This is what I decided to do with my jellyroll...
My co-teacher is getting married May 1st. I had the kids in our class draw and color pictures related to her wedding and gave them ideas like: wedding dress, cake, bouquet, the couple, etc. These are their ideas of what her wedding will look like (knowing of course that purple is her favorite color). I scanned their pictures and printed them on the printable fabric (washable of course). I'm very excited! Now I can't wait for the day of the shower as I plan to have the kids present it to her earlier that day.

I also scanned her invitation and found a photo of the couple on FB and included both of those.

How thoughtful of you. They will love it!

What a cool idea. I bet they will love it and the kids will love that they could be part of it.

That is so awesomely special!

That is a gift truly from the heart, she will love it!

Oh yes!! :-D :-D

I love it-the colors are great. Don't you just love the innocence of kids? They draw what they feel. Your co-teacher is going to love it.

Kid art is my favorite! I'm thinking of taking some fabric to school and making a "Downey" quilt with the kids - turning it into a math lesson as we cut the pieces. hmmmmm....

What a wonderfule gift you have given both the co-teacher and the students :mrgreen:

SPECIAL

That will be treasured for sure!

fantastic.... :-D

Looks great!!

WOW! What a nice gift! She will treasure it! :thumbup:

When my DD was in 3rd grade, I volunteered in her classroom. One of the projects I did with them was to make a quilt. It was AMAZING how enthusiastic all the kids were - even the boys! They didn't even realize the math lessons involved! Her teacher talked about it for years.....

What a wonderful gift...I'm sure she will love it!!

Ditter

Aren't kids great. You and the kids have created a masterpiece that will touch her heart.

I love the candles on top of the cake - LOL !!! That will surely become a family heirloom. You are a wonderful friend.

What a wonderful keepsake for this young couple and I'm sure the kids feel great about having had a hand in making this terrific wedding quilt. Thanks so much for sharing.

What a great idea. They will love it.

Oh, that makes me smile so big!!! :D

So precious and memorable. The teacher will treasure it forever.

that is a priceless gift, so nice of you to make it for her. Love the colors u used.

to start I wanted to tell you that your quilt is beautiful.. the kids art is adorable, you truely have to love the imaginations that they have.. What lesson did you include on this? I am just curious.. was it a math lesson? I think that teaching kids to think of others is a good thing..

As my dad would say, "That's a keeper." It's beautiful. I'm sure she will LOVE it.

I haven't included any lessons on this one. They knew that I was going to make it and that their pictures would be one it. -that's really all here.

I would like to do another quilt with them, perhaps a Downey quilt http://www.quiltsforkids.org or even one that will be a part of our silent auction to benifit our school. In this lesson I would like to include some multiplication facts, area and perimeter of pieces on the cutting board, and "if I start at 4 and my piece is 2 and 1/2 inches wide, where will I cut?" kind of thing. Then "how many squares do I need to make it 'so' wide?"... "how big will it be when it's finished?" (area and perimeter again)... those kinds of questions.

This is really precious and the couple will just love it. It's a real teasure.

That is delightful....to be cherished I'm sure.

warm quilt hugs, sue in CA

That is an awesome idea. She will cherish it.

You are so clever and creative. I'm sure your friend will love it. It's a forever one-of-a-kind quilt and who wouldn't like that. I have a feeling that a lot of people are going to want to create their own like yours.

A gift that she will tresure forever.
Projects like this can do so much for building confidence and self esteem with young people. You are so thoughtful for including the students in this project.

How clever. I'm sure she will love it.

Adorable!!! Love it!!

Cute idea and what great colors! Thanks for sharing your creations.

Di

that was a neat ideal, she will love it. thank you for sharing. Penny

Fabulous...

Wonderful quilt & how personal. I am so impressed with the idea!
Have you thought about putting the original pictures in an album to give her along with the quilt?

Jo

Finished

Beautiful! I bet that this will be her favourite wedding gift of all!

I have saved the originals, but hadn't thought about how to give them to her except in a big envelope.... maybe