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This Mother's Day we will be giving away a $50 gift certificate to our store Fabricworm.com! Keep it for yourself or give it to your mother! Everyone has a chance to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post answering the question below and you will be entered to win.

The giveaway will end at 2pm PST, Monday, May 14th. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced later that day!

We want to know...
What is your fondest memory of sewing/crafting/designing with your mother?

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Comments

Pinspot said…
My mom is not crafty. Her mom was an amazing seamstress, and made her rip out a zipper twelve times when she was in junior high home ec. I'm afraid that turned her off to sewing forever!
May 10, 2012 at 7:14 PM
Pinspot said…
I subscribe. Thanks for a generous giveaway!
May 10, 2012 at 7:16 PM
Mary on Lake Pulaski said…
I tweeted your giveaway and my Twitter id is MaryLakePulaski
May 10, 2012 at 7:16 PM
Anonymous said…
My mom was always there to help me when I needed help with my sewing projects... She wasn't really sewing when I was young so she didn't thaught me that..

She was always changing something in the house : the color of a wall, a table, a lamp... there was always something changing and I loved that :)
May 10, 2012 at 7:37 PM
Anonymous said…
Back before I had my own sewing machine, I used to use my mom's sometimes (I started out hand-sewing) and for whatever reason it completely hated me - I'd use it and get nothing but a snarl of thread on the back, but then she'd use it - making no adjustments - and it would work beautifully. So sometimes I'd let that be a reason for her to finish my projects. (But MOM, my friend's baby is due NEXT WEEK and I have to get it quilted! It just won't work for me...)

clumsy(dot)chord@gmail(dot)com
May 10, 2012 at 7:38 PM
supersara20 said…
My mom and I took stained glass classes together and then every Sunday afternoon we would work on our projects together.
May 10, 2012 at 7:38 PM
WoolenSails said…
I remember working on a pantsuit that I had to make for home ec. I was not the best sewer, so my mom helped me and it came out beautifully. I was so proud of my new outfit and something we made together.

Debbie
May 10, 2012 at 7:40 PM
Anonymous said…
Also, I am on the mailing list. (clumsy.chord(at)gmail.com)
May 10, 2012 at 7:41 PM
April @ Sewing Novice said…
I remember wanting to make a pillow because my mom sewing. I remember the pillow but don't remember making it. I also remember having her make a dress for a costume.
May 10, 2012 at 7:50 PM
April @ Sewing Novice said…
I posted on my facebook page.
May 10, 2012 at 7:51 PM
halfstitched said…
My mom bought me my first machine and gave me a lesson while she visited one weekend. The dress was a mess and I gave up for the night. The next morning I woke up to my mother with the seam ripper taking out the stitches for me. That's love!
May 10, 2012 at 7:52 PM
hueisei said…
My mum teach me how to crochet... :)
May 10, 2012 at 8:01 PM
hueisei said…
I'm on the mailing list.
May 10, 2012 at 8:02 PM
hueisei said…
Tweeted. - https://twitter.com/hueisei/status/200783039792562176
May 10, 2012 at 8:03 PM
LC said…
My mom hates sewing, and she would make fun of me for the rest of my life if she knew "crafting" was a word I used regularly. But that's certainly not to say she didn't make stuff. She just made it in the kitchen. She was a caterer, and taught me to cook. My favorite is when she asks me to come "help" her, but what she really means is sit there and keep her company.
May 10, 2012 at 8:06 PM
Amorette said…
her teaching me to use the sewing machine for real in high school, then turning me loose to change old jeans into a rocking skirt i wore forever!
May 10, 2012 at 8:07 PM
Amorette said…
tweeted! @amidrex
May 10, 2012 at 8:08 PM
Amorette said…
already on the mailing list!
May 10, 2012 at 8:08 PM
Melissa said…
My fondest memory with my mom crafting is when she helped me make my very first quilt 11 years ago. It was for my niece. She helped me every stitch of the way and at the end of the day it was really simple and my niece loved it to death (holes straight through all 3 layers). I was immediately hooked and never looked back!
May 10, 2012 at 8:33 PM
Melissa said…
I shared this on my facebook wall: https://www.facebook.com/SewBitterSweetDesigns
May 10, 2012 at 8:34 PM
Melissa said…
I tweeted: @CraftyMamaD
May 10, 2012 at 8:35 PM
Mom2RyandSis said…
My mother didn't teach me to sew but she is always very supportive and Loves everything I make :)
May 10, 2012 at 8:41 PM
Mom2RyandSis said…
I'm on the mailing list! Thanks for the chance to win!
May 10, 2012 at 8:41 PM
Cheryl said…
My fondest memory is going to a local quilt store with Mom about 9 years ago as she was shopping for fabrics. I caught the quilting 'bug' from her that day! Now we are always sharing quilt tips and doing show & tells of our quilts.
May 10, 2012 at 8:42 PM
Glenys said…
Making and drawing paper dolls! I love making them.
May 10, 2012 at 8:43 PM
Glenys said…
I'm in the mailing list.
May 10, 2012 at 8:43 PM
Karen Linton said…
I have exactly one crafting memory with my mom. Haha. I forced her to help me and my grandmother make a quilt for her first great-grandson. Haha. All she did was press seams.
May 10, 2012 at 8:46 PM
Karen Linton said…
I tweeted about the giveaway: @savinggrc
May 10, 2012 at 8:50 PM
Cheryl said…
I'm already on your mailing list.
May 10, 2012 at 8:50 PM
Karen Linton said…
I posted about the giveaway on Facebook. Facebook id: savingrc
May 10, 2012 at 8:52 PM
Karen Linton said…
I'm already on the mailing list.
May 10, 2012 at 8:54 PM
Danih03 said…
My mom does not sew/craft/design. I was pretty much on my own in that area. She was , however, my cheerleader for my artsy efforts.
May 10, 2012 at 8:54 PM
Danih03 said…
I signed up for the newsletter.
May 10, 2012 at 8:56 PM
Newby said…
When I was young, my grandmother tried teaching me how to knit during "Guiding Light" commercials! We kept missing stitches because of what was happening on the show!
May 10, 2012 at 8:56 PM
Newby said…
I am signed up on the mailing list. Thanks!
May 10, 2012 at 8:57 PM
Cecilia said…
My Mom made most of my clothes when I was growing up, but the time I remember the most is when she made all of the things I needed for my oldest daughter's nursery.
May 10, 2012 at 9:04 PM
Cecilia said…
I'm on your mailing list.
May 10, 2012 at 9:05 PM
mherath said…
My mom was not a sewer or much of a crafter but I remember one summer on vacation she was teaching me to embroider. I was holding it on my lap and I thought I was doing so well until I tried to pick it up and discovered I had stitched it to my slacks!!
May 10, 2012 at 9:15 PM
mherath said…
I am signed up for your newsletter.
May 10, 2012 at 9:16 PM
B Greene said…
My mom was not a sewer, but she was a photographer (including her own darkroom) and a leather worker. These were great activities to do together and I really wish I still had my leather pocketbook with the funky 70s mushrooms on the front flap :-) We also used to do a craft called copper enamalling where you sprinkled ground glass particles on a copper shape and heated them to ungodly temperatures in a tiny little tabletop kiln (really!), removed the glowing shapes with molten glass with a little metal spatula and placed them to cool on an ASBESTOS pad. It is amazing that I survived to adulthood, but I had a great time!!
May 10, 2012 at 9:20 PM
Sorcha girl said…
My mother taught me to embroider and I started with pre-printed pillowcases at the age of 8. My grandmother taught me to sew and the first project was an apron for my mother. It was gingham and we used the squares to cross stitch a design on the hem. I believe I was 10.
May 10, 2012 at 9:20 PM
B Greene said…
Tweeted the giveaway via @AlphaBecky
https://twitter.com/#!/AlphaBecky/status/200801339817730048
May 10, 2012 at 9:21 PM
Sorcha girl said…
I am a subscriber to the Fabricworm newsletter.
May 10, 2012 at 9:21 PM
B Greene said…
I am subscribed to your mailing list! Thanks for the chance to win!!
May 10, 2012 at 9:22 PM
Jeni Allen said…
I posted on fb, my fb id is Jeni McLean Allen What a fantastic giveaway!
May 10, 2012 at 9:23 PM
Nancy said…
My mom didn't sew with me, but she was always re-purposing/re-designing clothes. She'd buy stuff at Goodwill and redo it. She was very creative and talented!
May 10, 2012 at 9:53 PM
Jennyroo said…
I remember sitting on the floor of the sewing room, watching my mom's foot work the sewing machine pedal. Sometimes I had my own little handstitching project, sometimes I was just content to watch her work and listen to the hum. Life was so simple then, wasn't it? It's a happy memory, thanks for helping me recall it!
May 10, 2012 at 9:54 PM
Jennyroo said…
I tweeted the givewawy! @Jennyroo1
May 10, 2012 at 9:55 PM
Jennyroo said…
And I'm on the mailing list!
May 10, 2012 at 9:55 PM
Nancy said…
tweeted
goonyburd
https://twitter.com/#!/goonyburd/status/200811233660772353
May 10, 2012 at 9:56 PM
Nancy said…
Already on newsletter list
May 10, 2012 at 10:01 PM
Camille said…
My mother attempting to teach me to cross stitch. It was so bad. Horrible really. What was supposed to be a cat looked like orange striped up chuck. We laughed like crazy people over it :)
May 10, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Danielle said…
When I was 10 & my mum & I made 2 pairs of matching board shorts!! So dorky!!
May 10, 2012 at 10:11 PM
Martina said…
My mom made so many hadicrafts with me, it is like a treasure in my heart. As a teenage we were knitting together and I made this special sweater with roses. I remember wearing it till it fell apart.
May 10, 2012 at 10:42 PM
Sherrie said…
Watching my Mom sewing and fitting our Halloween costumes every year. I always knew that someday I would want to do that for my kids as well.
May 10, 2012 at 11:27 PM
Danny Heyen said…
My mom never sewed.... so.... I don't really have one. :)
May 10, 2012 at 11:33 PM
Jennie P. said…
Honestly, my mom was never a crafty person, so I can't remember ever doing a project with her.
May 10, 2012 at 11:34 PM
Danny Heyen said…
I already get the newsletter.
May 10, 2012 at 11:34 PM
Jennie P. said…
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/IamLilyMunster/status/200836463703752704
May 10, 2012 at 11:35 PM
Jennie P. said…
I'm already on the mailing list.
May 10, 2012 at 11:36 PM
MolleBolle said…
Mom taught me to sew last year, and she's still teaching me, so we're still in the process of creating the memories :)
May 11, 2012 at 12:23 AM
Heleen Groot said…
I'm (still) relatively new to this quilting stuff. Only been doing it for 6 years or so..... My mom was always doing something, crochet, sewing, knitting, etc. etc. She now quilts as well!
May 11, 2012 at 12:28 AM
Heleen Groot said…
@HeleenGroot tweeted about the giveaway
May 11, 2012 at 12:28 AM
Heleen Groot said…
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001212866388 put this give away on facebook too!
May 11, 2012 at 12:29 AM
Heleen Groot said…
I've just joined the mailinglist! I'll be crossing my fingers and toes now, yes?
May 11, 2012 at 12:31 AM
Anzouya said…
My mother used to make me most of my clothes when I was little. I always enjoyed trying them on and pretend to be a model. ;-)
May 11, 2012 at 12:39 AM
Anzouya said…
I've tweeted about your giveaway here:
https://twitter.com/#!/Anzouya/status/200852160366383104
May 11, 2012 at 12:40 AM
Anzouya said…
Posted on Facebook too:
https://www.facebook.com/Anzouya
May 11, 2012 at 12:40 AM
Beth said…
My mom was a wonderful seamstress. I have tender memories of her making clothes for me throughout my youth. I was a scrawny little kid and a gawky, skinny teen, and she made me clothes that helped me fit in and feel pretty.
May 11, 2012 at 12:42 AM
Beth said…
I tweeted your giveaway. My user name is wordygirl11.
May 11, 2012 at 12:43 AM
Beth said…
I'm a subscriber.
May 11, 2012 at 12:45 AM
Binks said…
My mom was apparently super crafty. She used to sew my sister's Halloween costumes and make them ridiculously large bows. But I think once she got to child number 5, we didn't let her keep up. So I remember making her draw us. I loved the way she drew and she made each of us different and feel special.
May 11, 2012 at 12:54 AM
thegoose said…
My mother started to needlepoint and had me join along the summer I was nine. I recently found the first sampler I made and it brought back fond memories of that summer. :)
May 11, 2012 at 12:54 AM
thegoose said…
tweeted! @byronmagoo
May 11, 2012 at 12:54 AM
Binks said…
...tweet tweet tweet tweet tweet...

https://twitter.com/#!/binkiege/status/200856371086893056
May 11, 2012 at 12:54 AM
thegoose said…
And shared on FB (mo.magoo).
May 11, 2012 at 12:54 AM
Binks said…
I'm all signed up for the mailing list
May 11, 2012 at 12:55 AM
Addibrae said…
My mom doesn't do the same crafts as me, but we shop for supplies together.
May 11, 2012 at 1:03 AM
Addibrae said…
I tweeted about the giveaway - https://twitter.com/#!/addibrae/status/200859029776515076
May 11, 2012 at 1:05 AM
Addibrae said…
I posted about the giveaway on FB - http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=357256054335128&id=100003620873299
May 11, 2012 at 1:07 AM
Addibrae said…
I signed up for your newsletter
May 11, 2012 at 1:12 AM
Anonymous said…
I remember my mom gave me a little pretty pink sewing machine for children, she learned me basics of knitting and crochet
May 11, 2012 at 1:19 AM
Yana said…
I remember my mom's old box filled with a lot of buttons, which I played for hours and could not stop :)
May 11, 2012 at 1:53 AM
Yana said…
I'm new subscriber :)
May 11, 2012 at 1:55 AM
elettrarossa said…
I think I was six or seven when my mother taught me how to sew. But we started crafting together for sure after my twenties!
May 11, 2012 at 2:00 AM
Sarah said…
Over the past several years, me and my mom have made several quilts together. I love knowing that my friends and family have something that we both worked on!

Thanks for the great giveaway!
May 11, 2012 at 2:05 AM
Sarah said…
Posted on Facebook.

Sarah Waller Norman
May 11, 2012 at 2:10 AM
Sarah said…
I subscribed to your newsletter!
May 11, 2012 at 2:11 AM
SewSuzie said…
My mother isn't a crafter but my grandmother taught me to sew and i would sit next to her and my aunt as they made clothing and household items when a young child. They also guided my first tentative steos on their old treadle sewing machine.
May 11, 2012 at 3:20 AM
Rafael's Mum said…
My mum has sewn and knitted the dolls clothes for my dolls. And SO cute! I loved them!
May 11, 2012 at 3:21 AM
Birlot said…
My mum died nearly two years ago. I still think of her every day. She could do anything crafty. And I was the one of her 4 girls who "crafted" the most. She taught me to sew knit, crotchet, spin, weave, and make paper. We came to quilting at around the same time. My favourite memories are around shared fabric. The phone calls before I visited where she would say "have you got any pink scraps? " and I would bring over a bag of goodies for her to rummage through before checking out her stash for any treasures for my own projects. I loved that we both had quilts which had the same fabric in them but were completely different. I miss you mum.
May 11, 2012 at 4:34 AM
Margo said…
My mother could sew but she never taught me to. She did teach me to knit when I was about 5 and in my early teens she taught me to crochet.
May 11, 2012 at 4:52 AM
Tanya said…
My mother taught me to sew and I am so thankful for that. When I was little she made me some clothes, as I got older I remember her making a clown costume. When I started to sew on my own, we would make those stuffed bunnies and cows that were all the rage in the 90's.
May 11, 2012 at 4:53 AM
Margo said…
I'm on the mailing list.
May 11, 2012 at 4:53 AM
angela said…
My mom did not sew; she was an artist and painted beautiful paintings and worked with mosaics. She did dye batik fabrics back in the 60's. That is what influences me in my quilting and sewing.
May 11, 2012 at 5:18 AM
angela said…
I am already a subscriber. Thank you for the giveaway.
May 11, 2012 at 5:18 AM
Kim said…
My mom would sew matching Maxi skirts for myself and my doll - I loved it!
May 11, 2012 at 5:41 AM
Kim said…
I am on the mailing list - thanks for the chance to win!
May 11, 2012 at 5:42 AM
ambjer said…
making Christmas ornaments with my mom was always fun. she's always given me creative tools and freedom and i credit her for my love for crafts today :)
May 11, 2012 at 6:04 AM
ambjer said…
tweeted.
@ambjer
May 11, 2012 at 6:05 AM
Gill said…
My mum taught me to sew on her old hand driven sewing machine! I have her machine now and taught my own daughter to use it!
May 11, 2012 at 6:07 AM
Lindsey said…
My mom is not much of a sewer, she can make simple curtains and such, but my favorite memory was trying to teach HER how to make a quilt block. She was afraid of pushing too hard with the rotary cutter and barely grazed the fabric.
May 11, 2012 at 6:43 AM
Lindsey said…
Shared on FB
https://www.facebook.com/HappierThanABirdQuilts
May 11, 2012 at 6:44 AM
Lindsey said…
Tweeted @HappyBirdQuilts
May 11, 2012 at 6:46 AM
Jo Robertson (thejoyofthehousetomyself) said…
My mum sewing hexagons for my whole chldhood for a patchwork quilt she never made. I think I may inherit the hexagons one day!
May 11, 2012 at 6:46 AM
Lindsey said…
Signed up for newsletter which I didn't know you had =)
May 11, 2012 at 6:47 AM
Jo Robertson (thejoyofthehousetomyself) said…
shared on facebook https://www.facebook.com/jorobexeter
May 11, 2012 at 6:53 AM
Cokie K said…
My mother and I reupholstered 3 recliners and a reclining love seat and made 18 denim quilts one September. I miss my mom.
May 11, 2012 at 7:14 AM
Brynn said…
My mom did sew when I was little, but by the time I was old enough to help, she had quit :( Now that we're all out of the house, though, she's taken it up again, and my kids are certainly benefiting!
May 11, 2012 at 7:25 AM
Brynn said…
I'm already on the mailing list
May 11, 2012 at 7:26 AM
www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com said…
My mom was not a sewist but we used to make paper mache' St. Francis of Assisi statues and big huge poppies out of crepe paper. Very 1960's.
May 11, 2012 at 8:24 AM
Lawana said…
my wonderful mother made all of our clothes as we were growing up. she was the master of being able to lay out a pattern and cut a garment from a piece of fabric that most would have said was impossibly too small...I learned to sew by hand first and then on our treadle machine...also taught me to embroider and cook and always look at the positives in life... miss her terribly
May 11, 2012 at 8:33 AM
Lawana said…
posted on my FB Lawana Whaley
May 11, 2012 at 8:37 AM
Lawana said…
signed up for your newsletter too...thanks for the giveaway love your fabrics
May 11, 2012 at 9:11 AM
Miss Beau Jangles said…
Me and my mum go to the festival of quilts every year!
May 11, 2012 at 9:20 AM
Miss Beau Jangles said…
I have mentioned on facebook @Libby Humphrey
May 11, 2012 at 9:21 AM
wobblybobbin said…
My mom is not much of a sewer - but her mom is. I remember Grandma teaching me how to crochet a ragrug when I was 8 and thinking how grownup and special I was.
May 11, 2012 at 10:00 AM
wobblybobbin said…
I am signed up for the newsletter!
May 11, 2012 at 10:01 AM
kimberella said…
crafting w/ my mom has always been a part of my life and continues to be. cannot pin it down to a single memory...
May 11, 2012 at 10:30 AM
The Thompsons said…
When we were really young my mom used to do a lot of painting and creating for this and that. One of my favorite memories are all of her painted works drying along the back porch on a sunny day.
May 11, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Donna said…
My favorite memory of sewing with my mom is when I was making a suit (polyester doubleknit- oh, the 70's) for my husband to be. My mom knew I wanted to do every bit of the sewing, but she was right there to help me through each step.
May 11, 2012 at 10:53 AM
Donna said…
I posted the giveaway on facebook.
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002562946516
May 11, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Newbie Jen said…
My mother likes to paint. I remember her trying to teach me how to do watercolors. She was painting a lovely picture of a white heron in the swamp. I painted pictures of blobs of trees. I was only 7 and not much good with the brush.
May 11, 2012 at 11:03 AM
Karen Smith said…
My mom and grandmother always let me cut and sew up their scraps and use their sewing machines even when I was very young. My first real lesson in actually making something that wasn't meant for my barbie came at the beginning of 6th grade when my mom let me pick out the fabric and pattern for my first day of school outfit. It was the first garment that I sewed by myself, and it started a lifetime of loving to sew. Thanks Mom :)
May 11, 2012 at 11:35 AM
Karen Smith said…
I'm on the mailing list already! :)
May 11, 2012 at 11:39 AM
Jenny said…
my mom and i made my neice (her first and only grandchild) a quilt...we sewed on her dining room table all day and had a quilt with ruffle piping at the end of the day. :)
May 11, 2012 at 11:41 AM
Brookfield said…
My mother always had beautiful needle point pillows and elaborate knit blankets around the house. I will never forget the day she mentioned frogging 2ft "of that blanket to pick up a missed stitch". Thats when I realized she made them all...and had so much to teach me!
May 11, 2012 at 11:42 AM
Karen Smith said…
Posted on Facebook. Karen P. Smith
May 11, 2012 at 11:44 AM
kalie said…
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May 11, 2012 at 11:57 AM
jenny said…
My favorite memory of sewing with my mom was making my Halloween costume each year. It's something I still do for my self each year.
May 11, 2012 at 11:59 AM
jenny said…
I get the newsletter too!
May 11, 2012 at 12:00 PM
kalie said…
I grew up sewing on the lap of my grandma and mom. One of the fondest memories of sewing with my mom is making my prom dress. Also , my grandma made my wedding dress...I can only hope to be half the seamstress as these two!
May 11, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Deb C. said…
I just signed up for your mailing list. My mom does needlepoint and counted cross stitch. My grandmother taught me how to crochet. I do all of the above, plus knit and quilt. I guess next, my daughters will have to add to that by ... I don't know... designing quilts maybe?
May 11, 2012 at 12:01 PM
Kata said…
My mom used to sew mw dresses and costumes when I was little. Once for a mother's day a made her oven mittens which she still has...
May 11, 2012 at 12:04 PM
JustPam said…
My mother was not fond of sewing and didn't think she did a very nice job. I had a baby doll dress that she made that had so much wonderful detail work on it, it was amazing.
May 11, 2012 at 12:04 PM
JustPam said…
I tweeted. @nalaxu
May 11, 2012 at 12:04 PM
JustPam said…
I posted on FB. Pamela.B.Crane
May 11, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Deb C. said…
I just shared on facebook.
May 11, 2012 at 12:05 PM
kalie said…
Posted on Facebook @Kalie Eller
May 11, 2012 at 12:09 PM
Michelle @ Barabooboo said…
I can clearly remember my mom showing me how t sew straight seams on PAPER for practice on her sewing machine...we then got to move onto little quilts for my Barbie's bed....(they were hideous orange and brown polyester squares, but she thought I did a BEAUTIFUL job..come to think of it, I thought they were pretty nice when I was 5 too).
May 11, 2012 at 2:23 PM
Anonymous said…
My mother taught me to sew when I was very young, we worked together on a flannel quilt that I still use today!
May 11, 2012 at 2:44 PM
Anonymous said…
Also, I tweeted it! ID: @jennadcaldwell
May 11, 2012 at 2:45 PM
Tamie said…
My mom and I didn't sew together but we decoupaged, macraméd, quilled, painted, baked and about any other craft you can think of. I miss her. I'm trying to pass at least some interest in sewing/ quilting on to my three daughters.
May 11, 2012 at 3:15 PM
Tamie said…
I already get your newsletter. What a great gift this would be.
May 11, 2012 at 3:15 PM
Lisa said…
My mom taught me to needlepoint when I was about 8 or 9! It was my early foray into my addiction to all things with a needle! And then, my paternal grandmother gave me money to buy my first sewing machine... the rest is history!
May 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM
Unknown said…
My favorite memory is when my mom and her sisters would meet up for the weekend. There was always a day of quilt shop shopping and then a day of crafting. My cousin and I would love being a part of it, always picking a craft for ourselves too.
May 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM
Lisa said…
I tweeted about your giveaway! I am upstatelisa!
May 11, 2012 at 4:59 PM
Lisa said…
I just signed up for your newsletter! and I placed an order this morning! Love your fabric!
May 11, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Unknown said…
My mum doesn't sew or do any crafty things really :) I remember my sisters and I used to spend weekends making clothes for our Barbie dolls which was where my obsession with sewing began I suppose....
May 11, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Unknown said…
I am on the mailing list :)
May 11, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Jess @ Elven Garden Quilts said…
I remember being banned from mums sewing machine due to breaking it...
May 11, 2012 at 5:14 PM
Jeana said…
I remember my mom sewing a clown Halloween costume
May 11, 2012 at 5:17 PM
Jeana said…
Also I subscribe!
May 11, 2012 at 5:18 PM
Allison C said…
My mom helped me sew and quilt my first quilt ever. I still use the quilt to this day every night.
May 11, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Allison C said…
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May 11, 2012 at 5:31 PM
Jaime said…
My fondest memory is when my mother gave me my grandmother's sewing machine to have as my first sewing machine. She also gave me my grandmother's sewing box which was full of so much of her history. When I opened the sewing box I could smell her house and I was instantly taken back to my childhood. I love that sewing machine because I know that is what my grandmother sewed with and I have made many quilts on it. When I use it I feel like she is so proud of me and watching over me. I can't bring myself to use any of her notions because I want to preserve that sewing box and all of those memories.

Thanks for the great question and bringing me back in time a little. :)
May 11, 2012 at 5:40 PM
charlotte said…
mostly I remember her sewing clothes for me. I would have to be available to try things on for size at a moments notice.
May 11, 2012 at 5:49 PM
charlotte said…
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May 11, 2012 at 5:49 PM
Lisa said…
My mother was usually working two jobs to suppot the two of us. Child support was not that greatest 43 years ago when my parents divorsed. I love my father but he lived a much grander lifestyle than mom and I. My maternal grandmother taught me to sew on a treedle machine at 7. I hope that counts. She is still not a crafter, sewist or interested but she is my best friend.
May 11, 2012 at 5:57 PM
Sugarbabe said…
My mom always wore dresses and when I was 14, I talked her into letting me make her a pants suit. She loved it so much, she started shopping with fabric with me so I could make her more. She and Daddy had bought me a sewing machine when I finished 8th grade, at my urging.

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May 11, 2012 at 6:17 PM
Sugarbabe said…
I am already receiving mailings.

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May 11, 2012 at 6:18 PM
Anke said…
It must be the knitting that she taught me when I was 4. I got very frustrated because it wasn't perfect at the first try!
May 11, 2012 at 6:22 PM
Ashlyn said…
my mom used to make us the most amazing Easter dresses. At the time, standing there waiting for her to pin made my sisters and I feel like princesses getting waited on.
May 11, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Ashlyn said…
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May 11, 2012 at 6:25 PM
AM Hale said…
My mom taught me how to sew (on an old Singer that is still a great machine!) and how to knit! My favorite memory is of her making me a Halloween costume -- a ghost, but not just a sheet with two holes in it -- she believed that at Halloween you had to be something scary, not just a bride or a princess!
May 11, 2012 at 6:57 PM
AM Hale said…
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May 11, 2012 at 6:57 PM
Twice Giggle Thrice said…
Teaching me to knit is one but really the fondest memory is the encouragement my mother has given me to pursue my creative side. She's even bought me an over locker (that's what we Australians call a serger). Thanks mum!
May 11, 2012 at 7:03 PM
Jodi - usairdoll said…
My Mom taught me to knit, sew and crochet just to name a few crafts. Mom was always patient. I love that my Mom introduced me to so many different things and never pushed me to like something that I didn't. She did however, want me to at least try and helped my creativity grow.

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May 11, 2012 at 7:12 PM
Jodi - usairdoll said…
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May 11, 2012 at 7:23 PM
Jodi - usairdoll said…
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May 11, 2012 at 7:27 PM
Jodi - usairdoll said…
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May 11, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Laura said…
we made clowns as christmas presents for people when i was about 11
May 11, 2012 at 7:36 PM
barbara woods said…
my mom taught me to sew
May 11, 2012 at 7:41 PM
natalita said…
My Mom taught me to crochet when I was just a little girl. Also we painted a lot!
May 11, 2012 at 9:04 PM
LoriAnne said…
Current favorite is her sewing my wedding dress for next month!! =)
May 11, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Flo said…
I have many memories of sewing with my mom. When I was younger she could make me anything. We would sew new school t-shirts for my brothers assembly line style. I lost my mom 17 years ago, so those memories are special.
May 11, 2012 at 11:35 PM
PiaEjby said…
My mom was drawing with me and my friends early, but I started about 8 with knitting with her - now it is me helping her ;-) - she is 85 and things go a little slower. I do a lot of patchwork, she don't, but love what I make for her.
May 12, 2012 at 12:37 AM
PiaEjby said…
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May 12, 2012 at 12:38 AM
canzacs said…
A very fond memory for me, is actually a very recent one. My mum and I spent a couple weeks together while our men were away, and we tried to cram as much sewing as we could into the times my 16mo old was in bed. Was a great challenge!
May 12, 2012 at 12:58 AM
Kate said…
I remember my mother measuring my waist to make a dress, with pins sticking out of her mouth, telling me to stand still, I have a throw made with some of that fabric in it, funny the things that we remember!
May 12, 2012 at 3:02 AM
Rosemary P. said…
I remember my mom helping me sew my first item for 4-H wne I was 7...an apron. I still have it.
May 12, 2012 at 3:16 AM
Rosemary P. said…
I am on the mailing list.
May 12, 2012 at 3:18 AM
Katie Squirrel said…
My mum taught me to sew from an early age, I remember when I was about 7 she used to sew clothes for my sister and I and we would tie ends of thread off on one piece while she sewed another, great production line!
May 12, 2012 at 4:44 AM
Lee said…
My mother helped me sew all my sisters dresses for my wedding and make all the flower bouquets. She has passed on now but I love those memories. thanks!
May 12, 2012 at 5:06 AM
Lee said…
I get the fabricworm newsletter too.
May 12, 2012 at 5:07 AM
Caroline K said…
My Grandmother would visit us from Argentina every year for six to eight weeks at a time. I remember being mesmerized as a little girl as I watched her metal moving quickly making the unique clickety clack noise. When I was nine, my mom and I took a knitting class together. It is such a great memory I have- knitting and purling together. She also taught me how to sew when I was twelve or thirteen.
May 12, 2012 at 5:22 AM
Caroline K said…
I already subscribe (and look forward) to your newsletters!
May 12, 2012 at 5:23 AM
Caroline K said…
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May 12, 2012 at 5:24 AM
Caroline K said…
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May 12, 2012 at 5:26 AM
sunporchquilts said…
My mom did not sew or craft, and could likely burn water if given the chance, bless her heart, but my DMIL helped to pick out a sewing machine for me after dd was born, helped me pick out a pattern and fabric and sew a dress for dd, something I had never done as I never took Home Ec.
May 12, 2012 at 5:29 AM
kathy said…
My Mom was a widow by the time she was 33. I was 5 with two siblings older and 1 younger than myself. Mom had very little time for anything other than supporting us and caring for us.(Oh, how she loved and cared for us!) It was Grandma who taught me everything from soup to nuts about sewing. I've been loving it ever since.
May 12, 2012 at 6:33 AM
Erin said…
I wasn't allowed to sew on my [grand]mother's machine, but I remember getting to play in the fabric while my mom made me simple dresses. Sometimes she would let me sit on her lap with my hands on top of hers and pretend that I was sewing.
May 12, 2012 at 7:34 AM
Wendi said…
My fondest memory is actually pretty recent. For my 50th birthday my mom taught me to knit. She is a wonderfully talented woman, but had me learn to sew in my Junior High Home Ec class. It was so wonderful for my 68 year old mom to teach her 50 year old daughter. She is a proud momma and brags about everything I make, including my new knitting projects.
May 12, 2012 at 7:34 AM
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