new quilter

What a pleasant experience I had this week-end. I worked check-in for our
little local quilt show Tues. night and checked in an adorable 8 yr. old
She'd done a landscape quilt based on the Accidental Landscapes patterns,
but really made it her own. She got first place in the miniature section.
I watched her looking at the quilts with her ballot for her favorite. I
doubt the judge looked them over more carefully than she did. She really
studied them before making her choice. I got to talking with her dad--he
said even as an infant she reached for certain fabrics if they were shopping
fabric stores. I was telling them about some of the big quilt shows. I
told her there were vendors that sold fabric, patterns and supplies. She
commented that she'd shop for fabric, "but I think I prefer to design my own
patterns"--------She's ONLY 8! She's joined one of the church groups of
mostly hand quilters every Tuesday morning, so she can learn to hand quilt!
What a future she has, and what an delightful little person to be around.

--
Gen
http://community.webshots.com/user/Coren920

Special. Precious. Sometimes we get to see the eagles soar. Polly

"Gen" ...
What a pleasant experience I had this week-end. I worked check-in for our
little local quilt show Tues. night and checked in an adorable 8 yr. old
She'd done a landscape quilt based on the Accidental Landscapes patterns,
but really made it her own. She got first place in the miniature section.
I watched her looking at the quilts with her ballot for her favorite. I
doubt the judge looked them over more carefully than she did. She really
studied them before making her choice. I got to talking with her dad--he
said even as an infant she reached for certain fabrics if they were
shopping fabric stores. I was telling them about some of the big quilt
shows. I told her there were vendors that sold fabric, patterns and
supplies. She commented that she'd shop for fabric, "but I think I prefer
to design my own patterns"--------She's ONLY 8! She's joined one of the
church groups of mostly hand quilters every Tuesday morning, so she can
learn to hand quilt! What a future she has, and what an delightful little
person to be around.

My mother moved to be with my brother and his family in Stirling, Scotland,
following a stroke which disabled her. When we cleared her house, I kept her
Husqvarna Orchidea as my backup machine. Sadly, she died just over a year
ago and with some of my legacy from her I bought a Husqvarna Diamond. My SiL
has a Husqvarna Rose which Mum had given her and was fighting off her 8yo
daughter who wanted to sew too! With the help of my sewing machine man, the
Orchidea was shipped to Stirling and my niece told that Aunty Megwen had
sent Grandma's machine for her to borrow. She is thrilled to bits with HER
machine and apparently has made a set of clothes for her teddy bear by just
sewing bits of fabric together. She has also been making bags and I have
just sent her a piece of embroidered denim which she is going to use for a
waistcoat. I think that Grandma would have been pleased to see her machine
being used by her littlest grand-daughter!

Megwen

Bath, England
"Gen" wrote in message
...
What a pleasant experience I had this week-end. I worked check-in for our
little local quilt show Tues. night and checked in an adorable 8 yr. old
She'd done a landscape quilt based on the Accidental Landscapes patterns,
but really made it her own. She got first place in the miniature section.
I watched her looking at the quilts with her ballot for her favorite. I
doubt the judge looked them over more carefully than she did. She really
studied them before making her choice. I got to talking with her dad--he
said even as an infant she reached for certain fabrics if they were
shopping fabric stores. I was telling them about some of the big quilt
shows. I told her there were vendors that sold fabric, patterns and
supplies. She commented that she'd shop for fabric, "but I think I prefer
to design my own patterns"--------She's ONLY 8! She's joined one of the
church groups of mostly hand quilters every Tuesday morning, so she can
learn to hand quilt! What a future she has, and what an delightful little
person to be around.

--
Gen
http://community.webshots.com/user/Coren920

On 19/09/2010 11:34, Megwen wrote:
My mother moved to be with my brother and his family in Stirling,
Scotland, following a stroke which disabled her. When we cleared her
house, I kept her Husqvarna Orchidea as my backup machine. Sadly, she
died just over a year ago and with some of my legacy from her I bought a
Husqvarna Diamond. My SiL has a Husqvarna Rose which Mum had given her
and was fighting off her 8yo daughter who wanted to sew too! With the
help of my sewing machine man, the Orchidea was shipped to Stirling and
my niece told that Aunty Megwen had sent Grandma's machine for her to
borrow. She is thrilled to bits with HER machine and apparently has made
a set of clothes for her teddy bear by just sewing bits of fabric
together. She has also been making bags and I have just sent her a piece
of embroidered denim which she is going to use for a waistcoat. I think
that Grandma would have been pleased to see her machine being used by
her littlest grand-daughter!

Perfect! And she'll have huge fun with the Orchidea's embroidery, if
she has the unit. OK, it';'s 'old technology' now (it was brand new
when I bought my Lily), but still loads of fun as an intro to the
glorious world of machine embroidery.

Megwen

Bath, England
"Gen" wrote in message
...
What a pleasant experience I had this week-end. I worked check-in for
our little local quilt show Tues. night and checked in an adorable 8
yr. old She'd done a landscape quilt based on the Accidental
Landscapes patterns, but really made it her own. She got first place
in the miniature section. I watched her looking at the quilts with her
ballot for her favorite. I doubt the judge looked them over more
carefully than she did. She really studied them before making her
choice. I got to talking with her dad--he said even as an infant she
reached for certain fabrics if they were shopping fabric stores. I was
telling them about some of the big quilt shows. I told her there were
vendors that sold fabric, patterns and supplies. She commented that
she'd shop for fabric, "but I think I prefer to design my own
patterns"--------She's ONLY 8! She's joined one of the church groups
of mostly hand quilters every Tuesday morning, so she can learn to
hand quilt! What a future she has, and what an delightful little
person to be around.

That sounds like a life-long quilter just starting her amazing voyage!


--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

What a great story. Don't forget her name - we'll probably see it some day connected to "Best of Show" at some
of the major events.
--
Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsi dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa

On 9/18/2010 9:14 PM, Gen wrote:
What a pleasant experience I had this week-end. I worked check-in for our
little local quilt show Tues. night and checked in an adorable 8 yr. old
She'd done a landscape quilt based on the Accidental Landscapes patterns,
but really made it her own. She got first place in the miniature section.
I watched her looking at the quilts with her ballot for her favorite. I
doubt the judge looked them over more carefully than she did. She really
studied them before making her choice. I got to talking with her dad--he
said even as an infant she reached for certain fabrics if they were shopping
fabric stores. I was telling them about some of the big quilt shows. I
told her there were vendors that sold fabric, patterns and supplies. She
commented that she'd shop for fabric, "but I think I prefer to design my own
patterns"--------She's ONLY 8! She's joined one of the church groups of
mostly hand quilters every Tuesday morning, so she can learn to hand quilt!
What a future she has, and what an delightful little person to be around.

That is a cool story. Good to hear youngsters have
such interest.
Taria
"Louise in Iowa" nieland1390@mchsi-dot-com wrote in message
...
What a great story. Don't forget her name - we'll probably see it some day
connected to "Best of Show" at some of the major events.
--
Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsi dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa

On 9/18/2010 9:14 PM, Gen wrote:
What a pleasant experience I had this week-end. I worked check-in for
our
little local quilt show Tues. night and checked in an adorable 8 yr. old
She'd done a landscape quilt based on the Accidental Landscapes patterns,
but really made it her own. She got first place in the miniature
section.
I watched her looking at the quilts with her ballot for her favorite. I
doubt the judge looked them over more carefully than she did. She really
studied them before making her choice. I got to talking with her dad--he
said even as an infant she reached for certain fabrics if they were
shopping
fabric stores. I was telling them about some of the big quilt shows. I
told her there were vendors that sold fabric, patterns and supplies. She
commented that she'd shop for fabric, "but I think I prefer to design my
own
patterns"--------She's ONLY 8! She's joined one of the church groups of
mostly hand quilters every Tuesday morning, so she can learn to hand
quilt!
What a future she has, and what an delightful little person to be around.

What a wonderful story! At 8 years of age, who knows
what she'll be able to do later on down the road. It's
exciting. Since she's only 8, her name probably shouldn't
be announced...but I would think that if she won a contest
somewhere and it was on the web, then it would be ok.

I bet you had fun being a part of this great little story
and thanks for sharing.

Donna

"Gen" wrote in message
...
What a pleasant experience I had this week-end. I worked
check-in for our little local quilt show Tues. night and
checked in an adorable 8 yr. old She'd done a landscape
quilt based on the Accidental Landscapes patterns, but
really made it her own. She got first place in the
miniature section. I watched her looking at the quilts
with her ballot for her favorite. I doubt the judge
looked them over more carefully than she did. She really
studied them before making her choice. I got to talking
with her dad--he said even as an infant she reached for
certain fabrics if they were shopping fabric stores. I
was telling them about some of the big quilt shows. I
told her there were vendors that sold fabric, patterns and
supplies. She commented that she'd shop for fabric, "but
I think I prefer to design my own patterns"--------She's
ONLY 8! She's joined one of the church groups of mostly
hand quilters every Tuesday morning, so she can learn to
hand quilt! What a future she has, and what an delightful
little person to be around.

--
Gen
http://community.webshots.com/user/Coren920

In article ,
Kate XXXXXX wrote:

On 19/09/2010 11:34, Megwen wrote:
My mother moved to be with my brother and his family in Stirling,
Scotland, following a stroke which disabled her. When we cleared her
house, I kept her Husqvarna Orchidea as my backup machine. Sadly, she
died just over a year ago and with some of my legacy from her I bought a
Husqvarna Diamond. My SiL has a Husqvarna Rose which Mum had given her
and was fighting off her 8yo daughter who wanted to sew too! With the
help of my sewing machine man, the Orchidea was shipped to Stirling and
my niece told that Aunty Megwen had sent Grandma's machine for her to
borrow. She is thrilled to bits with HER machine and apparently has made
a set of clothes for her teddy bear by just sewing bits of fabric
together. She has also been making bags and I have just sent her a piece
of embroidered denim which she is going to use for a waistcoat. I think
that Grandma would have been pleased to see her machine being used by
her littlest grand-daughter!

Pemberton's in Stirling is probably the best sewing machine repair shop
in Scotland, I wouldn't trust anyone else with my Elna Air electronic
and many years ago he repaird my Frister Rossman cub 3 after a dusty
celing fell on it,so good to know the machine is near a good doctor
Marion in Nitten

Thanks for that information about Pembertons. I brought the Rose back to
Bath for repair earlier this year as my SiL had a problem with it that
hadn't been fixed properly by the repair people she took it to. I'm part of
the furniture in the shop in Bath so Mark fixed the machine for me and then
shipped it back to Stirling.

Megwen

Bath, England
"Marion Bowles" wrote in message
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In article ,
Kate XXXXXX wrote:

On 19/09/2010 11:34, Megwen wrote:
My mother moved to be with my brother and his family in Stirling,
Scotland, following a stroke which disabled her. When we cleared her
house, I kept her Husqvarna Orchidea as my backup machine. Sadly, she
died just over a year ago and with some of my legacy from her I bought
a
Husqvarna Diamond. My SiL has a Husqvarna Rose which Mum had given her
and was fighting off her 8yo daughter who wanted to sew too! With the
help of my sewing machine man, the Orchidea was shipped to Stirling and
my niece told that Aunty Megwen had sent Grandma's machine for her to
borrow. She is thrilled to bits with HER machine and apparently has
made
a set of clothes for her teddy bear by just sewing bits of fabric
together. She has also been making bags and I have just sent her a
piece
of embroidered denim which she is going to use for a waistcoat. I think
that Grandma would have been pleased to see her machine being used by
her littlest grand-daughter!

Pemberton's in Stirling is probably the best sewing machine repair shop
in Scotland, I wouldn't trust anyone else with my Elna Air electronic
and many years ago he repaird my Frister Rossman cub 3 after a dusty
celing fell on it,so good to know the machine is near a good doctor
Marion in Nitten