Originally Posted by ragamuffin

This is my best idea - work with the area schools home ec dept. Either the lqs girls go to the school, or the school
kids come to you. Work with the teacher and find out what teaching schedule they are on - show what straight of grain is, bias, etc. Scissors to use, the templates that are available, the new sewing tools like rotary cutters and mats, long arm and other machines. Have the lqs offer the kids after school or evening classes to continue with what they are learning in school. Have a boys class,even if they just make pot holders or a blue jean quilt, a pillow, or continue with a quilt. A lot of men are in the fabric and lqs business today. These kids are the future quilters and need to be taught now. Some of the mentally challenged kids love to play with fabric and sew, or some may only enjoy wrapping or tying pieces of fabric to the wooden spools. The sky is the limit. I would love to keep the kids busy and out of trouble.

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