Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Teacher Guide | Credits

The Task

You and your classmates have been selected to create a new quilt to replace what has been stolen from the museum.  Working in groups of three, you will research different quilting traditions.  Each member will research one of the following cultures:

African
Amish
Native American

For each culture there will be several sites to visit.  There will be questions to answer about the readings and tips to point out what is important at each site.  Pay close attention to the many pictures that show the different styles that are unique to each culture.  Once your work is completed, you will work as a group to create a patch of the quilt which incorporates each of the three cultures.  Patches from each group will be put together to create a large quilt for the museum, uniting three separate cultures in one quilt.