PEACEMAKER
QUILT PROJECT
Description:
The
Eighth-grade graduating class wished to gift the school
with an artwork symbolizing the Peacemaker Theme.
The students chose to use their handprints in a
palette of bright fabrics to create a quilt.
Materials
and Tools:
Fabrics
for handprints, blocks and backing, fusible web, iron,
scissors, batting, thread, fabric paint, sewing machine,
quilt magazines and books, quilt exemplars.
Student
Objectives:
Students
will:
1 -
Create a symbolic fabric wall hanging relating to
Peacemaker Theme
2 -
View works by quilt artists
3 -
Discuss the use of color and design in works viewed
4 –
Decide on color scheme and design for their quilt
5 -
Experiment with a variety of sewing and fabric painting
techniques
Vocabulary:
Quilt,
fuse, seam, embroidery, block, embellishment, collage
Activity:
1 –
Show students exemplars and discuss theme of Hands in Art
– symbolizing character traits of giving, honesty,
gratitude, work ethic, etc.
Students will decide on the color and design of
their quilt. (Note:
My students chose a palette of bright color fabrics on a
black and white patterned background blocks.
Their design consisted of nine handprints joined in
a circle on each of nine 18” blocks – there are 81
students.)
2 –
Discuss and demonstrate techniques and procedures for
working with fabric and fusible web.
3 –
Have students trace their hands on fusible web, iron the
web to fabric of their choice, and cut out.
4 –
Students will arrange their fabric handprints in desired
composition and fuse to fabric backing blocks.
5 –
Students will use fabric paints, buttons, and embroider to
embellish the surface of their blocks.
6 –
Students will sew the blocks together, add borders, layer
with batting and backing to complete
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