My sister taught me to sew on mom's machine when I was three. My dd made a blanket (just hemmed the edge) and a fleece robe (I cut it out) when she was 18months. I let her sit on my lap and I held her hand as she put her finger out on the fabric and quided it through the machine. She's now 11 and I still have both. She said, "Uppy, my do." so I let her.