My 12year-old DGD was here today and I suggested we play in the sewing studio. She has her own sewing machine but hasn't showed much interest lately in sewing. I gave her a pack of charm squares and showed how we do the quickie HST's and the quickie 4-patch. She flew with it while I was working on her mother's quilt I am making. She did the whole thing herself.

very fancy...love it!

GREAT pillow, I see a quilter in the future.

thats really nice

That's awesome.. :)

She did a good job!!

Yeah, she said she had lots of fun creating the squares. She said, "Who knew this could be so much fun?" So it looks like I have to get more charm squares for her.

Nice...what a great project for her & it turned out so cute!

She sure puts me to shame...I haven't even done half the blocks that she did yet! It amazes me how clever these young children are! Awesome job, and I love the pillow

Wow! She did an awesome job!

I was amazed too. That's the block where you sew 2 squares together around the edges and cut them apart. She thought it was cool how you can manipulate them into the different designs. Now she can't wait to do more. You just have to find the right thing to interest them. I had kinda given up. I got her that machine when she was 5. She did a few things but hasn't done anything for about 2 or 3 years. Now she is hooked.

Awesome job!

Love what she did with the pillow! She has promise of being a great quilter! Hope she will enjoy the craft for many years to come!!

That is so exquisit and happy happy colors. What a charming young quilter!

I am impressed!!

Wow! She did great and such a pretty girl too!

She did GREAT!! :D

I think kids that age like quick results :) .... I'm the same way! She did a great job and I bet she'll be wanting more fabric soon

Great job! And what a wonderful time it looks like she's having!

A great and easy project to keep the interest going! Seeing results so soon, she now can't wait to do more!! Now you have us hooked to see what other great things she'll do!! Keep up the good work!! :D :D ;) ;) ;)

Wow, she did a beautiful job. I know you are proud of your sure to be future quilter!

Great Job!! I love the pillow and all the great color's!

I wish my DD (11) would show some interest in sewing.. Happy your dgd did.. she did a great job.

Lovely!

wow she did a fantastic job-tell her congrat's :thumbup:

how fun

Very creative young lady. She definitely has a natural sense of color. The layout is wonderful. Look out another quilter is born.

I'm impressed. She was adventuresome enough to work with several block designs. Wow.

Good job

Hey, look at how well those corners match! Great job. And I agree, pretty girl.

(You should print out these responses and give them to her. I think it will encourage her even more.)

See, we as adults are afraid to stretch our creativity sometimes. She had no idea that was something to fear. I didn't tell her anything but 1/4" seams and showed her how to cut the squares up. She had a ball laying out the designs. Her mother is a graphic artist and also paints in oil, so between that and what she inherited from me she should be one great artist in whatever she choses.

Great to see a young quilter-way to go grandma.

Great start. I'm sure she will keep going and going!

Your DGD not only is beautiful, so is her pillow. Great job!

She did a wonderful job! :)

What a good job. I wish my granddaugthers were quiltlers. One
might get there.

The young lady is certainly an artist! Great job!

she is so cute, and so is her pillow.

beautiful!

Wow! What a cutie and the pillow is very cute too. She looks like she was lovin' it!