“Women of all backgrounds and ages” ......... not just women ....... Dad taught me upholstery starting when I was about 10 ..... started working with leather later ....... comes in handy ....... currently own 3 machines,including Dad’s old heavy duty Singer(at least 65-70 yrs old)
Good for you !
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How I Built My Own Wingsuit
Posted Fri Jun 05 2009
By Chris Warnock
Excerpt:
There I was, in the middle of a Utah winter, dreaming about jumping again. I’d recently finished editing a couple of instructional DVDs regarding wingsuiting, and those videos had sparked a new interest for me: I wanted to learn wingsuit flying in the upcoming jump season.
My budget was tight, and the cost of a new wingsuit seemed high. “Why not build my own suit?”
I wondered. My sewing skills were adequate for patching canopies, but that was the extent of my expertise. I’d been planning to work on sewing projects this winter… projects that would expand my knowledge of sewing. This was a logical step, I ventured. Surely building a wingsuit would help me in the seamster department, provide a suit for me to use in springtime, and keep my budget intact… it all appeared to be a fantastic idea.
I went through a list of resources I had available:
1) A great DZO (Jack Guthrie) who would allow me use his sewing machines
2) A good friend (Douglas Spotted Eagle) who would let me borrow a wingsuit for a while. Note: Neither Douglas nor I expected that “while” to be 4.5 months.
3) My girlfriend’s mother (Jane) works at a fabric store, and has extensive knowledge of available fabrics and parts such as zippers, snaps, etc.
4) A Wingsuit manufacturer (Tony Uragallo, of Tonysuits) who was willing to answer some questions I had about wingsuit design and assembly. Tony’s input was key during a few points in this project.
The first thing I did was take the borrowed wingsuit to Jane at Hi-Fashion Fabrics, in Grand Junction, CO. She inspected this Tonysuits Mach1 and helped me create a list of fabrics and parts necessary to build a replica.
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Men in Quilting - Does Grandfather Make Quilts?
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Aimee said:
My grandfather has made a quilt for each of us 10 grandchildren. He does the embroidery for blocks and then has someone else help quilt and piece. I will always treasure my quilt and have a wonderful story about the man who made it.
(Do write your down memories about Grandfather making quilts. Perhaps pictures of each, if you can get them, and something about each. That also could make a lovely memory book to give to each of the grandchildren.)
http://www.blisstree.com/articles/men-in-quilting-does-grandfather-make-quilts-79/
We bought my Singer 201 or 501 (or something like that) in 1958. I’m still using it. It is all metal. It’s not going anywhere.