Grandson pieces first quilt top!
Last summer, I taught our GS how to piece. He really took to it and requested more quilting lessons during his spring break. We traveled out there this week to do just that. This amazing 5th grader finished his first lap sized top two days ago! Now I'm taking the top to the longarmer and he'll learn how to bind it when he visits us July 4th. To make this even more special, he pieced this using his beloved Nana's (my DH's first wife) sewing machine. She passed away six years ago but we all try to make sure GS keeps her close in memory. BTW, all fabric, size and layout decisions were his own and, as you see, he chose to use nine patch over four. The sewing machine is now his to keep. It's a really nice mechanical Elna. He had purchased an inexpensive machine for himself (his money!) but he has "graduated" to Nana's Elna. He earned it!