Kids and sewing

Sarah recently turned seven.. Boy how the time flies. She recieved a small sewing kit from her great grandmother. This particular grandmother was an upholsterer during a portion of her life so it is not an uncommom gift for her to give. I am very fortunate to have this lady in my family. She has taught me a few things about sewing to expand on the knowledge that my mom handed down and now she is available to encourage and help train my girls. Even better is that my own mom, who can sew, also knows how to crotchet very well so Sarah has been learning to crotchet from her. SHe spends time at my moms and always comes home with a ball of yarn and a crotchet thread started. Well, having recieved her sewing kit this past week, she expressed a deep desire to make a blanket for her soon to be newest cousin (a little girl that my niece is due with) so I pinned the edges of a precut square of fabric for her and she has been diligently sewing in that awkward, uneven stitch of a "newbie". It is so refreshing to see her sitting on her little pillow with my sewing kit beside her laboring at a hobby that I enjoy. THough I haven't sewn in well over a year, maybe two, since homeschooling has taking such a chunk of our time. It is time for me to get back to this and I am lookign forward to getting the belt replaced on my machine and tackling a few sewing projects this summer as well as teaching Sarah and Mallory a few things.

If you are interested in some simple sewing projects to work on with your children, check out the projects found here

Happy Sewing!