How great would it be to make a patchwork map of the US, to celebrate our diversity and regional styles? I think this would be a great school, home school, or club project. If you made a pattern, I'm sure board members would send a swatch to represent their state. Kids could write thank yous, etc. Has someone done this already? Always a teacher, Dotty

I would be willing to participate. I don't know how to get this started so if someone could get it started I'll do whatever :roll:

Hey, Dotty! You get New York!

this would give us some ideas for USA map

http://www.google.com/images?q=usa+m...h=753&tbs=isch:1,isz:m&source=lnt&sa=X&ei=E-KCTN3VDtTenQeEs7W1Dg&ved=0CAoQpwU

this is a cool site for maps of USA and can print them individually and connect to make a USA map

http://www.50states.com/

here is Indiana, and just click on map and print the outline map of each state

http://www.50states.com/indiana.htm

I would love this for my classroom!

Do you know if the maps are to scale relative to the USA map? The more I think about this idea, the more I love it for my classroom. I'm going to bookmark the map site and start making patterns.

I would just go and buy one of the big USA plastic maps and cut out each of the states and then use it for a pattern and could put magnets on back of each state for a puzzel
and make the states with different fabrics