Saturday, August 11, 2007

I'm picky

Casey bought fabric for a long sleeved tee shirt with a hood. Changed her mind. Cut the fabric into strips and alternated the black and white. I was ok with that. She took the project home and finished it. White zigzagged stitchs on black material, puckers, rolled over edges sewn with two or three lines of stitching. Not well done. Certainly not something she would have worn to school. The teacher raved about it. It was so artsy. Hog wash. She needs to learn to sew a garment correctly then she can do the artsy stuff and it will be quality. I took it appart and had her do it over again. This time with a zipper and fabric eased into eachother so there were no puckers. The teacher refused to help her from then on with this project because it was clearly not Casey's dress anymore, it was grandma's. MMMMM.
Am I wrong to want the girls to know how to put out quality items and not slip-shod stuff that will end up in the garbage the minute they get home? Sydney is more meticulous and does quality work. Casey is the "Fast Food" generation kid who wants it done quickly and to heck how it looks as long as it is finished.
No class until Tuesday. I have a meeting on Tuesday so the girls will be on their own without grandma hoovering over them. Wonder what they will come up with.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Ask Casey what she thinks. Does she understand your reason for wanting to teach her good technique. Maybe she isn't old enough to take this seriously. If that's the case just let her play. by the way, I agree with you about laying down a good foundation.