I had the best day. My niece dropped off her daughter, age 11, at 9:00 this morning. She wants to learn how to make a quilt! We started out with the simple table runner and discussed color and coordinating colors. She is really into art and understands the color wheel better than I. She picked out fabric from my stash for her table runner. I went through basic safety issues with the rotary cutter and hand placement on the ruler. She was very attentive and remembered everything I told her. Within one hour her table runner was sewn and pressed. I showed her some hand stitches for the back to finish it. By the time she got to the other end her stitches were invisible. We finished well before lunch, so then went the LQS so she could pick out fabric for her pillowcase. She was in awe of the fabric, but quickly made her selection. We went to lunch and she couldn't get her food fast enough so that we could come back to sew. She made her pillowcase and was just beaming. I think she is a natural. She has camp next week, but she is coming back the following week to start on her quilt top. She wants to make everything she sees! I surely do predict she will be a bona fide member of the quilting club before the summer is over! I will post pictures of her projects tomorrow.

love it when the young kids are interested in quilting. Great job for you and your great neice :thumbup:

That's great! Can't wait to see the photo's.

It's so nice you spent a day with someone who wants to learn to quilt! Sounds like she is an easy learner,too.

T-riffic!!!!

What a fun day for your both! She will never forget this one!

That sounds like a truly wonderful day!

that's awesome. :)

What a wonderful day for both of you! I hope there are many more special times in the future!

WOW!!!! That was an AWESOME DAY, I hope some day one of my grands or nieces take an interest in quilting and that I'll be able to help them learn the art. :thumbup: :D :D

I am so excited for you both!! Sounds like you both had a GREAT time :D:D:D

Oh, that warms my heart. What a wonderful day together. I love it when the younger set shows enthusiasm for sewing. You two will have so much more fun together.

wow what a great day and sounds like you are a great mentor for her to have

Your right. It was a wonderful day. So glad you had such a great time. Sounds like you are going to have a new buddy for the summer.

What a great bonding time for you both - whatever you two make will be special. I am so glad that the quilting tradition will be kept alive another generation!!! Cant wait to see pics.

That is so cool!

What an awesome day, niether one of you will ever forget
her sewing for the time. Now you have a permanent sewing buddy, what fun.

WOW, What a great day for both of you.

Sounds like fun!

Sounds like a fun day.

How exciting for the both of you. Sounds like alot of fun.

Sounds like so much fun!

Thank you for sharing your day! It is exciting to see people (particularly children) becoming excited about your passion! I think it is why quilting continues to be so "popular" over the ages.

(also sounds like she is going to be a super quilter, we'll probably be buying her patterns in a few years....... :mrgreen: )

I'm sure it was a day she will never forget! How very wonderful of you! And another quilter is wonderful, as well!

isn't it cool when we get to share our passion with someone equally as excited? so much fun, good for both of you!

I love it when young kids are interested in sewing.

What a proud grandma, and rightfully so. That is wonderful.

You are so wonderful to spend your day teaching this lovely young lady. She must have loved this as much as you did. Isn't it wonderful to see them learn!! Do post her photos so we can all add our encouragement.

I am having trouble loading the pictures from the camera to the computer. I believe there are too many pictures on the disk, so I need to go to Walgreen's and download to another disc and delete some of them on the scan disk.

That is fabulous for both of you! So glad you both had so much fun.

I think it sounds like a very awesome day! It is so wonderful when an experienced quilter can help a novice through a project and light a flame within them. I see the makings of a life-long quilter too! I will look forward to the pics.

How nice. I'm glad she has you to show her the ropes.