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SPARK visits with contemporary quilt artist Anna Von Mertens, who shows how she makes her work from first concepts to the last stitch. This Educator Guide traces the history of quilting from the early 18th century through the present day, including group quilts, slave quilts, and contemporary quilts.
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Arts,
Humanities,
Science and Technology,
Social Sciences
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Primary,
Secondary
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KQED Education Network
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This is a hub of information on American quilts and quilt-making. It now features images and documentation for hundreds of quilts from Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, and Illinois. An online discussion is open to anyone interested in the documentation or study of quilts, quilters, and quilting history.
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Arts,
Humanities
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Secondary,
Post-secondary
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Michigan State University
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This lesson plan in designed to be one part of a fourth grade Social Sciences unit on the Appalachian Mountains. It is based on the mountain custom of quilt making. This plan uses the book "The Quiltmakers Gift" by Jeff Brumbeau. It also uses the book internet site and other related sites. Enrichments of this lesson would be to display quilts, have a real quilt maker visit, have the class create their own paper quilt, etc.
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Social Sciences
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Primary
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LEARN NC Lesson Plans
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