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I used the rail fence pattern to teach my 7 yo about the 1/4 seam and making her first quilt. It turned out gorgeous, I made the outside strips of the blocks a little bigger to allow me to cut them down and square them up. She did everything except the rotary cutting. And the pattern was free from quilters cache.
Here is the pic... this is before it was quilted. Sam's First Quilt [ATTACH=CONFIG]143264[/ATTACH] |
My youngest student is 10. She was having a real problem keeping her seams even until I asked her what she was looking at. When she said the needle. I explained how all the needle does it go up and down. Then she was able to control her seams better. Felt like a real break though with her.
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Originally Posted by Olivia's Grammy
My youngest student is 10. She was having a real problem keeping her seams even until I asked her what she was looking at. When she said the needle. I explained how all the needle does it go up and down. Then she was able to control her seams better. Felt like a real break though with her.
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One of the first projects I made when I was that age was a little drawstring purse.
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These are more good ideas. I learn best too by doing it!
Originally Posted by bearisgray
Something that works with me - when it comes to the machine or whatever
Show me "how" - then let me "do " it. I can be told and told, but until I actually try it, I don't "get it" Example: Thread the machine - then unthread it and have her do it. (more than once, if necessary) Have more than one bobbin available - you wind one - then have her wind one, Etc. etc. I think it's important to have something they can use - and that making to fit will not be a problem. |
Originally Posted by crochetetc
I used the rail fence pattern to teach my 7 yo about the 1/4 seam and making her first quilt. It turned out gorgeous, I made the outside strips of the blocks a little bigger to allow me to cut them down and square them up. She did everything except the rotary cutting. And the pattern was free from quilters cache.
Here is the pic... this is before it was quilted. |
Originally Posted by Olivia's Grammy
I teach new sewers of any age string piecing as there are no mistakes.
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Pillow case is a good place to start. Nice long straight seams. For us "experienced sewers" we forgot how difficult it is to sew a straight line and manage the speed of the machine.
If that goes well, you might progress to large blocks and sewing them together. I would stay away from stuffed animals. My daughter's girl scout troop when she was about 10 went to a local shop to learn to sew and the owner had them making teddy bears. They were definitely unique. Today - my daughter is 19 and when I mention to her about sewing with me (I have three machines) she trots out her bear with uneven arms and legs and says something like - "You want it to look like this!" So remember the golden rule - KISS - Keep it Simple |
Actually the pattern is so easy that it was not stressful for either of us. Right now she has a scrappy log cabin in the works. I would suggest investing in a 1/4 foot it made things so much easier on this latest project, on the first one I marked 1/4 with tape on my machine and had her line up the fabric with it. I also showed her how to pin the beginning and the end of the strips so that they stayed together easier.
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I had strips from previous projects, my girls (GD's) wanted to sew a few of them together. Beofre you know it they learned on their own to cut them across and make a nine patch. Of course they didn't realize what they done but I was very surprised!
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