Advice please ...?
#61
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Roll,Ariz
Posts: 133
Its taken 27 years to get mine into it ,she loves what I make,but now she is going to be a Grandmother and she wants to make Baby Quilts,I taught Her to Crochet but thats a now and then thing so just wait and see don't push
#62
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Kansas City Mo
Posts: 1,603
When I first got married my mil showed up with a couple bushel baskets of Apples and canning supplies. She decided since she liked to can I had better do it also. I canned apples and made apple butter then she brought pears and peaches her intentions were good but I had no intrest in these things I had to finally have my dh tell her enough already I had tried telling her myself but she would not listen to me. I might of liked it if she wouldn't of tried pushing me into it. It did not help our relationship at all
#63
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Utah
Posts: 1,197
Don't force the issue. Let her decide on her own if she wants to be involved and enjoy other things with her. I have 4 daughters and they are so busy taking care of their homes and a job that they don't have time to quilt even if they did have the desire.
#64
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: MN
Posts: 24,440
I think I would extend a couple of "I'd love for you to join me . . . - with a specific date and time for a quilting party.
After that, I think I would just make it an open-ended invitation that she could take you up on "whenever"
After that, I think I would just make it an open-ended invitation that she could take you up on "whenever"
#66
You can't make people interested in what you like or love. My 3 DD can't even thread a needle but that's OK. They love biking and kickboxing and I'm very glad they don't want me on the trail. But, oh my, my beloved 9 year old grandaughter is making her own quilt on an old Singer I gave her (401). We're all very happy doing our own "Thing." LOL
#67
I like Sewcrafty's idea of the shopping trip. Then you could use what she is interested in to work her into an easy BOM by suggesting it while shopping. If she doesn't take the bait and swallow the hook, then I would drop it.
The next tack would be to give her small things she will fall in love with that you make. She make pick it up from there.
Another tack down the line a bit would be to say you wished you had someone who was interested in quilting to leave all your toys to.
The next tack would be to give her small things she will fall in love with that you make. She make pick it up from there.
Another tack down the line a bit would be to say you wished you had someone who was interested in quilting to leave all your toys to.
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