~ My Quilting Journey ~
I received a message from Mary today who said she was excited
to meet a fellow quilter/machine embroiderer! I started to laugh because my Quilting
Journey started with a Mouse.
Up until about 8
years ago I was strictly a home sewer. I
loved making slip covers, curtains, clothing, pillows that sort of thing. The
sewing bug would come and go depending on if I got bored with my decor.
I was also a very physically active person loving the
outdoors: biking, rollerblading, swimming, camping. While at work (I was coaching gymnastics) I
suffered a very serious neck injury and needed spinal surgery. I was in a neck brace for over 5 months and
physical activity was out of the question!! Needing to find something to do
with my time at home I turned to sewing.
My daughter was very young at the time and loved Mickey
Mouse and anything Disney! I saw a Brother / Disney embroidery machine for sale
at WalMart and thought “Hey, I can do that”!
I can put all the Disney characters on her clothing. Well…………. I had no
idea what I was doing and I ruined more shirts than I like to admit too! Mickey & Friends weren’t looking so good.
I found a small sewing store inside JoAnn that gave lessons
on machine embroidery. I joined their embroidery club and loved it. I had a wonderful teacher named Dorothy. Not only was she my teacher, but I am proud to say she will be my lifelong friend! She was very supportive and kept encouraging
me to take a quilting class. I was a little
apprehensive having never having quilted before, but I took the beginner class
and was hooked! I have been quilting
ever since! As the saying goes "It all started with a Mouse!! "
Here are just a few of my machine embroidered quilts.
Here are just a few of my machine embroidered quilts.
Jenny Haskins ~ Beyond The Color Purple
Center Block
Orchids and Roses
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