HOW I LEARNED TO SEW AND CRAFT

I FIRST BEGAN SEWING IN A 4TH GRADE CAMP FIRE GIRLS CLASS. I ALSO LEARNED TO SEW MORE PROFESSIONALLY AT A SUMMER CLASS WITH MY YWCA IN DAYTON. MY MOM HELPED ALSO. I REMEMBER SEWING IN HOME IN HIGH SCHOOL, AT THAT TIME I ACTUALLY WANTED TO BE A FASHION DESIGNER. THE FABRICS FASCINATED ME AS DID MY ART CLASS. MY ART TEACHER THOUGHT I SHOULD BECOME AN ART TEACHER SOME DAY AND I WOULD HAVE LIKED IT AT THAT TIME. BUT ONCE I WAS IN JUNIOR HIGH I HAD DIFFERENT GOALS.

HOWEVER I HAVE KEPT ON SEWING ALL MY LIFE. I HAVE SEWN MY OWN DRESSES AND JEANS, COATS FOR MY HUSBAND AND MY MOM, UPOLSTERED A CHAIR, AND MADE DIFFERENT QUILTS FOR MY SON AND A CHEROKEE QUILTED VEST. I HAVE SEWN COLD WEATHER GOOSE FEATHERS SLIPPERS AND SKI PANTS. I LOVE CREATING DRAPES AND HAVE CREATED DRAPES FOR MOST HOUSES WE HAVE RENTED AND BOUGHT. I EVEN DID SOME HAND EMBROIDERY AND SEWING OF A VARIETY OF JEANS, PICTURES AND WALL HANGINGS. I COME FROM AN ARTISTIC FAMILY. I HAVE TAUGHT MY SON HOW TO SEW WHEN HE WAS YOUNG.