August 15, 2016 - The Shelby County 4-H Sewing Sensations class wrapped up August 10, 2016 after eight weeks of learning how to use a sewing machine, creating various stitches, making a pillow case, and the highlight of the lesson series, designing and creating a cabin-patch lap quilt. The participants are excited to have finished their quilt projects so that they can enter them in the upcoming Poultry Festival Quilt Show.
Eight youth ages 9 – 16 participated in this fun, hands-on learning experience. The Texas Extension Education Association XYZ Homemaker’s Club led the project and provided valuable sewing tips to the group. A special thank you to Jenny Salter for her expertise and leadership during this project.
This fun 4-H project will continue this fall under the direction of project leader Ann Blackwell. We will be learning more about sewing, creating fashion projects from recyclables, developing a duct tape design, choosing color and themes to tell a fashion story, and working as team to create a wearable piece from a refashioned item. The project participants will then showcase their fashion designs at the District 5 4-H Fashion Show in April 2017.
To learn more about this 4-H project and many other youth learning opportunities, be sure to attend the Shelby County 4-H Kick-off Event on Sunday, August 28th beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Community House in Center.
If you are interested in joining Shelby County 4-H Clothing and Textile Project team or would like additional information on our programs, give the Shelby County Extension office a call at 598-7744, Jheri-Lynn McSwain - Family and Consumer Sciences County Agent.
Educational programs of Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
