Monday, July 27, 2009

July in 4H

We have had a crazy month of July. The girls have sewn aprons and I took them to the Fair grounds for judging today. It was pretty intense for a while with our sewing. We cut out the aprons, Attached the facings, sewed ties, sewed pockets, put it all together. There was rarely enough time during meetings, so the girls would stay later,come earlier , or come back sometime later that week.

It was a continual process, some days seemed never ending other times I was having more fun than the girls. I took pictures of each girl and their "masterpiece" and will add the images just as soon as I collage them together, so I don't have to post 11 individual photos. I hope they all win blue ribbons.

In the meantime for cooking- we have been following the book pretty closely. We have made Granola bars, Fruit Kabobs and dip, Brownies, and scrambled eggs (not in that order) Some of the girls wanted to wear the aprons right away, but I prevailed in making them wait for after the fair.

Our next sewing project is making some denim square bags. I will let you know how that goes. I just hope the girls complete them before school is back in session.