How Many of We Quilters are Grandparents?????
10-16-2010, 08:51 PM
#321
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Richton, MS
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My husband and I are the proud grandparents of 6 grandchildren, 3 boys, Sam 19, Eli 12, Ian 7 and 3 girls, Allison 18, Caitlin 16, Wendy 13. They are the most lovable, perfect grandchildren anyone could ask for. :thumbup:
10-16-2010, 09:52 PM
#323
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Location: Piedmont[Greenville]SC
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I have one grandson for now who will be 12 next mo. He has a few quilts and loves them. When I had him for a week this summer he wanted to make his own and we did that. It turned out great and he is so proud of it. I made many baby quilts and donated them to the Hosp. NICU and some for Salvation Army for burned out kids, and some to a women s[with kids] shelter. So I guess They were for Gods children
10-16-2010, 10:08 PM
#324
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Originally Posted by memereof8
I will be retiring after the New Year (thank God). I really went over my alloted time!!!! I have 8 Grandchildren. 6 boys and 2 girls. Love them all. Want to know something---one of my grandsons is facinated by the workings of the sewing machine. Told him I would teach him whatever he wants to know. Very proud of all of them. 2 graduated from college, 3 are in college, the others are in elementary, middle, and high school. My does time go by. Enjoyed every minute!!!
this past year we have sewn together. He is very mechanically inclined so he loves to work the floor pedal. We first made his John Dheere apron by making a pattern out of newspaper, cut it and then he stood between my legs and worked the pedal and I guided my featherweight machine. He was very good about following my instructions to always stop when I told him to. He was very proud of himself.
I then let him sew on notebook paper while I was next to him, taught him how to leave the needle down and pivot. Little ones are often the most eager to do something big people like to do!
Those are really precious times and we will do more, for sure :!: :!: :!:
10-16-2010, 10:13 PM
#325
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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Originally Posted by LindaWheattall
Have 7 grandkids and 3 great grandkids and for christmas i make them all something. mostly bags and purses for the girls and blankets and pillows for the boys. While I'm in Fla for the winter months I make small quilts for my great granddaughter's birthday in april. I'm busy with my sewing machine from nov.1 to Christmas.
10-16-2010, 10:13 PM
#326
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Originally Posted by slk350
I have 1 grandson, age 4 who keeps telling his "mema" he wants to sew. I told him I'ld get him a sewing machine when he is a little older. Now all he says is..."When I get a little bit bigger, you'll get me a sewing machine so I can sew, right Mema ?" So precious
10-16-2010, 10:35 PM
#328
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Missouri
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I am a young grandmother of 26 and an even younger great-grandmother of 8. I just aged to my 72 years from counting all the grands. Love and enjoy each and every one of them whenever I get to see them. They're scattered all over the United States.
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