I have a grandson just turned 7 who loves to sew. He has his own small machine. He made PJ bottoms a few months ago. We have our machines side-by-side on the table. I do a long basting stitch in one color thread and then he has to sew over it with a finish stitch in a different color thread. Eliminated the need for him to use pins or needles that might stick him and dampen his enthusiasm. Starting our first quilt today and think we will do a crazy quilt with muslin foundation so he can let his creativity go wild.