Grandson pieces first quilt top!
 

Last summer, I taught our GS how to piece. He really took to it and requested more quilting lessons during his spring break. We traveled out there this week to do just that. This amazing 5th grader finished his first lap sized top two days ago! Now I'm taking the top to the longarmer and he'll learn how to bind it when he visits us July 4th. To make this even more special, he pieced this using his beloved Nana's (my DH's first wife) sewing machine. She passed away six years ago but we all try to make sure GS keeps her close in memory. BTW, all fabric, size and layout decisions were his own and, as you see, he chose to use nine patch over four. The sewing machine is now his to keep. It's a really nice mechanical Elna. He had purchased an inexpensive machine for himself (his money!) but he has "graduated" to Nana's Elna. He earned it!

Oh, where's the photo???

What an enjoyable year you've had with him.:) I have a GS like that; they are such a blessing!

Jan in VA

Would love to see the picture. It is fun to teach a young, willing child. They have no fear of making mistakes or not being good enough - I guess that's confidence! You will be in his memory forever because of the time you spend with him sewing.

I tell my niece and nephew that one day they'll be MUCH better at quilting than I am - they're starting earlier and have more time to learn the craft.

Yes, please! Would love to see a photo!

I have a picture but it is beyond me on my Mac to upload it. I read the help file on uploading pictures:

select the “insert image” icon on top of the message box. This icon looks like a framed picture of a tree.

I have yet to locate an icon (ANY icon) at the top of the message box let alone one that looks like a tree. I feel so DUMB and I am desperate to show y'all what a grand job he did. Sigh~

PS. Thank you, Jan. You are such a lovely gal and such a help to all of us!

That's amazing! My grandma taught me how to sew when I was just a little girl, many years ago, now. Although she passed away, every time I quilt or sew it is like having a conversation with her. :)

Congrats to your grandson for his new craft. My oldest grandson ( a third grader age 8)wants to learn to quilt this summer. So we are going to do just that. Again, tell your grandson that there are 1000's of quilter's on the QB that said congrats.

That is wonderful. I hope you can figure out how to load the picture.

type "uploading photos" in the search box. It will give you the instructions you need. We would like to see the photos.

I have a Mac as well. Click on the 3rd icon from the right on the Quick Reply box. If you hover your curser over the icon it will say "Insert Image." A box will come up, choose either "from computer" or "from URL" & find the photo you want to upload. I usually put the photo I want to upload on my desktop so it is easy to find. Once you find the photo click "upload photo".

mhollified, I'm with you on two things here. I also have a grandson who worked with me on his first quilt when he was 8, and at 15 (having just come back from a year of schooling in Africa) wanted to make another. He choose the design (the symbol of the American Presbyterian Church for his GF who was a minister of that church and has had a serious stroke), choose strong beautiful colors for the cross, corpus, fire and dove, and off he went! I also have two granddaughters who have done some quilting... and one of them is coming down from Alaska to make an autumn leaf quilt (because that is the one thing she's found that Alaska doesn't have!). Aren't we lucky!!!!

The second thing is I also have a Mac and I also looked all over for certain key words that someone gave me, and I could not figure out how to post photos! Was told it isn't a problem, but I'm seeing fewer and fewer photos so I think maybe it is a problem to many of us, Mac or not. Aren't we lucky!!!!

What a great grandson you have!!!!