I'm a sewing instructor and love to teach children sewing. I find that the kids are
so eager to learn and are very creative. They always do exactly what I ask them
to do, but when they have an idea or if they feel they can do something differently,
then they usually speak up. I love it when they do speak up because they often
have a very unique idea. Mainly their ideas evolve because they want to finish the'
project and they devise a faster or shorter way of accomplishing their task.
There are often times when they want to omit steps altogether. I explain why
each step is necessary, but I give them the freedom to do it their way as long
as I know it will not totally ruin the project. To my surprise most of the time it
works out just fine and everybody is happy.
The sweet girl that is pinning is my granddaughter. She
doesn't like to pin. She just wants to cut, sew and finish.
I asked her to just put in a couple of pins for practice. She
was working on a pillow and was so eager to finish. She
finished in record time and it turned out pretty good. As for myself, I always take the long way around because
I try to get as perfect as possible. That is the fun part for me.
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