John's first quilt...

I asked John(11y) if I could take a picture of him and his new quilt and he says, "Sure! And then everyone can leave comments on how much they like it." He's not lacking in confidence. I had this lap quilt cut out for several years and was saving it for one of the boys to sew up. John has been feeling poorly- found out last night he has walking pneumonia, so he had been prowling the quilting room for something to do. John is very crafty. I set him up on the old Necchi and gave him a very brief course on how the thing works and then let him go. I think one of the tricks to teaching sewing is to let them learn on their own. The bobbin misbehaves- then you need to figure out how to put things to rights on your own. That way you gain confidence, and aren't as intimidated. After a few rough moments, I didn't hear a peep out of him- just gave new instructions at the beginning of each stage. He threw it into the washer last night and was very happy with how soft it came out. He has been cuddling on the couch with it- drinking his juice and taking his antibiotics. A very happy fella. That's John!