby fabrics, since she is having my first grandchild in March, and yes, they did have a cute line called Jungle Babies.

Guess what? She loved it! Had to have it! We found a very easy pattern and she is making her first quilt!!! You could have knocked me over with a feather, I was that shocked and pleased!

I am going to miss her too, since she will be living in Valdosta, GA by Spring, just after the baby is born. Maybe she will really be hooked on quilt making by then so we have another thing to keep in touch about!

Sounds like those maternal impulses are flowing. :D

12-02-2008, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by babeegirl

Do you like the Sew Mini? I got one for my daughter for Christmas but I haven't taken it out of the box yet.

It definately is not a power machine, but it does a nice job sewing. You cannot change feet, adjust the needle or any of that fancy stuff. It's just a real basic machine. Anything DD needs to do other than the basic piecing, she'll have to do on my 6600. I told DD if she really got into sewing, I'd get her a Threadbanger before she went off to college.

12-02-2008, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by sandpat

That is so great! I used to love to do any kind of project with my Mom. She was very creative and a true artist...much more talented than me, but she loved anything I did anyway :oops: Enjoy working with your DD!

My mom is a wiz at making clothes. She even made my sister's wedding dress from a picture! She taught me when I was in middle/high school, but I really don't like making clothes! Can't seem to get things to fit right. I talked to my mom last week and she said she really doesn't like to quilt, but will whip up a pair of pj's for my Dad when she's bored... funny isn't it? We'll see what DD ends up liking to do. My sister sews occasionally too, and she says she'd love to learn to quilt, but doesn't know if she can do it. They live on the other side of the country from me, but I'm going to work on her when she comes to visit for DD's graduation next June.

12-02-2008, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by sewjoyce

Good for you Mom. You might want to consider locking your stash away!! But you are really lucky in that your daughter wants to learn to sew. :wink:

I don't have much of one myself yet, but what better way to have an excuse to buy more!?... :twisted:

12-02-2008, 06:38 AM

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That's so awesome!!! My DD wants to sew (she's 8) and so does my DS (he's 6 1/2) so one of these days I need to "bite the bullet" and teach them!

12-03-2008, 06:11 AM

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How lucky for you! My dd (15) has NO interest, except for me to make her more quilts! LOL I'm glad she likes them, but it'd be so fun to sew along with her. I even have two family Featherweights to pass on someday to her and and my other dd (24) who also doesn't quilt. Maybe someday...

12-03-2008, 06:27 AM

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I've always let DD and DS decide whether or not to participate in crafts and such. I figure that they will come to it on their own when they are ready. DS has absolutely NO interest in crafts of any kind. Of course, he is 23, in ROTC and college and his real interest is in video games that shoot!! LOL DD has always been more on the artistic side. She draws, plays music and now wants to sew. Funny how siblings can be soooo different.

12-03-2008, 06:29 AM

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I am laughing at all of you moms saying hide your stash. Last week I was fabric shopping with my mom and there was a fabric I was not crazy about and she liked it. Her response to me was - good if you don't like it maybe you won't steal it like you do everything else I buy :)