how in the world do you get anything done?! That's what I really want to know! Normally I have to wait until everyone is in bed before I do any sewing, but now I am just too doggone tired. My oldest one is in Kindergarten, my littlest one has become attached to my hip and my middle child wants my constant attention. I know it only lasts for a short sweet time but Agghh! Oh, now that I done said that it makes me kind of weepy just thinking of them all grown...never mind.

LOL been there done that! Yes, enjoy as many moments as you can cause the are gone way too fast! Good thing God invented grand children!

It's time to get needles into those little hands! At least the one in kindergarten. I made my first doll quilt when I was four.

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Originally posted by ohiorose53:
It's time to get needles into those little hands! At least the one in kindergarten. I made my first doll quilt when I was four.

wow, that is amazing! My daughter certainly shows interest in learning to sew ~ I am afraid I am not the best teacher. What is the best way to start her out?

Oh My, Meg, four?!?! My dd would have stabbed her brother with it! I started her last year (age 8) and taught her on my machine. I did try to teach her crochet earlier than that, but her manual dexterity was a little lacking, so we waited.
Momma,I understand what you're going through! My twins are 9 now and so I'm more able to get things done than I used to be. But I still have a 2 year old and a 3 year old at home, so it's still a challenge. Mostly, I wait until nap time or I schedule some time when my DH is home to watch them. It doesn't stop my 2-yo from jumping in, though. He thinks the sewing machine is funny when it moves and keeps trying to grab the wheel.
It'll be over before you know it, and then you'll be sad that it's gone. Enjoy.

skyler loves to sit in my lap when I'm sewing. She is 5 now and has insisted on 'helping' me since she was a little over 2. She never stays long as her attention wanders quickly. She loves to get out my fq's and lay them all out and press them with her pretend iron. So I finally starting cutting her a couple of 4.5" blocks from all of my projects. She and Sissy lay them out all over the floor and maybe someday they will have enough to sew together. These are my grand daughters so they are not underfoot all the time. But I have found it doesn't take much to let them feel like they are involved in my quilting. I have let Skyler pull the needle when I'm hand quilting but so far that's as close as she gets to anything sharp.

I know I am going to miss these times, so I have to remind myself sometimes that they are fleeting.

Thankfully, I am going to join the quilting guild in town and my first meeting is tonight. It will be nice to get out by myself for a little while.

I love the idea of cutting out a small square of each fabric. My daughter would love that, but she would insist that she sew them right away. And her idea of sewing is definetly not a straight stitch...it's more like wherever the needle ends up.

Thanks ladies. I figured you all understood.

Check this out. Skyler got one for Christmas one year. Hers doesn't use a bobbin so there is no permanant sewing, but it's good practice and oh so cute to watch!

http://www.target.com/gp/detai...ref=tgt_adv_XSN10001

Oh, Jenell...I forgot all about those sewing machines! She would absolutely love one.

We bought our granddaughter this machine for Christmas. Okay, I put a link in here, but it doesn't work...Google "Singer Pixie" and you should find it. It does an actual lock stitch (has real bobbins), and was $49 at Walmart. This one is replacing her first machine, a Barbie sewing machine that also did a lock stitch.

I don't think I would buy a machine that only did a chain stitch. Jayden, our GD is now 9 and has sewn 3 complete quilts, and has one to the point of putting on the borders. They will last, because they are stitched with a locking stitch. A chain stitch will pull out very easy.

Jami

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