The kids have expressed interest in sewing, and I have interest in teaching them. Today I got my old sewing machine from my mom's house. I felt that starting on a basic mechanical machine would give them proper fundamentals of machine mechanics and maintenance.
They all had turns to sew some samples. Then Zuri wanted to sew a heart and Mardie wanted to make a dragon.
Zuri's project was pretty easy. Cut out a heart and stitch it up, turn and topstitch.
Mardie's involved making a pattern, coloring, ironing and lots of curves and angles. He did great though and even whipstitched the opening closed by hand after he stuffed his dragon.
I think we are going to have a lot of fun with sewing. I need to find some basic clothing patterns for shorts and pajamas that have multi sizing so they can experiment with making some clothes.
Thanks mommy for letting us use the machine :)
Friday, March 23, 2012
Sewing School
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Coaching Upward Cheerleading
Well our Upward season is over, and I have had a blessed time coaching my 9 girls through it. I have seen them all, and myself grow. I have made some special friends with my Assistant coach and Team Mom. And to top it all off, I got through it! It was't easy. At times I was certain I would fail. I kept getting encouragement from Rocky and the parents.
At the end of the season, I made them each a bracelet, with their name, and a cheer, cross, and "made with love" charm to encourage them to remember our year, our devotions and whose they are!
At the end of the season, I made them each a bracelet, with their name, and a cheer, cross, and "made with love" charm to encourage them to remember our year, our devotions and whose they are!
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