Last week, Ms Elder read us the book, The Quilt-Maker's Gift. Most people thought it was an agreeable idea to make a quilt as a class. We would like to make our own quilt to give away to someone in need, just like the woman in the book. "Some people want something but they don't need it."
This week, we're making the quilt!
First, we had to measure the paper to make squares. We need to measure accurately so that it will fit together to make a quilt, like a puzzle. We measured each square side as 6.3 cm to make a big square that's 12.7cm long and wide.
After we measured the paper, we cut out fabric that is a bit bigger than your paper so you can fold it over. We had to pick fabric of only one colour (
monochromatic). You could choose five different fabrics of one colour. We agreed to make the quilt colourful so in the end, it will be a rainbow.
Then, Ms Elder taught us how thread the needle and sew the fabric to the paper. This is called
basting. Later this week, we will finish basting and hand stitch the pieces together.
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| "We are measuring our squares." |
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| "We had to be really careful. If we messed up, it wouldn't fit in the quilt." |
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| "Some of us are choosing the pieces of fabric for our quilt." |
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| "We are practicing basting." |
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| "This is Ms Elder's demo. This is what the finished squares will look like." |
