tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post386352410351618090..comments2024-01-24T07:20:03.473-05:00Comments on no big dill: Stitches in TimeNo Big Dill http://www.blogger.com/profile/08414131508018685093noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-32488379173209738992010-09-11T15:48:00.664-04:002010-09-11T15:48:00.664-04:00Katy, I had to laugh about the doll. My 7yo dd be...Katy, I had to laugh about the doll. My 7yo dd begged for months for a "corn-silk hair cabbage patch doll." I searched high and low and found the one on sale. 3 days after Christmas I walk into her room and find tufts of blond corn silk all over her carpet and dd holding the scissors to the dolly's head. Me: (weakly)"...but A! you CUT your corn-silk cabbage patch dolly's hair!!!" She: (looking surprised) "...but that's WHY I wanted her!")<br /><br />Then the other dolly was something like a Justborn baby who came with a plastic sleeve covering her hair (that should have been a warning). After 2 days of play, her hair turned into a matted knotted kinky snarly mess. Her best friend's mom said "A, what happened to your new baby's hair?" A (in her usualy blase manner) "she was born that way."Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00143427136363087059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-68472771776054278002010-09-09T12:29:53.829-04:002010-09-09T12:29:53.829-04:00First time sewing... When I was in fifth grade, I...First time sewing... When I was in fifth grade, I made a skirt with an elastic casing. Sounds harmless, right? The sewing part was harmless, but the fabric I chose did much to accentuate the just-before-you-get-your-woman-shape bulkiness that happens in 5th grade. Pastel rainbow colored stripes going in the wrong direction are very harmful to a young girl with a poochy tummy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-71463994000274118452010-09-08T21:14:11.712-04:002010-09-08T21:14:11.712-04:00My first stitched project was a skirt made from an...My first stitched project was a skirt made from an old sheet. My mom gave me the old sheet so that I could practice without messing up some real fabric :) I did it all by hand and it was the ugliest thing, but it fit! After that I was allowed to use real fabric :)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808135015629948275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-50592144576188971012010-09-08T14:08:40.637-04:002010-09-08T14:08:40.637-04:00This post inspired me to write a post about this t...This post inspired me to write a post about this topic on my blog....http://www.catchick6creations.com/?p=1413<br />Thank you so much for the inspiration!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197852146356689335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-69135025501890469642010-09-08T06:50:54.047-04:002010-09-08T06:50:54.047-04:00a quilt that my mom still has in her basement some...a quilt that my mom still has in her basement somewhere:)<br /><br />My dad worked for a fabric store til I was in high school, so there was always a lot of sewing done by my mom and scraps for us.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915395779182043474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-13309511375895904262010-09-07T17:31:20.363-04:002010-09-07T17:31:20.363-04:00I loved to make the bag that Ariel carries with he...I loved to make the bag that Ariel carries with her on Little Mermaid. I used to sew these at my grandma's house. I also loved to trace my stuffed animals and make them little clothes. My grandma had us doing iron on dishtowel cross stitching and those plastic holey squares that you use yarn to make into like kleenex boxes (do you know what I am talking about??) whenever we came to visit!Erick and Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325642402547158708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-23280833693238259812010-09-07T14:50:41.487-04:002010-09-07T14:50:41.487-04:00I love the hair! :)
My first sewing machine cr...I love the hair! :) <br /><br />My first sewing machine creation was a doll that I made for myself. My mom has it and wont' give it up! My first hand sewing article of clothing was a pair of mittens I made for myself with my Aana (eskimo grandmother) out of some extra furs she had laying around. She ripped my stitches until they were perfect. <br /><br />Today, I can sew clothing, bags, sheets, pillows, and just about anything I see on the internet with a sewing machine. (Thanks Finnish Grandma) And I can sew with my hands to make beautiful Mukluks, mittens, parkas, hats, etc. out of fur we catch, skin and tan ourselves. (Thanks Eskimo grandma!) <br /><br />My daughter is seven and she is working on her first Atikluk (Eskimo summer dress) out of fabric on her sewing machine. Last winter she made herself a pair of mouton/beaver mittens to go back and forth to our fish camp on a snowmachine. My son has made several things by handsewing, but he's only ever hemmed his pants on my sewing machine! :)<br /><br />P.S. my sewing machine was a birthday gift when I was 16. I still use the same one!Finnskimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796494092961147276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-36603792724290031112010-09-07T14:18:32.772-04:002010-09-07T14:18:32.772-04:00I've read that in parenting books: to keep pen...I've read that in parenting books: to keep pencils, paper, glue, and other creative materials accessible and available. It makes kids smarter. Good work.Blogfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339107295901354359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-43297305687450343822010-09-07T13:37:14.441-04:002010-09-07T13:37:14.441-04:00I used to do cross stitch as a child, but I have l...I used to do cross stitch as a child, but I have lost all patience for it now. I didn't sew anything until my Arts & Crafts class in highschool. I made a jester's hat.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173131184799078327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-77149278364304629662010-09-07T12:21:31.123-04:002010-09-07T12:21:31.123-04:00My grandmother's sister made drapes, etc., and...My grandmother's sister made drapes, etc., and she would pass the salesman samples to my grandma (which, at the time, were probably the size of a fat quarter.) We would cut and stitch and create on her old singer (in a cabinet--it lives with me now). She never told us what/or how to do things...she just let us create! Parisian gowns, opera capes, you name it--we created it! My very best memories! Thanks for letting me remember them!Donna Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632363013405730449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-70264866826697554782010-09-07T11:12:31.552-04:002010-09-07T11:12:31.552-04:00I don't remember that doll but I do remember t...I don't remember that doll but I do remember that material and it brought back memories of the two of us sitting downstairs in front of the unused white fireplace at a card table using the sewing machine to make our dolls clothes. Remember how the whole table would shake??? Ha ha. <br /><br />My first stitched project was my handmade dolls, I was in fourth grade and won first place in the whole school art contest. Do you remember those? I'll have to dig them out and do a post.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786556257859425748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-14739678247566973692010-09-07T11:08:53.092-04:002010-09-07T11:08:53.092-04:00I think my grandmother helped me make a simple shi...I think my grandmother helped me make a simple shirt and short ensemble. This was the 80's when "jams" were popular. <br /><br />I was glad to see your doll's dress! I used to make Barbie clothes for my sisters. I never had a pattern to work with, I just had to look at the clothes they had and kind of wing it. Wish I still had them...or pictures!The Tall Girl Cookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974733411264382125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-71309233657757621382010-09-07T10:27:21.312-04:002010-09-07T10:27:21.312-04:00I also began sewing for my dollies. Even when I w...I also began sewing for my dollies. Even when I was too old to "play" with my "babies", I still created amazing wardrobes for them. Now off to work on some dresses for my real-live dollies.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16320267523897987719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-4435312305196645082010-09-07T10:27:11.791-04:002010-09-07T10:27:11.791-04:00I sewed pockets obsessively. I was allowed to use...I sewed pockets obsessively. I was allowed to use my mom's scraps also so I'd sew them into a little pocket, stitch on a button and cut a little button-hole. I was also probably about 7 or 8 when my mom started letting (or perhaps requiring!) me mend pillow cases or other straight-stitch jobs. I felt very grown up and she got out of the drudgery. Brilliant! <br />My 8 year old's first sewing project was a sock monkey (I make a lot of them). She had strep throat and needed a project to perk her up. The monkey is... unique, lol. But she loves it and it has lots of character.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-28833194177174387402010-09-07T10:22:27.142-04:002010-09-07T10:22:27.142-04:00such a fun post! your baby reminded me of so many ...such a fun post! your baby reminded me of so many of my childhood dolls~<br />my mom was a beautician which lead me to play "beauty parlor" on my dolls~ I don't think I had a doll with any hair~Katiebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468080701647578538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-83465003852175027482010-09-07T10:19:53.585-04:002010-09-07T10:19:53.585-04:00oh, and since third time is a charm, one of the fi...oh, and since third time is a charm, one of the first stitched projects i remember was a handkerchief. my grandma taught me step-by-step of how to remove threads along the borders of the muslin, and then use the space to 'embed' the embroidery threads into the space. i lived with my grandma then, so she really was there for the whole project... hope it still counts as "mine."oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221360882939784908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-15395488007219702262010-09-07T10:17:11.353-04:002010-09-07T10:17:11.353-04:00Hilarious BOTH you and Pearl knew that blowing int...Hilarious BOTH you and Pearl knew that blowing into her mouth would make a high-pitched cry!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03340528938275841820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-87188876877405123042010-09-07T10:16:55.774-04:002010-09-07T10:16:55.774-04:00oh dang. someone beat me to it as i typed. :(oh dang. someone beat me to it as i typed. :(oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221360882939784908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-40658001888200674052010-09-07T10:16:30.032-04:002010-09-07T10:16:30.032-04:00wahoo! first comment!
so this was, when you were....wahoo! first comment!<br /><br />so this was, when you were... 10-ish? you WERE a seamstress from the beginning! what a fun treasure. love the close-up on the baby dreads too! :)<br /><br />anyway, goooood joboliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221360882939784908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162868398041347638.post-14285791178053969642010-09-07T10:15:44.901-04:002010-09-07T10:15:44.901-04:00My first stitched project was a counted cross-stit...My first stitched project was a counted cross-stitch for my grandma. There are a few crayons and it says "Tara loves Gramma."<br /><br />And it's still hanging in her living room. :-)<br /><br />Tara<br />www.tarabeingtara.blogspot.comTara @ Tara Being Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088400671295064303noreply@blogger.com