Friday, November 2, 2012

So Proud of my Evie!

My 8 year old has been sewing for a while, and has made plenty stuffies and pillows and little things. We started working on her quilt about a year ago, taking 6 by 6 squares from my scrap stash and piecing them together. It was hard for her at first to keep a straight 1/4 inch seam, so a few of the blocks are wonky, but after working on it for a while she got the hang of it!






She finished the piecing a few weeks ago, and we took it to Teresa Pino at Quilts to a T studio. Teresa quilted Evie's quilt for 2 weeks allowance! It was so sweet. We also owe Teresa gratitude for giving Evie a sewing machine last year for Christmas! It has been the machine she sewed her quilt top with.


Evie was so serious picking out her quilting design and thread, deciding on big loopy heart shaped leaves and lime green thread!





She signed her work order and then waited... sometimes not so patiently...





Then ta-da! It came out beautifully! It did take us a while to bind the quilt, but now she has it in her room! She brings it out to watch TV with. We are so proud of her and she is so proud of her accomplishment! Go Evie!




Happy Sewing! 
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  1. PunkiePie (Jen)November 5, 2012 at 8:19 AM

    My daughter is 7 and loves to "play" on my machine - using the fancy stitches and I'm ready to teach her the art of the 1/4" seam and have her make a small quilt. I thought she was a bit too young but you're giving me the confidence to dig in that scrap bucket and have her give it a try. Great quilt!

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  2. pannayNovember 5, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    Go for it!! We started at about 6. My 6 year old does more handsewing, they both love making stuffies. She is starting her quilt soon!

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