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About Aunty Eileen

Thank you for allowing me to share a bit of my life with you.  I am happily married to my husband of 46 years, and we have three married sons and six grandchildren, ages 3 to 23.  

I learned to sew at age 12 and have been sewing for 58 years.  I was blessed to have a mother and grandmother who were dressmakers, and my grandfather who was a tailor.  I also learned much from my 4-H teachers for 7 years, along with attending sewing school for several summers and 4 years of high school in Home Economics.   After high school, I studied "Commercial Sewing" for two years.  I was a dressmaker for about 30 years and have been doing clothing alterations until the present.

Our three sons enjoy sewing, along with 5 grandchildren.  Our oldest son did men's clothing alterations, our second son did some upholstery, and our youngest son has enjoyed sewing "Aloha shirts".   At one point, when I had just one sewing machine, we would "fight to use the machine", so to speak. 

I believe sewing is a gift and a skill that can benefit you for a lifetime and be passed on from one generation to the next.  I've had a sewing school for the past 17 years, and taught many students from ages 10 to 85.  They have sewn from a range of simple garments to formal gowns, quilts and various craft items.  
Sewing is so SEW much fun and to teach it has been even more rewarding.  
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A thankful heart is a happy heart...

70 Years Old - Think About It!

If you live to be 70 years old, you will have spent:
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23 yrs SLEEPING
16 yrs WORKING
8 yrs WATCHING T.V.
6 yrs EATING
6 yrs TRAVELING
4 1/2 yrs LEISURE
4 yrs SICK
2 yrs GETTING DRESSED
1/2 yr CHURCH ATTENDANCE
Have fun figuring out how you will have spent 70 years!
As for Eileen (who turned 70 on September 24, 2015):
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23 yrs SLEEPING
12 yrs SEWING
8 yrs WORKING                    
2 yrs WATCHING T.V.
3 yrs EXERCISING  
6 yrs EATING
2 yrs TRAVELING
2 1/2 yrs LEISURE 
1/2 yr SICK
2 yrs GETTING DRESSED
9 yrs ATTENDING CHURCH & RELATED ACTIVITIES

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