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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 24th, 2008

Round-up of the Arts Bloggers as Spring Arrives

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   We have many more projects for you to explore in another round of posts by the Arts Bloggers.  Since there was a request for knitting projects by a visitor to one of the blogs, there are some spool knitted ones included this week.
Do you have any requests for arts and crafts and other creative […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

March 10th, 2008

Student Makes Quilt Depicting Slavery & the Underground Railroad

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 When I wrote the post, Quilting in the Classroom, Marijke Durning shared with me her daughter’s experience making a quilt for a school project.  I thought it so interesting, I wanted to share it with you.
When my now 19-yr-old daughter was in grade 5, she was studying slavery and the underground railroad. She had read […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 6 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

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