QUILT CLUB

 

The Quilt Club provides fifteen 4th & 5th graders the hands-on experience of learning basic sewing skills. Threading a needle and tying a knot can be challenging. While working with squares and triangles the students choose colors of their choice and create a pattern to make a pot holder. One pot holder can take up to 8 weeks to complete since there are many steps from start to finish. In the end students are proud of their work and are ready to tackle something more difficult. In the past, lap quilts, appliqué mats, pillows, and handbags have been completed.

Connecting with the children in a whole different way, Mrs. Gagne, our Kindergarten Teacher and Quilt Instructor, loves to listen to the students' chatter. Boys and girls alike, socialize, and share stories.

In April projects are displayed at the annual Beechfest. When meetings come to an end in May, the projects are sent home along with fabric and a pattern for those wishing to make something over the summer.

This page last updated by J. Hannemann and K.Warren