My daughter has a sewing space!

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11-15-2010, 11:12 PM

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sewNso

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i taught a group of 4 H 10 yr olds one year. and i know that safety cannot be stressed enough. 2 of my daughters were in the group. i can remember 50 yrs ago, my mom sewed her finger. and that has always stuck in my mind, ----"that could happen." maybe i shouldn't have, but i just told the kids, now this can happen, so be careful........ 3 of my girls, are now adult sewers, so i guess i didn't scare them tooo bad. kudoes to anyone that teaches them while they are young. :) :)

11-16-2010, 12:29 AM

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CoventryUK

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Love the pictures!! She looks like a natural!!! Great that you encourage her!! My grandma taught me to sew when I was 7yrs old on her treadle machine! Unfortunately I didn.t discover quilting until I was 50!!!! Post some pics of her quilts and we.ll all Oooooh n Aaaaah!!!

11-16-2010, 05:19 AM

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That is so smart of her to take an interest in sewing.I hope she continues to enjoy herself.Send a photo of a project when she finishes one.That would be great.

11-16-2010, 05:36 AM

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NUTMEG10

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Oh that is so cute. She is a very lucky girl to have her own space to be creative. I see a designer down the road. Keep up the good work.

11-16-2010, 06:14 AM

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tortoisethreads

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Quote:

Originally Posted by miss_ticky2

I was just looking at the pics again...are those her quilts on the shelf above the machine? They look good, from what I can see :)

Yes those are her quilts! The little one on top is a doll quilt that she tied and the purple and white one is machine quilted...mostly by her!

11-16-2010, 06:15 AM

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grammydar

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So excited for both of you. I may try that with my 9 yr old she loves to "create"

11-16-2010, 06:17 AM

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tortoisethreads

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Originally Posted by vintagemotif

Adorable! Is there another machine in that sewing cabinet that her machine sits on? If so, then she has two machines to use. Looking forward to seeing her finished quilt. Thanks for sharing and have fun quilting.

No, that table was found at goodwill and it was empty. I may get my hubby to fix it so her machine will fit in it.

11-16-2010, 06:35 AM

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vanessa

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Here is an idea! Introduce her to Project Linus. I bet she would love making quilts for other children. Here is the link for the website. I am so proud of her and think it is just wonderful she is a quilter!

www.projectlinus.org

Vanessa

11-16-2010, 06:51 AM

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threads57

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My gd is 8 and has had her own machine since she was 6. She loves sewing along side of me. We have her machine set up on a craft table that is ajustable to different heights. This way she has the machine at the right height for her. Her arms are at the right height and her feet are flat on the ground. We purchased the table at Costco for $30.00 and it will grow with her.

Christine