Final Class in Learning to Sew American Girl Clothing

 Wednesday evening was the final sewing class at the Y.

Today's lesson plan was to teach the girls how to construct a

pair of pants with a simple elastic waistband

as well as learn to make a long sleeve draw-string top.

 There was enough instructors in the final class

 so everything moved along nicely and

the girls were happy to complete both projects.

 Working at the child's individual pace 

with a personal teach goes a long way in

helping them understand sewing

techniques and construction.

 She was my favorite in this class.

Her mom was helping her with the sewing

machine since she couldn't reach the

sewing machine peddle.  I think

she will be a fashion designer.

 The group at work.  No time for chit-chat.

 With a variety of rick-rack and ribbon

each girl had a choice to pick from.

This gave their top a fancy look.

 It was a little challenging to have the

girls push though the ribbon on their

tops but they all did a great job.

 This little girl was proud of their matching

coats and wanted her photo taken

with her doll.

 As the girls finished their two projects I asked

them to pick a bag from the big wicker basket.

 With Christmas right around the corner I

thought all the girls could use a nice fancy

party dress for their dolls ... so I made

10 of the same pattern and wrapped them in tissue.

 10 Dresses in 2 Days

I can honestly say that is a record for me

{not to mention the 10 pair of pants}!

 Since it was my idea to make pants in the 

final session I made each girl a pair of

fleece holiday pants to take home.

There are 'talks' in progress about running

this program at the Y on

Learning to Sew by Making Clothing

for the American Girl Doll

for the spring of next year.

...

Have A Great Day

Katie