Student Patchwork Projects
As I walked along the hallway of a school where I do substitute teaching, I noticed a display of patchwork on the wall. These were small patchwork puffs and beanbags made in the 4-patch design. (Four squares of two different fabrics sewn together.)
The accompanying notice indicated these had been hand stitched by children in grades k-2. (In this small country school, there are only 12 children total in these three grades.)
The 4-patch was the design my grandmother used, when I helped her make quilts as an eight-year old. That pattern was my introduction to quiltmaking, as it may have been to many of these children.
I also have used the 9-patch design when working with a third grade class. They cut and stitched the squares, placed them into a design, and sewed these together. The teacher had a sewing machine in the classroom. She and I sewed the filling and backing to the front.
Once you become involved in quilts, quiltmaking, and the fabric arts, you’ll find yourself encountering examples of them in some form wherever you go. What patchwork projects have you noticed lately?
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