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4-H SEWING PROJECT

RECORD BOOK

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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 2014 4-H Canada

Cover image: Ponizej, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode

4-H SEWING PROJECT –RECORD BOOK 1

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

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Name:

Address:

Age: Number of Years in 4-H

Club Name:

General Leader:

Project Enrolled in: Unit:

Project Leaders:

Other Leaders:

Project Members

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RECORD OF GENERAL CLUB MEETINGS

Club President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Reporter(s)

Other

Date Business Conducted My Responsibilities


Date Business Conducted My Responsibilities

Total Meetings Held

Total Meetings I attended


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


RECORD OF PROJECT MEETINGS

DATE

MATERIAL COVERED WHAT I MUST DO


RECORD OF PROJECT MEETINGS (Cont.’)

DATE MATERIAL COVERED WHAT I MUST DO

Total Meetings Held

Total Meetings I attended


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!


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!


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?

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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:

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P.S. Once again you might consider asking your project leader for help!

YOUR RECORDS


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.

CLOTHING PROJECT RECORD

Article

Date started Date Completed


Total hours spent on project

Drawing or photo of article:

Other information- new techniques learned, problem areas and challenges:


PROJECT COST SHEET

Pattern- Company and Number

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______________________________________________ Supplier (Business and Location)

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Cost(s)

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Fabric(s)- Type and Amount

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Cost(s)

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Trim(s)- Type and Amount

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Cost(s)

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Interfacing(s)- Type and Amount

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Cost(s)

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Notions- Thread, Buttons, Elastic, Zippers…etc

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Cost(s)

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Other

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Cost(s)

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Total Cost:________________________

Cost of similar article in a store:________________________



Article

Date Started Date Completed

PATTERN:

MAIN FABRIC:

Fiber content:

*with Nap OR ** without Nap (circle one)

MAIN FABRIC:

Width of Fabric inches OR cm

Yardage required yards OR meters

Price per yard/meter cost of fabric

CONTRASTING FABRIC

FIBER CONTENT:

*with Nap OR ** without Nap (circle one)

CONTRASTING FABRIC:



Price per yard/meter cost of fabric

LINING:



Price per yard/meter cost of lining

INTERFACING:



Price per yard/meter cost of interfacing



Article continued

NOTIONS REQUIRED

Type of

Notion Color Size Quantity

Individual

Price Total Price

Total Cost of Project

TOTAL COST OF PROJECT

ITEM DESCRIPTION COST

Pattern Fabric (Main) Fabric (Contrasting) LINING INTERFACING NOTIONS OTHER

Total Cost of Project


SAMPLE SHEET


FASHION REVIEW COMMENTARY

Or similar description of project. Include information as required for 4-H

Fashion Review (Score Card #148L)


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?


6. What are your plans for next year?

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