Hooray for Friday ! Been a busy week back to school here, and back to the rhythm of the mundane.  Moving into sewing lessons for this six week session, and at first Biscuit announced that he was scared to sew. I told him he has sewn before- buttons on garments and a simple seam. He kept telling me he did not want to sew his fingers, and it suddenly dawned on me that he saw me accidentally sew my finger with my machine last year. I assured him that this would not happen to him, and he relaxed. He did a hand sewn hem and a hand sewn seam very well, and really enjoys the process. Next week I am teaching him how to make a simple drawstring pouch for his Uno cards or such- it will be much more enjoyable creating something that will serve a functional purpose. At the end of six weeks he will have constructed a simple garment with a pattern, as well as the ability to repair garments and such.

Meanwhile, I thought I had a few more weeks before I needed to replace our microscope, but looking ahead at lessons for next week revealed I need it this coming Wednesday. Amazon and express shipping to the rescue ! Sadly the model I had in my wish list is out of stock, and will not be in for at least six weeks, so I had to settle on a second choice. It will do what we need for this year and perhaps next. I also discovered we will need a model of the lungs. Ideal would be a cow or sheep lung and assorted tubes. Hearts and brains are easy to come by, but lungs are more difficult. So instead I am constructing a model with an old spaghetti jar, two balloons and some silicon tubing. Will work just fine.

Posted by Dot

My son and I started a bean bag last year but things came up and we never did finish it. Thanks for mentioning sewing or I would have forgotten it all together. We may just have to get that stuff back out and finish it up when it gets colder.
Dot

Posted by dbennett20

My twelve yr old son loves to sew and I never would have know it if he hadn't signed up for a 4-H sewing club that somebody started here in our community last year. I think it may be something about seeing how fast he can make that sewing machine go. lol.
Donna