Voices on Cloth: Quilting for the Classroom, Part 2- PAPER QUILT PROJECTS- Based on Peggie Hartwell/ ABC Lessons

Lesson Overview

Based on Peggy Hartwell's discussion in the previous lesson, students will follow up with developing a quilt idea of their own, based on an inspirational poem, song, or story. or for younger students, holidays, sports, hobbies, seasons, etc. After sketching it on paper, they will construct a poster board-sized quilt from paper supplies, mostly. Whether you choose paper as a starting place, or want to try a small cloth quilt, it's still a great experience with design...so have fun with your idea, design, and art materials!

Duration

Multiple days

Lesson Type

Project Based Lesson

Essential Question

An inspirational topic is always helpful to design and make an art project, whether it's a drawing, an oil painting, a sculpture, or a quilt! Look at the samples provided, and then use your inspiration and imagination to make your own quilt, whether it's a meaningful topic, or based on a song, poem, hobby, or one of your other interests!

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1. Student chrome book - used to access lesson, but not necessary if teacher displays it on a SMARTBOARD.

2. A cell phone - for accessing song lyrics, poems, writings or images that may inspire the paper quilt

quilt photos/ poetry books/ art history books/ poster board/ scissors/ ruler /pencil for sketching / construction paper /wrapping paper /colored markers/ metallic markers or inks ,if possible/ glue stick or glue/ ribbon or string for possible accents

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