Summer Sports

It's good to keep the kids busy during the summer! If it's too hot outside set up the sewing machine in the air conditioning and get them sewing!! Ron, my 9 year old whipped out this cute Old School Quilt with no problems. I rotary cut it for him and he did the rest with a minimal amount of supervision. Love this pattern. Simple.

If you like a vintage look, these sport fabrics are great. Old time baseball, football and basketball. We have just a couple of kits left. They are baseball themed. If you are interested in a different sport, check with me for availability.

I know it's hot and you can't imagine putting anything warm and fuzzy on you right now, but I promise you will want minkee on every quilt you own. It quilts up nicely and the kids love it! Who am I kidding? WE love it! Ron is hoping for big blue ribbons at fair time.

I love this book. Don't we all need an idea for summertime with the kids?? Well here's a cute little game from 1947 out of this great book. AND it even involves sewing.....Spool Pitch.

So moms, get sewing and emptying those spools.

Spool Pitch

Materials:

2 pairs of Daddy's shoes

2 books

3 empty spools (or bean bags, or pairs of sox turned inside each other)

Place a book or two next to the wall. Place the heels of Daddy's shoes on the books so that they tilt forward a bit. The idea of the game is to throw the spools into the shoes.

The players take turns throwing their three spools, one spool at a time. Mark some line behind which you must stand. You may not come closer while you are throwing. You can make a closwer line for whomever is smaller, and a line further away for the older player. The one who gets five spools in first wins.