Success Story4-H Sewing



4-H Sewing

Author: John McQueary

Planning Unit: Rockcastle County CES

Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum

Plan of Work: 4-H Afterschool Sewing Projects/ summer quilting day camp

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

Studies show that sewing helps youth develop fine motor skills,learn problem solving skills,encourages the ability to follow directions and requires patience.

Sewing continues to have a renewed interest with 4H youth in Rockcastle County. This fall 61 students participated in the after school projects offered at each of the elementary schools.

During the 4H project meetings students completed bags according to their skill levels. Seventeen of the students were in Unit 2, and five of the students were in Unit 3.

A summertime Quilting Day Camp was attended by 11 youth in July. Eight of the youth made a bed sized quilt and three made a lap sized quilt.






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