Making Sewing Friends

Hi Kells, really lovely to have you here so a massive welcome!! This is a lovely space to connect with other people who love sewing, and if you ever fancy trying out an online social with us we are super friendly. Feel free to email me before if you are anxious or have any questions about how it all works.

In terms of baby blankets I’m afraid I’m not the one to ask as I haven’t ever made a quilt but I know we have lots of people here who have and I’m sure they’ll be along with some tips!

Hi Kells,

Im autistic and adhd and so glad you're here.

I dont have advice for making a baby blanket. Just bought a sewing machine so very much a beginner, but my favourite resource is youtube or reddit when Im trying to figure something out. And then this community page as well.

I wish you all the best

Hi Kells,

I totally understand being put off in-person sewing groups because they seem like the wrong age group. I'm 37 and feel like I don't belong to older or younger cohorts. But here online there's such a good mix of people that age becomes irrelevant and everyone's been super nice.

Finding time to sew if you're busy can be tricky, but I find I can get a lot done whilst cooking dinner. 10 minutes for the oven to heat up, I pin some seams. 30 mins cooking time, spend 20 mins sewing those seams. I also set my morning alarm 30 minutes earlier than needed to give me sewing time before work. Doing a bit here and there might surprise you as to how much you can achieve.

As for the baby blanket, I knitted one for my sister's first baby...and so did everyone else! She was swamped with them! (And mine was the worst so I couldn't possibly advise you, sorry)

Hi Kells, you have come to the right group. Hayley is wonderful to talk to and this group is full of friendly people. Welcome and good luck to you. Missouri Star Quilt Company is a great resource on YouTube as well as Pattern Poole.

Hi! Also autistic and have a high stress job, and two kids - slightly older than you though at 37 haha! Only tip is to just try and do something whenever you can, even if it's just 10 minutes sewing up one seam.

I only started sewing in the last couple of years but it definitely became my intensive interest and it's all I want to do and talk about, but no one in my real life sews so I can't talk to anyone about it. That's why I love this group and forum. If you've not been to a social yet, I'd recommend it. You don't have to talk and can keep camera off, but it's nice to hear other people chatting and I've learnt a lot (new patterns, sewing techniques etc).

Hi Kells!

I'm AD(h)D and the parent of an AuADHD +anxiety daughter who is home from uni - and who I would love to sew with. So, I'm totally not your age (but still feel like I am!).

I've done a lot of quilting and, although not the most environmentally friendly, when I was learning I used to use adhesive backing or spray backing to tack down the backs of quilts before basting them so I could get them to lay flat. (the icky adhesive I used was water soluble so it came out in the wash and wasn't an issue)

Now I pin baste with a bajillion french safety pins and run the edges through my overlock to keep the edges together once I've got it quilted before I sew on the bias edging. Hope that is helpful.

Bex

hi i'm Becky

I`m autistic and and have adhd and i'm dyslexic

i'm so glad you are here

i don't have any advice on a baby blanket i'm just getting back into sewing after a long layoff so i'm having to re-learn a lot of things but this site is helping if i do need help I'll try Youtube

I wish you all the best