Originally published Oct 26, 2010. Have any recommendations for kid sewing project books?
Our neighbor was moving this summer gave us a sewing machine she didn’t want any more. I told James it could be his machine and for the past couple months James pleaded for me to teach him how to use it. I put it off while I was hugely pregnant and put it off while I was just newly post partum, but finally, Finally the other day I got it together to show him how to sew.
- Serious concentration as he tries out the different stitches on a fabric scrap
We got a fabric scrap out and I just had him stitch all over it to get the feel of how the machine works.
- I showed him how to put the needle down and lift the foot to turn the fabric.
He enjoyed “making roads” and liked finding out what the zig-zag switch did. I was surprised at how easily he manipulated the fabric.
- James shows off the corner of the cloth diaper that he fixed for me. Good Work!
I thought he’d like a quick feeling of accomplishment so I grabbed a cloth diaper that had seen better days- it h ad a ripped corner. I trimmed it for him and then he sewed a zig-zag stitch along the edge and a straight stitch next to that. Thanks for the repair job James! I see some fun sewing projects in our future!
I showed him how to put the needle down and lift the foot to turn the fabric.
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Love it, Alissa. Can’t wait to teach T to sew. I’ve been looking forward to it for decades.
I am SO excited to sew with him. I think I’ll make him a little sewing kit for Yule his year.
This is a wonderful site Lissy…so you! xoxoxox
Sewing school: 21 sewing projects kids will love to make by Amie Petronis Plumley & Andria Lisle has some fun projects for kids. They look like they were made by kids, imperfections and all. It’s a fairly new book that I was able to get at my local library. Several bloggers have done projects or reviews, too.