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This year I want to learn to quilt

Holly

I have made a resolution to try out one new craft a month for 2012. This month I’m going to learn to crochet, then next month knitting in the round it’s going to be a creative year!

helenlam

This year, I’d like to learn how to crochet!

Linda Horricks

I would like to make an effort to learn how to knit this year. I’ve played with it a little bit in past years, but need to really focus and hone the skill.

MelodyJ

January 5th, 2012

I want to learn sewing and embroidery

melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com

Christy

January 5th, 2012

I’d like to learn how to embroider, make jewelry and sew ~ my Mom and Grandma taught me how to embroider and sew MANY years ago and sadly I have forgotten.

Nancy S

January 7th, 2012

I’d like to learn more about paper/card crafts, not only to give family and friends, but as a ministry.

Lynn

I have yearned to play with resin clay. I already sew, embroider, knit, and crochet. But that clay keeps calling my name!

nicole

i’d love to finally learn how to knit!

Heather

I knit and crochet regularly — but I have always wanted to learn embroidery! I haven’t done more than some crude cross-stitch yet. Maybe this is the year! Thanks for the contest.

neth

This year I’d like to learn how to sew.

Myra

I want to learn more about sewing.

Grace

New year, new skills! I plan to learn quilting and Tunisian crochet.
Fun days ahead.

BarbVE

This year I want to renew my embroidery skills.

Lisa M

I am super intrigued with resin clay! I would love to win that book and learn how to work with it! Thanks!

Barb Nelson

With all the beautiful jewelry being shown at craft shows, I think I would like to learn to make my own jewelry.

Barbara Vaccaro

I would like to knit down my stash and teach knitting and crochet to beginners.

Sarah from Brooklyn

I’ve been doing embroidery for a couple of years now, but I’m looking to expand. Embroidery is a great addition to so many other crafts.

Mia

I kind of crochet but just enough to be able to finish something I knitted. I want to learn to be better at crochet. I have trouble reading crochet patterns. And I also want to improve my embroidery skills. I love it and find it relaxing but my skills are really rusty. I have also set a goal to finish at least 10 of my knitting UFOs this year and 2 sweaters. I can not buy any yarn until I do!

Brooke

Definitely sewing!

Pat

I learned basic sewing more than 40 years ago but have been away from it for many years. I need a refresher how-to lesson and lots of updated projects and techniques.

Susan

I’ve wanted to learn to REALLY crochet — not just castons and bind offs — for close to 40 years. My grandmother tried to teach me, but was thrown off by my left-handedness. This may be the year!

Tania A

I already do a bit of sewing, but my goal in 2012, as well as knitting and crocheting through my sizable stash, is to improve my sewing skills.

Tracey Simon

I want to learn how to sew more than just seams and hems. I received a sewing machine as a gift and I want to get the most use out of it – do darts, put in zippers, make toys, etc.

Aimee T

SEW. I have made a few small things, but really need to ramp it up.

Melissa

Just dug up the sewing maching from the basement, and I’d like to tackle some sewing projects.

Kristie

I’d love to start making jewelry.

Darleen

I have had a sewing machine for years that I use only for mending. I would like to learn how to sew.

Sherri S.

I’d love to embroider…I have a cross-stitch sampler but sadly don’t even know how to begin! Thanks for the giveaway!

Karen Little

I would like to learn how to crochet better – follow a pattern that has more than single back and forth stitches. I would also like to learn tunisian crochet and fair isle knitting.

Kirsten

My mother gave me my grandmother’s sewing machine while I was home for Christmas. I would really like to learn how to sew with the machine.

Lennette Daniels

In 2012, I want to learn to sew.

Kathy Sell

I would love to learn embroidery. My Mom taught me when I was in grade school, however I have forgotten it all was so long ago.

Amanda

I’d love to learn to crochet. I already knit but I’d love to do flowers and those adorable little toys.

Connie

I will learn to weave on a floor loom. I sound braver than I feel!

Carlyta Smith

Would like to start knitting socks this year as soon as all my other projects are completed.

Jackie

This year, I’d like to learn sewing and knitting

Jeanne M. Sprague

This year I’ll probably try my hand at knitting.

ANGELA PRINGLE

I WANT TO LEARN THE NEW TRIVKS OF THE TRADE TO CROCHETING AND KNITTING.

Kathleen

I’d really love to work on my quilting skills. I made my first quilted wallhanging last year and want to move onto something larger.

MargieG

While I already know how to knit, this year I’d like to improve my skills so I can actually wear something I make!

Valerie Morgan

I want to learn how to crochet. I saw Prudence Mapstone. a crochet artist demonstrating freeform crochet and I was totally blown away. The texture was amazing!!!

Elizabeth

This year I want to understand and use crochet patterns. So far my crochet work has been make-some-stiches-and-if-it-looks-okay-repeat-until-something-is-made. This has limited me to pretty much just square or rectangular creations that end up as scarves and arm warmers. Time to branch out and make something more involved from patterns!

Jessica

I’d like to learn rug hooking.

Kim Reid

I’d love to learn more about knitting!!
Thanks

Catherine

I’d love to learn to knit, make jewelry, and crochet. But first things first: this year I really want to finish the monster of a quilt I started 6-ish years ago.

stacey

I *love* learning a new craft! This year I’m going to conquer weaving and I’m going to re-embrace crochet. I might sneak in a little paint-by-number action and a little more needle felting… and whatever else catches my eye.

Cheryl

I would like to learn to crochet and quilt this year.

Chris

I would like to learn more about sewing

Holda

This year I would like to learn to quilt.

ellen

the polymer clay has me intrigued-i’d like to try making pendants this year.

Carol S.

I’d like to learn to make clay jewelry. I actually have some clay, tools and even a “pasta” maker that was given to me once – now I need to learn how to use it!

mary

I would like to learn to crochet…my mother in law passed away and had lots of unused baby wool . I’d love to crochet our children and grand children cuddle blankets so they can have something special to remember their Nanny with.

Amy L

I want to learn knit.

cgorga

Wow, thank you all for your responses. We will choose winners on Friday, so keep ‘em coming!

Erica

I would love to learn how to make jewelry so I can give my friends and family a nice handmade item!

Word Lily

This year I’ll learn to weave (I got a loom for Christmas).

Terri

Crochet would be great to learn

Meg

I want learn to focus on completing all my projects! It’s so easy to be tempted to start a new project before finishing the one your working on. I also want to strengthen my sewing skills.

Libby

2012 is going to be a year to finish projects: the one I’ll need the most help on is a sewing/quilting project–a blanket for my sister. I had a bunch of friends make 9 patch blocks for her when she graduated from college in 2007 (!). Sadly, they’re not all the same size, so I need to add strips to the smaller ones, then piece the whole thing together–then I can pass it off to my mom for the quilting, which she likes to do! I’ve only done hand-piecing before, but I think I’d like to pull out my second-hand sewing machine for this one…we’ll see!

MONUEL

iN THE NEW YEAR TO COME I PLANE TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF MYSELF. i LOVE TO PAINT & CRAFT THEY HELP ME TO RELAX, SO PLANE ON DOING A LOT MORE OF BOTH.

Janet Oberfoell