sewing tutorials - kid friendly?

[ktgrok]

I barely know how to sew - as in I can make a seam but don't know names of stiches, or even the names of the parts of my machine, lol. My DD 10 asked me to show her, so I showed her how to sew a straight line, turn the fabric, and backstitch at beginning and end. She and I made a small cold pack/rice thing together, then she on her own knocked out another in the few minutes it took me to make a peanut butter sandwich! She is really enjoying it and has picked it up WAY faster than I ever did. But I don't know enough to teach her myself, and classes at a fabric store are obviously not an option right now. Any online tutorials? Something that starts with basics, and maybe would walk her through some easy projects? 

[PeterPan]

There are kid friendly sewing for kids books

                                             Sewing School ®: 21 Sewing Projects Kids Will Love to Make                                     

                                            Best of Sewing Machine Fun for Kids                                     

With my dd I used projects I found online but I don't remember the site. Sometimes I bought her a project pattern off etsy. 

You might also think in terms of small amounts of fabric you can get easily, like googling for sewing projects you can make with a dish towel. Then you just buy a pack of dish towels online and boom you're in business. Or my dd had a book of sewing projects to make with 1 yard of fabric. Or look for sewing projects to make with fat quarters. Whatever you can get easily. 

I think if you post locally and ask for fabric, people would be more than happy to drop some off on your porch. Sewers tend to have it around. In embarrassing quantities. 

[PeterPan]

https://livefreecreative.co/easy-diy-dish-towel-aprons-for-kids/

https://makeit-loveit.com/40-sewing-projects-made-14-yard-less  The fabric coasters at this link might be a great project. Looking at them thinking I could try some on my ds. 

Edited April 7, 2020 by PeterPan

[wathe]

The Sewing School books PeterPan mentioned above are really good.  The first book is hand-sewing, and the second book is machine sewing.

[PeterPan]

1 hour ago, wathe said:

The Sewing School books PeterPan mentioned above are really good.  The first book is hand-sewing, and the second book is machine sewing.

Oh I didn't quite catch that there was a series there! Well perfect. I just ordered the 1st book for my ds. I think that's actually the better starting point for him. We'll see, but I think it might be. Machine sounds nice, but he gets flustered easily. Starting with basics like how to thread a needle or make a knot are perfect for him. And that book 2 with the machine projects looks ADORABLE!  It's on 3 for 2 right now on amazon, so that's handy.