teaching my granddaughter to quilt
11-27-2016, 05:45 PM
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teaching my granddaughter to quilt
My 30 yr old grand daughter Phoebe has gone back to school and is taking art courses. She emailed me a couple weeks ago that she wanted to learn to quilt as part of a fabric and colors course. I was delighted!!!!
Sat we got together and I taught her the basis -- squares, half square and quarter triangles and how to get all those points to match perfectly.
Most importantly -- how to look with new eye at a design and break it down to the basic shapes
We had fun!!!
Mim
Sat we got together and I taught her the basis -- squares, half square and quarter triangles and how to get all those points to match perfectly.
Most importantly -- how to look with new eye at a design and break it down to the basic shapes
We had fun!!!
Mim
11-30-2016, 07:40 AM
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This is wonderful! I have a 3 yr old granddaughter who sits beside me while I hand quilt. She sits in my lap when I use the sewing machine. She has an interest in learning whatever I am doing. I'm hoping she will carry on this tradition when she is a little older, as no one in our families has this artistic desire 
She "helped" me make her baby doll a blanket, and she was so proud of it!
She "helped" me make her baby doll a blanket, and she was so proud of it!
11-30-2016, 08:19 AM
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How wonderful to be able to mentor your Granddaughter -- all my grands (tho much younger) have learned to sew with me. One granddaughter has really taken off with sewing -- just wish more kids had the opportunity to work with their parents or grandparents to learn this life long hobby!
11-30-2016, 08:24 AM
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how fun for you!! I have a niece who's 31 and she just started getting into quilting. I am so excited to be able to help her. She is ambitious.. wants to complete 3 for Christmas
She has her first one done. The second one is piece and she is quilting it
I am so glad to have another quilter in the family!!
She has her first one done. The second one is piece and she is quilting it
I am so glad to have another quilter in the family!!
12-01-2016, 10:33 AM
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Great. I have 3 granddaughters in elementary school.
My 7 YO likes to watch and help. The other two get distracted pretty easy, so they don't like to do anything but starch and iron fabric, then off to more fun things.
My 7 YO likes to watch and help. The other two get distracted pretty easy, so they don't like to do anything but starch and iron fabric, then off to more fun things.
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