You will never believe what my mom got me into!
First of all, I don’t know if I have ever mentioned it or not, but my mom is quite a seamstress. Right now her passion is piecing quilt tops, but in my youth she did alterations around town and sewed many, many of my clothes. As a result, her sewing skills are well-known around my community.
A couple of weeks ago, she got a call from the Extension Office. A workshop was being organized for the 4-H groups of our county and they wondered if she would be able to put on a sewing workshop Saturday, March 10.
Unfortunately, Mom had to turn them down because she has to work. However, if they were looking for something “crafty” my mom mentioned that perhaps I would be interested in doing a cross stitch workshop… After all, I have been teaching my niece to stitch.
So, later that day I got a call from the Extension Office asking me if I could put on said cross stitch workshop. And because I am a former 4-Her I said yes.
Saturday I will be teaching anywhere from 5-25 3rd through 6th grade students how to cross stitch! Wish me luck!
Dawn says:
Good luck! I know you will do fine.
8 March 2007 at 21:45
Barbara says:
Oh, wow, what fun!!! They didn’t have 4-H where I grew up and I was always so jealous of the kids who could join it. I wish they had it here, where my kids are growing up.
Have lots of fun showing the kids a great craft!!!
9 March 2007 at 02:20
Angela says:
Luck!
What a cool thing to do for the community! (Yep, former 4-Her here.)
9 March 2007 at 06:15
Chris says:
That sounds like so much fun. I used to teach archaeology in the after school program to kids that age. I hope you enjoy it and you all have a great time.
9 March 2007 at 08:11
Jenna says:
What a wonderful opportunity, Renee! I know that you will do really well and I hope that you end up with several new stitchers.
9 March 2007 at 09:00
Cheryl in DC says:
How cool! Good luck. Please let us know how it goes. I’d also be interested in knowing how it’s organized — did you provide materials or did they; did you pick the pattern; etc.
9 March 2007 at 09:05
Dacee says:
You will do a great job and the kids will think you are so cool! Your next project needs to be a workshop for adults like me who are “craft-challenged” and would love to learn to stich as well as you do! Give it some thought!
9 March 2007 at 11:35
cathymk says:
Good Luck and have a fantastic time with the kids!
9 March 2007 at 16:12
Sue says:
Wishing you good luck and a lot of patience. What a great chance to share our love of stitching with another generation. What design are they going to learn to stitch?
Sue
9 March 2007 at 19:58
Claudia W says:
How fun! I hope everything went well for you!
10 March 2007 at 21:57
Karin says:
Best of luck with the workshop! I think the kids will love learning something new.
11 March 2007 at 12:20
Mary says:
Good luck with your 4H class. I think it’s great that you are passing on a stitching tradition to a new generation.
Mary
12 March 2007 at 22:13
Ruth says:
OMG 5-25 3rd-6th graders? OMG How close is the nearest bar? lol Good luck!
13 March 2007 at 18:14