sewing with My Granddaughter..

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Comment by Margo in Maine on April 23, 2009 at 6:03pm

That is the joy of my life...I began teaching my granddaughter, Allison when she was 9...I had her take lined paper and sew without thread on the lines...she had a real gift and made her first quilt....has done 1 more for herself and another for her niece.....my great-granddaughter (8) is very interested and we will have a quilt date soon....I recently took Allison to a Sat. workshop where our quilt group was making quilts for babies, children and veterans....she done some sewing and lots of ironing and they made the comment she really knew what she was doing....that made Gram proud...

Comment by Edith Lean/Ont. on April 12, 2009 at 12:37pm

Bev, your granddaughters are so very lucky to have you there to teach them. The very last memories I have of my maternal and last grandparent was when I was 7 she was staying with us helping my mother sew clothes for all us kids (6 at that time, eventually there would be 9 of us) for the summer. She used to come 2x a year June and September to sew clothes. She died while visiting us that year, and I sure missed having a grandmother. Now that I am a grandmother, due to a divorce, I was afraid that I would not get the opportunity to be the type of grandmother to her I would like to be, but today brought about a miracle and a renewed communication with my ex DIL and I am going to have more access to my granddaughter, I had her unexpectantly today and we enjoyed every single minute of the day (she is 4). Edith

Comment by Caryl Laubach on April 12, 2009 at 9:26am

Do wish I had a granddaughter, but I do have a grandson who is absolutely fascinated with sewing machines and sewing "stuff." Unfortunately, he tends to run off with the "stuff" which is seldom seen again. When I was staying with them and he was 3-4 years old, I spent lots of time clearing messes and rethreading since he just couldn't resist turning machine on when I wasn't watching. He's improved somewhat since then. ;-) He's worn out 2 kid's machines. He's now 6, the same age I was when neighbor lady taught me to sew a straight quarter-inch seam on her treadle machine and helped me make a 9-patch for my bed. Maybe next time I visit ? . . . Caryl

Comment by Marlene Duffy on April 12, 2009 at 6:48am

Bev , that is so great that your grandaughter wants to sew . My grandmother taught me to quilt when I was about 10 years old & its been my favorite hobby ever since & I.m 67 now , its one of my many good memories of my grandmother .

Happy Easter & happy quilting
Marlene