Comments on: Mamas, Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Fashion Designers, not VPs

By: Shannon Wilkinson

Shannon Wilkinson — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:02:42 +0000

I received my sewing machine when I was 5 or 6, when I outgrew or ran out of glue for the sews-with-glue toy. I was big into designing and making outfits for my dolls.

I still have that machine that my mom bought me at a garage sale. It was old then, and that was, well, a long time ago! It’s now all retro cool – turquoise and 60′s futuristic. I don’t sew a lot, but I’ve made some great things with that sewing machine…including curtains, slip covers and a wedding dress.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:50:06 +0000

Annabelle created the little vignette in my windowsill in my office at least a year ago and I told her she had an eye for design back then. I know talent when I see it. And she has more already than that little snot Kenley.

By: amysilverman

amysilverman — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:54:07 +0000

great idea! she is only 7, so we might not be quite ready for that. i do remember than when i turned 7, i received a toy sewing machine (along the lines of an easy bake oven) that used glue instead of thread. i loved it. annabelle’s already beyond that!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:31:39 +0000

How old is your daughter? A used sewing machine off ebay (or affordably purchased elsewhere) would be an AMAZING gift for her! The first time I machine sewed, I was 11 (although it was more than a decade later before I had a machine of my own) and started just by stitching straight seams on brown paper towels, and then cheap scraps of fabric, and then the good stuff! Little throw pillows or hair scrunchies are quick easy projects to learn skills and build confidence. From there she can start into a whole world of reading patterns and then drafting her own!