4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK

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1 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK Revised January 2014

2 The 4-H Motto Learn to Do by Doing The 4-H Pledge I pledge My Head to clearer thinking, My Heart to greater loyalty, My Hands to larger service, My Health to better living, For my club, my community, and my country The 4-H Grace (Tune of Auld Lang Syne) We thank thee, Lord, for blessings great on this, our own fair land. Teach us to serve thee joyfully, with head, heart, health and hand Adapted from the BC 4-H Sewing project Published by: Canadian 4-H Council Resource Network, Ottawa, ON Date: Copyright H Canada Cover image: Ponizej, 2

3 SOME THOUGHTS ON RECORD KEEPING Your Record Book is a personal record of you and your activities in 4-H this year. The purpose of the record book is to provide you with a detailed account of your years work. A complete book will be a useful reference in years to come and will also show your accomplishments from the year. Your Record Book should include all or most of the following Your club name and the project you are in. A list of the members and leaders in your club and your project. Your goals for the year. A complete account of the work done on each activity or article. A list of other resources that were used during the project year. An evaluation of your 4-H year. Records of: o Your club activities. o Project meetings and your responsibilities. o General meetings and business conducted. o Special 4-H activities you participate in. Practice good record keeping habits during the year as you carry out your project. It s much easier to remember what you did yesterday than it is to remember what you did three months ago. Information in your Record Book should be complete and accurate. Your entries should be neat and readable as others may want to look through your records. Organize your material into sections with dividers and use a three-ring binder for durability. Add extra pages as necessary and remove or mark those you were not required to do and consider a table of contents as it is a value to you, the judge, and others. Above All Remember that a Record Book is for you personal use. Be sure To include the information you will want to remember or look up years from now! CLUB RECORD FOR THE YEAR 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK 1

4 Name: Address: Age: Number of Years in 4-H Club Name: General Leader: Project Enrolled in: Project Leaders: Unit: Other Leaders: Project Members 2 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK

5 Club Members 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK 3

6 RECORD OF GENERAL CLUB MEETINGS Club President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Reporter(s) Other Date Business Conducted My Responsibilities 4 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK

7 Date Business Conducted My Responsibilities Total Meetings Held Total Meetings I attended 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK 5

8 RECORDS OF SPECIAL 4-H ACTIVITIES Include social events, fundraisers, public speaking, curling, club committee meetings, district meetings and events as well as other 4-H activities you participated in. DATE ACTIVITY MY ROLE 6 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK

9 RECORD OF PROJECT MEETINGS DATE MATERIAL COVERED WHAT I MUST DO 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK 7

10 RECORD OF PROJECT MEETINGS (Cont. ) DATE MATERIAL COVERED WHAT I MUST DO Total Meetings Held Total Meetings I attended 8 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK

11 LET S FIND OUT MORE Clothing is a BIG Subject area! It is impossible to learn absolutely everything about each level in just one year. So, before you start your project, you ll have to decide what you want to concentrate on. Remember, it is not our intention that you should cover each level in a year- how long you spend at each level depends on your sewing experience, how much you accomplish, and how long you want to spend on that particular project. YOUR INTERESTS What are you interests in the clothing project? List them here: YOUR EXPERINCE What do you already know about clothing and sewing? (Perhaps you have learned some of the sewing techniques at home or during school) List the skills and information you already know here: P.S. If you do not have any experience that is okay too! 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK 9

12 YOUR RESOURCES When deciding on a project, it helps to know what resources you have to work with. Time, money, equipment, and information are just a few of the things you should think about. Ask yourself these questions about each of the sewing projects you are interested in: 1. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? Remember to keep in mind the cost of all materials- notions, fabric, equipment, your record book binder, sewing reference material, etc (You may ask you mom, dad, or project leader to help you out with this one.) 2. WILL I HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO WORK ON IT? What other extra-curricular activities are you involved in? Are you taking more than one 4-H project? How much time would you have in a week to work on your clothing project? Will you be available for project meetings? 3. DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A SEWING MACHINE? Does your mom have a sewing machine, your grandmother, or maybe a neighbor or friend? Will you have to compete with other people to use this machine? You may have to set up a schedule to plan who can use the machine when! 4. WHAT OTHER RESOURCES ARE AVALIABLE IN MY COMMUNITY? Does your local or regional library have reference materials you can use or could they order books for you? (Your 4-H leader can give you suggestions from the book list in the leaders guide.) What about you school Home EC teacher or a local sewing expert? Perhaps they have some information you could borrow! 10 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK

13 YOUR GOALS After you have decided what you are going to work on for the year, ask your project leader to help you set some goals. These goals would include making the three or four project items you re interested in sewing and whatever else you want to learn. Goals often include deadlines. Perhaps you could sit down with your leader and the other project members to set up a schedule of what you want to learn, and when. What are your personal goals for this clothing project? YOUR PLANS In order to accomplish the things that you want to do in this project, you will need some plans. What do you need to do first? (i.e. talk to your project leader and find out more about the 4-H clothing project) Make a list: P.S. Once again you might consider asking your project leader for help! YOUR RECORDS 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK 11

14 It s a good idea for all sewers to keep records of the projects they work on- that way you ll know how long it took, how you made the project, how much you spent, and other important details that you may wish to refer back to. For every article you make, keep a record of the following things: How long it took you to finish the project. The cost and the suppliers of the materials (also, samples if possible) The plan or drawing of the article. Any other information you need to make the same article again. (for example, any corrections you made or problems you had) On the following pages are two sample project records and three sample project cost sheets. You can make copies of these for each of your project items, or you're also welcome to custom design your own! YOUR SEWING SAMPLES One of the things we do a lot in clothing is make samples to practice out sewing skills. To show that we have accomplished a particular skill, we include the samples in out record book. It is expected that members will include some fabric / sewing samples with their record book. We ve included a basic page for samples that you may want to use (you can copy it if you need additional pages) Or, again, you can make your own sample pages. Be sure to include what each sample is and any information on how you made the sample. Start with large fabric swatches that are easy to work with. These swatches can then be cut down to fit in the record book more easily. Sample 7.5 or 10cm (3-4 ) square are large enough for most samples on construction paper, album pages or in page cover protectors. Mount fabric samples in your record book to show: Fabrics with different fiber contents. Fabrics of different constructions (woven s, knits, and nonwovens). Sewing techniques. Article Date started CLOTHING PROJECT RECORD Date Completed 12 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK

15 Total hours spent on project Drawing or photo of article: Other information- new techniques learned, problem areas and challenges: 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK 13

16 PROJECT COST SHEET Pattern- Company and Number Supplier (Business and Location) Fabric(s)- Type and Amount Supplier (Business and Location) Trim(s)- Type and Amount Supplier (Business and Location) Interfacing(s)- Type and Amount Supplier (Business and Location) Notions- Thread, Buttons, Elastic, Zippers etc Supplier (Business and Location) Other Supplier (Business and Location) Cost(s) Cost(s) Cost(s) Cost(s) Cost(s) Cost(s) Total Cost: Cost of similar article in a store: 14 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK

17 Article Date Started PATTERN: MAIN FABRIC: Fiber content: CLOTHING PROJECT RECORD *with Nap OR Date Completed ** without Nap (circle one) MAIN FABRIC: Width of Fabric inches OR cm Yardage required yards OR meters Price per yard/meter CONTRASTING FABRIC FIBER CONTENT: cost of fabric *with Nap OR ** without Nap (circle one) CONTRASTING FABRIC: Width of Fabric inches OR cm Yardage required yards OR meters Price per yard/meter cost of fabric LINING: Width of Fabric inches OR cm Yardage required yards OR meters Price per yard/meter cost of lining INTERFACING: Width of Fabric inches OR cm Yardage required yards OR meters Price per yard/meter cost of interfacing 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK 15

18 CLOTHING PROJECT RECORD Article continued NOTIONS REQUIRED Type of Notion Color Size Quantity Individual Price Total Price Total Cost of Project TOTAL COST OF PROJECT ITEM DESCRIPTION Pattern Fabric (Main) Fabric (Contrasting) LINING INTERFACING NOTIONS OTHER COST Total Cost of Project 16 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK

19 SAMPLE SHEET 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK 17

20 FASHION REVIEW COMMENTARY Or similar description of project. Include information as required for 4-H Fashion Review (Score Card #148L) 18 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK

21 LOOKING BACK AND THINKING AHEAD At the end of the club year, try to answer the following questions: 1. What goals did you achieve that you set for yourself? 2. What did you learn? 3. What plans or goals did you change and why? 4. What mistakes did you make, and what did you learn from them? 5. How did you share what you learned with other people? 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK 19

22 6. What are your plans for next year? 20 4-H SEWING PROJECT RECORD BOOK