We began this lesson by reading Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold. We discussed several things after: the life and art of Faith Ringgold, what a quilt is, how artists tell people stories in their art, and what our favorite memories were. After reading the book the first day, students sketched out a plan for their favorite memory to be made into a quilt. Second day, we discussed collage techniques and cut and glued the whole time. Last day, we glued wallpaper squares (pre-cut by me) all around the border. Finally we shared them with the class, and they had to guess what the memory was. Fun, fun!
*For wallpaper, I just went into a Benjamin Moore shop, and asked if they had any old wallpaper books they were getting rid of. Another idea would be to save any wrapping paper scraps throughout the year.
