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age when you completed your first big crafty project?
I realize "big project" is a completely relative term- it could be your first scrapbook, scarf, quilt, garment, whatever felt "big" to you at the time.
What was the project and how old were you? Do you still do the same craft today?
Re: age when you completed your first big crafty project?
I agree, "big project" is a relative term.
My Mom taught me to sew on her sewing machine when I was young enough to make clothes for my Barbie dolls........but back then, young gals played with Barbies much later, LOL. I think I was about 11 or 12.
I took my love of sewing to high school with me, back when they had "sewing classes" in the 1970's. Made a winter coat, which was probably my biggest project at that point. It was back when large plaids in bright colors were the rage. Matching plaids, in expensive wool, that was a big project.
I made my daughter's entire nursery set over 18 years ago, with a quilt, the crib bumpers, that was a big project (as I sat home not able to go to work due to pregnancy difficulties)
My Mom also taught me to crochet, knit, cook, arrange flowers. The types of stuff I've tried to teach my daughter who is now 18. She doesn't regularly use these skills, but has learned them.
Many years ago, when I lived with a man in the 1970's, I made a fitted sofa cover! I mean, I made zippered covers for each seat cushion, covered and used upholstery staples for the sofa itself.......almost forgot about that!
I made my wedding dress in 2011, and then my daughter's prom dress last year. Those were big projects, but much later in life.
I only sew "big projects" now. I've made pillow covers to match decor, crocheted my son an afghan for Xmas this year. I have found over time, since cheap products made overseas have flooded our markets that sewing is no longer necessarily the cheapest way to go.........I pretty much sew when I want something specific for an event or decor, because with the internet, google searches, and cheap decor, it's not always worth my time, or cheaper.
BUT, having said that, I am a firm believer in teaching people how to do things. My friends sometimes call me "Martha Jr" because I learned all this stuff so many years ago.
My motto in life, which I tell my kids all the time: "There's nothing I can't do, only things I've never tried." I want them to feel that way as well, regardless of the situation.
I made a pair of flannel pajamas for myself when I was a little kid. Mom watched everything I was doing, and she did the pinning, but I did all the sewing. I'm not sure I was even in Kindergarten yet when I made them. I remember a girl in 3rd grade bringing something she had made for show & tell and thinking to myself "big deal, I've been sewing for years"
My grandma taught me to crochet in about 1st grade. Chaining was fastest & easiest, but I still have my little sampler of double crochet stitches from back then.
I still sew and crochet today
I think I was in first grade when I learned how to make loom pot-holders and made tons of them to give to family and friends. My aunt and dad still use them today
Been in love with everything crafty ever since!
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I done things like cross-stitch and crafty since I was a kid (probably 7ish) and my mom was a crafty person....
My first "big" project I would say is the baby quilt I made when I was 16. It took me about 3 months to make and was going to be a gift for my cousin, but after putting all the time and work into it (knowing it would be unlikely for me to make another one because I don't have the patience for projects that drag on) and loving how it turned out I couldn't part with it, so it lives in a closet for "one day".
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Ha! When I made my first quilt in high school, my mom told me I had to start with one for myself in case I never made another.
I bet the quilt is gorgeous- your cousin missed out on an awesome gift!