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1-11-01Our preschool is in a church, so we are able to go and visit the quilting ladies and see how they make a quilt. Then we make our own. The kids trace shapes onto heat-n-bond, iron it to material and with help (it needed) cut it out. They then help me sew it onto squares. I finish putting the squares together at home and bring it back so they can help tie it. We then donate it to the hospital or nursing home. It can be a baby quilt or lap quilt.
8-27-00I saw a quilt bulletin board, where the teacher used the squares to make a "wish list" for her class. Things like glue sticks, baggies, toilet paper tubes, were written on individual squares that the parents could pull off and take shopping with them. When a square was pulled another item/square went in it's place. It was really a cute idea!
8-27-00When you talk about quilts you could lead into how comforting they are, and how warm they keep you. It's a good jump off for dramatic play; each child pretends to be under a warm snuggly quilt. And for creative writing; who made your quilt and why? what does it look like?
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