My name is Becky Mallatt and I am from Oregon. I am
organzing a 50 state quilt block exchange and I have all
but 10 of the states ready to go. Iowa is one that I don't
have yet. I know this is a long shot, but I came upon your
this chatboard, so I thought maybe I could send you the
info and maybe one of the K-2 teachers here would like to
participate. It will be totally free for you to join us,
because the grant pays for everything. Here is the info I
have posted on several websites. If you would like to join
or know someone else from IA who would, PLEASE reply ASAP.
thanks so much and have a great day!
I received a "Kids in Need" grant for a "50 State Quilt
Square
Exchange." Here's how the project will work: I will get
one teacher
from each of the 50 states to agree to make 50 identical
PAPER quilt squares to represent their state. They should
be 6" square, done TLC-style (cut/glued paper). For
instance, we made a beaver on ours because Oregon is "The
Beaver State." Washington could be a pine tree design
it's "The Evergreen State" and Florida could be a big sun
because it's "The Sunshine State." You will also need to
have a
written piece, also 6" square, to go with each square
(simple, kid-
friendly, short and simple, writing pieces). They can all
be the
same. I am planning to do an interactive piece with my
whole class.
My grant will pay for you to mail me your completed
squares and
writing. I will then redistribute your 50 squares into
files for each
state, so that after I have gotten everything, I will have
a file for
each state with all 50 states' quilt squares and writing
pieces. I
will then send that file back to you. THEN you can either
make them
into a 50-states quilt piece that you can display in your
school, OR
maybe make it into a book - this part is up to you.
If you are interested, please email me ASAP to my school
email, rmallattbend.k12.or.us, or home email,
mallatts@msn.com, giving me the following info:
Your name & State
Grade
School
School address
Email
I will confirm with you and will then send you detailed
instructions.
Please respond ASAP as we need to get this project going
as quickly as we can.
Becky in OR
