Originally Posted by tortoisethreads
Oh I definitely want her to learn the correct technique, I was thinking more of this style of quilting...
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vduCtjwfsP...h/P2170353.JPG I thought it looked really pretty, and she could get used to holding a needle and thread. My handquilting needles are tiny. I might let her use a larger one for her first try. Her quilt is purple and white, so I found some purple embroidery floss. She's excited and knows, although this "thread" is way bigger than mommy's, she will still be quilting.
I think that is very doable for a 6 yr old. I started teaching my DGD a similar thing when she was 5 and she did quite well with it. I put my emphasis on making nice even stitches and following the pattern. As she practices, and matures, she can handle smaller needles and finer threads. At 5, my DGD sewed a design on the fabric and then sewed the edges of the fabric together into a pillow cover, all by hand and did a good job of it.