Posted in The Sewing Room

The children saw me doing my squares and wanted to give it a go too. Meredith who is 5 years old showed the greatest interest first, but her interest has waned a bit, and she has only just finished her Jacob's Ladder. I really like the colours she has chosen though - she told me she wanted to do pink, so I got a few scraps together for her to choose from, and I like what she picked out. She finished this yesterday and is now working on cutting out her Ohio Star - she has a bit to catch up on. I'm not sure how straight her seams are, but I think for a 5 year old, she's doing really well. I hope it all won't be too difficult to put together at the end of the year!

When my 8 year old son saw what we were doing, he wanted to do it as well, and I have been completely surprised at this enthusiasm. He's really getting into this, and loves it. I have to slow him down or he'd be doing it all day! He was very disappointed when after he'd finished his Ohio Star back in early February that he had to wait until March for the next one! He has almost cut out the pieces for the Bears Paw. Here are his first two squares. I am only helping by pinning the pieces together and drawing the 1/4 inch seam. He is doing everything else by himself, as well as choosing his colours. He did well with these first two. I'm not sure how the Bears Paw colours are going to look, but we'll see once he's finished.

I am just about to cut out my pieces for the Bears Paw. We are just loving this, homesteadmama4 - you have really blessed our family by starting this up!