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Geo Jammin By Design: The Important Thing
Students brainstorm what they know about geometric terms and patterns. They identify symmetry, shapes and congruency. They create a book of symmetry.
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Ge-Oh Boy, Oh Boy
Learners listen to the book, Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt and discuss the art of quilting. They examine various symmetrical sewing designs, and identify reflection pieces, slides, and flips.
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Flying Geese
Students examine the Flying Geese quilt pattern, and discuss and identify the pattern. They write a paragraph titled, My Quilt Report, summarizing the information discussed about the quilt patterns.
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Visual Arts
Third graders participate in three visual arts lessons in this unit. They analyze the patterns of quilts, study the life and work of Rosa Bonheur and Edward Hicks.
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STRIPS 'N CURVES
Young scholars make color selections and make sure they are aware of correct strata construction for this innovative combination of straight lines and gentle curves creates zingy but easy-to-make quilts.
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SMALL QUILTS WITH VINTAGE CHARM
Pupils use the book "Small Quilts with Vintage Charm" to utilize the steps and techniques to make a quilt. They focus on accurate cutting, sewing, and fabric selection.
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SKYDYES
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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SIMPLY STARS
Students produce quilting stars that challenge students with unusual piecing situations, and the sampler format allows quilters to create freely with unusual fabric combinations.
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THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE
Students bring a flower picture to class. Instructor helps them choose fabrics to reflect the flowers in their picture and interpret their own garden palette and then do a collage quilt.
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A THIMBLEBERRIES HOUSEWARMING
Young scholars can choose from 22 projects in A Thimbleberries Housewarming utilize simple quiltmaking techniques appropriate for a single class or a short series of classes. Directions are clear and complete and contain specific fabric...
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Magical Four-Patch and Nine-Patch Quilts
Students designa unique quilt with specific blocks using eleven colors. Each student selects fabric colors, creates blocks, and using strip piecing expands the blocks to make a quilt.
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Mariner's Compass Quilts: New Directions
Students follow the steps of creating Mariner's Compass blocks using two different methods, freezer paper templates and paper foundations. Then they draft their own original full size block on freezer paper.
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Sewing Introduction
Students are familiarized with required sewing equipment and markings. They learn fabric terms, pattern markings, sewing equipment, and symbol identification.
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Story Quilts
Students create a classroom story quilt based on a story (or series of stories) read as a group.