Snowflake Quilt Progress Pics

The fifth graders finished the quilt pieces right before break. I spent a wonderful day sewing and quilting all of the pieces together into a beautifully adorned winter-inspired piece of art. The images that follow show the progress. Happy Snow Day!

Week Four (3 weeks of running stitches!)

Week Five: starting to add some embellishments...

Week 7: I began to sew on borders so that I could piece together as soon as they were finished with their designs.

Week 8: I started to piece together the squares...

And the finished product! (with cool glitter fabric on back!)

Sweet Dreams

The second graders stepped up to the sewing challenge! Using burlap as the primary surface, the students attached yarn using the “couch” method of sewing to represent the first letter of their first names. Next, the students added “pizzazz” by sewing on buttons, beads and sequences. The real fun began when each student stuffed his/her pillow. The pieces were sewn together using the “running stitch”.  These beautiful pieces showcase determination and self-expression. Like snowflakes, no 2 pillows are alike! Sweet Dreams...

Winter Class Quilt

Our school district is holding a silent auction to raise money for the Relay for Life event to raise money and awareness for Cancer research. The art department has been asked to make artistic contributions with the students to include in the silent auction. The event is Wednesday, December 18th. YIKES!

My fifth grade class that I see twice a week has started making a snowflake themed tapestry/quilt. It is exciting as I am learning a few new things myself! I will keep posting the progress. Last week we went back to our primary days and cut snowflakes from paper to use as stencils. On Tuesday we battled the wind and a hide-and-seek sun to expose our light sensitive fabric. We are using Blueprints on Fabric (http://www.blueprintsonfabric.com/).  I rinsed them out and ta-dah! I can't wait to start embroidering these tomorrow!

Another Quilt Finished!

This past summer I spent a week as the resident artist at Kirkwood Camp in the Poconos. The campers worked on several projects to celebrate the "Joy of Creation". Using nature as our inspiration, each camper worked on a 12 inch square over the course of a couple of days.  Today I finally sewed on the sleeve so that it can be hung properly for all to enjoy. A few pictures follow that document the process and remind us of those warm sunny days!