Grandma has loved to sew for as long as I can remember. When I was younger (many many moons ago), I would come down here on summer vacations. There were ladies in and out of here all the time. They would come for fittings, drop off clothing that needed mended, or picking up things she already had made or fixed. 

Talk about straight pins everywhere....geesh! That was grandma though!

We had to make sure we had shoes on whenever we came into her sewing room. Grandma was a wonderful seamstress. As the years went by, she lightened up on making clothes for other people. She got into making aphagans, knitting, and crocheting. She got into quilting. Jackets, Vests, quilts, tablerunners, tablecloths, wallhangings, etc. She focused on quilting the last few years.She continued to sew but not like she had before. The lastest craft item she was into, was making decorative baskets out of ice cream pails. She got my sister into making them too.  Below are the instructions and pictures to make your own. She made quite a few of these, sold some, but mostly gave them away. Most of what grandma had ever made.....was given away!! That's the lady she was!