Getting to know you!

[elananme]

So I thought we should have a chance to get to know a little more about each other.  Copy and paste the questions into your reply and answer away!

1.  How many kids and how old?

2.  how long have you been sewing?

3.  What is one sewing skill you have yet to master?

4. What is one sewing skill you have mastered?

5.  What one project have you made that you loved more than anything?

6.  What one project did you make that turned out to be a flop?

7.  If you could have any sewing machine(seger/ermbroidery whatever) what would it be?

8. Married or not? if so does your husband support your sewing habit or is he flummoxed by it?

9.  How big is your fabric stash?

10.  What type of project is your absolute fave, the one project that you do more than any thing else? The one that if you have free time and enough fabric this is what you would make just because you can and you know the pattern by heart!!

11. What is your favorite tutorial/sewing website and why?

12.  One interesting fact about you not related to sewing!

 

[elananme]

1.  How many kids and how old? 2 one girl 9 and one boy 5

2.  how long have you been sewing? about a year

3.  What is one sewing skill you have yet to master? its a close tie between zippers, bias tape, and button holes

4. What is one sewing skill you have mastered? turning handles for purses/totes

5.  What one project have you made that you loved more than anything? The bandana bag i mad emy dd for summer camp

6.  What one project did you make that turned out to be a flop? my daughters easter dress

7.  If you could have any sewing machine(seger/ermbroidery whatever) what would it be? I really want an embroidery machine so i dont have to buy patches

8. Married or not? if so does your husband support your sewing habit or is he flummoxed by it? married he supports it but absolutely doesnt understand it

9.  How big is your fabric stash? i have nearly a thousand yards of fabrics (so much that most of it is at the self storage unit that we had to rent to store the fabric!!)

10.  What type of project is your absolute fave, the one project that you do more than any thing else? The one that if you have free time and enough fabric this is what you would make just because you can and you know the pattern by heart!! Bags and purses these seem to be the ones i enjoy the most I can whip out a good tote bag or medium sized purse in about an hour.

11. What is your favorite tutorial/sewing website and why? i really like sewmama sew  because there are so many different types of porjects on there

12.  One interesting fact about you not related to sewing!  I love chocolate (i even store some in my sewing box for those really frustrating projects!!)

 

[hypermamaz]

1.  How many kids and how old? 3 girls - 8.5, 6, and 3

2.  how long have you been sewing? as long as I remember (I'm32) probably 20years

3.  What is one sewing skill you have yet to master? zippers...ICK!

4. What is one sewing skill you have mastered? hmm....not sure.

5.  What one project have you made that you loved more than anything? I like pretty much everything...I've made so much that its hard

6.  What one project did you make that turned out to be a flop? pair of shorts was too big.

7.  If you could have any sewing machine(seger/ermbroidery whatever) what would it be? an embroidery machine would be great but I'm happy with my basic kenmore

8. Married or not? if so does your husband support your sewing habit or is he flummoxed by it? married 11.5years - as long as it doesn't take over he doesn't care.  

9.  How big is your fabric stash? I have recently purged my stash...got rid of about 6 garbage bags of cloth. and still have a room full.

10.  What type of project is your absolute fave, the one project that you do more than any thing else? The one that if you have free time and enough fabric this is what you would make just because you can and you know the pattern by heart!!  there are so many...

11. What is your favorite tutorial/sewing website and why? don't have a particular favorite but I do love the pattern sites

12.  One interesting fact about you not related to sewing hmm....

[Callipus]

So I thought we should have a chance to get to know a little more about each other.  Copy and paste the questions into your reply and answer away!

1.  How many kids and how old? 1;  11 months

2.  how long have you been sewing? six years

3.  What is one sewing skill you have yet to master? set-in sleeves

4. What is one sewing skill you have mastered? hmmmm, "mastered" is such a big word...gotta think about that one

5.  What one project have you made that you loved more than anything? I made a pin cushion with my grandmother

6.  What one project did you make that turned out to be a flop? shirt with set-in sleeves

7.  If you could have any sewing machine(seger/ermbroidery whatever) what would it be? honestly, my grandmother began to teach me to sew prior to her death.  When I really got into it, she gave me her sewing machine...I could not imagine wanting any one more than the one I have...with that said, I have recently been given a computerized machine that looks pretty snazy, but I want to continue to learn on my old one, first.

8. Married or not? if so does your husband support your sewing habit or is he flummoxed by it? Married...he's REALLY supportive, especially given the link it gives me to my grandmother.

9.  How big is your fabric stash? meager @ best...lol.

10.  What type of project is your absolute fave, the one project that you do more than any thing else? The one that if you have free time and enough fabric this is what you would make just because you can and you know the pattern by heart!! WOW! Have not fallen in love with a pattern this much, but I do love making pants. Their easy and fun!

11. What is your favorite tutorial/sewing website and why? threadbanger.com is pretty cool.  It has great projects and videos.  Youtube also has quite a few people that put out great videos regularly.

12.  One interesting fact about you not related to sewing! I am ADDICTED to sugar...no, seriously...I once got into a diet that looked natural and promising.  The first line was "give up refined sugar for X number of weeks."  That was it! I neeeded to read no further, I know my limits...lol.

Calli