How Many Are Self Taught?
02-06-2010, 08:02 PM
#71
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Central Kentucky
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Mostly self- taught. I started sewing in the 4th grade.(4-H).
My mother was one of the leaders. Both of my grandmothers sewed and quilted. Mostly I have sewed clothes and things for
the house. I'm a hands on person. I have always love to sew.
Mistakes, I have made every one of them as least once, if not several times. I will probably make a lot more mistakes. I always have to try something a different way.
My mother was one of the leaders. Both of my grandmothers sewed and quilted. Mostly I have sewed clothes and things for
the house. I'm a hands on person. I have always love to sew.
Mistakes, I have made every one of them as least once, if not several times. I will probably make a lot more mistakes. I always have to try something a different way.
02-06-2010, 08:03 PM
#72
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Douglas County, GA
Posts: 1,722
Learned from books and t.v. shows. When I first became interested in making quilts and for several years thereafter, there were a lot of good quilt shows on t.v. and I'm grateful for that. It's a shame the shows have gotten scarce or disappeared altogether.
02-06-2010, 08:37 PM
#73
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Great Falls,Mt.
Posts: 208
self taught, but I joined a class a couple of weeks ago and I didn't learn anything new,but I did meet some nice gals and the verbal exchange is a lesson in its self. I am in the middle of another class on color. I was confused at first and thought about not going back, but once I got home and worked on the project I found that is what's missing in my quilting, The new scary stuff you can learn. It has made quilting new and interesting.
02-06-2010, 10:52 PM
#77
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Mom taught me the basics of sewing when I was probably about 10 yrs. In school I elected NOT to take the "home ec" class because it was mostly cooking and I already knew how to do that since 9 yrs of age and cooking for 6 daily. I taught myself to sew by making the boys' halloween costumes and then on to quillows. From there....no stopping until work and life got in the way. But back to quilting now. :D Self taught as far as the quilting goes...the basics of the machine I can thank my wonderful Mom :D
02-06-2010, 11:31 PM
#78
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Out searching for some sunshine :-)
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Self taught... I watched Alex Anderson, Eleanor Burns, Kaye Woods, Fons and Porter, Georgia Bonesteel and every internet video I can find and all of the quilting books at the library :D:D:D THEN I found this board :D:D:D
I am planning on taking a few classes at the LQS, but they are not actual quilt classes...painting with inks, etc to play with the quilt blocks I would love to make :wink:
I am planning on taking a few classes at the LQS, but they are not actual quilt classes...painting with inks, etc to play with the quilt blocks I would love to make :wink:
02-07-2010, 12:22 AM
#79
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: york county, PA
Posts: 940
Self taught. Seemed I always sewed, from when I was I big enough to make the treadle go! My grandmother could do some real fancy stitching with a needle and she was always giving me fabric to 'play' with. From doll clothes to my clothes, to my kid's clothes and now to quilting! Books and the internet have held my hand along the way.
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