10 yr old quilting
06-17-2011, 07:59 AM
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10 Is not too young. At 10 you are still very smart. If you wait till shes 18 you loose your intelligence as most teenagers think they know it all until they have their own kids. Plus at 18 they're invincible and don't have the fearful respect you can instill in a 10 year old. STRESS how extremely sharp the blade is over and over and let her see your worry. Tell her she can cut only as long as she cuts with you there and only if she cuts as you say. Next make sure she has a brand new blade to make cutting easier because as you know more force is applied with a more dull blade which is what could cause an accident. (Learned that at work and it is true!!!)
06-18-2011, 02:22 AM
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Of course you are not being an over protective GM, just a careful one. With your help and care I'm sure she will be okay. I teach quilting and since my ladies are different heights I have there different cutting stations at different levels. Make sure you cutting station is the right height for your GD and it will be easier for her.
06-19-2011, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jacqueck
Great that she wants to start young. I taught my DGG. Lay out the rules. Make her wear shoes (in case she drops it). Mine were only allowed to cut if I was standing beside them. Any broken rule...she had to stop...and she had to do the dishes the rest of the week. I taught six of them and I never got out of doing the dishes...and none of them got cut. Have confidence in her and she'll be confident. Make the rules simple but unbreakable for her safety. Enjoy!!
06-19-2011, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Kkimberlee
Okay... may get flamed, but...
I could shot a gun at 10 years old. What is a rotary cutter to that?
Explain safety to her, and be there while she does it. But... kids drive at 15, I would hope they could safely use a rotary cutter before they are old enough to drive.
Just my $0.02 worth.
I could shot a gun at 10 years old. What is a rotary cutter to that?
Explain safety to her, and be there while she does it. But... kids drive at 15, I would hope they could safely use a rotary cutter before they are old enough to drive.
Just my $0.02 worth.
I agree with you. I was using axes, butcher knives, tradle sewing machines and wringer washers. Outside of my sister rolling out my arm a couple times with the washer, I survived with nary a mark.
06-19-2011, 10:37 PM
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IMO--------------if you have a kiddo excited about a craft, do not put up any barriers to continuing to learn. Safety is easily explained. If you keep telling her she had to wait until she's older, she may just quit!
07-01-2011, 11:49 AM
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Well I'm scared.
My girl are 10 and 12 and they've each been sewing for a couple of years. They've made sock creatures, mug rugs, doll quilts, lap quilts. However, I cut using the rotary cutter for them and when they cut they use scissors.
I'm 40 y.o., I've been around sharp things (axes, blades, etc) all my life. I'm very careful, very adept at cutting with rotary cutter.
Tuesday night I cut the tip of my finger off. It just took a moment, someone watching me would never have known that my attention wandered for just that second, I broke concentration for a moment to wonder if I had enough fabric left on the section I was cutting (it was a WOF at 4.5 inches that I was cutting into 4.5 inch blocks) to cut one more square.
I lost part of the tip, part of my nail and nailbed and a good piece of the corner of my finger. Unfortunately it is my left hand, index finger. I'm left handed. It'll heal but I'm off work for a week, every thing I do, I do with my left hand, except hold the rotary cutter.
it's ok to not let your granddaughter use the rotary cutter...do the cutting for her, let her use scissors.
My cutter didn't even stop, just kept going and it was all over so quickly, there is no way you would be able to stop someone from cutting themselves.
So, do what you think is best, don't be afraid to err on the side of caution...my girls have no problems using their scissors and they do a lot of sewing.
(ps: my daughter had to blog for me, in case you wanted to read, it's not graphic!!!! just her perspective. www.quiltingunderthemidnightsun.blogspot.com )
My girl are 10 and 12 and they've each been sewing for a couple of years. They've made sock creatures, mug rugs, doll quilts, lap quilts. However, I cut using the rotary cutter for them and when they cut they use scissors.
I'm 40 y.o., I've been around sharp things (axes, blades, etc) all my life. I'm very careful, very adept at cutting with rotary cutter.
Tuesday night I cut the tip of my finger off. It just took a moment, someone watching me would never have known that my attention wandered for just that second, I broke concentration for a moment to wonder if I had enough fabric left on the section I was cutting (it was a WOF at 4.5 inches that I was cutting into 4.5 inch blocks) to cut one more square.
I lost part of the tip, part of my nail and nailbed and a good piece of the corner of my finger. Unfortunately it is my left hand, index finger. I'm left handed. It'll heal but I'm off work for a week, every thing I do, I do with my left hand, except hold the rotary cutter.
it's ok to not let your granddaughter use the rotary cutter...do the cutting for her, let her use scissors.
My cutter didn't even stop, just kept going and it was all over so quickly, there is no way you would be able to stop someone from cutting themselves.
So, do what you think is best, don't be afraid to err on the side of caution...my girls have no problems using their scissors and they do a lot of sewing.
(ps: my daughter had to blog for me, in case you wanted to read, it's not graphic!!!! just her perspective. www.quiltingunderthemidnightsun.blogspot.com )
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