Quilting Gallery has organized a fabulous BlogHop Party in celebration of their fourth anniversary and we are very pleased to be one of OVER 230 participating Blogs! The Party officially begins on Saturday the 10th of December (shortly after midnight) and ends on Dec 17th.
(A huge thank you to Michelle Foster for organizing this event.)
But first, since for many of you, this is your very first visit to StudioKat Designs...
Here's a brief tour of our website-
- Our 25 handbag and purse insert patterns are all designed with oodles of storage options to keep you supremely and stylishly organized.
- Our monthly Handbag of the Month contest is a great way to get inspired and win FREE stuff!
- Join over 18,500 passionate subscribers who enjoy our FREE monthly newsletter ! Check out our latest newsletter by clicking HERE!
- Check out our line of handbag notions and supplies including our red-hot invisible sew-in magnets and our signature black & white mini-stripe zippers!
- Download our new eBook, RockStar Peacework, a quick and ultra easy way to make interesting one-of-a-kind handbag exteriors and MORE!
- Download our FREE patterns!
Our give-away for this BlogHop is a Baggalista Kit, (a $47.00 value), which includes the pattern as well as:
one 16" separating zipper
one 12" zipperone 9" zipper
two 7" zippers
one link/buckle combo
two invisible sew-in magnetic snaps
enough Soft & Stable for one Baggalista
and 63" of nylon webbing (not pictured)
To Enter Our Giveaway-
Simply leave an answer to the following question in the comments section below:
How old were you when you learned how to sew? Who taught you, and what was your very first project?
The winner will be randomly chosen from amongst the posted commentors on December 17th, 2011.
*** For those of you who routinely receive our posts by way of email, you must leave your comments here in the comments section of this Blog in order to be considered for the prize. If you send your responses to me via email, they cannot be considered as an entry for this give-away.***
The Party's Just Beginning!
I think you'll really enjoy meeting all the other Blog participants, ALL of whom are also offering incredible give-aways! I encourage you to visit as many sites as you have time for! Just click HERE to see a list of the participating bloggers. (Available shortly after midnight on the morning of Dec 10th. EST)
Congratulations to OUR winner,
Lisa England of Ashland, KY and thanks again to all of the new friends we met thru this HOP!
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Really hard to remember that long ago! But the oldest memory I have of sewing was with my Mom, sewing orange and black crepe paper strips onto a skirt base, on her treadle machine, for a Halloween costume. The fun part was stretching the edges of the crepe paper to make them ruffled. I was younger than 8 because we moved from that house, so it was about 60 years ago!
ReplyDeleteI was in middle school, and my friend's mom sewed a lot. I wanted to learn! So she taught me how to lay out a pattern for elastic waist pants. I laugh remembering this, because the fabric was a wild lime green design in polyester doubleknit! I can't believe I actually wore those pants to school!
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew when I was about 7 in 4-H. Our 4-H leader was Mrs. Rickerd. My first project was an apron (which won a red ribbon at the fair!). I wish I still had that apron, it was really cute.
ReplyDeleteI was taught to sew by one of my mother's aunts at the age of 10. She taught me dressmaking and one of the first projects was dressing celluloid dolls - all the clothing, handbag and sometimes a hat to match the outfit. I remember this was an exciting time!
ReplyDeleteI helped my grandmother when I was about 6 or 7. She had a treadle machine but arthritis kept her from operating the foot pedal. I would sit under the machine and rock the pedal back and forth for her to sew her quilts. I made my own doll's dress the same summer with a handle needle and Grandma's help with measuring and cutting. Great memories!
ReplyDeleteMy first project was probably around age 6; my mother kept that handkerchief her entire life. The first projects I remember sewing are Barbie doll clothes. I thought they were momentous at the time; when I was asked as an adult to "take my stuff to my own house" I realized they were quite crude. No matter -- my love with sewing continues to this day.
ReplyDeleteAlthough my sister and I began making clothes for our dolls from about age 8, I was actually taught to sew by Helen Leritte, a little Cajun lady who was a friend of our family, when I was 15 years old. My first project was a pair of matching "banana shirts" in white fabric with BIG RED polka dots for my (then) boyfriend and myself. The boyfriend was a keeper -- (any man who would be seen in public with that shirt HAS to be a keeper; he is my husband of 43 years!)-- and, so were the sewing lessons. I have been sewing ever since, and loving every minute of it!
ReplyDeleteMy mom started me with crafts as early as I can remember. My first sewing project I think when I was 4 or so, making caps and wraps for my stuffed animals. Usually used fleece scraps and hand sewed on hook and eyes and snaps. I still have some of my favorite animals and they still wear their capes :-) My first machine sewing project I believe was doll clothes and accessories for my American Girl dolls in my pre-teens. My mom had her own business sewing, so I was pretty surrounded by sewing stuff my whole life! I also did a lot of other crafts in there too... it was awesome having a crafty mom! I still remember being tiny and sitting in the kitchen latchhooking and talking to my mom while she washed the dishes. I'd get confused on something and she'd always dry her hands off and come help! She had the patience of a saint then, and still does! She's my first call when I need craft/sewing advice!
ReplyDeleteLearned to sew in Home Ec. as it was called many, many years ago...maybe 7th or 8th grade? First project...an apron we made to wear in the cooking section of Home Ec. Then, on to bigger things...a circle skirt with yards & yards of material. Mine did NOT turn out to be a circle skirt...longer in front, sides uneven, etc. I, of course, received an F for that project. Next up.. bermuda shorts..I cut the pattern wrong and put the zipper in the front, not on the side as the pattern said..didn't fit together right when pinning it together but I carried on..I MADE it fit....another F. Teacher mentioned that maybe, just maybe sewing was not for me LOL. Fast forward...I've made clothing for many people, am the "go to Gramma" for repair of grandkids items and have been quilting for about 10 years.
ReplyDeleteI was in home ec class in middle school and we had to make an apron. I didn't enjoy sewing and struggled with it for a while, then took it home to my seamstress mother to finish. She got an 'A' on the project! When I left home, many years later, I learned that if I wanted to be fashionable I needed to know how to make my own clothes. I became hooked. I have made wedding gowns, men's suits, pet halloween costumes and all in between. Now I am on purses!
ReplyDeleteI taught myself to sew by hand when I was about 8 or 9. I took a needle and thread from Mom's mending kit (which she NEVER used) and I made clothes for my Troll doll. Then I moved on to Barbie and Ken. I got into a Home Ec class in junior high and learned how to use a sewing machine and I was hooked. My first project was a yellow gingham apron. I was so proud of that apron! I went home and asked for a sewing machine for Christmas. My parents weren't convinced that I'd stick with it, so they got me a sewing machine charm for my charm bracelet instead. I still have that charm. The wheel turns and the needle goes up and down. I did stick with it and they got me a real machine the next Christmas. I've been in love with sewing ever since.
ReplyDeleteI was around 9 yrs old and my mom and paternal grandmother would spend summers sewing quilt tops. There was a beautiful fabric I fell in love with and they started sewing me a Single Wedding Ring quilt top. My mom taught me and helped me use her machine to help sew the blocks together. When I got married she made the top into a quilt. I've been married 27 years and still have that quilt. The top is around 36 yrs old! I've loved to sew ever since :)
ReplyDeleteMy Mother taught me to sew when I was 7 or 8. I made clothes for my dolls. Then I started sewing fabric squares together to make quilts for them. Now I like to make clothes for kids, purses, apron & quilts.
ReplyDeleteThe summer I turned 10 my mom sat me down at the old Singer and told me I was going to make all my school clothes going forward (she made all my sister and my clothes) She patiently spent the summer teaching me to sew. I have a vague recollection of my first project being a skirt, though I also remember making a blouse and struggling with the set in sleeves and button holes. I continued to make all my clothes through my school years and even made the cheer leader outfits when I was in the 10th grade. I am ever grateful to my mom for my sewing life.
ReplyDeleteI was about 10 years old and the nuns at the local high school were offering sewing lessons so I bugged my mother to let me go. We learned on an old treadle machine and made a pillow but I had been bit by the sewing bug! I moved on to jackets and skirts in high school and designed my wedding dress in college. Now it's a struggle to find time but my granddaughters are getting new pj's for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMy very first sewing project was my Confirmation dress. My best friend and I made "twin" dresses and my mother taught us both how to sew them. We all went together to pick out the patterns and we worked on the dresses at my house. I was in the eighth grade. This was an awesome thing my mother did for us, since I was the eldest of nine children! Yet she took the time to teach us to sew. The dresses came out wonderful and I have been in love with sewing ever since then!
ReplyDeleteI was taught to sew by my Mother. I began when I was about 6, to make simple dolls clothes from scraps, but my first real sewing project, using a pattern to make a skirt with a waistband and zipper was completed when I was 11. My Mother also taught me to knit, crochet, embroider, and shared her love of needle arts and cooking which has influenced me all my life.
ReplyDeleteFrom as far back as I can remember, I would play with the treadle on my grandmother's Singer. My mom and my grandmother both sewed, and I used to watch them while they worked. I sort of learned by osmosis, I really don't remember anyone actually teaching me, just my mom answering questions when I had them. Otherwise she just let me go.
ReplyDeleteThe treadle was great for a kid because it wasn't as scary as a motorized machine. I had complete control over it.
My first projects were simple straight line sewing. I do know that by the time I was five years old, my mother had purse tissue holders to match every outfit she owned!
Come to think of it, I could use some purse tissue holders to match my Porta Pockets! I should go and look for some scraps!
Wow, that is hard to remember a "first" project. My mother sewed constantly and it always seemed to be in my blood. I know I tried small projects on my own and totally destroyed some fabric when I decided to make a dress - I cut it out while Mom was gone and I knew nothing about grain! Mom was a quick and everything she made looked great, but she didn't like to iron. So, she would make my clothes and I would do the ironing. It was an efficient use of time, but I didn't really begin sewing in earnest until I was married. Mom lived close by and was great help when I found myself in a jam. I was really into bound buttonholes in those days and one day when I went to Mom's to get her to make my bound buttonholes she said that she would teach me how, but wouldn't do them for me anymore. I still like to make bound buttonholes!
ReplyDeleteI lived with my grandmother, a professional dress maker. I started by picking up pins off the floor and progressed to my own sewing project at 8 years when I received a Featherweight for Christmas by making a pillow case, each side a different fabric with ric- rac. I've been sewing every since, 50 years. I still have the Featherweight!
ReplyDeleteNancy P.
I'm not sure just how old I was, 2 or 3. I have just always sewn something. Mom would make quilts and do the mending, make clothes. she said as soon as I could hold a needle she let me sew. I was sewing in and out on scraps of fabric, sewed buttons on scraps and helped darn socks. She would make a hole in old socks and have me darn that until I learned well enough to do it for real. (I hate darning now and haven't done it in years) Sewed seams on the treadle. We got electricity when I was 7 years old so Dad bought a 'Domestic' brand electric sewing machine. Woo Hooo was that fun! It had a knee control to make it go. IMO that was so much better than the foot controls. first thing I made on it was a skirt. Sometimes my knee still wants to go for that control. LOL Especially if I tried to use a knee lifter. I wanted the machine to go when I used it. I was making my own clothes in grade school and just kept on thru life. Made almost everything I wore and daughter when she came along. Even DH's clothes when Stretch and Sew came along. Wasn't a doll fan so never made doll clothes until kid's Barbies needed wardrobes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the memories........as Bob Hope would sing.
Karol
I was about six years old and I learned from my Mom. She made a lot of my clothes when I was young. The first thing I made was outfits for my Barbie dolls!
ReplyDeleteHi Kat! I was 7, and my first project was a new outfit for my doll. I took the old outfit off, cut some fabric, stitched it together by hand. My mom was so surprised that I had done it all by myself, she began showing me how to use the sewing machine, and I began making my own clothes, some for her, and before long, I was doing all the sewing! She would be so amazed at today's machines! Thanks! Rose
ReplyDeleteDon't you dare laugh!! haha. I was a grown woman with kids...other than sewing on a button or patching messy..lol. My mother-in-law taught me to quilt....never looked back.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew in 7th grade H Ec class. The first project was an apron and then we moved on to a gathered skirt. That was FIFTY years ago!!! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI was 8 years old and my Grandmother Nellie taught me to sew on her treadle Singer sewing machine. The hardest part was learning to keep the rhythmn of the treadle going while concentrating on the actual item I was sewing. I sewed many a finger!
ReplyDeleteI made clothes for my doll and she also taught me to tailor the next year. This was back in 1953 and I have been sewing ever since.
I was what many consider a "late bloomer" when it came to sewing.I bought my first used Singer the first year I was married.We got some money back from our income taxes and that was how I spent my half.I had always wanted to learn to sew so promptly bought a pattern for a skirt.It ended up with the waistband on upside down..the zipper was a mess and the fabric itself shrank but I was proud of it and continued to sew making clothes for my kids and then quilts now.
ReplyDeleteI think I have always been interested in sewing; my mom and grandma both sewed a lot. I received a child-size Singer hand-crank sewing machine for Christmas when I was young--seven or eight, perhaps--and still remember the book that came with it. I then learned to use my mom's machine and took Home Ec in junior high, thinking that the class progress on a project was so slow! I remember spending time at my grandma's during a couple of summers and sewing projects there (pants and a vest with huge polka dots!), as well as sewing at home. What a great lifelong skill--from doll clothes and aprons to dresses, my kids' clothes and formals, to quilts and Kathy's purses! Love it!
ReplyDeleteSharon A.
I was about 10. My mom taught me the basics. The first garment I made was an A-line skirt in junior high home ec
ReplyDeleteI was preteen when I really sewed. My Dad helped me when I got frustrated. As a younger kid I would sew doll clothes. My mom and dad taught me.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew in home ec class in 8th grade. First project was a really poorly fitting a-line skirt (our teacher believed in measuring BIG!). Boy would I love to win your prize!
ReplyDeleteKaren
I learned to sew when I was 10 years old. My parents sent me to the Singer Sewing Center in Inglewood, CA for lessons. I rode the bus by myself! The first thing I learned was a skirt. I then went on to classes in high school and college. I have sewn for the last 59 years and still love it!
ReplyDeleteI made Barbie clothes for my Susette Doll. She wasn't an easy fit. I was very young probably only 7 or 8 then, My Mom and sister taught me.
ReplyDeleteI was probably in early elementary school when my grandmother sat me down at her sewing machine to sew straight lines, but she didn't really teach me. Because I was going from private school into public high school that fall, in early 1969 my folks bought a Singer sewing machine, sent me to the owner's classes, then to a sewing class at that store. I was 14. I don't remember who taught it, but I made a white, long-sleeved, high-collared, lined blouse and a lined dirndl skirt (all fabrics were cotton). I could only wear that outfit on the coldest of days! It's still my fall-back hobby.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew when I was about 8. I made Barbie clothes on my sister's sewing machine. I majored in sewing all through school and college. I now teach sewing to 7th/8th graders. They call it Home & Careers now.
ReplyDeleteI think I must've been about 8 yrs old and my first thing to make was clothes for my Barbie dolls. My mom used to take me to the fabric store and the women there would give me the old pattern books. Back then there were line drawings in the back of those books that were quite large. I was able to cut those out and they were the perfect size for me to use as patterns for my dolls.
ReplyDeleteMy mom and my dad's mom taught me to sew, pretty much by putting a threaded needle in my hand while I watched them sew. I was about 3, so that would be 1954. The first thing I remember sewing (and not really all that well) was a skirt for my Betsy Wetsy doll (anyone remember Betsy Wetsy?). It was out of white twill weave cotton printed with tiny bright pink roses. I think my grandmother must have had a thousand yards of that cloth, because I remember making other things from it in the following years.
ReplyDeleteI was probably 5 or 6 when my great-grandmother taught me how to do cross stitch on gingham checks. We made matching aprons.
ReplyDeleteI first learned to hand sew Barbie dresses by my aunt when I was 8 years old.
ReplyDeleteNobody taught me to sew, I first started sewing a little over a year ago & I'm a blog-taught quilter. I love sewing modern quilts & have recently started sewing totes & pillows as gifts for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteMy greatgran taught me as soon as I was able to thread my own needle. Not really a project, but I loved her button jars and tins - I sewed a lot of buttons on fabric patches - probably why I still like to use a lot of buttons as well as collect them.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew when I was 12. I learned at school and my first project was a lap bag.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew in 8th grade, and my first project was a green circle skirt which I wore proudly! Lee Franklin
ReplyDeleteWhen I was sixteen a woman in my neighborhood was giving sewing classes in her basement. I took babysitting money and bought my first machine and took her class. I don't remember what i made. A dress I think.
ReplyDeleteI learned in junior high home ec class (a shirt that I did actually wear occasionlly!). But it didn't stick. My mom taught me to quilt when I was in my 30s--and that time it did stick! Cute bag pattern!
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew aged 8 - a teacher at my school taught me (her name was Mrs Ellis) and the first thing I made was a simple dirndl skirt for myself. I didn't learn to sew on a machine until I was 11
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew from my mom when I was about 12. My first project was a simple blouse with no buttons and then a skirt with a zipper. What a great giveaway, thanks!
ReplyDeleteI was about 9 when I learned to sew. My aunt taught me. I can't really remember what the project was, but I do remember in sewing class at school making a horrible tent dress in paisley. I still hate paisley today, must have been something unresolved with that dress that I equally hated! :-) :-) Thanks for a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteIt was in Home Ec, grade 9. I guess I was about 13. My Mom sewed too, and after I made my apron and blouse she showed me how to do other things.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother and aunt taught me to embroider first. I did a pillow which I still have!
ReplyDeleteI always remember sewing little bits of things together on my mom's machine. When my g'ma died, I got her machine and then my parents bought me a sewing machine from Sears when I was in Jr High. Although I'm sure mom taught me to sew, I never remember her ever actually sewing anything herself. LOL
ReplyDeleteHi! I learned to sew when going into 7th grade. I purchased a pattern and some fabric and just started to sew! I never once thought I couldn't and sew I did!
ReplyDeleteI was 8 years old when I first remember sewing. My mother taught me how to make a simple gathered skirt for my doll.
ReplyDeleteI was 12, taught by my aunt and first project was a roller skating circular skirt. Thanks for this opportunity. Judy C follows you
ReplyDeleteI was 13 when I first learned to sew in Home Ec class. But my mother was my best teacher. My first project was a skirt with a waistband.
ReplyDeleteI think it was around the time I was 8 - had my tonsils out and got my 1st Barbie - my mom taught me on her old straight stitch Singer and some small scraps (she made some of my clothes) and I started making Barbie clothes - with those tiny things it's a wonder I kept on sewing! I also loved home.ec. in high school when they still taught sewing in the classroom! (I think I was the only one who did - lol!)
ReplyDeleteI was about 10 and saw an outfit made from towels, a top and long skirt for wearing to the beach. My Dad helped me lay it out and showed me how to place the pins like his Mother had when she used her Singer treadle machine. I entered the the 4-H sewing competition and won a blue ribbon. Needless to say, I was hooked and I am still.
ReplyDeleteOh, I/we got a sewing machine as a wedding present! It was a Husquarna,I was 22, and had to start myself to try to sew. The first thing I did was a purple shirt with a butterfly-application.
ReplyDeleteI am 46 and teaching myself right now!
ReplyDeleteI was about 14 and sewed my own clothes My first project was a blouse.
ReplyDeleteMy mother was a non-sewer and could not figure out my fascination with sewing. I can remember my Nanny showing me how to sew on buttons when I was about 5. I learned to use a machine when I was in 4H at the age of 12. Thanks to all those lovely women who volunteered as leaders, I learned quickly, and saved my babysitting money to buy my own machine at 16. I have never looked back. :)
ReplyDeleteIt was in high school when I was seventeen in a Home Ecomonic class. You were forced to make an outfit to model when the class was over. So long ago that was. Thank you for the chance to win the Baggalista kit. What a nice gift. Have yourself a very Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteSandi t.
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My mom taught me to sew. I remember that I made lavendel sachets as my first project. Thanks for the great give away!
ReplyDeleteI think I was about 9 or 10 when I took my first sewing class. My Dad's cousin, who we called Aunt Grace, taught sewing lessons in her home during the summer. I took lessons from her two summers in a row. Thanks for reminding of learning from this loving woman! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew in Home Ec in Grade ... 7 or 8? I made a hideous skirt of red polyester with *cough* suspenders made out of multi-coloured ribbon. Don't even ask, LOLOL. It's a wonder those first horrible classes didn't turn me off sewing completely, but they didn't, and 35+ years later I'm still sewing - but not with polyester, LOL!
ReplyDeleteMy mom taught me how to sew when I was about 10 years old. We made doll clothes together. Can still remember sitting out on a blanket in the front yard sewing them by hand. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteMy mom probably taught me some things when I was young, but the first official sewing instruction that I remember was Home Ec class in junior high. We were assigned to make elastic waist skirts from polyester doubleknit fabric. I still remember that mine looked HIDEOUS even though it was properly done. Oh those fashions from the 70s...what were we thinking?
ReplyDeleteMy mother was a seamstress so I fought learning to sew; we learned in HomeEc in grade 9 where I was behind the rest of the girls cause we didn't get sewing in grade 8 and most of the class did. My mom helped me get through the class (a dress!) but I really didn't do much more than mend and make crafts for years after that. Then I found I was interested in quilts and bags, etc. and had to learn on my own.....should have paid more attention to Mom!
ReplyDeleteMy mom a professional dress maker, so she taught me. My very first project...it was summer trousers! I love your bags, thank you!
ReplyDeleteMy mom taught me, and I don't remember how young I was, I just always remember watching her sew..I also don't remember my first project, I just remember knowing how to do it. I do remember an early project, I made a full pilgrim outfit for my little sister.
ReplyDeleteMy Mom taught me to sew and I think I was about eight or nine. My first project was an apron which was really a rectangle piece of material with a hem at the top and bottom and a plastic "hoop" was threaded through the top hem and this "hoop" went around your waist. I haven't thought about that in years!
ReplyDeleteMy mother taught me to sew in junior high or so. I made "jams" - those colorful, baggy, elastic and drawstring waist shorts that were so popular at the time.
ReplyDeleteI was 9 years old, watched my mother and sewed from her scraps babie clothes by hand stitching them, went from there to making a few outfits on the sewing machines at school in grade 7..love love to sew... love your blog and your great give away..thank you for entering my name...
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew when I was five and the first thing I made was a pot holder with my mother's maiden name initials on it. They were BREW and I thought I was so clever because it spelled a word. I didn't have a clue about the fact that she was married and no longer used her maiden name. Thanks for a chance to win the bag pattern and fixings. It looks absolutely gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI taught myself to sew after years of watching my grandmother sew. I think my first project was a skirt.
ReplyDeleteWow, this brings back so many memories. I first learned to sew from my Mom on a treadle machine. I don't think I was even in grade school yet but I sewed clothes for my dolls. It wasn't long before my Mom got an electric machine and showed me how to use that. I was sewing clothes for myself by the time I was in 8th grade.
ReplyDeleteI was an only child for 4 years. Everywhere my mom went I was her shadow. She says I always stood at her knee watching whenever she sewed. I was fascinated by it. She had to jump up to answer the phone while hand hemming a pair of pants and left them in my reach. When she came back I had stitched all up the side of them. I was 3. After that I was always playing with her scraps making my own little things. The first sewing I did on a machine was on my 7th birthday when she gave me fabric and patterns for barbie clothes. When I had that down pat I went to play clothes and then my school clothes. My first sewing design of my own was a bible cover when I was 16.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember my first sewing project, probably something in Home Economics in grade 7. I do remember my first embroidery projects as 10 year old, two bibs. According to my local newspaper which a friend recently forwarded i helped make a quilt square in grade 3 as a fundraiser at school.
ReplyDeleteI was 12 yr and I wanted a jumper to wear to a dance at Jr. High and I taught myself
ReplyDeleteI remembered sewing my first pair of shorts when I was about 13 or 14 years old. I did home economics at school but didn't really enjoy sewing that much until 4 years ago when my daughter was born.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I learned how to sew was embroidery. My mom taught me when I was 8 or 9. I did table runners. My mom sent me to Singer sewing school when I was 10. I think I sewed a dress because I was so confused with sewing zippers. I went every summer until I was 12 and each time I had a different teacher who insisted I sew my zippers differently from what I last learned. I think that is why I don't like sewing zippers in clothing.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother taught me to sew. The first thing we made was a pink, pleated skirt for my doll. I have never forgotten learning the blind hem stitch on that skirt. I was about 10 years old.
ReplyDeleteMy mother taught me to sew. I was uses to sew clothes for dolls and had really fun. hugs
ReplyDeleteI was 7 when my grandma taught me to sew by hand. My "lamsie" was torn and the stuffing was coming out of it. Thanks for the chance to win your awesome bag kit!
ReplyDeleteI learned how to sew when I was 11 and had to take home economics at school. I was sure I was going to hate it but it ended up being the best class I took at that school, and I will forever remember my teacher, Mrs. Dombrock, with deep gratitude. Our first project was an A-line skirt -- I shudder when I remember the fabric I picked out, but I still use many of the techniques I learned and can hear Mrs. Dombrock's great advice almost every time I sew. Thank you, Mrs. Dombrock! And thank you for your great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI was 35, taught myself (from the internet) and I made a pin cushion for a swap
ReplyDeleteI think last year..when I'm 28, I browsed a sewing blog showing a step by step to make a reversible tote tutorial. After reading for few times and i have decided to make a tote for myself.
ReplyDeleteI was around 8 years old, my mother and sister taught me how to sew. The first things I remember sewing were pajamas and doll clothes.
ReplyDeleteI think I would have been around 8 or nine and my first sewing project was clothing for my dolls,my Mom taught myself and my two sisters to sew and we all still sew today , a great gift. Thanks for the chance to win this great kit.
ReplyDeleteMy grandma showed me how handsew when I was about 5 or 6. I used to sew clothes for my Barbie dolls. Thanks for the opportunity to win!=)
ReplyDeleteI learned how to handsew when I was six or seven. Mom taught me. I made clothes for my Barbies. I didn't learn how to sew by machine until I was 16 and interning in a theatre.
ReplyDeleteI was about seven or eight. My mother let me make doll clothes, but really made outfits for my Trolls! I still have the pattern. I have always loved sewing and try to encourage any one who wants to learn.
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ReplyDeleteI learned to sew in school in Denmark, my first project I think was a draw string backpack with an appliqued item- I drew a mushroom, it was EASY and quick! Now I learned to quilt a littl over 7 yrs ago at our church while prego with my daughter- she still loves this quilt and it's so worn and torn.... but very loved
I was 9 and had to sew a straight school skirt, my home economics/sewing teacher taught me :)
ReplyDeleteI was 7 years old when I made my first projekt all by myself. It was a wall hanging Christmast tree to hang 24 small gifts on. My mother refuset to give me any kind of "a gift a day" Christmas gifts, so I decided to sew one all by myself, and then she simply could not refuse!
ReplyDeleteWho had taught me to use a sewing machine - my mother!
I was 14 years old when I learned to sew. My mom taught me and I made curtains!
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew in Home Ec when I was in eighth grade. My first project was a stuffed flannel turtle that was green with red flowers all over it. Had it til dog chewed it last year.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew in 8th grade home eco at about 15 yrs old. I made a flannel turtle softie that was green with red flowers. Had it until dog chewed it last year.
ReplyDeleteI taught myself to sew doll clothes when I was about 9 or 10. My mother didn's sew, but she had a Singer straight stitch machine. When I was about 12, I asked if I could use it and she, amazingly, said I could. I found a pattern for a coat for Barbie and figured out how to cut it out and put it together. To this day, I don't know how I did the princess line seams and set-in sleeves. I guess I was too young to know I didn't really know how to do it! I remember it was lime green and some of my nieces played with it many years later.
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! I learned to sew on a machine in school at around the age of 12.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew on a sewing machine when I was 12. My mother taught me to make a simple elastic waist skirt and I remember having to hand sew the hem. It did not deter me, however and I started going to my grandmother's to sew with her and she became my teacher and mentor..and the reason I still sew today.
ReplyDeleteMy earliest memory of a sewing project is at 8 making a garden path pillow (hexagons on a background made into a pillow.) But I must have been able to sew before that. My aunt did the pillow with me but my mum would have taught me to sew.
ReplyDeleteMy son is already sewing and making things at three. He has made a felt ghost softie.
When I was 17 I wanted some new clothes and found out that my mom would buy me fabric and patterns but not clothes. She had tried to teach me to sew my whole life but with this incentive I taught myself. I think my first project was a skirt.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother had me cross stitching on gingham at probably age 4 or 5. I made things from then on, usually involving using any color thread that happened to be in the needle so I wouldn't have to thread it!
ReplyDeleteMy grandma taught me how to sew (by hand)when I was about 10 years old. I sold some clothing for my dolls. After that I learned how to sew using the sewing machine also with my grandma. Love her!
ReplyDeleteOh I don't like this age being involved thing, lets just say I was over 50 and made some pj bottoms for my grands.
ReplyDeleteI think I was about 7 and I made a cross-stitched doily. I still have it.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew when I was about 6. My first projects were cross stitch pillows. Thank you for the chance to win! :)
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew by machine at 12. TY Grandma. It was an apron for my mom. As a freshman in H.S. I wanted to take shop, but girls had to take Home Ec back then, so I made a pant suit out of corduroy with a matching blouse. It was put in a display case for open house by the teacher. Had to laugh when she told me all the older ladies said my double row of top-stitching was done by a double needle....as I never knew they existed back then.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew when I was about 10. My mother showed me how to make a skirt and I learned how to crochet
ReplyDeleteMy first project when I learned to sew at the age of 14 was a dress sewn in home economics class. What a generous giveaway. Thanks for the opportunity to win your giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was 14, mum taught me to sew. I made a Scottie dog for home ec! Then I didn't go near the sewing machine until just recently. Can't keep me away now!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! The bag pattern looks great!
granma taught me knitting, crocheting and sewing when i was six; i made doll bankies, then doll clothes, even a real blankie for my two-year old baby sis.
ReplyDeleteI was almost 40 and I'm a self taught sewer (who still has a lot to learn!). My first sewing project were a set of place mats that has some embroidery too. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I learned to sewing when I was in middle school, I guess. I took the 'required' home ec and really enjoyed sewing. My mom helped with projects after that. I would imagine that my first sewing project was either a skirt or a pillow. It has been a LONG time ago, and I have made 100's upon 100's of things since then and really don't remember for sure what my first project was. I have made everything from curtains and pillows to baby clothes and wedding dresses to men's suits. I have made them for my family and friends as well as costumes for productions that I was involved in. Now I am back to baby things as I have a new granddaughter!
ReplyDeleteMy Mum bought me -what they call in this country- a tray cloth - preprinted linen to be embroidered with lazy daisy stitches and stem stitch. My grandmother taught me to sew on the sewing machine about the same time. I started out with paper and no thread in the needle, so that I could practice straight lines. Fifty odd years later I am still embroidering and use my sewing machine almost every day.
ReplyDeleteMy mom started my sewing career when I was three on her singer with the pedal run with a knee lever. I made a skirt all by myself when I was 5 and have never looked back. I was one of those ADDS children and this really helped me focus according to my mom.
ReplyDeleteI was young, I don't remember not sewing. I don't remember being taught. I think I wathed my 2 older sisters sew and figured it out from there. We all made doll clothes, bedding, things for our dolls. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteHello. I have been self taught in sewing my own clothes as I could not afford to buy them but in the year 2000 I decided to attend a class in fabric weaving and that was it! Hooked from then on. Love your gifts and blog. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteOkay I forgot to tell you I have a passion for bags and have been looking for patterns with pockets in etc. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteLearned to sew back in the 80's in Holland's school system. One of the first projects? Can't remember that one, but I know I've made doll bedding(which my kids still use), and aprons for sure
ReplyDeleteWhen I was about 16 my aunt taught me to sew. I made a skirt for my first project but had a terrible time with the zipper. It started a lifelong love of sewing and quilting.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew around about 10 through 4H but my mom was my teacher and my first project was an apron. What a fab giveaway you're having .. thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI was 11 or 12 and I learned in 7th grade Home Ec class. I think it was an apron. Sadly I'm afraid that Home Economics is a thing of the past but I loved learning how to cook and sew. Oh and I did take Shop class later to learn wood working too.
ReplyDeleteI was around 8yrs old when my mother taught me to use her hand cranked Singer sewing machine to make cushion covers which she had me hand embroider. We lived in Africa then. Later I made doll clothes, with help from her and my older sister. When I was 16yrs old, I used an old dress as a pattern to make myself a party dress. I remember putting that zipper in by hand. That was 55years ago!!
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew in Home Economics in the 7th grade. I was 12 years old. LOL, my first project was a stuffed mouse made of felt that had a detachable tail, or was it the stuffed octopus? It's hard to remember that far back
ReplyDeleteI LOVE making bags, and this one is just awesome! Wonderful giveaway. :0)
ReplyDeleteI first learned to sew when I was about 7. My mom taught me on her machine. The first real item that I made was when I was in Girl Scouts. I made an A-line dress. It was done in a solid olive green. I fused a watermelon applique thingee at the top. I can remember it like it was yesterday and it was FOREVER ago! LOL As far as learning how to hand sew, my grandmother taught me all kinds of handwork when I was around 7-8. I've sewn all my life and love it. :0)
(By the way, that dress was hideous! LOL)
I was 12 years old when I took a class at Singers. I made a dress and have been sewing ever since. It was the best investment my mother ever did! Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI was about 14 and it was in a High School Home Economics class. I'll never forget Mrs. Burrell and the fashion show at the end of the semester. I used gold corduroy to make a jumper.
ReplyDeleteI was six years old and was just playing around with my grandmothers treadle machine. Fell in love with it so started making doll cloths. Then used my mom's old singer and continued from there making my own cloths for school.
ReplyDeleteGreat prize and thank you so much for the opportunity to enter.
Mom taught me to do some very basic hand and machine stitching when I was around 8 years old. I think I wanted to make clothes for my Barbie doll. Later in took sewing as a part of our home-economics class in junior high school. After that, and with the help of books, patterns, and Mom's watchful eye I made many of my clothes for high school and college.
ReplyDeleteI watched my Mom as a child, but the person who taught me to sew on a machine was my Jr. High School teacher, I sewed paper and our first project was a beach cover up made from two towels.
ReplyDeleteI was 3 years old and my auntie gave me cardboard sewing cards to use, then felt fabric, yarn, and a darning needle! I made a vest for a doll with her help.
ReplyDeleteThink I was about 10. I mostly learned through osmosis! LOL! My mom sewed all my clothes. She was always sewing. I watched her closely. My first projects were clothes for my Crissy doll.
ReplyDeleteMy mom wouldn't let me use her Kenmore because she feared I would mess up the tension. When a neighbor saw me sewing my doll's clothes by hand, she gave me a big, black Morse sewing machine. I was so proud of it! I still have that machine. I also have my late mother's Kenmore. I'll use it every now and then. I am very careful not to mess up the tension!
I know my mom would be so proud of me. I wish she'd lived long enough to enjoy gleaning the wealth of sewing information and inspiration from the Internet. She died in 1995 at age 63. I miss her dearly.
I was about 5 or so. My Mom "fixed" the doll clothes I tried to make. Later on =- she showed me the EASIER way to sew.
ReplyDeleteI had just laid my doll down - cut the fabric - and sewed it up. Didn't fit. ;)
Oh -well - that is a sweet memory.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Cathy Byrd
byrd@gulftel.com
I first started sewing doll clothes by hand when I was around 5. But my mama let me sew on her old treadle machine when I was around 6. She helped me make her sister an apron, and I have been hooked on sewing ever since. Thank you for your giveaway. Joyce-ccarter13@windstream.net
ReplyDeleteMy Nana taught me to sew when I as about nine, then for my thirteenth birthday she gave me my sewing machine :) My first project was a small embroidery :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance!
My first real sewing project was a pant suit-- double knit! I think I was maybe 13 or so... and my sister and I both made a pant suit to enter in a sewing contest at T,G & Y.. My Mom is the one who taught me to sew. She made all of the clothes for my sisters and myself as we were growing up-- such cute matching outfits! :-) thank you for the giveaway! :-)
ReplyDeleteI started sewing when I was 9 - my mother taught me and she said I would never be able to sew. I've been sewing professionally for 35 years and there isn't anything I can't make. I guess I showed her and I'm glad I did. I love sewing
ReplyDeleteMy granny helped me sew a pillow when I was little. I don't know how old, maybe 5 or 6?? I sewed three sides on the machine and stitched up the final side by hand. Though I have piddled with sewing off and on, I didn't really learn what I was doing until a little over 3 years ago and I am definitely still learning :)
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weeshareblog@gmail.com
I learned to hand sew very young - I made trapunto pillows for Christmas when I was about 8. Then I learned how to sew on a machine when I was about 15, although it was a very old machine. That year I made everyone mini stockings. I love all the purses! It is on my to-do list this year, make several quilted purses.
ReplyDeleteThank-you for the chance to win!
kario66@hotmail.com
Hard to remember my first project. But in high school I sewed many poodle skirts for dances in the 50's
ReplyDeleteHard to remember that long ago but I do remember making gathered skirts in junior high.
ReplyDeleteI was maybe 15, I was taught from a teacher at school. My first project was piecing together some strips of fabric, and using different styles of patterns to sew with. lnb1191(at)aol(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI was 12 and in home ec class...The first project was a smock. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI was really young when I learned to sew. I was taught by the Sisters at the convent school. My first projects were tea towels. Lots and Lots of tea towels.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew in Home Ec class in school. I made a plaid jacket and straight skirt with a zipper. I was hooked after that plus mu mom sewed our clothes. Love your Blog!
ReplyDeletePatty
Stash Away, Stash Away, Stash ALL!
I took a sewing class in 7th grade, it almost turned me against sewing. I began sewing again when I was 15, a couple of friends would offer suggestions. Quilted blessings, Nita
ReplyDelete15 years old when I went for sewing classes and first thing I sewed was a frock for myself.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew in 7th gade if home ec class, but then teacher was horrible so my Mom ended up teaching me
ReplyDeleteI was 21 when my mother-in-law helped me take a velvet dress and with a newspaper pattern she made, we turned that dress into a maternity outfit for me to wear out New Year's Eve.
ReplyDeleteI was about 8 years old and my mum taught me on her singer treadle! We made clothes for my Barbies. Thanks for the chance to win such a generous giveaway, Dianne
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew in 4-H when I was 10 years old. My first project was an apron and DaNoma Lish was out leader.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew in High School in Home Ec class. And the first thing I ever made was a dress. I had a great Home Ec teacher and she taught me to love sewing.
ReplyDeleteCan you believe my mom let me use her Bernina when I was six? I made so many knots... I sewed the top of a patchwork doll blanket.
ReplyDeleteMy mom taught be how to sew when I was in Jr. High. I remember making pants, but had issues getting them to fit right. Thanks for offering the cool purse supplies, looks likes lots of fun.
ReplyDeleteI was about 8or 9 and my grand mother taught me how to sew by hand. Then later when I was about 12 she taught me on her treadle singer. When I got married my wife taught me how to sew on her electric singer. She is now my ex wife. I thought back when I was 8 that I was helping her make a quiltHAHA
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I actually have the skill required to make this bag, but I'd love to try! My grandma taught me how to sew, we used to make little animal pin cushions together out of walnut shells.
ReplyDeleteI first learned to sew in Home ec in grade 7 . I still have the apron that I made then. It is pretty old.
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating in the blog hop. It is a great way to discover new blogs.
Regards from Western Canada,
Anna
May be in grade 5 when I hand sewed some handkerchief and an Apron.
ReplyDeleteTaught by my mom and teacher :D
Thanks for the chance!
I was about 8 years old when my mom taught me how to sew. My very first project was a set of pajamas for my Cabbage Patch Kid... and I made it on my very own Cabbage Patch Kids sewing machine. Can you tell I was a child of the '80s? LOL Thanks for the chance to win! :)
ReplyDeleteI was 13/14 , can't remember. It's was my teacher, I sewed a tissue cover for our sewing class.
ReplyDeleteI learned to sew a the age of 6 or 7 but don't remember my first project but do remember making a pair of shorts with an elastic waist for my baby brother when I was about 9. I thought they were the best and were a bright green cotton fabric. My mother taught me and both of my sisters to sew and she was a beautiful seamstress her whole life until the last few years. She is 90 and has Parkinson's so had to give up sewing, knitting and crocheting which was very hard for her to do but enjoys seeing what I make and really looks over each project and has questions about technique, etc.
ReplyDeleteYour bags are gorgeous!!! I first learned to sew in the 5th grade in a home economics class. The first project was a "man in the moon" pillow - that my younger sister still has!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance to win :-)
Sorry to say I am self-taught & no opportunity (like home-ec), until after I graduated from college. My first project I got a dress pattern & made a sundress for myself. I was slow to love sewing until I got away from making clothes. It was always the plackets, etc. that just slowed me down too much. I've loved sewing ever since I caught the quilt-bug. Funny that now I am back to making clothes & have more patience for it.
ReplyDeleteThe Baggalista Kit looks interesting. The secret pockets will really make this bag useful! Nice design. Thanks
I've never made a bag so to win one of your kits with everything would be wonderful. My mother taught me to sew and at about 8 made my 4-H skirt and top. Then, after joined the workforce I stopped making things. After age 50, I started quilting, again learning from my mother who began sewing around age 6 and quilting at age 12. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI was 8 years old(40 years ago) I learned at the SInger Sewing machine Store and I learned to make a gathered skirt.
ReplyDeleteMary Ann Van Soest
mavs@netnitco.net
www.cedarridgestudio.blogspot.com
I was five or six when my Grandmother taught me to embroider. My first project was a tea towel. Good memories!
ReplyDeleteMy comment doesn't show. My mother taught me to sew at about age 8, then I made my 4-H uniform of a skirt and blouse as my first garment. Now, late in life, I have become a quilter with my mother as my quiltmentor. Thanks for the giveaway. I've never made a bag so winning a kit would be wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your bags!
ReplyDeleteI took the required sewing class in home ec in the 7th grade and made an A-line skirt. Hated it.
Have made a few curtains over the years and hemmed a few pairs of pants.
Didn't really start sewing until March of this year when I decided to learn to quilt. I'm hooked! Many of my projects have been bags or totes, another thing I'm hooked on.
Oh wow I really have to think back a ways. My mom always sewed all of our clothes. I don't remember going to school wearing something that she didn't sew. I remember taking Home Ec my freshman year and making a vest which I wore a lot. I don't remember if I ever sewed before then or not.
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My mother taught me to sew when I was in grammer school. I had joined 4H and sewed an apron for my first project.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your wonderful giveaway: everthing that a sewer could want.
My grandma sewed clothes and made quilts. I alway's loved to go into grandma's sewing corner and watch her sew. My Mom had an old treadle sewing machine. I remember pumping that floor treadle(is that what it's called)and making doll blankets. Thanks for the giveaway, and I really like reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteMy mom taught me how to embroider when I was around 5 or 6 .. we made chicken scratch on red gingham. But my grandma really taught me how to sew when I was a few years older. I wanted a pair of shorts and she showed me how to take newspaper and trace out a pattern and use the binding attachment on her sewing machine. Fond memories!
ReplyDeleteI think I was around 15 when my mom taught me to sew. And my first project was a skirt. It turned out really well too. And I wore it lots. Thanks for a chance to win your great giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteI can't remember when I started sewing or what my first project was. It seems like I have been sewing my whole life. When your mom is a home economics teacher your grow up sitting next to her at her sewing machine as I did.
ReplyDeleteI get your email newsletter and love all the fun stuff you list each time, especially the fun kitty stuff!
ReplyDeleteI remember sewing a button onto a shirt when I was 4 yrs old, but it wouldn't button because I wouldn't let my Godmother show me how to to it and I wanted to to it myself. So I sewed up the "hole" and down the outside!! I also remember making a tube dress for my barbie on a sewing machine when I was 6 yrs old. It was a simple straight stitch.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Katina
kjkoukla(athotmail...
I was 8 years old and remember begging Granny Ella to teach me to make a quilt. So she got in her scraps and helped me cut 4 inch squares. She would not let me use her machine so I had to sew them all together BY HAND!! I made (30) 9-patch blocks that year! and only 8 years old!
ReplyDeleteI kept my blocks and when I was 19 she asked me if I still had them and I proudly said yes ma'am!!
So she sashed them together and she and I, along with my sister, granddaddy , aunt and uncle...we all quilted that quilt!
It is my heirloom!
I don't think I actually started sewing until high school home ec. My grandmother sewed but she never taught any of us. I sewed a dress in home ec and it fit, somewhat. Thank you for the great giveaway. Merry Christmas from Minnesota.
ReplyDeleteI cannot remember exactly when I picked up a needle and thread, but my mom was always sewing something and I was always hanging around her. The process of cutting out shapes from a large piece of fabric then putting them together into a functional garment fascinated me. My mom started me out cutting out shapes then sewing them together with a needle and thread for my dolls. I never stopped. My mom encouraged me to take Home Ed in high school and my first real "project" was in that class - a slim line skirt that I got an "A" on. I've never stopped sewing and taking classes and learning. I even took a pattern drafting course. I loved that! Since retirement my sewing interest revolves around quilts and handbags.
ReplyDeleteI was 5, It was a quilt square and it was my grandmother :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win
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