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4-H Quilting Project
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What you'll do
Quilts have a strong heritage in this country. Learn basic quilting skills, techniques and tools. Study quilt conservation and exhibiting. Learning how to express your culture, aesthetics and ideas through quilting is a fun adventure.
Levels of learning
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Get started with 4-H'ers in your area
- Find a club near you or contact your local 4-H office for more info.
Get started on your own
- National 4-H activity book Quilt Quest: Beginning Basics (for sale)
- Iowa 4-H Sewing and Needle Arts Project Hot Sheet (free download)
Fairs and exhibits
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- Make a quilt and display it
- Make a video, portfolio, poster, slide demonstration or notebook of your quilting project. Show your design, plan, materials, methods and how it turned out
- Present different types of fabric, patterns or shapes you may use in a quilt
- How are quilts cleaned? How is that process different for old quilts, quilts of different fabrics or types?
- What a judge is looking for (evaluation sheet)
Guide to county fair judging
Record keeping
Some counties require record keeping for fairs.
Reviewed in 2019
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