I was reading Tammy’s Blog Quilt Therphy (it’s a must-read) about how her daughter went to her sewing room and made a quilt. How proud Tammy was that she went out there and just did it.

So, I thought I would tell you my story about my daughters and sewing! 

When my daughters called to ask if we could make a skirt I was so excited that they wanted to sit down and sew. I used to sew, way back when we use to make all our clothes, and thought this would be an easy project.   We worked all afternoon trying to make one of those skirt cover-ups for bathing suits.  Being together, chatting and sewing was fun - even if our project ended up a little rough!  Later, Melanie came back and figured out how to make one! Way to go Melanie!!

Last week my oldest daughter Melissa, called and want to know if I would make some burp cloths and baby blankets for some of her pregnant friends.  I thought what a great idea and she could make the burps and maybe start to enjoy sewing a little.

When I sew, I like to have a old movie on or some rock and roll music.  So I put on the “Eagles” for background noise and luckily Melissa new all the songs cause she was singing, dancing and sewing! While we sewed we talked about grandkids, shopping, sports, etc….  I had her using the rotary cutter, scissors, sewing machine and even ironing! She’s a very good student and I bet next time she could make her own.

Do you have similar stories?  Please feel free to share them with me. I’d love to here them because it’s never to late to play with your kids!