My daughter has been begging me all year to teach her how to sew on the sewing machine. Yesterday we went to the fabric store and got prepared for her first sewing lesson.

Yesterday I showed her step by step how to make the shorts she had picked out. (We had bought several different kinds of fabric to make her some new shorts.) So after she observed me from measuring, cutting,  sewing and finishing the shorts, she was ready to tackle a pair today. This morning we cut out the shorts together and away we went. She did an awesome job! I am so proud of her!

The face of concentration....

look at that form!!!

ironing the casing for the waist band...don't burn your fingers!

"I can't believe I am doing this!!!" says dd8

look at her!!! she's so proud!!!

So there you have it! Sewing 101 project complete! I'm so glad we did this today! She is very proud and energized by her new skills she's developing!