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texdane
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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 Posted - Jul 26 2012 : 08:05:22 AM
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I teach knitting classes for my town each semester, and recently met the sewing teacher. She is a doll! Anyway, we both were doing summer camps last week, and she invited my dd to sit in at her class since she knows my dd can now knit like a pro. In three days, Audrey made shorts, a reversible totebag, three pillows, and two stuffed animals, one being a cute little homespun kitty cat she designed herself. We found buttons for the eyes and nose, and I taught her how to embroider so she embroidered whiskers. We tied a bell around its neck and it's the cutest little pillow-type pet. I've got a sewing machine here and am wanting to sew more myself. Any suggestions for patterns or things my dd might like to sew? She's ten.
I'm really happy and pleasantly surprised how much she loves sewing. She's really good at it! 
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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Edited by - texdane on Jul 26 2012 08:07:14 AM |
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
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lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2012 : 10:12:51 AM
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That is so exciting!! How fun to do crafts together....I think some aprons and potholders would be fun and pretty easy for her to get done. Keep us posted on how she is doing!
Enjoy~
Lori
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texdane
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
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Posted - Jul 27 2012 : 06:21:39 AM
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Thanks, Lori! Will do. I remember going to the fabric store as a kid with my mom and pouring over pattern books on a hot summer day.
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
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lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
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Posted - Jul 27 2012 : 06:31:05 AM
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Sounds like a perfect way to spend ANY kind of day! Patterns and threads and fabric Oh My!!
Enjoy each and every moment- I know you will! :)
Lori
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khartquilt
True Blue Farmgirl
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USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2012 : 5:38:54 PM
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I think with a little help, a simple skirt with an elastic waist band. Then maybe a pair of PJ bottoms with an elastic waist band. Simplicity has some inexpensive patterns. And sometimes Walmart has some .99 cent patterns.
Kathy H
Farmgirl Sister #81
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world..." (anomymous)
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ruthie218
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Ruthie Ann
Indiana
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Posted - Jul 30 2012 : 1:06:23 PM
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What about a quilt made with squares. Very easy you sew all the squares together then add a thin batting and sew the backing on . My daughter was 10 when she made her first quilt for a 4-
H project. What a bout new curtians for her room.
Ruthie Ann
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SpyChicken
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Christine
Fond du Lac
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Posted - Jul 30 2012 : 2:17:47 PM
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| Cloth napkins are a lot of fun to make! She can choose cute prints, sew them together and do a little topstitching and boom! She's created a masterpiece that's functional too! Plus, they make great gifts for the holidays-a little bundle of 4 or six tied with a ribbon... simple little drawstring bags are also cute for ponytail clippers, pens, treasures, etc. |
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherone
Evanston
WY
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Posted - Jul 31 2012 : 07:37:03 AM
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I started my daughter on a simple pillow cover that matched her comforter. She had fun with it. She will turn 24 in December and I will buying a machine for her Christmas present. Every girl needs one!
another thought is a pillowcase dress. They are fun and easy.
Sherone
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cori1312
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Leslie
Fairborn
Ohio
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Posted - Jul 31 2012 : 12:51:21 PM
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Oh goodness, if you let her sew pants, be sure to help her. My mom left me to a pair of shorts when I as ten and they came out looking like I'd worn them horse-riding (think Arc de Triomphe)! The instructions for the inside leg seam can be tricky for a first time pants maker. 
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texdane
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
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Posted - Aug 01 2012 : 3:03:46 PM
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@ Leslie: LOL!! Such a cute description. My mom made me a quilted jumper when I was little and she didn't do the buttons right and the thing fell off in the street, down around my ankles, at a church dinner. I was five and to this day remember being HORRIFIED. I love the idea of letting her do a simple quilt for her dolls. We are going to check out the fabric store this week. I'll let you know what we come up with...
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
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