Lexi sews

Several weeks ago, Lily taught Lexi how to sew.

First,

she had Lexi watch her.

Then, she and Lexi did a few stitches together, her guiding Lexi's hand.

Next, she had Lexi take a few stitches on her own, while she offered correction.

And finally, Lexi sewed solo, while Lily cheered her on.

I was absolutely amazed that Lily naturally went through all the steps of good teaching.

Yesterday, they got into the fabric scraps again,

and Lexi cut out a (sorta) rectangle to make a make-up bag

and asked me for a threaded needle.

I admit that I often get a little miffed at this request.

It means that whatever hope I had of working on my project

is gone.

I sucked it up, threaded a needle for her with button thread, 

and taught her how to love her thread (skipping the mumbo jumbo)

then asked if she'd like me to even up her bag just a bit before she sewed it.

Thankfully, she did ;-)

As usual, I glue basted the seam allowance (love that stuff!!) and drew stitching lines for her.