Sewing is Cool Again (NYT gift link)

bjscheel
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 04:45:24 +0000

Just spent $150 at the quilt shop today. I made quilts when I was first married, then took it up again as an empty-nester. Really don’t need more blankets around here, but I do need something to do. I hand quilt, and thought as I was buying the fabric, that’s a good idea because it makes the project last a lot longer and saves money because I’m not buying more fabric so fast. I did buy 96 yards worth of 3 yard cuts at an auction last fall, and have been working through that too. Not all prints that I really want to use 3 yards of, but had to buy in lots.

I still use the Brother from Walmart DH got me in the 90’s.

My mom and MIL sew. My mom made my wedding dress and a bridesmaid dress and flower girls. MIL made the other bridesmaid dress. My mom makes utilitarian quilts for world ministries, my MIL makes works of art

DDs have dabbled in embroidery and a little mending. Older DD crochets- can’t follow a pattern- but can visualize and make it work as she goes.