Last Thursday, I bent down and picked up my sewing machine to put it in the carrying case.
Ouch! My back went out on me.
Who knew sewing could be hazardous to one’s health?
It took me until Sunday before I could move.

Then, it was on to spend time with my granddaughter.
We had two days filled with craft making, hikes, a picnic, fun, and laughter.

Our first project was a Christmas embroidery hoop.
She loved going through the button boxes, and carefully chose what she wanted.
A tapestry needle was used for this activity.
At first, I drew the button dots for her on the spot where she wanted her buttons.
Then she said she wanted to learn how to do it without the dots…and she did!
 
I made her a bracelet by stringing some gingerbread buttons, and then she surprised me with a necklace.
The necklace was totally her design and idea.

She showed me some shape books that she had made in kindergarten, and we got the idea of making a Thanksgiving shape book. We chose to use felt.
I drew the turkey and feathers and she cut the felt.
She glued and then helped me sew the felt on.
She chose a red heart button for the turkey’s gobbler.
 
I sewed a paper booklet inside this cover.
She wrote her own “I am thankful for…” sentences with very little help with spelling.
We had nature walks and found these “treasures”.

We read books in the library, which is right next to a train track.
It was so much fun watching the trains pass by.

We went to the B & B Quilt Shop.
She is a quilter in the making!
We spent a long time looking at fabric.
She has such an artistic eye when it comes to combining fabric.
She chose some for me to make some totes.
For once, I had to convince someone it was time to leave,
instead of someone pulling me out of a fabric shop.
We ended the day with a Curious George picnic.

Now I have to get back to piecing this quilt.