Sewing Quotes

73 quotes by 65 authors

As beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on an operating table. — Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont
Mama's love had always been the kind that acted itself out with soup pot and sewing basket. But now that these things were taken away,… — Corrie Ten Boom
Kids think with their brains cracked wide open; becoming an adult, I've decided, is only a slow sewing shut. — Jodi Picoult
I've had to guess at her, sewing her skin together as I sew mine, though with a different stitch — Adrienne Rich
Motherhood is a Sisyphean task. You finish sewing one seam shut, and another rips open. I have come to believe that this life I'm wearing… — Jodi Picoult
In fact, he's never taken an interest in a woman before. I was beginning to to suspect he might prefer one of his male sneaks,… — Maria V. Snyder
When you are a kid you have your own language, and unlike French or Spanish or whatever you start learning in fourth grade, this one… — Jodi Picoult
By now it was clear that Howl was in a mood to produce green slime any second. Sophie hurriedly put her sewing away. "I'll make… — Diana Wynne Jones
Destiny was a machine built over time, each choice that you made in life adding another gear, another conveyor belt, another assemblyman. Where you ended… — J R Ward
Here she was, being rescued by a socialist, feminist, lesbian, baby-killing, foreign terrorist. What would the ladies in the sewing circle say to that? — Hillary Jordan
No one expects a woman busy at her sewing to pay attention to whatâ€™s being said around her. Nevermind if a manâ€™s mother and sister… — Tamora Pierce
I am certain that a Sewing Machine would relieve as much human suffering as a hundred Lunatic Asylums, and possibly a good deal more. — Margaret Atwood
I feel like I am always the one tearing everything up and forever sewing it back together. — Saadat Hasan Manto
God is not remote from us. He is at the point of my pen, my (pick) shovel, my paint brush, my (sewing) needle - and… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
I wondered about Mrs. Winterbottom and what she meant about living a tiny life. If she didn't like all that baking and cleaning and jumping… — Sharon Creech
I remember an old Singer sewing machine at home that belonged to my grandmother. It had a pedal. My mom taught me how to use… — Bibhu Mohapatra
A pattern is a guide or a model. Patterns are used in sewing and knitting, in wood and metalworking, and in a wide variety of… — David A. Bednar
I have to say, I grew up with fashion because my mother was a seamstress, and she had an atelier. She would cut the first… — Donatella Versace
A lot happened in Vancouver. It was my first Western experience. I learned English, which is my second language. I became very acquainted with Western… — Jason Wu
Sleep is one of the great pleasures of life. Designing my bed linen line seemed like a natural progression for me. Everyone loves getting into… — Twiggy

Who Wrote These Sewing Quotes

65 authors contributed a total of 73 Sewing Quotes, led by these top contributors: