This last weekend I had the privilege to help 3 young women sew pajama pants. Okay 2 were my daughters and they've done it before. Still I really enjoyed it. The girls were really proud of what they had accomplished and I had a part in that.
I had forgotten how much fun it is to work with tweens and teens. 3-4 years ago I worked with the 4-H program in Delta Utah. It worked out well for me in that I planned monthly classes, made up kits and went down to the 4-H office and taught the class. Whether it was sewing, making jewelry, making paper, tole painting or rubber stamping it was an opportunity to teach 8-18 yr old something I enjoyed. I wish I had a similar set up here in Georgia. Unfortunately I work full time here and have to commute and hour each way. Plus I don't have room at home to teach so a weekend club is out of the question.
Another aspect of 4-H that I miss is leader mete and master sewing training. It was awesome to get together with other volunteers and learn and craft. There is a sort of commonality among crafters. We love to hear tips and ideas and share them as well. We ponder over each other's failures and try to figure out what went wrong. We celebrate each others success as if it was our own. Crafters are an interesting people.
Back to the girls. We started @ 10:00 am on Saturday morning and @ 1:30pm we had 3 pairs of pajama pants. The girls sewed these to wear at their girls camp the week after next. One of the adult leaders has taken home a pattern and is going to sew a pair for her little girl. I will post a picture of the girls
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