Quilting for kids

Hello!

I need some ideas, A friend asked me what she can do with some girl
scouts of her group working on a sewing badge.
They are aged from 7 to 10, and the only requirement is something that
can hand sewn at a summer camp (I think also something that could be
useful for summer camping).
Had you some experience with this subject?

Thanks a lot!

Apest

Apest wrote:
Hello!

I need some ideas, A friend asked me what she can do with some girl
scouts of her group working on a sewing badge.
They are aged from 7 to 10, and the only requirement is something that
can hand sewn at a summer camp (I think also something that could be
useful for summer camping).
Had you some experience with this subject?

Thanks a lot!

Apest

No experience with girl scout sewing, but as a Scouter and someone who
always loved camping myself I have a suggestion anyway:

How about little kit bags? Handsewn and with a drawstring closure, they
can hold bits and pieces (hair bands, spare battery for flash
light/torch, etc) at camp or at home. "The back pack is the bag for the
bags" - sounds better in Danish, but bottom line is that you can (just
about) never have too many kit bags :-)


Except for sewing on patches, I think everything else I've ever done
with my Cub Scouts (or similar depending on country!) are bigger
projects and less suitable for hand work.



Hanne in London

Apest wrote:
Hello!

I need some ideas, A friend asked me what she can do with some girl
scouts of her group working on a sewing badge.
They are aged from 7 to 10, and the only requirement is something that
can hand sewn at a summer camp (I think also something that could be
useful for summer camping).
Had you some experience with this subject?

Thanks a lot!

Apest

How about some themed bookmarks? A book cozy to keep a paperback clean
and tidy at camp? You could get them to cross-stitch the badge design
on the item.

They needn't just be hand stitched items... Take a hand crank or two
along for them to sew on!

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On May 10, 4:52 am, Apest wrote:
I need some ideas, A friend asked me what she can do with some girl
scouts of her group working on a sewing badge.
They are aged from 7 to 10, and the only requirement is something that
can hand sewn at a summer camp (I think also something that could be
useful for summer camping).
[snip]

This is a bit more boring, but what about taking some colorful squares
of cotton fabric large enough to be bandanas, and hemming them?
(bandanas are all kinds of useful)

HTH,
//Mary/mgl

"Apest" wrote in message
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Hello!

I need some ideas, A friend asked me what she can do with some girl scouts
of her group working on a sewing badge.
They are aged from 7 to 10, and the only requirement is something that can
hand sewn at a summer camp (I think also something that could be useful
for summer camping).
Had you some experience with this subject?

Thanks a lot!

Apest

I did just that same thing many years ago with Girl Guides. I wasn't a
quilter then, or maybe I was and didn't know it yet!! We had this
fantastic camp cook that cooked for all our camps. I appliqued a pillow
cover with an egg on it and the date of the camp crossstitched in it. I
sandwiched it and then put it on a hoop. The Girl Guides had a
"hand-quilting" centre set up at camp where they could go and hand quilt
(after a little training and quidance) this pillow . It was like a little
quilting bee. There were ofter girls around doing the hand stitching and
often the leaders also did some work on it late at night when the campers
were asleep. The quilting stitches were not perfect but I think that the
pillow has a special place in the camp cooks house even to this day, 20
years later.

Woody's Girl

I was active as a GS leader for 15 years when my girls were of the age. I'm
still a Life Time member! Great organization!

One of the many things we did was make our own dunk bags - the bags our mess
kits went into to hang on the line and dry after washing. We took 2 loosely
woven dish cloths, some yarn, a large darning needle and sewed up three
sides. Knot off the beginning and the end. Then do a running stitch around
the top edge (to enable gathering) and make the yarn long enough to use as a
tie over a line. Overhand knot the ends! They learn lots of skills just
making a simple bag. Change the type of fabric and yarn and they can make a
ditty bag........

Have fun and remember - even the biggest needle can get lost in the
grass!!!!!!

Laurie G. in CA

"Apest" wrote in message
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Hello!

I need some ideas, A friend asked me what she can do with some girl scouts
of her group working on a sewing badge.
They are aged from 7 to 10, and the only requirement is something that can
hand sewn at a summer camp (I think also something that could be useful
for summer camping).
Had you some experience with this subject?

Thanks a lot!

Apest

I remember that!!! we made really fast and easy, useful "Ditty Bags".
Supplies:
for each person
1 bandanna. (square of pre hemmed fabric app. 14-16" on a side)
Needle
pair of shoe laces to coordinate with bandanna
2 or 3 straight pins
Optional: thimble

for group:
scissors to cut thread
Thread
chalk or other removable fabric marker


Mark sides of bandanna into thirds. About. there is nothing critical
here, just roughly mark each side about 1/3 of the way from each corner.
Fold corner back at the marks. sew about 1/2" from the folded edge. (Pin
the corner back and mark a line to sew on. The stitching can be a
running stitch, back stitch or ??? just needs to be reasonably secure.
Repeat on each corner. Now you have an octagon with "flaps" on the
outside at alternate sides.
Run one shoelace through all the channels formed by the stitching and
back to the start. tie ends together. Run second shoelace through
starting opposite where you started for first shoelace.
When both laces are knotted, pull on them to gather top of bag. Use for
lunch, an orange etc. Loop ends around belt or whatever to carry along
on a short hike.
Great little, quick bag to carry stuff in.

Hope this helps,
Pati, in Phx




Apest wrote:

Hello!

I need some ideas, A friend asked me what she can do with some girl
scouts of her group working on a sewing badge.
They are aged from 7 to 10, and the only requirement is something that
can hand sewn at a summer camp (I think also something that could be
useful for summer camping).
Had you some experience with this subject?

Thanks a lot!

Apest

Girls thanks a lot!

I'll pass these ideas on, I like very much the idea of making
crossstitched kit bags with name and cubs on

Apest