Today, a friend of mine is bringing her 11 year old over to sew with me. I have no idea if her skill level but our goal is to make a tote bag with accessories.

Today I just want to assess her skills so I have in mind to do a simple pocket tissue cover like this.

This was made for me by a friend from work. I will use it as a basic pattern. To make ours a bit more fun, I trimmed up a bunch of bright scraps on my studio cutter into 1 1/2″ strips.

Aren’t they pretty? I am going to have her foundation piece on either fabric or paper to get a feel for using the machine and to practice a consistent seam allowance.

Last night was another time of teaching. Daughter #1 came over to learn how to can.

We did 20 jars of apple butter!

Now I am off to work. Have a great day!