chickenscratch Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 This is my 8 year old granddaughter Nevaeh who is staying with us for the week, along with her little sister and her male cousin. Nevaeh has been begging to make a quilt, but I don't see her very often, and her mom works. We decided we are going to make her quilt this week. Today she stitched four of these 6 1/2" squares. She has a bunch more to make before Sunday. Update: Day two. She has two machines running at the same time and is bouncing back and forth. She stole her grandpa's computer chair to put in front of the embroidery machine She has decided she can press her own pieces, but I am still rotary cutting. She's working on her scrap quilt pieced blocks and her machine applique surfboards for the block exchange. The sewing room and dining room table both look like a tornado hit. Do we need to schedule an intervention or let her become totally hooked? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Wow! What fun/ I bet you are having more fun than Nevaeh!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 They are tiring me out. And we have three more days with them : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn1234 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Great job Nevaeh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 That is great!!! Next generation quilter!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I love it - that's how quilters are made!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Awwww how cute! Good job, Grandma! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Cute girl, she will always remember your time together making quilt. Hang in there, meantime, enjoy their visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhappy Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Adorable! Those memories will last her lifetime~BTW you do NOT look old enuf to be a grandmother!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 If you have time, have her quilt it with your machine and enter it in MQX West. They have a kids division. The making of the quilt doesn't count, just the quilting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I love it! You are going to post a pic when done, right? My grand baby is 7. Do you think that is too young to start? I think I was 8 or 9 when I started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Nevaeh said thank you to everybody for the compliments. She would like to get it finished but she says 14 more block is A LOT!!! (with 8th year old expression added). We are going to work on it some more Friday and Saturday and see how much we get finished. I was thinking of playing elf to the quiltmaker and doing a few blocks for her while she is sleeping, but then it wouldn't be her quilt. The plan was to get it pieced and then have her quilt it with Lenni. She really wants to, but not sure if we will finish this weekend or not. I will probably keep them another week this summer, but not sure when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 She is doing an awesome job. Keep up the good work Nevaeh, by the way I love your name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Sylvia, go for it. We started her sewing last year. I just set the speed on the machine all the way to the slowest it can go. I do the rotary cutting and ironing for her. She just sews her seams and chooses her fabrics. This is the first quilt piecing she has done. She went with me to the fabric store yesterday and learned that cotton is not slick and shiny and almost everything else is slick and shiny. She has also learned to use the 1/4" foot as a sewing guide. Heidi, she said thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IQuiltToo Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Nevaeh - how pretty is that name and her fabric choices. I had the chance last year for our Kaitlin (age 6 at the time) to take her to the fabric store where she picked out her fabrics for her first quilt and sewing experience. We cut the fabric out with the GO cutter (I loaded it and she cranked the handle). I did all rotary cutting if needed and pressing. She sewed all her blocks into rows, I pinned and matched them and then she sewed the rows together. I quilted it and sewed the binding on. She was so thrilled. She told me this last weekend that she used it all winter to curl up on the couch when watching tv. Her friends cannot believe that she made almost all of it on her own. I had to raise the foot pedal up so she could reach it to sew. I hope I get the chance to do this with her again. Her mom cannot sew on a button! Good for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Neveah, yu are doing great, so enjoy and relax.. keep it up, and make more, maybe a secret and make one for Mom.. next year. Just enjoy!! Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 So cute! I love to see the next generation learning to quilt! Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyan Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 My granddaughter was about the same age as yours when she decided she wanted to quilt. She lives in Iowa, so we had to wait until she came for a visit in the summer. This is a picture of one of the things she made. We just took muslin and batting and made a sandwich and then she used the Lenni to quilt it. Then we sewed it together to make a large bag. She is 13 years old now and still takes it on trips with her. It is wonderful when your grandchildren want to learn to quilt or sew!! Granddaughtersbag by DyanCT, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Dyan, I love her bag. It looks really useful and her quilting design is neat. Well, Nevaeh made several more small blocks,but my grandson Aiden, who is also 8 couldn't be outdone by a girl so here is his manly block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I added more pictures. Day two: She's a quilter for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitepinesquilter Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 It is so neat to see how your grandkids are loving it! It is awesome when the grandkids are excited to do exactly what we are excited about! Our granddaughter, Chloe, has quilted on my Mabel, but her mom and aunts have no desire to sew. So she is pretty proud when she can show them what she made at nana's house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFQuilts Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Let them become hooked:) True self confidence comes from acquiring skills. Looks like both grandkids are having a great time. Congrats to both of them on their fine work. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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