Have you ever wondered about the history of a quilt in a museum or one hanging on a wall in your house?  This project is designed to help you learn about quilts and gain a deeper appreciation of the art of quilt making. The 4-H quilting project lets you explore your creativity and strengthen your self-confidence while keeping alive a historical pastime, tradition, and craft.

Beginner

• Learn about the history of quilts in your family
• Research methods of displaying quilts
• Know the basic items you need to start quilting
• Learn about geometric elements
• Learn about batting and how it is used
• Shop for quilting supplies

Intermediate

• Learn how to tie and bind a quilt
• Learn how to use a rotary cutter
• Learn different quilting patterns
• Learn about advanced quilting tools and special quilting gadgets

Advanced

• Learn about color theory and color science
• Challenge yourself with difficult quilting patterns
• Use hand and machine quilting methods
• Learn the different sizes of quilts
• Identify quilting related careers

Applying Project Skills to Life

Enhance Your Communication Skills

• Demonstrate quilt piecing at a club meeting
• Talk with family and friends about quilts in their home, find out the history

Get Involved in Citizenship and Service

• Make a mini-quilt for your neonatal unit at your hospital
• Make a comfort pillow for a local hospice group

Learn about Leadership

• Organize a community quilting event
• Teach someone how to select fabrics for a quilt
• Invite an experienced quilter to talk at your club meeting

Showing What You’ve Learned

• Make a quilt
• Design a dream sewing machine and compare it with machines already on the market
• Make a display comparing hand and machine quilting methods
• Do a display on the history of your favorite family quilt
• Design your own quilt squares, exhibit your sketches or actual quit squares
• Make a notebook of your favorite quilt patterns
• Make a display that defines complementary colors
• Make a display about how quilting is linked to agriculture
• Create a quilting basics kit for display
• Make a comparison chart of sewing tools versus quilting tools
• Do a display on the history of quilting