My creative space

I'm not great at sewing! Really, really not great...

But I'm lucky - I like a rough edge. A raw, incomplete, irregular, surprising edge.

And I enjoy sewing.

I found some inspiration in Growing Up Sew Liberated (great title don't you think?). 

The project - seen here - that I (sort of) followed, uses numbers instead of letters, straight edges instead of....., colourful fabric cut-outs instead of basic outlines, pegs and branches instead of velcro and double sided tape.

But I'm happy with my adaptation. And sometimes my 3-nearly-4 year old is too.

I don't have a strong interest or inclination toward 3 years olds learning the alphabet. The world for them is pretty big on sensory stimulation and learning as it is.

In growth

In relating to their surroundings and to others

In themselves

In play - most importantly 

In Play

But providing opportunity in learning, as opposed to the possible anxiety of expectation, certainly has weight for me.

At the moment our letters are used as tools for actions. 

Play, Dance, Fun, Make, Cake

Or a friend's name

The letters themselves aren't of much interest as yet - except that it's fun to put them in different spots, and feel their texture, and hide them.

And when that interest evolves and grows into something else, these rough edged - sewn with love - softly textured letters will be waiting..... well, at least the ones that haven't been hidden too well!

What's been happening in your Creative Space?