Mini-Me…the 5yr Old Sewist
Teaching sewing skills is what I do to spread the joy of sewing to other interested, crafty, creative folks. I have taught young and old alike. My heart leaps at the sight of a satisfied newbie. When I see their faces light up as the new project takes shape, I get so excited, that it encourages me to overlook the hiccups along the way. All things just seem to be right with the world when they get to the point of completion. All that to say, it has been such satisfaction to watch my granddaughter blossom into the sewist she is today. We started her really early, at three, when I bought her her first sewing machine; a “Hello Kitty” machine I found on Overstock.com. It was for her third birthday. While others were outside celebrating her special day, she and I were at the kitchen table learning to thread her new machine. What fond memories these are. Fast forward several years and we come to now, at almost 6 years old, when she is cutting her own patterns an