Heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners.
~ Mitch Albom
In the week after I gave Mariana her sewing machine, she made three tote bags - one of which she proudly carried to my house last Saturday. :)
It was her own "pattern." She aligned two rectangles, right sides together, and stitched three sides. She turned it right side out and added a fabric strap.
Okay, it was a bit raggedy and wouldn't hold much weight without ripping - but she did it herself! She had the idea. She reasoned out a pattern. She applied the right-sides-together process that we used on the pillows. It was awesome! :)
It made me so happy to see that she was excited and motivated to sew!
So, I promptly forgot about my plans to weave and spent Saturday morning showing her how to sew a lined bag.
We took pictures of each step on her cell phone, so that she could refer to them and recreate the process by herself at home. (Gotta love technology!)
I showed her the process that I worked out to make small, lined bags to hold my "How Much Fabric?" reference cards - with these differences:
- We used much larger pieces of fabric.
- We added handles, instead of the elastic loop and button closure.
- We used a heavy duty, canvas-like fabric for the lining.
Here are pictures illustrating the process:
Her patience, attention to detail and understanding are amazing - especially for a 10 year old!
She loves her new bag!
And then I took her to Joann's and let her pick out more bag fabric. ;)
I can't wait to see what she does with it! :)
I think it's official. I have a sewing friend! :)
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