Oh How We Love to Color

Last summer, I taught Sunday School to children preparing to enter First Grade.  I love quilts.  And children love to color.  Originally, I intended to have the kids illustate portions of the Bible Stories I was sharing during Circle Time on muslin.  The curriculum did not lend itself to such a project - no Creation, no Ark, Burning Bush, or Lion's Den.  I chose, instead, to have the children capture some of the more common Christian symbols - rainbow, country church, lion, earth, cross and so on  - with fabric markers.  It took longer to complete the squares than I originally intended.  Ella, one of the amazing seamstresses from the Sewing Circle at my church, transformed our squares into a beautiful quilt that I have passed on to our Children's Ministry Director.

If any of you would like to do such a project with a group of children or for a family reunion/50th Anniversary, I'd be glad to share what I have learned.  Just don't ask me to pick up a needle and thread.