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How to Quilt>Class Quilt
Class Quilt from Language Arts
Quilts seem to be popular among teachers and school children of all ages. One year, quilting daughter, Stephanie’s, 7th Grade Language Arts teacher decided to incorporate quiltmaking into her class day. The students chose one of three books that they were reading in class and created a block of something from the book. I took all kinds of materials into the class. It was a great way to get rid of some really random fabric and embellishment materials that had been hanging around my closet for years. The kids mostly glued the fabric pieces onto the squares they were given as a base, although there was some sewing done also. Once the kids finished their blocks, I took them home, added sashing and finished the quilts. They were machine quilted with very simple stitch in the ditch, and I think the front borders were folded onto the back as binding. All in all it was a great project. You can see how creative some of the youngsters were with their block design. And the finished quilts – were hung in the school library for everyone to see. This is the type of project that can be done at any grade and actually can be done with adults as well.
Happy Quilting!
Penny Halgren www.How-to-Quilt.com
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