Little House Quilting Project for Kids and Their Favorite Grown-up

Saturday, October 31, 2009   10 am-2 pm

Like Laura Ingalls Wilder and her sisters, pioneer children were taught to make nine-patch quilt blocks as soon as they could sew with a needle. These quilts were made of what was on hand — often wool or old fabric cut from worn and mended clothing. You and your partner will learn to piece together a four- or nine-patch quilt square, using simple skills like hand quilting, using a hoop and two fabric layers with batting in between. You'll take home your project to complete into a doll blanket or pillow top, plus have the memory of satisfying time spent working together with someone special to you.

Ages: Workshop intended for children in grades 1-8 plus their favorite grown-up

Instructor: Old World Wisconsin interpretive staff

Lunch: Participants should bring a sack lunch

Location: Ward School

Cost: $70 per adult/child pair (all materials provided); fees nonrefundable after August 20, 2009

Registration: Call 262-594-6301 or register online today

Location Info:

Venue: Old World Wisconsin

Old World Wisconsin documents the settlement of 19th- and early 20th-century Wisconsin. It comprises an 1870s crossroads village and 10 ethnic farmsteads located on 576 acres of wooded hills in the Southern Unit of Kettle Moraine State Forest.

W372 S9727 Hwy 67
PO Box 69
Eagle, WI

Contact Info:

E-mail: oww@wisconsinhistory.org
Phone: For recorded information call 262-594-6300; during operating hours call 262-594-6301.
Fax: 262-594-6342