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a person holding a piece of paper with an image of a horse on it and the text, design your story quilt

Tracy Boberg Nichols on Instagram: "Faith Ringgold’s Story Quilt book Tar Beach and their own dreams for the future were the inspiration for my 3rd grader’s own story quilt designs. This lesson is in my TPT link in my bio."

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children's book about the quilt story and plastic cup with colored paper on it

Storybook Summer post by Terri of Creative Family Fun Do you have a favorite quilt or blanket that brings you comfort every time you wrap up in it? We do and that’s why we chose to read The Quilt Story by Tony Johnston and Tomie dePaola. It’s a wonderful story about a little girl, Abigail, and her … Continued

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many books about quilts are shown with the title'pictures about quilts '

Our newest children’s book list is all about quilts! Books about quilts provide all kinds of opportunities to explore quality fiction and nonfiction and also inspire all kinds of math and art projects for kids. We share some of favorite picture books about quilts below! Be sure to check out all our activities for kids...

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many different fabrics are stacked on shelves with the words why quilters should ditch stash culture

Making sure you have enough lights and darks in your quilts is important, but so is creating other types of contrast with color and scale. Learn how to pick a “home run” fabric pull with these easy steps! (This post contains affiliate links)

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novels about quilts that celebrate one's love for quilting, and are easy to make

There are many novels that have used quilts to help tell the story. It just makes sense that quilts would be tied to so many story lines – you take the fabric of someone’s life and piece it together to create a masterpiece!How many of these quilt themed novels have you read?

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an old quilt with pictures of people on it

Cooper and Aunt Leah at Gardner Village with cute Easter decorations... The following pictures are all from an exhibit at My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe addressing the folklore of quilting in Northern Utah. Great presentation was given with slide show...made for an enjoyable evening...enjoy the photos!! 1st time applique project for this quilt maker....exquisite! example of foundation piecing... Antique bow tie... Women quilting outdoors in the 1940's--picture from Library of Congress. Making a…

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a patchwork quilt with a house in the background

Thirty-two years ago this week, while visiting Maine (and still living in Maryland), I met and had my first date with my (future) husband, Tom. I met him at his family’s lobster wharf in Harp…

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the words 20 library activities about quilts on top of a pile of colorful fabrics

Winter is on the way! Snuggle up with your beginning readers and try some of these quilt-themed literacy activities collected from my story time archives and other education sites around the web. Bedtime Stories & Songs Cuddle up in bed with a quilt and sing some lullabies. Read The Quilt Story. This book was written by Tony Johnston and illustrated by none other than Tomie DePaola. I probably read this book to myself 200 times as a kid, and it still holds up even as an adult! Learn a quilt…

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a red and white patchwork quilt with flowers on the border, in front of a flowered background

A tutorial on how to make easily a Log Cabin block, without calculating the length of the strips.

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