I have started a very long tedious quilting project. My goal is to teach my girls as I go along. I am making a cathedral window quilt. It is for my 13 year old daughter.
I made Cathedral Windows way back in the 80s. Seemed easy and was so much fun. Here is the teachable moment for both mom and daughters! I spent most of yesterdays free moments...sewing, ripping out, resewing and repeat over and over. I called a friend and explained to her my troubles....she came over with thimbles and different needles and encouragement. You see my hands are not so nimble..( arthritis) and my eyes not so bright...as they were in the 80s. I could not for the life of me get the stich count per inch I prefered. After serveral hours I got lovely comments from my gals: "Mom why don't you make the squares bigger...that way you could see it better and you could finish faster? "and "Mom why not just use the sewing machine." I explained to the girls that I wanted to teach them to quilt like grandma and that I was practicing over and over till I got it!
The practice time was well worth it as the final comment of the day was.."Wow mom that is so pretty. I will help you make the squares. And you have to have it done by my 16th birthday! " That was very generous of her!
I made a demin rag quilt for my oldest child, just finished an afgan for my 16 year old so my 13 year old is next in line for her special blanket from mom. Sure hope I can meet her deadline!
I just love those teachable moments when the kids finally get something and gain the understanding that goes with it. It was a great lesson to your girls to see you not give up or settle for less than what you had in mind.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your encouragement, Tina. I am praying that God's will be done in this situation--either way, and that I will have peace about it. I loved your story about the quilt. It was very generous of your daughter to give you three years to finish the quilt. lol.
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