I thought I'd share a little background info on me to get things started....
Let's see. Where should I begin?
When I was young, my mom repeatedly asked to teach me to sew. And like any girl growing up in the 80s and 90s, I was desperate to be independent and everything-not-domestic. I was slightly tom-boyish, preferring soccer and sports to dance lessons. Absolutely refusing to learn to sew and cook.
I went off to college, and for the first time, had to cook for myself. So starts my love of cooking. I studied mechanical engineering, and being 1 of 2 women in my classes, I was completely submerged in everything male. Gears, beers, and dirty jokes. It was a lot to handle. After working a couple years in the trucking industry (of all places!), I married my husband. I relocated, went to grad school, and finally started to reconnect with the artist in me. I tried a variety of crafty hobbies.....cross-stitch.... knitting..... scrapbooking.....
But nothing really hit home until I tried quilting. I asked for my first sewing machine for Christmas at 28 when I was pregnant with my first son. I've never looked back. I became obsessed! What a fantastic hobby! I am self-taught and enjoy creating my own designs. The need for detail, precise cuts and seam allowances perfectly suits the anal retentive engineer in me.
In a complete turn-around, I am now a domestic diva, staying at home with my 2 boys and sneaking quilting into every spare 10 minutes I can find. I hope this blog will help connect quilters in Gen X/Y so that we may keep quilting going strong in years to come. Because, like me, I think many women (and men) in our generation never learned to sew. I look forward to hearing about you too!
Me and my boys
Let's see. Where should I begin?
When I was young, my mom repeatedly asked to teach me to sew. And like any girl growing up in the 80s and 90s, I was desperate to be independent and everything-not-domestic. I was slightly tom-boyish, preferring soccer and sports to dance lessons. Absolutely refusing to learn to sew and cook.
I went off to college, and for the first time, had to cook for myself. So starts my love of cooking. I studied mechanical engineering, and being 1 of 2 women in my classes, I was completely submerged in everything male. Gears, beers, and dirty jokes. It was a lot to handle. After working a couple years in the trucking industry (of all places!), I married my husband. I relocated, went to grad school, and finally started to reconnect with the artist in me. I tried a variety of crafty hobbies.....cross-stitch.... knitting..... scrapbooking.....
But nothing really hit home until I tried quilting. I asked for my first sewing machine for Christmas at 28 when I was pregnant with my first son. I've never looked back. I became obsessed! What a fantastic hobby! I am self-taught and enjoy creating my own designs. The need for detail, precise cuts and seam allowances perfectly suits the anal retentive engineer in me.
In a complete turn-around, I am now a domestic diva, staying at home with my 2 boys and sneaking quilting into every spare 10 minutes I can find. I hope this blog will help connect quilters in Gen X/Y so that we may keep quilting going strong in years to come. Because, like me, I think many women (and men) in our generation never learned to sew. I look forward to hearing about you too!
Me and my boys