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                                                                                                                                                                      Quilting Honor Requirements

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                                                                                                                                                                      Quilting is an honor that goes well when the theme for the year is Pioneering.  Below is a link to some simple quilting patterns.  Remember the more seam lines, the more time consuming it will be for the children who are sewing for the first time.  Less seams means less frustration for first time sewers as a general rule.

                                                                                                                                                                      Quilting Patterns for Kids

                                                                                                                                                                      The honor requirements list knowing the difference between yarn tying and quilting as one of the requirements.  If you want the Pathfinders to get the feel of actually sewing on a quilt without sewing a complete quilt you may want to have them quilt a square that could be used as a pot holder.

                                                                                                                                                                      Make a placemat: This is really a mini quilt about 13" high x 18" across. You use all the sewing techniques needed to make a larger quilt: applique, sewing blocks together, machine quilting and signing your name with machine stitches.  This way you don't overwhelm yourself with too many pattern pieces or colors or prints.  You may only need about six pieces of  fabric.

                                                                                                                                                                      Make Christmas Tree ornaments:  Make small quilt blocks that can be used as Christmas tree ornaments.

                                                                                                                                                                      Make a pillow top: check out the "Kids Can Quilt" website for ideas to get started.

                                                                                                                                                                      Books on teaching kids to quilt:

                                                                                                                                                                      Creative Quilting with Kids (Krause Publications, 2001)
                                                                                                                                                                           142 pages, ISBN: 0-87349-231-5
                                                                                                                                                                           Patchwork and Quilting with Kids (Krause Publications, 2003)
                                                                                                                                                                           144 pages, ISBN: 0-87349-570-5
                                                                                                                                                                           Quilting (Kids Can Do It) (2001)
                                                                                                                                                                           ISBN 1-55074-967-6

                                                                                                                                                                      Quilting Resources

                                                                                                                                                                      • Critter Pattern Works - great patterns of animal appliques that can be used to quilt
                                                                                                                                                                      • Cottonwood Quilts  - includes a beginner's block of the month
                                                                                                                                                                      • About Quilting with Children
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                                                                                                                                                                      • Teaching Kids to Quilt

                                                                                                                                                                      Quilting as an Outreach Activity

                                                                                                                                                                      If you are going to donate the quilt to one of the organizations listed under the Outreach Activity section you can have everyone work on the same quilt.  If everyone wants to keep their quilt then they will need to make their own.
                                                                                                                                                                      Missouri Star Quilt Company
                                                                                                                                                                      This website has a lot of tutorials that could be used to help learn how to quilt or how to teach children how to quilt.
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