It's Fun to Sew with a Sewing Machine

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, CORVALLIS PHASE 1 4-H CLUB SERIES L-85
Prepared by HILDEGARDE STRUEFERT Extension Clothing Specialist Oregon State University, Corvallis
Read this book from cover to cover before you start your project.
1. The names and use of common sewing tools. 2. To organize a sewing box. 3. To develop good sewing habits. 4. To combine pretty colors. 5. To use the sewing machine.
As a club member, you will be required to complete two articles.
First you will make one practice article:
A case for your sewing shears.
Then you will make one main project article:
A barbecue placemat or a traveling kit.
Attend all your meetings so that you will be able to complete your project as soon as possible. When your home agent gives you a 4-H record book and record sheets, she wants you to record the work you do on your project. Give her this information in writing. Tell her how much you enjoyed making the articles and how much you and your family enjoyed using them.
Show others what “tricks” you have learned by giving a demonstration at one of your club meetings, or ask your mother to invite your family friends to your home. It will be fun to use the placemats or show them your other projects. They will be interested in how they were made. Tell them what you did and what you learned about using your mother’s sewing machine and the sewing tools.
Your projects will be more interesting if you plan them with your mother and leader, because they can help you to understand and enjoy your new adventures in sewing. Take your mother with you to your first meeting to introduce her to your leader and your friends. This will also give her an opportunity to see the kind of projects you will be working on during this year.