Author: Stacey Potts
Planning Unit: Daviess County CES
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
Plan of Work: Fostering Life Skills Education in Youth and Families
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
“Sewing is a discipline that helps develop self-esteem, confidence, focus, patience, fine motor skills, problem solving, process thinking and visualization. Additionally, sewing encourages creative ability.” (The Creative Art of Sewing; www. NorthJersey.com; September 13, 2012.) Seven Daviess County 4-H’ers participated in a Sewing Day Camp where they made a pillowcase and the Go Green Totebag from Unit 1: Let’s Learn to Sew. Four of the participants had very limited experience with sewing, three had not sewn before. All seven successfully finished their projects. They practiced following instructions, learned the processes for operating the sewing machines, and to sew seams of set widths. One participant said the reason she started sewing was because she needed help with her fine motor skills. Another participant who has been attending 4-H sewing classes for four years demonstrated greater ability to control her sewing speed and much improvement in sewing a straight seam while maintaining the correct seam allowance.
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