Yeah right!
#41
I agree. I recently showed a young woman how to sew a straight seam and helped her make a couple of stuffed birds that had small pieces and curves. They were not perfect...but I gave her encouragement. She makes baby quilts now using panels and loves doing this. She has already sold 2 of the ones she made and now she is teaching her friends to sew and has invited us all to a quilt day party. She is awesome and although the quilts she is making is not pieced or perfectly sewn she is learning and she is spreading the love of sewing to others. We all started somewhere and we all have our level of expertise. Just saying....Encouragement goes a long way and this board is great in helping each other. You have taught me so much.
#46
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At least he did it on his own. Kudos for that! He didn't ask you to do it while he sat and played games on his phone. I hope he takes up quilting and enjoys it for a lifetime. If we can remember back we probably all started with that optimism of "Of course, I can do that! How hard could that be?"
#47
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Join Date: Sep 2013
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Not many kids sew these days, so I would think the quota of men is even less. Although, it may be the opposite now and more men are sewing. I'm 53, and my sisters & brother would all sew. We made bean bag toys, doll clothes, stuffed toys, and had a lot of fun. My mom taught my niece & nephew to sew. I'm glad so many men are sewing and quilting, because there was sort of a stigma that "it's a girl thing" when I was growing up. That "kid" is probably so proud of what he did and his mom sure is! Let him bask in the limelight, but Oh, the foolishness of youth....
#50
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I hope his little foray into the quilting world will yield a life-long passion. Point him to all the great internet resources and encourage him to give it a try. He will soon see that it's much more complicated than it might seem.
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