tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post8560034431817689158..comments2024-03-07T21:02:21.701+11:00Comments on You SEW Girl: Paying it forwardNikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330947653655808973noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-32912731816172311202012-08-29T20:29:44.554+10:002012-08-29T20:29:44.554+10:00What a thoughtful post. We were given fabric, pape...What a thoughtful post. We were given fabric, paper, pens and space - and encouragement in bucket loads. It works! She'll come and ask later or find her own way.Taccolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125105947330114081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-52752996272700882832012-02-10T05:41:37.022+11:002012-02-10T05:41:37.022+11:00I love this post! My own daughter is just now deci...I love this post! My own daughter is just now deciding to learn to sew, at the age of 26! I have two daughters and it took 26 years to get one interested! I'm loving it though :)<br />KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-59632352632600845772012-02-07T15:31:18.267+11:002012-02-07T15:31:18.267+11:00Thank you for that reminder - my older daughter (8...Thank you for that reminder - my older daughter (8) want to make things and I want to "teach" her - she only wants suggestions and then to be left alone. I needed to be reminded that I have taught myself nearly all of the skills I have in sewing and other fiber arts, she can too and will ask if she needs me. Blessings.Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617511846346575883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-64112117455483376182012-02-06T22:16:57.194+11:002012-02-06T22:16:57.194+11:00Love that, i too was given free reign (how my perf...Love that, i too was given free reign (how my perfect mother let us all loose & go for it, i'll never know, she was so calm & ready with the unpicker, not that we knew it though) & i'm doing the same with my 4. All mine could spool bobbins aged 3 - such a chore to me, thrill to them, & rethread new colours, yay!! I just bought my 3rd girl (she's 10) her own machine Janome 1012 (neato & under $200 but does everything a tween could ever hope for, mind you, stretchy leg warmers might be a test of her skills) & best school holiday toy ever. <br />Also if they break the needles/ get something stuffed in the feed dog, it's not MY machine & i can live happily with that. My 4 children had a habit of breaking my last needle!! <br />So your girl is to sewing what those incredible cooks are to MasterChef Junior. Love Posieposie blogs Jennie McClellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422068499429667636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-89408855166721644962012-02-06T13:33:09.624+11:002012-02-06T13:33:09.624+11:00Thanks Nikki. A great reminder of the importance o...Thanks Nikki. A great reminder of the importance of letting them do it their own way - something I really struggle with.soozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784397133575053048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-15650332431559153422012-02-06T10:15:42.681+11:002012-02-06T10:15:42.681+11:00Definitely sounds like a fun way to learn! Can...Definitely sounds like a fun way to learn! Can't believe you've abandoned those leg warmers though... ;o)Katy Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374079358515448439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-59754319983982096622012-02-06T03:42:47.019+11:002012-02-06T03:42:47.019+11:00kid doesn't stand a chance not to make things!...kid doesn't stand a chance <i>not</i> to make things!<br /><br />aw, look at the mini Nikki designer in the making :DA Peppermint Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05496009149874919428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-55705504717753126552012-02-06T03:30:05.711+11:002012-02-06T03:30:05.711+11:00That is a big effort Missus, the staning back and ...That is a big effort Missus, the staning back and just letting the small make what they envisage (or not as the case may be). It always drove me nuts at toddler groups when the parent would direct whatever the craft activity was so the child's effort would be acceptable to the grown-up sensibility.trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15522550420718532131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-5175853640805653652012-02-06T01:46:39.937+11:002012-02-06T01:46:39.937+11:00Lovely post! Thanks for taking me along down that...Lovely post! Thanks for taking me along down that memory lane about your Mother and your independence with designing. Your daughter is lucky to have the benefit of your own experiences!Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345674465845908156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-26866033966234658652012-02-05T23:22:16.844+11:002012-02-05T23:22:16.844+11:00What a fabulous mother you are! I'm taking a p...What a fabulous mother you are! I'm taking a page from your book, and doing my best to let my children create without any 'hep' from me.Larrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551141093395055894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-60060259836708658562012-02-05T22:57:10.960+11:002012-02-05T22:57:10.960+11:00Your mum sounds grand. I have booked my daughter (...Your mum sounds grand. I have booked my daughter (10 years old) into sewing lessons this year after school from 4 pm to 5.30 pm one afternoon a week so she can at least thread a needle and sew a button on something without my advice! She has had one week and loves it ....NessaKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108527200793028314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-43356444887133654482012-02-05T22:41:40.513+11:002012-02-05T22:41:40.513+11:00Lovely blog Nikki. It isn't easy to stand back...Lovely blog Nikki. It isn't easy to stand back and let others learn "the hard way", but well done to you for seeing the importance of doing just that.Midgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082378006529834285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-6928360731554286842012-02-05T22:34:14.956+11:002012-02-05T22:34:14.956+11:00What a fantastic story, I wish I had had a support...What a fantastic story, I wish I had had a supportive Mum like that. I still struggle with confidence issues, even though I now have fantasic friends who boost me. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and nobody should have their art criticized , only helped xxtazbridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192601030931540553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-87690013554684860852012-02-05T21:30:42.636+11:002012-02-05T21:30:42.636+11:00Your Mum sounds like a very wise and wonderful wom...Your Mum sounds like a very wise and wonderful woman.<br /><br />I'm also thankful for these posts, it gives me something to remember as my wee girl grows and explores (she already wants to use my sewing machine!).Ferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868596428499218246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-42438093898023436732012-02-05T21:19:05.346+11:002012-02-05T21:19:05.346+11:00Hooray for you, standing back. Takes great restrai...Hooray for you, standing back. Takes great restraint! Look at that girl go! Ohh, I remember my fascination with peg dolls!Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348847780442947633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-54546296844077618082012-02-05T20:05:12.965+11:002012-02-05T20:05:12.965+11:00Thank you Nikki, I'm crying again!! You are a ...Thank you Nikki, I'm crying again!! You are a beautiful mother, partner, daughter, sister and friend. Miss R is a very lucky little peanut! oxBreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317793702598137491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-72663983434918180652012-02-05T18:42:01.702+11:002012-02-05T18:42:01.702+11:00Great photos! And good on you for stepping back a...Great photos! And good on you for stepping back and letting the 6 year old have free rein. I remember some of the wacky things my sister used to make for us to wear ... I'm hoping there are no surviving photos!!Fionahttp://handmadebyfiona.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-26424425192867589572012-02-05T18:11:58.994+11:002012-02-05T18:11:58.994+11:00Yay for mums like you and yours!Yay for mums like you and yours!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760744006915967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-10494036743814146422012-02-05T17:18:51.448+11:002012-02-05T17:18:51.448+11:00I think I had that same dolls clothes book when I ...I think I had that same dolls clothes book when I was a kid. Wish I still had it. I too have to bite my tongue with daughter and hold down the teacher inside me. It can be hard to let them do it when you know a much easier or better way.Ms Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974756574158226427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-24203232155485775972012-02-05T17:17:13.600+11:002012-02-05T17:17:13.600+11:00Nikki, are you serious? You grew up in Cobram? So ...Nikki, are you serious? You grew up in Cobram? So did I and I went to primary school there!Sew-4-Funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03340344934860568228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-41246498350197931742012-02-05T16:37:22.461+11:002012-02-05T16:37:22.461+11:00My 5 yr old has started asking for sewing "le...My 5 yr old has started asking for sewing "lessons" from me, I love her enthusiasm and like you bite my tongue at times. My mum was like yours and fantastically supportive - she unpicked any errors when frustration got too much for me and helped turn my random designs into wearable items- all while making me feel I had created them myself. It's a great skill to pass on - plus that belief that you can make anything.Craftysquirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704072979848811971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-10127952600652161982012-02-05T16:14:07.160+11:002012-02-05T16:14:07.160+11:00That's some Family Legacy you have happening t...That's some Family Legacy you have happening there, N...Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520680195281725886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-83810193668383745702012-02-05T15:15:59.300+11:002012-02-05T15:15:59.300+11:00Glad you didn't jump in, the Wee girl is explo...Glad you didn't jump in, the Wee girl is exploring her creatvity genes. She will come to you if she needs help ( or Google it lol) I STILL have my Enid Gilchrist Dolls book somewhere!! and do you remember, I think it was the New Idea, used to do Barbie Patterns?....ahhh memory lane, how longgggggggggggg and winding you are :O)Breakfast Johttps://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Little-Miss-Quilty-LMQ/238075546257370?sk=app_139114646178872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1100500218153792090.post-81775957145301188322012-02-05T14:26:45.061+11:002012-02-05T14:26:45.061+11:00Good on you for standing back and not taking over....Good on you for standing back and not taking over. There are a couple of times in my life where I remember people taking over something creative I was doing and neither time was a positive experience. It will be interesting to see where your little girl goes with it all in years to come.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04240613771053698106noreply@blogger.com