When my youngest granddaughter was about 9 she showed a lot of interest in sewing so I bought her a sewing machine. She did a little sewing now and then over the next 11 years but now she is really interested in it. We cut the 10" squares for her quilt a week ago and then Monday late afternoon she came over and pieced the top. She got that done so quickly that we went right on to the quilting.
She had purchased fleece for the back and I had never used that before for a backing. We decided on organic vertical lines on the quilt and she used my longarm for the very first time.
She finished it about 10:30....6 hours from start to finish. It is for her boyfriend. I am so proud of her for doing a good job on it and for sticking with it in such a long sewing session. It is about 58" x 90".
Glad someone shows interest when we sew. I think more and more are finding you can't always afford the things you want so you have to make them. Glad she is interested. hope she continues down this path. She has a great teacher. Chris
WOW what a great job for your GDs first Quilt.. she's sew lucky to have you teach her and to be able to use your long arm to Quilt... I love ❤️ using polar fleece ,especially for kids quilts...
What a treat for you to sew with your grand-daughter. I gave me GD a machine at age 9 and she showed a lot of interest at first so we made her first quilt that Christmas. She has since turned to art (placed 2nd in the Arkansas 7th grade category), but at least she has learned to sew and maybe her interest will return out of necessity some day.
One of the most satisfying things in life is teaching a person to do what we love doing. Your granddaughter's quilt is wonderful! She should be very proud.... as should you! :) And what a lucky boyfriend.
Great quilt and she must have those Wanda finishing genes! Sometimes you pass on things you love without knowing, like my great grandma and her quilts. I still think about her and my grandma when I quilt.
How proud you must be of her Wanda, aside from the fact that it's Packers fabric and let's just say that it's a dirty word in this family. I will confess that I made one for a grandson by marriage though. Initially I was going to do Packers on one side and Bears on the other, but relented, since he is from Wisconsin, so I forgave him. It looks like you will have a new sewing buddy, which you will probably welcome with open arms, especially since she seems to have inherited her gramma's love for it.
I am proud of her also ! Your long arm machine did a great job on the fleece backing. She definitely takes after her Grandma for working so quickly on her projects. What a great quilt for her boyfriend.
JJM
p.s. I sure can see her resemblance to her handsome Dad !
Your lovely grand-daughter looks so happy with her finished quilt - as she certainly should be. And her boyfriend will be happy too. How nice to spend time with her, helping her make that quilt! You must be very proud of her.
Good for her! And great choice for the boyfriend, he'll definitely love the quilt! There's a real quilter in the making, it helps a lot when people appreciate the quilts you make for them. Later as you get where you're so into the making yourself, you survive the ones who don't even thank you, but in the beginning, the thank you are important. LOL!
Glad someone shows interest when we sew. I think more and more are finding you can't always afford the things you want so you have to make them. Glad she is interested. hope she continues down this path. She has a great teacher. Chris
ReplyDeleteWOW what a great job for your GDs first Quilt.. she's sew lucky to have you teach her and to be able to use your long arm to Quilt...
ReplyDeleteI love ❤️ using polar fleece ,especially for kids quilts...
Its always rewarding to help someone accomplish something (especially when it is creative). I guess the Boy Friend is a 'cheesehead' too.
ReplyDeleteIt is good to see young people become involved in hand crafts. She did a beautiful job and I hope the boyfriend appreciates it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat for you to sew with your grand-daughter. I gave me GD a machine at age 9 and she showed a lot of interest at first so we made her first quilt that Christmas. She has since turned to art (placed 2nd in the Arkansas 7th grade category), but at least she has learned to sew and maybe her interest will return out of necessity some day.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I know you are so proud!
ReplyDeletea packers fan I can see - how nice that she stuck with it and got it finished. I have never used fleece was it much trouble
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome!
ReplyDeleteOne of the most satisfying things in life is teaching a person to do what we love doing. Your granddaughter's quilt is wonderful! She should be very proud.... as should you! :) And what a lucky boyfriend.
ReplyDeleteGood job! It would be better if she'd have used Dallas Cowboys fabric but it's a great looking quilt nonetheless!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Wanda! The new generation of quilters! Please congratulation your granddaughter, it looks great!
ReplyDeleteIt is thrilling to see young people quilt. Hope she gets hooked. So great she could finish the quilt by herself.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting for you to see the interest in the next generation!
ReplyDeleteNow that she has successfully finished a great quilt, I'll bet you have lots of quilty company in the future!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt and she must have those Wanda finishing genes!
ReplyDeleteSometimes you pass on things you love without knowing, like my great grandma and her quilts. I still think about her and my grandma when I quilt.
What fun for both of you! That's a great quilt.
ReplyDeleteShe's got good quilting genes; her boyfriend will love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great finish!
ReplyDeleteHow proud you must be of her Wanda, aside from the fact that it's Packers fabric and let's just say that it's a dirty word in this family. I will confess that I made one for a grandson by marriage though. Initially I was going to do Packers on one side and Bears on the other, but relented, since he is from Wisconsin, so I forgave him.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you will have a new sewing buddy, which you will probably welcome with open arms, especially since she seems to have inherited her gramma's love for it.
She is lucky to have such a great mentor! The quilt turned out great!
ReplyDeleteI am proud of her also ! Your long arm machine did a great job on the fleece backing. She definitely takes after her Grandma for working so quickly on her projects. What a great quilt for her boyfriend.
ReplyDeleteJJM
p.s. I sure can see her resemblance to her handsome Dad !
Your lovely grand-daughter looks so happy with her finished quilt - as she certainly should be. And her boyfriend will be happy too. How nice to spend time with her, helping her make that quilt! You must be very proud of her.
ReplyDeleteOh...I am proud of her too...It looks wonderful..good job grandma in encouraging her on and being a good role model.
ReplyDeleteHurrah for your granddaughter! And what a nice day for you-lucky grandma!
ReplyDeleteWonderful!! Great color contrast! What a truly special moment and the privilege of the special gram/grand-daughter bond!
ReplyDeleteMust have killed you to have a cheesehead quilt made in your Bears basement. ;o)
ReplyDeleteWow!! How much fun is that!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Thats a 1st quilt she will always be proud to show! Lucky grandma & granddaughter to have that special creative time together.
ReplyDeleteGood for her! And great choice for the boyfriend, he'll definitely love the quilt! There's a real quilter in the making, it helps a lot when people appreciate the quilts you make for them. Later as you get where you're so into the making yourself, you survive the ones who don't even thank you, but in the beginning, the thank you are important. LOL!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pleasure to have your grand-daughter take up quilting with you, she did a good job with the quilt!
ReplyDeleteFantastic finish -- congratulations to your granddaughter (and you).
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