Give A Mouse A Cookie? How About, Give A 7 Year Old Your Design Board!
02-08-2012, 06:55 PM
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I found it! I found a graphing book that teaches graphing by revealing a quilt design book at the end of the graphing. Both of the girls seem pretty excited about starting the book.
03-01-2012, 08:26 PM
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Maybe you could teach her 'quilters' math. If she is handleing fabric and rulers math will come alive for her. Ask her to figure out how many 2 inch finished squares she would need to fit into a 12 inch finished block. First have her work it out in colored paper with a two inch sq. template then teach her about 1/4 inch seam allowances. She could hand sew her own pillow. She may view the multiplication tables differently after that.
03-02-2012, 01:50 PM
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I had already completed the center panel of spider web blocks and the mini star blocks (these were made from scraps left over after making a Day & Night quilt out of the light gray and purple). I wanted to incorporate the mini stars into a quilt with the spiderweb panel, but was undecided about how to incorporate them.
I had the panel up on my design board and asked my two daughters what they thought. My youngest, age 7, grabbed the mini star blocks and arranged them, alternating on-point blocks with traditionally set blocks. Then, she suggested I use the darker gray (with flecks of purple) as sashing to make it different from the original Day & Night quilt that these cast offs came from. :0 I was floored. This coming from the girl who doesn't have the patience to sit still long enough to learn her multiplication table!
I had the panel up on my design board and asked my two daughters what they thought. My youngest, age 7, grabbed the mini star blocks and arranged them, alternating on-point blocks with traditionally set blocks. Then, she suggested I use the darker gray (with flecks of purple) as sashing to make it different from the original Day & Night quilt that these cast offs came from. :0 I was floored. This coming from the girl who doesn't have the patience to sit still long enough to learn her multiplication table!
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06-30-2022, 01:25 PM
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I had already completed the center panel of spider web blocks and the mini star blocks (these were made from scraps left over after making a Day & Night quilt out of the light gray and purple). I wanted to incorporate the mini stars into a quilt with the spiderweb panel, but was undecided about how to incorporate them.
I had the panel up on my design board and asked my two daughters what they thought. My youngest, age 7, grabbed the mini star blocks and arranged them, alternating on-point blocks with traditionally set blocks. Then, she suggested I use the darker gray (with flecks of purple) as sashing to make it different from the original Day & Night quilt that these cast offs came from. :0 I was floored. This coming from the girl who doesn't have the patience to sit still long enough to learn her multiplication table!
I had the panel up on my design board and asked my two daughters what they thought. My youngest, age 7, grabbed the mini star blocks and arranged them, alternating on-point blocks with traditionally set blocks. Then, she suggested I use the darker gray (with flecks of purple) as sashing to make it different from the original Day & Night quilt that these cast offs came from. :0 I was floored. This coming from the girl who doesn't have the patience to sit still long enough to learn her multiplication table!
Also there is a game from playing cards that my Big Brother taught to his kids.
This is also now a quilt that my Mother made in a cartoon type quilt. You need 1 deck of cards 2-10. Put the Cards in order for 2 suits. Jack, Queen & King are given the value of 11, 12, 13. I made cards out of poster board and had the rest of the answer numbers to 25.
Now the 2 x 3 = 6 so you put the cards 2 & 3 behind each other and turn them over to see then the next card is the answer or in this case the number 6 card of the opposite color that you are using.
Hope this helps her and she gets a very special quilt just for her as she learns her math. Most likely she will be a visual learner her entire life. This is how I also learned when in school. Make it visual and fun. Her quilt directions prove her learning is more visual--even you were surprised. Grab the ball and start Tossing to her.
Last edited by MaryKa; 06-30-2022 at 01:31 PM.
07-01-2022, 03:03 AM
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She has an eye for color and shape. Encourage her in those directions as well as math. She will discover the need for the math. A unique quilt design that you executed it with precision. Take a bow.
07-01-2022, 08:33 AM
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I'd love to know if this child (who, based on the date of the original post is now seventeen years old) grew up to be an artist of some kind. I'm not sure the OP is still around though, her most recent post revealed she was about to go through a very difficult and personal ordeal. I hope she and the children are okay.
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