Scrapbook Quilt

Purpose Description: We learned that there are many cultures who make quilts. Each of the cultures makes their quilt a little bit different. It usually is based on the arrangement of the squares. We were able to make our own paper quilt to represent us.

Steps:

• We picked out eight pieces of scrapbook paper. Each piece was suppose to represent meaning to us.
• 1. The bird houses were for my grandma. She loved bird houses when she was alive. 
• 2. There was one with keys and said home is where they heart is. Since I moved a lot when I was young, this meant that no matter where we lived it was home because we were together. 
• 3. There was a dark purple with black rubbed on it. This symbolizes how I like older pictures.
• 4. The one with blue and tulips represents my longing for nice weather to come and stay. 
• 5.-8. I really liked those colors. I love colorful things. 

• From four of them, I cut a square out. From the other four I cut a circle out. 
• We glued a circle in the center of each square. 
• After the glue dried, we cut each of the four squares into fourths. This made sixteen squares total. 
• On my white construction paper, I arranged my sixteen squares into a pattern and glued them down. 
• I created a boarder around my quilt. 
  
  
  
  
  
  

Extension Activity: Student would bring in a couple pictures to use on their quilt. We would create a photo quilt using these pictures. This would be done at the beginning of the year as a way to get to know my students.