Summer Break :) Miss S's Story Part 1

Today I thought I would share with you what my 

precious little girls have been up to 

over the summer break...

This coming week they are heading back to school 

after 7 weeks of Summer Holidays

Unfortunately for them I only had 2 weeks off over the Christmas and New Year break 

but then on the other hand they were very excited to help me out in the studio 

and the shop...

as it was a little quieter than normal I thought it would be a good time the get them creating.... some bigger projects 

The Divine Miss N (7yrs) was not too sure about this...so she was happy to just 

be hanging around 

and helping me with some custom quilts 

learning to fold the fabric onto bolts and just being a 

wonderfully helpful apprentice :) 

Miss S (9yrs) on the other hand was very eager to get in and have a go 

so she toddled off to get some of her UFO's (unfinished objects)

she came out with a charm pack quilt top that she had been 

practicing her nesting of seams for some time now...she continued with this 

and soon realised that she needed to unpick a few rows as they were 

not meeting up too well....I love it when she can see that she needs to take more 

care with her lining up of seams....

I know this about teaching kids 

some you can't explain it to...they have to come to it themselves 

and My Miss S is very much like this LOL...

so for a couple days she worked on her little lap quilt 

and she finally got it finished ...she was proud as punch with her achievement.

she then asked me to quilt it for her...I had other ideas LOL 

so on the Sunday after she finished her quilt top....I got 

up early and loaded it into my Longarm Machine 

My Baby...HandiQuilter Avanate Q18...That no one ever uses...I might add

so when she woke that morning I was out in the shop and she came looking for me as 

she dose for her morning cuddles...The Divine Miss N was on the lounge and knew 

what was happening...she had the biggest grin on her face...

you know the one "I've Got a Secret...nah nah nah nah look  LOL 

So Miss S comes out and sees her quilt in the machine and 

says" oh mummy are you going to quilt that for me today" 

I turned to her and said "well no hun, I think you are going to do it" 

I can tell you that smile would have lit up the universe 

I have never seen someone so excited 

as you can see right here in this photo...

and you know what I was very excited to to be passing down this 

to my Miss S...

here is the video of Miss S using the machine

I am one very proud mamma and wanted to have this moment on film :) 

Miss S Quilting

sorry for my annoying voice LOL

at this stage The Divine Miss N got in on the 

act...she was missing out and that is just not one LOL

you can see The Divine Miss N putting her 2cents worth in 

she was very nervous and had a bit of  a death grip going on 

and I had to keep reminding her not to hold her breath...

but after a while she got the hang of it and was really getting into it 

I love teaching kids as they are not afraid to try new and exciting things 

and from this point a quilter is born...

she no sooner finished her quilt on the Longarm and she 

was onto another one :) this time she is making a present for one of her 

sister's...which on I do not know she is not telling anyone LOL 

but this time she said she wants to practice keeping everything 

nice and straight and get her quarter inch seam just right....LOL 

I think she may have been listening to me teaching a beginners class...

oh well at least she is taking it in :) 

keep an eye out for part 2 of Miss S's story will be posting in a couple days 

she is just doing some final finishing touches :) :) 

Happy Quilting ") N

Photo Bombed by The Divine Miss N lol