Originally Posted by
lots2do
I was also going to suggest coloring on fabric. You have some shapes traced already on a white or muslin base to be colored and then make each into a snowball patch with scraps you already have. A snowball block sewn to a backing square of the same size can make a quick little pillow. Add a little dried balsam or lavender to the batting and you have a pleasant smelling pillow. I've done this with my schoolkids in the past. Hmm, might be time to do that again!
I did a project at my former elementary school. I went into the classroom and introduced a few traditional blocks with a little history about the early quilters, etc. The following meeting, they chose a nine-patch block to do with crayons. The square was drawn on muslin. They were to "fill in" the nine patch with colors of their choice. After their block was colored in, we pressed it on brown paper to set the crayon. Then a pillow was made. I know this is extensive for a demo but perhaps some phase of it could be done....something hands on.