Originally Posted by
d.rickman
Granddaughter asked me to make two quilts for her favourite teachers, first time since kindergarten she has liked any of her teachers. She has OCD and not understood by previous teachers making it very difficult for her as a student. She asked her classmates if they would color pictures of owls, because the teachers are much wiser than those previously. I found some owls on a previous quilt on QB, so drew up a copy and provided them to my granddaughter. 60 pictures were returned to me for her quilts. Here are the completed quilts she will provide to her two favourite teachers at the end of this term in 2014.[ATTACH=CONFIG]462501[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]462502[/ATTACH]
The small white fabric on the top between the two pictures of the class and some owl fabric, is a small explanation, I typed up, after discussing with her what she wanted to say (and of course added some words of my own to help and explain) and this is what it says "Favorite teachers 2013-2014, Teacher you're smart, you're wise and that is why the owls are on this quilt for you. You showed you were caring, supportive, generous, fair and don't despise with words of wisdom, you are a guiding light.
Thankyou for caring, teaching others that help has no end and lots of other stuff. For all the knowledge and other things you gave us, I can't thank you enough, however, thankyou Favorite teacher, for acting like a friend and taking the time to show us, lessons that are hard to comprehend." (she used understand)....
My son in law and I went to the class and talked to the teachers, and I couldn't believe how kind and concerned they were for every student in their class. They told us how they keep every momentum for each student over the years. We talked about our student's health issues with the OCD, and they explained how they accepted each student as an individual and each one comes with some special need, and if they didn't treat them with respect and understanding, they were not getting them ready for the larger world.
You asked how the students put the color on the fabric - The students colored their pictures with crayola crayons. When I received them back, I pressed them with a paper towel to take the majority of the excess wax from the fabric, believe me there was a lot. I had previously soaked the white cotton in fabric medium, allowed the fabric to dry, then pressed each piece onto a full sheet of blank labels, so the fabric would be easier for the students to color on, also to keep the fabric in tact, without fraying too much.
Thanks for looking.