Kindergarten Quilting Day, A Project Realized
Source/Author: Joanne Minke
January 26, 2016
In the Quilt Project, the children were charged with the question, “Does a quilt do more than keep people warm?” At the beginning of the study, the children shared their personal quilt stories or memories that related to a quilted object. From there, the children created a list of questions to drive their study.
In the following weeks, the children learned what defines a traditional quilt and how a quilt is made. They also studied quilt patterns, themes, designs and colors, as well as other uses for quilts. The students enjoyed off-campus field experiences, as well as visits from guest experts who shared their knowledge of quilts.
As a service-learning component to the project, each class designed and made a quilt for a child in the Salvation Army Homeless Shelter.
To culminate this study, each child chose one area of study to delve further into: the sewing machine, quilt designs, fabric designs or quilting tools.
In continuation of a long-time Shorecrest kindergarten quilt-making tradition, each child designed and made an individual quilt using handprint designs in correlation with the fabric they choose for their quilt theme. The quilts will be displayed on April 24th at the Kindergarten Lunch Pavilion for the final day of Celebrate the Arts.
(more photos)
Related stories:
Kindergarten Quilt Share
Visiting Quilt Expert
Beginning the Project
In the following weeks, the children learned what defines a traditional quilt and how a quilt is made. They also studied quilt patterns, themes, designs and colors, as well as other uses for quilts. The students enjoyed off-campus field experiences, as well as visits from guest experts who shared their knowledge of quilts.
As a service-learning component to the project, each class designed and made a quilt for a child in the Salvation Army Homeless Shelter.
To culminate this study, each child chose one area of study to delve further into: the sewing machine, quilt designs, fabric designs or quilting tools.
In continuation of a long-time Shorecrest kindergarten quilt-making tradition, each child designed and made an individual quilt using handprint designs in correlation with the fabric they choose for their quilt theme. The quilts will be displayed on April 24th at the Kindergarten Lunch Pavilion for the final day of Celebrate the Arts.
(more photos)
Related stories:
Kindergarten Quilt Share
Visiting Quilt Expert
Beginning the Project
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