Four Generations of Sewing...Pink Saturday #1

On my First Pink Saturday, I would like to share with you a story of
Four Generations of Sewing.
It begins with 'The Pink Sewing Carousel', a graduation gift from my Grandmother Minnie...pictured with my Grandfather on their Wedding Day, September 10, 1913.
For my graduation from high school in 1965, the 'Pink Sewing Carousel' was sent from Iowa to Texas to go with the Kenmore Portable Sewing Machine,
the graduation gift from my Mom and Dad.
The machine was new, but the Pink Carousel had belonged to my Grandmother for many years, as recalled by my Mom. My Grandmother taught my Mom to sew, and she in turn taught me to sew on my Grandmother Minnie's Singer Treadle Sewing Machine at the age of six years.
My beautiful Mother graduated in 1941 at the age of 15, and is pictured in the sepia photo next to my black and white graduation photo.


Are you wondering about the Fourth Generation?
There she is...the little girl sewing on her Grandmothers 1995 Janome 9000. She is Minnie's great great granddaughter learning to sew at age six. I wish it could have been on the Singer.
And, Yes the Pink Carousel will be hers one day.
For now, it is displayed with the Kenmore,
both retired after 30 years of sewing.

Thank-you for visiting on this
Pink Saturday, September 12, 2009...ironically, just two days after my Grandmother Minnie's 96th Wedding Anniversary.
She sewed for all of her 99 years and the sewing lessons she taught her daughter, now 82 years, will be passed on for generations to come.
I hope you enjoyed my Special Sewing Story.
I'd love to hear yours.
Thanks for coming and commenting.