Ah!  The joys of introducing youngsters to quilting!  I’ve had a deligtful week exploring the world of patchwork and quilts with fourth graders.   We’re not doing actual “hands-on” quilting, but we’re discussing this art and participating in some “show and tell.” 
 Instead, this exploration has evolved from reading The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills.  (The illustrations are so beautiful that I simply had to post a large version of the cover.)
  In The Rag Coat, Minna doesn’t have a coat to wear to school when the weather is cold.  Therefore, the ladies in her mother’s quilting group create one of the …read more