Our home school organization is putting together a fair, a craft fair, a old time country fair. No rides, except maybe horse and pony. Food vendors are us, 25c hot dogs and such, cheap. But most importantly, it is what the families do together in preparation. I stress together. The idea was that moms and daughters, fathers and sons, would get together and make things, cook, learn from the elders, and bond. The thought was that spending time learning a craft or the like would bring us closer together and that the fair was a way to show everyone our hard work and fellowship with one another in a good and wholesome way.
Well, I have only been behind a sewing machine 5 times in my lifetime. I did not take home economics, I took Chemistry and Biology, and Calculus. So, needless to say when I came up with the brilliant idea to make a recycled denim jean quilt, I was asking for trouble. However, instead of fussing and fighting, it has been awesome. The girls and I went shopping at garage sales for the used jeans we would need. We have spent hours together cutting the jeans and preparing them to be cut into pieces. We are now at the point where they are each deciding what their quilt will look like.
We are learning together. It has been great. I want to thank the people who brought this idea out to us at the meeting for this. My girls don't quarrel while we are working on our creations. It is working.
