Checkerboards and Drawings

While sorting photos, I ran across a #Children's Quilt made in a class that I taught at the Newkowin Valley School last year.

Students K-8 learned about American quilts and how to sew pieced blocks. The children chose their own colors and volunteers helped either by sewing the blocks or teaching them how to use a sewing machine.

These blocks were made by 

sewing 2-inch strips into sets of four,

slicing the sets into 2 inch strips,

mixing up the strips and sewing four of them into a checkerboard. 

Their drawings of local plants and animals were done on another day. I stitched the blocks together and quilted the finished top. I love the finished product and the children were very proud.