Aubrey turns 7

For Christmas, my granddaughter Aubrey, got a sewing machine. She told all her friends that she got a real sewing machine and her Oma was going to come over every Thursday at 6:30 to give her sewing lessons. Well, her Oma was a bit busy and could never remember to go over there on Thursdays.

A couple of weeks ago, my daughter asked if Aubrey could spend the day with me on her birthday and have her first sewing lesson. Of course, I said "YES". I knew exactly what I was going to help her make.

Unfortunately, we didn't get to spend the entire day together. She came over around 3 but by the time I got rid of her mom, it was about 4:30 before we got down to business. I showed her how to "steer" by putting a blank piece of lined paper in the machine. She followed the lines very well. She practiced pushing the pedal, starting and stopping and then it was time to do the fun stuff.

I had her mom bring an old pair of her jeans and I cut the legs off of them. I started to unpick the crotch and showed Aubrey how:


After we got the bottom pinned the right way, I helped her stitch where needed. We made a strap, sewed on some patches, ironed on some embroidered patches and voila! here is the finished bag:

After her mom washes it, the bottom will fray a little, just like we want it to. Good job Aubrey. I hope you had fun!

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