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Quilting and Patchwork

March 26th, 2008

Quilting Across the Curriculum with Quilts for Needy Babies

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 Incorporating quilting into the various 6th grade classes in one school has resulted in the students actually producing quilts for needy babies. This started out as a project for AIDs babies, but now has grown to involve any needy babies in hospitals in the area.
The project involves social studies, math, language arts and reading. It […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

March 6th, 2008

Quilting in the Classroom

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Quiltmaking and it’s history lends itself in many ways to the classroom, whether simply in one class or across the curriculum.  Some of the classes include:  math, social studies, reading, art and music
 I’ve taught about quilts and quilt history in several schools by:
 *Introducing quiltmaking to a 6th grade social studies class that was studying colonial times in […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 3 comments