Posted by Pat on June 9, 2008
I have really enjoyed reading the memories of our grandparents. I have one of Grandma Bowling. She used to sew and when she was finished, she would send in the Rit labels from the lace and rickrack. They would send boxes of material in a wonderful array of colors and sizes. She taught us to make doll clothes on the old pedal sewing machine. I (being unco-ordinated) never got the machine into any kind of rhythm. Thank goodness for electric machines. Mom now has that sewing machine that Great Grandma Johnson and Grandma Bowling used for so many years. It has worn spots on the cabinet where they rested their elbows. This is what MasterCard would call “priceless”.
Carolyn said
I’m so excited!! I knew you could do it. I remember that old treadle machine. When I was very small I would sit on the treadle and rock back and forth until Mom or Grandma caught me lol. It was a lotta fun! The Rit and the doll clothes must have been before my time, but it sounds like a lot of fun. I’m so glad you came on here and I am doubly glad that you posted. I love you. You are the best sis in the world. Thanks for being there for me all the time everytime. You have always been my rock and I probably don’t tell you that enough. It’s been that way from the time you used to let me wear your shorts and go to the movies and be “normal” right up till today. You are great!
Teresa said
Hey Pat it’s really good to see u on here, now if we can just get the rest of the cousins to join. I also remember the treadle machine, I remember watching Grandma sewing on it…luv u much
vickiebelinda said
Great! Thank you for posting. I am so excited about you and Carolyn and others joining us on WordPress and with the blogging. I absolutely love hearing other stories and memories of our family. It means so much to me. I don’t know if it means the same to everyone, but it sure is important to me. I love the sharing, the remembering, the different perspectives, and the closeness it brings with those of us live far away from each other.
Keep on posting for us – share your memories of the past and snippets of your present – I love to hear anything you want to share!
gail6310 said
This is wonderful! What a great memory. Vickie has just now added you to my blog roll so I will be able to find you. Stay in touch!
aunt glenna said
Hey Patsy, it is good you are joining us. I learned to sew on that treddle machine when I was 6 years old.I made my first quilt top of about 6 inch blocks. I was always having to learn to do everything Mommy did and now that I look back she was so patient in teaching me. After all, you would think since I was the 10th child and she was 45 when I was born that she would have run out of that virtue!She never did. I can remember trying to get the thing all going the right way at once! This was no easy task. You had to turn the wheel toward you real fast and then start the pedal in the right direction at the same time, all the time trying to keep your fingers out from under the needle!I remember that my legs were so short that I had to sit on the very edge of the chair to reach the pedal and sometimes I would get it going the wrong way and I would cry, mom would come and help me get it started right again.I would sew untill my legs started to hurt and start crying and mom would tell me to get up and go play a while and come back later.I never was a quitter. I finished the quilt top and when Jewel and Lynn got married I gave it to her. Thanks for the memory and welcome aboard!
Carolyn said
I just stopped in for a minute to see if you had posted anything else. I remember how excited I used to be when you came for a visit. Everybody always tells me how impatient you were with me when I was little. Do you know that always suprises me because I don’t remember you that way at all. You were my big sis and I idolized you. You always brought me the latest clothes. I had the first maxi dress in town and I remember one time you brought a bunch of 45’s. Mom made me get rid of them (devil music lol). She did not like rock and roll, but I never forgot that you brought them. Did you know that they would be worth a fortune now lol. It was the beatles and the doors. You were the coolest big sister ever. I love you.