Never too young...to get hooked!
 

My oldest granddaughter (not quite 2) walked by my makeshift design wall and voila...a couple blocks fell off...she automatically picked them up and put them back on (quite straight the first time) only to have a few more fall off...she worked diligently and the final picture says it all..."I did it!"

By the way, she moved some of the blocks around and I like her placement better. The quilt is for her momma, so it's only right that she helps grandma make it. (And yes, I've also taken her to a couple quilt shops and she's mesmerized with my sewing machine...I may have a quilting buddy in the making...yippee!).

She is adorable. How blessed you are to have her helping you.

Love that sweet face! A new partner indeed. She is adorable. And I know a thing or two about adorable kids!

Oh, those cute chubby little baby arms. She is just adorable.

cute! my granddaughters are 6 & 4 and they love to help me sort scraps! i start them off with piles of different colors and let them go thru the buckets. they do a super job and have fun doing it. :)

such sweet cheeks, hope she develops into your quilting buddy!

How sweet is that I hope she does become a quilter in the future there never too young to learn.

What an adorable granddaughter! She is too cute! Looks to be a good little helper for you!

Oh my goodness how sweet is that.:)

she is a cutie, i'dleave it the way she wanted it, and let mom know she helped design it. great.

Oh dear... This is just too cute! I just love this thread. Thanks for sharing with us!

She is adorable and my guess is she has the bug. I always sewed while keeping my grands. They heard the machines and wanted to sew from the time they could ask. You'll be showing her quilt soon.

Now that's a neat idea! That's "building memories" as my friend and I say about things we have done over the years with our children. Frame the picture and give to her mother too.

Building Memories: We took our children to Hiddenite in N.C. to dig for emeralds ... dug in the dirt all day while our husbands napped ... had a picnic lunch. Husbands teased us saying we thought we would find an emerald. Didn't, but our children are in their late 30's now and still talk about that trip. Ha.

shE IS ADORAbLE!!!

precious child

What a cutie! Nice that you have someone to train.

Such a sweet darling! My two are 6 and 3 and are totally mesmerized by my sewing machine. I can remember the older one sitting on my lap when she was 2 or so, watching me chain piece and encouraging me with many a "Nother one Nana!!" I think you have a design guru here!

How wonderful and she's got a Beautiful cheeky face. My granddaughter is only 6 months old I can't wait till she's old enough to sew with. After having three wonderful sons it's lovely to have a girl to squidge lol

Your granddaughter is a cutie. She'll probably want to help you design quilts every time she visits. At least, it's quiet compared to getting out the pans and lids in the kitchen. My friend's granddaughter wants to cook with grandma. Thanks for sharing.

looks like she's saying " ta daa"

That is so sweet. She is stunningly adorable! I would save her t-shirts. the one she has on is adorable and would make a great little quilt when she grows out of it. Love those rosy cheeks and beautiful smile.

She is adorable. She may well be a future quilter in the making. I am sure her Mom will be delighted that she helped you out.

She's a doll! Definitely a future quilter! :)

Hey you have a blooming quilter....she is just precious.

Sweet DGD and won't it be fun!

That's so funny...she often says "ta daa" and that's the expression on her face. But this time she said, "I did it!"

Have you used pictures for labels...I've only used the transfer method and don't think it would stand up to repeated washings. I know there's fabric that you can print on and that may work better. What's your experience?

How cute this is!

Katier825 & GingerK...you two have got me thinking...I have a large basket of 2-1/2" squares (just right for her little fingers) and I'm too uptight most of the time to just let go and really be scrappy...so I could let the grandbaby pick out the squares and just start chain piecing...all the while working on naming the colors...she can say the names and often will name them correctly but then gets stuck where everything is "yellow", "blue", or whatever other color she's having fun saying.

Lynnie...I going with a thin black sashing...what do you think about leaving her corner as is (all crooked) and having the blocks floating in black...I think it would be cute...I'm naming the quilt "Journey" or maybe, "Life's Journey"...and the wonkiness of the whole quilt reflects that while life isn't perfect and isn't always what we plan, it can still be beautiful...somehow, these floating blocks set by her daughter just seem to fit...

Sharonquilts...we did something similar with our kids...Crater of Diamonds in AR...my son dug a whole nearly as deep as his height...my daughter had seen Snow White too many times and seemed to think that large cut diamonds and other gems would just be lying on the ground; plus the day before we went to a small campground where you could find big, beautiful quartz crystals easily...my husband dug faithfully and I napped between the furrows...we'd been camping and traveling for days...that vacation and the "diamonds" are still a fond memory for all 4 of us.

What a lovely sewing companion you have there. The expression on her face says it all.

She's a cutie!

That is truly a memorie.

She is such an adorable hugable sweetie! Yes, looks like she is going to be a natural quilting buddy:)

She is just gorgeous and she did a wonderful job for her age :)

She is too cute and love the story.

When I scrolled down and saw her smiling face I had to laugh - out loud. She's so cute and I love her happy little face!

Priceless. BrendaK