How young is too young???

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01-05-2018, 10:32 AM

#51

my-ty

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Originally Posted by mjwaggoner040

My granddaughter is 5 and she loves to help gramma "quilt". so far she has sewn buttons on fabric and glued fabrics together. She really wants to sew like gramma but i say she is too young. How old do you think she should be before she uses a real machine?

This is wonderful but before you do anything ensure that her parents are okay with this plan.

01-05-2018, 11:00 AM

#52

WMUTeach

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Location: Portage, Michigan

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Originally Posted by mjwaggoner040

I began sewing on a machine at age 6. I would suggest teaching her to do some hand sewing and join the pieces together with needle and thread. I taught my granddaughter to iron at age 8. But I would hesitate to start a 5 year old with an iron.