Mis. E

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

sassey

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

gramarraine

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.

bearisgray

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"

bearisgray

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aggie

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

OmaForFour

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.

matraina

She has to love it herself. You can't make someone love the same things you do; and, in fact, that may turn her off. I'm sure you have other things in common; and, some day, she might surprise you.

Lynneander

I would just enjoy spending time with her, whether it be related to sewing or something else. Why not discover something new that neither of you has ever tried?

Kutnso

Sorry to say but the more I tried (pushed) with my daughter the less interested she became. Just give it time.
Good luck, Kutnso