Stitches and Seam Rippers

This last spring I signed the kids up for 4-H. I have many, many fond memories of fantastic 4-H experiences as a kid and I have been eager for my kids to see what the buzz is about.

This summer the boys got to participate in a day camp and Grace has been to an outdoor grilling camp and a sewing camp.

This picture is from the sewing camp last week. 4-H is always good about pairing up with outside agencies and this camp was no different. They brought in several ladies from a sewing club to work with the girls and assist them as they used sewing machines to make a pillow case, a cute little bag and clay buttons.

She has used my machine before, so she knew a little of what she was doing. She said that the worst part was having to use the seam ripper a couple of times to take out mistakes.

This was her finished pillowcase from the class. It is super cute.

After the camp was over, she got inspired at the house and took a couple of scraps and fixed another pillow for her bed. It was fun to be able to set her loose with the sewing machine and know that she could handle it.

Here was her creation with no adult supervision. She is coming right along.

Summer of Adventure: #12 Sidewalk Chalk

This girl has been full of her own adventures this summer. She has found a couple of blogs and YouTube channels that she follows religiously. These sites are full of cute hair, clothing, accessory, and decorating ideas. Then, she comes and tries out all that she's learned on the rest of us. That has meant lots of hair sessions, art projects and such. She had found some cute ideas where the kids drew pictures with chalk and then posed on the ground with them. She was very excited for us to try them.

She drew a dog, complete with prints and a leash and then the kids took turns laying down like they were walking the dog.
Gibson was laughing at the fact that he was on the ground, the whole time. (And that it was really bright.)
Grace was really trying to make it look like she was walking. I was having a hard time getting up high enough. I'm sure that we were a sight!