Quilting Bee

I got together with some other ladies from church today to work on quilts.  We have an ongoing project of making twin size quilts to give to foster children, and now we're trying to get some ready for a tri-stake humanitarian project that will be giving quilts and blankets to refugee families in the area.

I love getting all our fabric scraps together and trying to patch together quilt tops.  We tied one BSU quilt, and started cutting squares.  We've decided on 6 1/2 inch squares, but really anything goes.  We're working on a vibrant animal print, a blue quilt top that is full of stars, and I'm most excited about fabric with pink and powder blue Thunderbirds on it.  Right now I'm just a little part of a group effort and it's fun.  My excitement will probably fade as I cut out 140 squares and sew them together. 

This is Art

Nobody can do carnivals or art nights like Trail Wind.  We have art parents that come in and teach lessons two or three times a month.  They teach about different artists and come up with amazing projects for the kids.  Then they spend a week lining the halls with black butcher paper.  This year the PTO spent $450 in duct tape to keep everything on the wall. 

I might be biased, but I thought the art from my class was the most impressive.  We had four mobiles of origami cranes hanging from the ceiling and a table full of ceramic food that looked good enough to eat.  Everyone raved about the yarn wrapped animal sculptures (from Central America), and paper collage self portraits.  We also had paintings of the Boise foothills, collages of aspen trees, and a Grandma Moses scene.  I took pictures, so I'll post those later.

Besides the explosion of art everywhere, there are musicians in every hallway, and hors d'oeuvres being served on trays carried by students in their Sunday best.  I had a student playing the harp, another playing the cello, and one in a little band playing trombone.  It was a spectacular!