tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post1708314119435191721..comments2024-03-27T11:32:14.453+00:00Comments on Penniless Parenting: My Eight Year Old Sewed New Pillows, And You Can TooPenniless Parentinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-3917134893645505392016-01-30T16:24:42.854+00:002016-01-30T16:24:42.854+00:00Bean bags for playing games with his brother. I se...Bean bags for playing games with his brother. I second the shpping bag idea, and suggest simple purse for his sister and messenger bag for himself. If he's motivated, and ready try toys from old socks. There are various patterns for animals (bunny, dog, cat) to be found online to cut from socks beyond the sock monkey. Only the turnings can be tricky for new sewists.Dineenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04822257093141914715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-12797181428048651802016-01-25T20:54:27.459+00:002016-01-25T20:54:27.459+00:00Oh my gosh! I had the exact same thought! Then rea...Oh my gosh! I had the exact same thought! Then realized my 'baby' was growing too! Because I think it was when my six year old was a newborn that I started reading her blog! Time flies, doesn't it?Tiffany Trainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508832462930112174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-59745654238867822672016-01-24T00:09:46.551+00:002016-01-24T00:09:46.551+00:00How about a scaled-down man apron? Something to ho...How about a scaled-down man apron? Something to hold hobbie stuff or tools in? I grew up sewing in 4-H. It was mostly girls, but there was a boy or two that did a fantastic job with camoflauge hunting clothes and stuff like that. I second the drawstring bag and PJs idea... fantastic! Bethanyhttp://www.therenaissancehousewife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-70447704588958546772016-01-23T01:05:49.053+00:002016-01-23T01:05:49.053+00:00Lovely pillows, the orange and light blue look gre...Lovely pillows, the orange and light blue look great together. Lee did a great job!<br /><br />I sew a lot, taught myself at my aunt's house 30 years ago and she let me use her machine for ages till the skirt was done. It wanted tucks which were tricky but luckily there was a sewing book there too.<br /><br />Now I do a lot of sewing too but mostly by hand. Not-very-good-yet versions of Annemariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339588714378852066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-77907707529842407962016-01-22T15:51:41.348+00:002016-01-22T15:51:41.348+00:00Lee can make some of these bags http://crazylittle...Lee can make some of these bags http://crazylittleprojects.com/2013/08/25-bag-sewing-patterns.html<br />He can make an apron to help you in the kitchen or costumes for playing dress upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-56076096484926341412016-01-22T14:32:39.060+00:002016-01-22T14:32:39.060+00:00Have him make shopping bags! You can do it pillowc...Have him make shopping bags! You can do it pillowcase style with handles. Or even just cut the sleeves off old tshirts and cut the neck wider and sew up the bottom for an even easier shopping bag!MamaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592074818731602051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-75648134256287897112016-01-22T05:41:40.163+00:002016-01-22T05:41:40.163+00:00I am really not good at sewing. lee did a terriffi...I am really not good at sewing. lee did a terriffic job! I wish I could have learned a little about sewing when I was his age. now most things by us go to the seemstress. good for you for having patience and teaching lee a great hobby. rochel. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-32226956527921133272016-01-22T04:40:50.823+00:002016-01-22T04:40:50.823+00:00How about a quilt? He can learn how to cut from a ...How about a quilt? He can learn how to cut from a pattern, how to make shapes with precision, how to use colors to make different effects.shoshana kleimannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-40355769886958644012016-01-22T02:05:34.672+00:002016-01-22T02:05:34.672+00:00Way to go Lee! Those look great - and I love the ...Way to go Lee! Those look great - and I love the colors!<br /><br />A pillowcase for his bed pillow is something easy. So is t-shirt or tank-top type top (two pieces, straight seems on the sides and shoulders) that pulls over the head. A tote bag (there are some great online tutorials out there!). A simple patchwork quilt. I made shorts for my first Home-Ec project in junior high - not Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384475081085015883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-552385029211905662016-01-22T02:04:51.290+00:002016-01-22T02:04:51.290+00:00Those are lovely pillows! They remind me of sari f...Those are lovely pillows! They remind me of sari fabric. He did an awesome job, at 26 mine would resemble distressed sacks -_-. On a random note I just realized how long I've been following your blog. Lee looks so healthy,happy, and not so little anymore. Arinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-83004708853111128732016-01-22T01:53:37.172+00:002016-01-22T01:53:37.172+00:00Oh awesome! I love sewing!
Maybe Lee would like t...Oh awesome! I love sewing!<br /><br />Maybe Lee would like to make himself a tshirt? Or even simpler, a drawstring bag to keep something special to him in?Kieranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07695011509286988476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-84331233798369571382016-01-22T00:31:54.785+00:002016-01-22T00:31:54.785+00:00Pillowcase(out of flannel)for his bed? Pajama pan...Pillowcase(out of flannel)for his bed? Pajama pants(harder,but no zips/buttons and waist can be elastic or draw string,whatever is easier.<br /><br />Those are what my kids made first, around that age. I think someone made a tank top too, but for some reason that was super expensive.ponchmor@nauticom.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961050255687983659noreply@blogger.com