My Crafting Beginnings -

Hello dear friends and family,
This is such a new experience for me. Thanks to Jenny for starting this for me. I don't know if I would have done it without her.
There is so much out there to craft do and make! I have been making things since 4th grade. (that's like 1967!!!!!) I started with crocheting and quilting. My grandmother Heaton showed me how to cook starch. We then ironed the fabric on the squares so I could sew zig-zag along the edge. We did not have the financial means to just go buy what we wanted. So I learned to make what I wanted. When I was 12 I started sewing my clothes. I have since made a quilt with the fabric from those first outfits. What a riot it was showing Justin the patterns that went along with the fabric. He was so embarased for me! :) Well they were cool at the time.
I've come a long way since then and added tole painting, embroidery, x-stitching, stamping, and scrapbooking. I love each and have to rotate between them.