"Wow"

Megan's social studies teacher assigned her class a book report for Black History Month. Meg's book had to be at least 200 pages. After she read the book, she was to do an original book report. No papers, no dioramas, no poster boards. The assignment was to "wow" her teacher.

Her book was called Hidden in Plain View. It was about how the Underground Railroad used to use quilts to post secret messages about when it was safe to escape from slavery. They would hang the quilts out on the fence. To the slave owners, it just looked like quilts airing out in the sun. To the slaves, each block pattern had a different significance. One meant it was time to pack your belongings, another meant it was safe to escape, etc.

For her project, Megan chose 4 blocks and we made a small sampler quilt. I helped by cutting out the pieces and sewing the sashing, but otherwise, Meg did most of it herself. She was meticulous! It turned out beautifully! She also wrote a summary and we sewed it onto the back. I think she'll get an A+!




Her blocks were the monkeywrench, log cabin, shoofly, and bowtie patterns.