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It's Okay if You Sit on My Quilt Book

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students create a variety of quil blocks to create a unique pieced quilt top during every class. Based on the book It's Okay if You Sit on My Quilt. Students create a quilt block after each lecture.
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Portraits from Nature

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss and identify the elements of a quilted portrait. As a class, they demonstrate making the templates needed for the activity. They take notes on how to complete the activity and discuss finishing options for the quilt....
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Introduction to Beginning Quilting

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students define what a quilt is and how a quilt is put together. They identify at least eight different quilt blocks and describe what a quilt is and how important accuracy is in quilting. They identify bed covers and pillows.
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Piecing: Expanding the Basics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners review and discover new techniques to use on their quilts. As a class, they watch a demonstration on piecing fabrics together and the different stitching that can be used. They share their designs with the class and receive...
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24 Quilted Gems

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students create quilt blocks in order to create their very own quilt. Students follow the given directions and patterns to create a variety of quilts and quilt blocks. The emphasis is on design and color combinations.
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Curl-Up Quilts

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students create a hand applique flannel quilt while working on a wildsunflower block. Students practice their hand applique techniques to perfect the invisible stitch. Students create a quilt using hand applique techniques.
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A Gathered Garden

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils are introduced to how to create a garden made out of fabric. Using different types of fabrics, they make various types of flowers to be used on their quilts and practice using different methods to attach them. They share their...
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Alex Anderson's Baby Quilts with Love

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students create a baby quilt by following the directions in Alex Anderson's book, Baby Quilts with Love. Students use the knowledge they gain to create a baby quilt of their own.
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Crayograph Quilts

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a quilt-like fabric swatches using Crayograph crayons, emery paper and rubbing plates.
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Borders, Bindings, & Edges: The Art of Finishing Your Quilt

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore a variety of methods used to finish quilts. They explore selection, planning, and the design process, color, proportion and scale when finishing a quilt. Students create corner triangle borders, narrow borders, pieced...
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Creating Stamps for Fabric

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create different types of stamps using pressed leaves, foam, insulation tape and small plywood pieces. They decorate various fabrics blocks with their stamps and fabric paint. Individual blocks are then sewn together to make a...
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Garden-Inspired Quilts

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create one-of-a-kind quilts inspired by gardens. Finished quilt size is 75" square. Inspiration and design process is the focus of creating these quilts. Lesson focuses mainly on design rather than completion of the quilt.
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SKYDYES

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use fabric they have created in their quilts. Unlike dyeing and marbling, hand-painting fabric with Setacolor textile paints is not messy, not toxic, and the serendipitous results make every student feel like an artist!
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Keeping Us in Stitches Activity: Whole Cloth Quilt Design

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine how decorative motifs are adapted to other types of objects by craftsmen and artists. They examine photos on the Illinois State Museum website, discuss design elements, adapt a motif to a line drawing, and transfer a...
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The Heritage of a Pioneer Quilt

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss and view how the first quilts were made. They compare modern quilts to ones of the past. They create a quilt pattern by using math and creative thinking.
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Keeping the Pioneers Warm

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to some of the history and background of the art of quilt making by 19th century pioneer women. They use tagboard shapes to design, construct and display quilt squares.
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Easy & Elegant Lone Star Quilts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students watch a demonstration on making a quilt. Using that information, they practice making their own lone star quilt. They share their creation with the class to end the lesson and can make more quilts with different types of...
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Kids Quilt Together

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students practice stenciling designs onto fabric in hoops. After the quilting is complete, they stitch lace around the hoop to make it more decrative. They share their quilt with the class and the class comments on the design.
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Reverse Applique with No Brakez

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars view a demonstation of how to complete the reverse applique. Using a kit, they have their fabric already chosen and practice using this technique on their quilts. They share their creations with the class and receive...
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Quilts, Warmth with History

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars examine numerous quilts that show the culture and history of Nebraska. Using the internet, they view quilts from different points in history and discuss them as a class. They examine the role quilts play in discovering...
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Tool Time - Quilting

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore quilting. They recognize what tools and equipment is necessary for successful quilting. Students demonstrate how to use quilting tools. They recognize terms in quilt making.
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Color Selection for a Quilt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the importance of using the proper color combinations in a quilt. In groups, they use the color wheel to design their section of the quilt for the class. To end the lesson, they are introduced to the various types of...
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How To Care for a Finished Quilt

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine how to care for a quilt. They work in pairs to create a report and present it to the class. They identify bed covers and pillows and discover quilts are expensive and time consuming to make. They also take notes on...
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Tool Time - Quilting

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine what tools and equipment they need to use for successful quilt making. They discover how to use these items and study the terms he/she needs to know to be successful in making a quilt. They fill out and turn in the...

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