Mandella wrote:
Do you think that a project that takes place over a sustained amount of time is good for teenagers? Will it hold their interest for long enough, or after a couple of sessions without a finished item will they be ready to move on to the next new thing to try, because that's what we're meant to be doing at that age? Would it be better to have a series of smaller projects, but ones that teach the skills, eg. a needlebook, a tool roll, a pencil case, a notebook cover, placemats, a cushion etc, etc? From my experiences with young quilters through The Quilters' Guild in England, seasonal projects (Easter, Halloween, Christmas) go down well and anything that involves mess, i.e. fabric paints, glitter etc is generally popular too.
Nahh they have all that type of craft going all the time every place, schools, parties, church etc etc
I am talking about the children who have a passion for sewing, like myself who has been sewing since I could touch the foot pedal on the sewing machine and has not stopped, gee am I the only one who has sewn since childhood. I find it strange that adults can forget how we started in our sewing journey......Lets give those like myself the chance to have a go at quilting which may then become a life time love affair. If they don’t follow through then they didn’t have the sewing bug to start.
I am not saying the sewing has to be perfect, just the journey they take.
My 15 year old granddaughter Suzannah has been sewing for years and has grown from sewing "general stuff" to more interesting things like quilts, and has so far made about 3 throw size quilts - ALL SEWN BY HAND, every little stitch, so if she can at that age spend a lot of time sewing by hand then I think there must be others around this world of ours like her. The quilt being made at the moment is for her Auntie, I will keep you posted on that.
Refer to my profile to sew the black quilt Suzannah made me; it was her first one at age 12 years, with no help from any adult at all.
p.s. The other style of sewing she is interested in is wedding gowns, has started designing them already.......
p.s. Yes she is receiving a sewing machine for her 16th birthday.....and NO not the Bernina 830 as requested.....