Margo wrote:
margo. I love it!
...altho my own 6'4" baby boy has never taken needle to hand..he certainly helps me with fabric and color choices.

Thanks, Sherry! If you will notice, the last post on that page was several months ago. I think that the interest in the Member Blogs has sorta taken it's place!

When Joshua was in college he wanted a costume to wear to a Renasiannce (sp) festival, but didn't have access to a machine up there, so he MADE IT BY HAND!!! I asked him where he got the pattern, and he said he just laid a tee shirt on the floor and used it as a pattern! Sometimes he just amazes me!
He is 6'4" tall and has a thimble that's as big as a shot glass!!!
LOL!!

Margo, your family is beautiful! And that Christmas quilt is beautiful, too! Now I have discovered a whole new part of this web site I haven't used - the "Stories" section!!!

Although my son doesn't make quilts, he knows how to run a sewing machine better than my daughter. He's been known to make a stuff bag for a sleeping bag or other other practical items like that

A light at the end of the tunnel!!! some days I just feel like it's a train....

I got my Bernina for Mother's day last year, had my guide classes over the summer, and had to come home from each and teach George what I had learned! He likes my Bernina, but wants one of his own... I keep telling him he CAN have his own... when he's old enough to buy it!!

Florence

Rachel and Florence, go to the "Stories" page and scroll all the way to the bottom to 12 Days of Christmas. Have your guys check out the handsome young man on the far right in the photo. That's my youngest son who has been sewing and quilting since he was in junior high school. He is now a respected engineer who designs great big foundry complexes! He was in junior high when I got my first Bernina, and it was several days before I could use it because he was BIZZY making me a sampler with every decorative stitch that the machine would make, and then he started a quilt!
Tell the boys to enjoy their sewing! Joshua does!

congrats on getting it done on time! My George idolizes Ricky-- no gender issues here! Thinks sewing is cool!

Congratulations! I hope you both celebrated when the last knot was completed.
Does your son know about Ricky (and the other men quilters)? He should know that boys/men have lots of "newer" options just like girls/women now have.
May your quilt raise lots of money!

The quilt that my dear sweet child donated for me is done. It is a little bigger then a crib blanket. It is very bright and colorful. I was going to stitch in the ditch but then I thought I should make him work on it too. So we tied it. Yep and I mean WE meaning mainly HE what a shock for him. Do you know that wasn't part of our deal? I didn't know we had a deal. : Sewing is for "girls " I will remind him of that the next time he needs a repair done to something. Well then I showed him my new quilt book. He asked if I could make him one. Nope but I will help him make his own. He'll get back to me. My 10 year old is all for it. We are going to pick out fabric this weekend. For him and his little girl friend.