Will started this project simply as a plain embroidery project, using a transfer of starbursts from my Jenny Hart Stitch-It Kit
. After she'd finished the starbursts, she decided that she wanted to turn the project into a Christmas gift for Syd, so I traced out Sydney's name for her lightly in pencil (it occurs to me now that I should have encouraged Will to do the writing, herself. Ah, well...). I think Will did an excellent job embroidering Syd's name, in particular:
Aren't her stitches nice and even?
She then used my sewing machine to turn the embroidery into a little pillow.
Syd is constantly making doll clothes, and I catch photos of them only rarely, so I feel lucky to have an image of this creation:
Syd mostly likes to use tape and ties to construct her clothing, but she's recently begun to add in some hand-sewing, as well.
More recently, the kids have abandoned sewing projects for elaborate block building, at-home aerial silks performances, and their ever-elaborate imaginative games involving toy horses. I hope to incorporate them into some aspects of sewing their Trashion/Refashion Show garments, however, so hopefully soon you'll see even more examples of children's sewing projects!
Great job on the pillow Will! And Syd, another great outfit!
ReplyDeleteHere is a post I wrote about some hand sewing Emma has done in the past.
http://mamaisemmasmama.blogspot.com/2013/02/life-skills.html
I also have a pinterest board dedicated to life skills with hand sewing pins for Emma. These three she has done and enjoyed.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/41517627787019328/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/41517627787013735/ (I actually bought this pattern and we really like it)
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/41517627790035627/ (she has made a big collection of these that she hopes to sell at Farmers Market this year).
Awesome! You're so right about sewing being a life skill. I have literally taken a friend's coat and sewn a button back on for her during a visit, because she hadn't the first clue, nor any of the necessary supplies, to do it herself.
ReplyDeleteShe'd been fretting over that darn button for weeks, and it was a matter of about a minute to fix it, bless her heart.
My paternal grandmother passed away just a few months ago and I was kicking myself for not getting Emma back for a visit sooner. I would have LOVED for her to teach Emma how to sew a button just like she taught me.
ReplyDeleteI can still remember her explaining, "So, we thread the needle, you see? Then we tie a knot, you see?" I thought "you see" was annoying as a kid, but, you know.