My two eldest made these little American Girl crafts (40% off at Michaels a while back). Except for the beginning and ending knots, they sewed them all on their own. Pretty good for a 5 & 7 year old!
The eldest is so excited to try her hand at other sewing crafts. We are planning on making capes, scarves, and bandanas for some of her dolls.
(Confession time) I find sewing very, um, annoying. I'm fine until something goes wrong. In my world, taking apart a seam is like being one of those guys in old Western movies that has to take out a bullet lodged in his own arm. Yep, it's that torturous for me. I just can't bring myself to do it. I'd rather walk away a failure, arm swinging lifeless at my side, than have to redo something. But I do it. And just when I take out the last stitch, I realize, no, my first attempt was actually the correct way . . . . well, that's like when the old Western guys have to seal the wound by heating up their dagger over an open flame and then FZZZZZZZ, burn the wound close.
I don't sew much.
But, just because I am not naturally inclined towards the activity, doesn't mean it's not a great activity. I actually find it to be great for developing spatial awareness. Take a flat piece of fabric and visualize how you have to cut and sew it to make it into a skirt or shirt or whatever. Pretty amazing. So I am supporting my daughter's creativity! . . . . until she asks me to undo a seam. Then I'm hiding the sewing machine until at least next summer.
(P.S.--Daughter #3 got a Hook n' Latch kit. I thought that would be easier for her. After hours . . . . she had one row completed. I decided to help her at night. After 2 hours . . . I had 6 rows completed. What a terrible activity. Never . . . . a- . . . . -gain.)
Next week: Gracious God or Awesome Animals, hmmmmmmm, we'll see which strikes my fancy!
1 comment:
I know what you mean about unpicking a seam! I am exactly the same way. I will do anything NOT to do that, even if it means the finished product isn't that great. My MIL doesn't understand it.
You're right, it's a challenge to figure out exactly what you have to do to put the seam in the right place, right sides together, etc.
I love doing embroidery. It's a lot easier since you're just tracing a line printed on the fabric and it's so cute. Have you thought about that?
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