Teaching a 12 year old to quilt..need help!

[Sandy Navas]

I haven't read everyone's comments yet, but I'm working with my 11 YO DGD and one of the most exciting things for her was going and picking out the fabric that she liked. Then I showed her several simple patterns and demo'd the D9P for her on other fabrics and she decided on that one. She also made the decision as to how the pieces would go together (there are several ways) and picked the patterns to go in each of the 9 spots. Believe me, she sounds just like your granddaughter so I think this would work for her, too. Remember - let HER pick out her own fabric.

Oh, and to get her to sew straight lines I had her practice with an unthreaded needle and sewing along the lines on notebook paper. She even said how much easier it was for her than to try it even with the 1/4 inch foot.