Project for 9 year old sewer
#12
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: The Deep South near Cajun Country, USA
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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.
#15
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: NC
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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.
#19
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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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.
#20
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ohio
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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.
Last edited by QuiltingHaven; 08-15-2013 at 03:55 AM.
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