The Para is going to cry her eyes out. Everytime she looks at it she will think of those students she worked so hard with. A wonderful gift from your sister and a fantastic job you did.

Beautiful....Priceless.

Fabulous quilt.

What a nice gift!! You finished it off well!!

That is truly unique and very, very special. Thanks for sharing.

The quilt is a great memory. The quilting is beautiful and the border fabric is amazing!

Great quilt! Very creative!

Please excuse my "duh" but I don't know what a "Para" is. Also, I MUST HAVE some of that stunning border print..can you share its maker or where you got it? Many thanks for any enlightenment! :idea: :idea: :idea:

I think a para is like a teacher's assistant. My sil bought that border fabric at Joanne's. It is pretty, she let me kept the leftovers.

Great job. The Para will love it!!!!!!!!!!!

I love it! I, too, am a teacher and would be so excited to receive this.

What a great memory quilt. Can't you picture taking a hand print every 6-12 months starting with a newborn's handprint and continuing until married? Then, as setting blocks, you could use photos to go with the annual hand prints.

Nice work!!! This will be a cherished quilt :-D

that's beautiful, and what a lovely gift! I really hope she was surprised and I know she'll love it.

Yes, here in NH, classroom/student aides are called Paraprofessionals. Kind of insulting, I think since it implies you are only half professional. And trust me, most of the ones I know work very, very hard and are very dedicated. I think they are called Educational Technicians in Maine.
That is a lovely quilt - really classy while still featuring the children's participation.

Beautiful job!!

That is a wonderful Idea.

Every time she looks at it, she'll smile!
What a very fun quilt! Nice job!

beautiful

Nine love the quilting

Love it.

I love it! I am sure she will too!

Beautiful what great memories.

What a treasure for the Para. Love the added stars and the colors.

A beautiful and lasting memory. good work.

I'm sure she will be speechless!! What a beauty

Karen, What a wonderful memory quilt for a teacher to have of her last class. :thumbup: Your quilting and stars and are a very nice accent. :thumbup:

What a nice quilt and the memories of all those little hands-she will love it.

Very thoughtful and unique gift idea. That will be a treaure for her to keep.

Adorable! Whats a "para"?

Cute!!!!

Very nice.

Lovely!

Gorgeous quilt. What's a Para?

The quilt is just gorgeous. I love the choice for the border. It is such a lovely, thoughtful, meaningful quilt and then on top of that, gorgeous, just gorgeous.

Hope we get an answer!

Awww what a wonderful quilt! Love those handprints :D:D:D

Para-educator helps the teacher help the children. I think they use to call them teacher's aide or teacher's assistant. Different parts of the US have different names. They work hard to help both the teacher and the children.

Thank you for the explanation. :-)

Awesome quilt, love the colors! What a nice gift.