[QUOTE=Stitch124;6498314]How sweet!!!
My GD is 7 and wants to sew very much. She has a 5 yr old sister who also wants to sew but doesn't have the coordination or patience to follow directions...working slow and steady. I like this blanket idea and will give it try with my GD's very soon.
This GD is 10 now & into other things when we keep them but 2 other GDs are 7 and almost 5. They were with in the mountains & I let them both make mug rugs. I took a piece of batting & a backing-put together with spray basting. I keep scraps for them in a big bag in my sewing room & I let them take a couple hand fulls & put in something smaller. Using a school glue stick they put the strip on their "sandwich" & then took the next strip, glued down to cover 1 edge then sewed that edge, then repeat until square is covered -it's like crazy quilting.
I let them use my old machines that are metal & easier for them. After they were finished I took another fabric square a little larger for the "real" backing. Sewed around leaving an opening for turning & finished them so they had a little project to take home. They love them!
Hayley was 4 & 1/2 yrs old then & she actually did better than Keeley who was 7.
It's really never too soon. There are even printable sewing cards I've seen on the net that would be good for your younger GD.
Good luck & have fun.