Children’s sewing cards have two distinct functions at our house! First and foremost, they are laying the groundwork for teaching children to sew, which will result in a lifetime of pleasure and/or income for the children. Secondly, they are wonderful for letting kids think they are “helping” me sew while I’m trying to do a […]
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Pass Along Your Love of Sewing – Teach Children How To Sew
What a wonderful feeling it would give you to teach someone about your passion of sewing! Not only would you feel proud of that person’s accomplishments, the person doing the learning would feel “on top of the world” to have created something unique and useable. If you’re wondering where you could begin, start with some children – your […]
Teach Your Child To Sew
Now that cold weather is upon us, it is a perfect time to bring out some scraps and teach your child to sew. Or, if you have young children, sewing cards would be a great way to get them started sewing, while you’re busy at your sewing machine. The e-z-sew sewing cards come in 6 […]
How Do YOU Sew When Kids Are In The House?
I would think that older children (pre teens and teens) would be less likely to interfere with sewing projects, but the younger children (toddlers through 6-8) always want to “help”, which can make it difficult to keep your mind on what the sewing project is. I’ve found that when our 4 year old quadruplet grandbabies and […]
Teaching Children How To Embroider
My mother and grandmother were “sewers”, with my mother making all the clothing we wore and my grandmother making quilts. It was only natural then that I had a desire to learn to sew at a young age. That interest in sewing has passed down to Denise, my daughter, who also started sewing at a […]
Make A Quilt With Your Child
I have several quilts that my grandmother made, and oh how they are so special to me! She passed away years ago, but the love of sewing and quilting that she and my mother instilled in me will last my lifetime! My daughter is a trememdous seamstress, quilter, pattern designer — all of it, and […]