Class quilt

Class quilt: use for pioneer lesson. each child shows a story of their choice in their quilt square. put it all together and make a quilt to hang on the wall.

Also called an art block quilt or novelty quilt. Charity quilting.

Quilted, bound and washed. Signed, sealed and delivered. It's DONE! Objective: Create an art quilt for Kindergarten teacher to celebrate her marriage and name change. I wanted to the kids' artwork to be the focus, so I choose black and white fabric to frame each square. Hand lettered the name and info boxes with the same lettering I use when writing for my daughter to copy. I thought about doing something on the PC, but I wanted the relaxed, fun look that went with the kids' handwriting…

Art quilt. Children drew with non-soluable markers on fabric, which was cut and sewn into a patchwork quilt.

My son's 4th grade class made this quilt for their teacher's end of year gift. It's made up of 28 squares - they traced their hands and decorated them with textile markers and in between I sewed strip quilted pieces for a fun bright thank you for a wonderful teacher. (teacher gifts, group quilt, kid crafts, class gift)

I am sitting here drinking a toast (coffee) to my last day of freedom. Actually, the kids don't get out til Tuesday, but Tuesday doesn't...

I'm very excited about today's finish. I've been working with the children in Ella's class to create a class quilt. They are all about 5 or 6 years old and are in their first year of school. (In Victoria, we call it 'Prep'). Each child was given a white fabric square with a smaller square drawn on (so I would have some seam allowance) and a selection of fabric markers. I worked with them in small groups and told them to draw a picture of themselves with some things they liked. I am so…