How many people have taught kids to quilt?
03-26-2010, 01:45 AM
#41
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Can Litttle Miss make me a quilt????
Can I commission a quilt from her?????
I took her to my LQS last Saturday..OMG.. It was too cute. She is the oldest of 4 ..the other 2 girls are 6 and 3 and she has a 11 month old baby brother. I take turns taking the 3 girls to do something special. It's so much fun.
We don't have any children of our own, so we are doubly blessed that we have those in our lives.
Can I commission a quilt from her?????
Originally Posted by cjc
Originally Posted by JanetM
CJC, aren't you sweet for teaching your little neighbor. Her tote bag turned out great. I think you might have a new best friend. You'll have to tell her you posted her picture so all of us could see how well she sews. :-D
We don't have any children of our own, so we are doubly blessed that we have those in our lives.
03-26-2010, 10:51 AM
#42
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My granddaughter is 6 and has been sewing with me for 2 years, mostly her picking out the fabric and the fancy stitch she wanted me to use. This Christmas she sewed on my Phaff and made a blanket. She sewed about the edge and than we turned it " she even remined me that i had pinned all the way around and did not leave an opening for turning the blanket inside out. I had showed her my featherweight and told her that when i died she could have it. She had gotten a little tiny sewing from Santa, and when i left the room deciced that she should learn how to thread it, i was trying to get it going for her and was having some trouble and she told me that she had rethreaded the machine, she had done it right but had the thread wrapped and around the spindle i told her next time maybe i should help her, and she ask me "if you can not get my machine to work can i have the one "now" that you said that i can have when you die"! I had my 21 year old GD make a quilt when she was 10, but she had not sewn since. I do have 2 featherweights just in case she changes her mind.
03-26-2010, 11:13 AM
#43
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Originally Posted by Deenie
I had showed her my featherweight and told her that when i died she could have it. she ask me "if you can not get my machine to work can i have the one "now" that you said that i can have when you die"!
I really wish I had a little one to teach. They get so excited when they succeed. The memories of these days will be with them for a lifetime...nothing better than that!
03-27-2010, 03:36 AM
#44
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I taught my DD to sew but she has never shown an interest in quilting. I started one of my DGD sewing at the age of five (although she was helping me long before that) she is now eight years old. I bought her a small machine but she likes mine better so when she comes here I give up my machine to her. She is currently working on a quillo. She loves to go through my stash and looking her at the pictures of all the beautiful quilts. I have another DGH that is eight months old so hoping that I have another student for the future.
03-27-2010, 09:13 AM
#46
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My great grandmother had me thread needles for her when she could not see the eye well. In my minds eye, I still see the two of us standing in the kitchen and her asking, can you see the eye on this needle, then can you get the thread through it. Several times that particular day, she brought her needle and thread to me and this a memory I will chrish as long as I live.
03-27-2010, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by nana2
My great grandmother had me thread needles for her when she could not see the eye well. In my minds eye, I still see the two of us standing in the kitchen and her asking, can you see the eye on this needle, then can you get the thread through it. Several times that particular day, she brought her needle and thread to me and this a memory I will chrish as long as I live.
03-27-2010, 09:34 AM
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I taught my granddaughter and my niece. They were very interested so that made it easy and fun. They made purses, lap quilts, and applique tee shirts. I helped with a quilt shop's summer quilt class for kids. It was a disaster. It was more like drop the mouthy brat off to be babysitted all day.
03-27-2010, 09:43 AM
#49
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I teach any time I get the opportunity. Currently I'm teaching quilting to three students from a local charter high school - It's one of their none-core, or optional, classes. It's been fun and I hope to do it again. I also teach one-on-one or one-on-two to adults who have never had the chance to learn quilting or who have been afraid to try.
03-27-2010, 09:47 AM
#50
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I am planning to have a quilting group with some of the kids in the neighborhood this summer at the association's clubhouse. One requirement will be that 12 and under will have a parent with them. Another requirement will be that there are phone numbers to reach all other parents and that they will be called to remove any disruptive child from the class. Hope this works.
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