I have been lazy over the last 6 month and have been tossing all of my scraps in a pile in the corner. Now I have a mess to contend with. I did spend a bit of time this week working through that pile and getting them into their color bins. As I sorted, I kept out any large pieces that I was able to cut a 4.5" square out of. I did get those large scraps all cut and stacked in a project box.
But what is the project going to be?
Once a month, a few young girls in the neighborhood are going to come to my house and work on charity quilts. It will give them something to do in the winter months and it will help me work through some of these scraps.
I thought they could take the 4.5" squares and make 9 patches with them. The first few quilts we make will be monochromatic blocks with a black center. This little block will give them a basic knowledge of all the steps - from sorting scraps to putting together a quilt top. I think it is going to be a lot of fun. Because they are making their own quilts, it won't disrupt the pipeline I already have going for the other designs. There are also going to be some moms and some other non-quilting adults that will help supervise.
I think it is going to be a lot of fun!
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9 comments:
Those girls will so enjoy sewing together! You are planting and nuturing the seed, happy stitching!
Yes! Given these young people something to do, teaching the next generation how to do this old craft and keeping it alive sounds like a lot of fun. Kudos to you for thinking and organizing this project. Enjoy! ;^)
I bet those girls are going to have a ton of fun at your house! I love the block you're going to teach them - they will make fun quilts. Have a great Sunday, Cyndy!
it will be lots of fun, and you're starting some of these girls on a lifetime of fun.
I did lessons for girls some years ago. LeeAnna
What a great pairing. . .young girls and fabric with some supervision there will be great blocks made!
Hi Cynthia, what a wonderful idea!
What a great project for young sewists! They will have fun selecting fabrics.
How wonderful is that? Put a huge smile on my face when I read it.
What a great way to involve the girls, use up some scraps and make some more donation quilts. Wow!
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