Izzy's first sewing project

A few months ago I picked up a really cute little sewing machine at a local thrift store. They sell electrical items as is and you can't test them, but for $10 I figured it was worth the risk! Well, I got it home, cleaned it up and after some fiddling with the tension dials I got it working beautifully. It's such a cute wee machine and just hums along - and has a pretty great stitch quality too. It's a wee Globe Cub 6 and I bought it with the intention of giving it to Izzy if she was interested.

Finally, yesterday, she actually asked if she could make something on it, so I immediately set it up for her and gave her some scrap fabric to play and practice on. She had a ball and then wanted to have a go at actually making something, so I suggested a simple envelope style cushion. She chose fabric from my stash and we watched a tutorial on Youtube so she could see what she needed to do and how it should be done. Simple.  And then my clever 9 year old set about making it. I helped with the iron and the cutting, but she did all of the sewing and I am so proud of her!  Here are the results:

Isn't she a clever cookie?!