Concluding Kinder Quilts

Here are the final shots of Carie's Community Kindergarten Quilt. Some final close-ups of the gluing process and then the final reveal. Then Carie posed in front of the quilt, now moved to the school gym and held in place temporarily by an amazing amount of duct tape. Then her classroom children smiling with delight. Then a little wider view showing further just how absolutely enormous the quilt grew. (****Note that my picture book, "Red, White and Blue" is proudly in the laps of the front row crew, in that second group shot.)

As I see it, there are still two challenges in front of Carie. Challenge #1: is to figure out how to permanently install the quilt on a suitable surface, with the gym wall being a logical spot. Plexi-glass or some other concept all together? Challenge #2: is to figure out how to under-write my visit to her school. I have no doubt that there will be solutions for each challenge.

My challenge seems to always be the same. How to get my blog and these amazing & inspirational stories from classrooms near & far, 'out' to a wider audience, into the laptops of teachers who could use such an upbeat resource? This is my summer challenge.

Editors note: now it is weeks later & I am just beginning to learn about 'linky parties' and I think that I have added this post to a July party of children's crafts & activities being hosted at Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas. I think I've posted the link below, but I don't see the other people's links here.... so I've probably mucked it up a bit?? I am learning, tho!!!