pj pants and matching pillowcase

The brick type quilts are easy to make. Just decide on a rectangle size & let her sew them in strips lengthwise. Then, decide on the width of the quilt & start with a half brick on the first row. Start the second row with a full brick, then keep alternating. If you have a focus fabric she loves, let her put a large section (equal to two or three rows) in as a random fabric. There are no seams to match & she can make any size she wants.

Pillow cases or pajama pants are a good beginner project. A throw size quilt.....maybe a Yellow Brick Road pattern would be good too.

Some things you might consider....apron, pillowcase, personal sized raggyquilt, tote bag. Have fun!

So that she stays excited about it... maybe get a few good ideas for simple starter projects and then ask her what sort of thing she wants to make first. Pillows, small/simple quilt for her dolls, a simple doll dress, or something for her mom/dad like pot holders or an apron. Or even an apron for herself if she would like that sort of thing, or a jacket for the dog if she has one. Just something that will hold her interest and attention and not take a long time to complete.

Beanbags are great. They get to make them, then have fun throwing them at a target.

My 9 year old granddaughter started with skirts with elastic waist bands when she was 5. Now she is making quilts and pot holders. The easy table runner is a good project, also.

What I would suggest. too.

My nine year old niece made a twin size quilt using a layer cake. It taught her to have to match up seams for each row and to add a border. She is so proud of it but it was easy enough that she made progress quickly. We did the binding for her.

Here is what my 9 year old granddaughter created with me during her 2 week stay in July. We completed this one in a week. I had the bird fabric and suggested we start from there. She learned to sew on the sewing machine, cut out the blocks, laid out the colors(that one took a while), lined up the backing with the batting, hand stitched part of the binding and sewed on her own label. Went back home and told her mom she wanted a sewing machine and they started looking for one.