Art Quilt Construction

We have been busy sewing again. Our seasonal panels tops are under construction.

After the design process numbers were taped on the back of the squares, students began sewing them together. Each row had 9 squares.

It is lovely to see how the squares contrast or blend as they are sewn together.

From the Summer Panel.

A Winter panel row completed.

Here is how the rows come together after they are sewn. This is the Autumn quilt. More soon as we proceed into our second Primary student week next week.

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Art + Craft: Young Hands Quilting Project Results

This project has been successful due to the hands of many people and the coming together of many voices and perspectives into a cohesive whole. Below are the artworks created during this project from October 2017 to May 2018.

Raffle sales have begun...

Our Raffle quilt tickets are now on sale! All the Students of Forest Grove Elementary voted on the pattern design and colour scheme. The students in Grade 4-7 cut and sewed the fabric together, and Monica at Quilted Treasures in Coquitlam quilted this queen size quilt. Meet Blue Waves... Tickets have been distributed to students and are on sale now. If you would like to see the quilt in person it will be on display Saturday April 21 from 12-3 pm at Cameron Community Centre 9523 Cameron St, Burnaby, BC Outside of the Library. We will also have tickets on sale, and be sharing the story of our project. Get your tickets while supplies last, the draw will take place on Thursday May 24.

Art Quilt Design Week

Design week was an inspiring one where four out of the sixteen classes working on the Art Quilt worked out the final layouts of the 4 x 4 inch squares in each season. I was impressed by the thoughtfulness and lively discussions that accompanied these sessions. The students had lots of opinions and had to make their case on several occasions for why they thought a specific design choice should or should not be made. Blocks were taped to the wall in the 9 squares per row, 10 row pattern Students then re-arranged the squares to make a pleasing design This was challenging as many of the squares have similar designs. Should they be grouped together in a pattern or distributed randomly? What is most pleasing to the eye? These classes also brainstormed the titles of the panels. We used process of elimination through voting to get our final result. Once the design was finalised each block was numbered from 1 through 90 on the back sid...

Art+Craft:Young Hands Quilting Community

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