Last chance 2009 classes at Quilt University

From the Quilt University student newsletter, here are the listings of 2009 classes still available – last start date is October 30. Note: These are all online classes. Be sure you know you will have time to participate before you join to get the most out of your experience!

Patchwork & Piecing
Bargello Twist with Ruth Blanchet – advanced class
Fast Fun Fabulous with Carol Miller
Jane Was Nuts with Carol Miller
Shattered Angles with Susan Purney Mark
Wheel of Mystery with Helen Marshall

Appliqué
Quilt the Zodiac with Ruth Blanchet
Stress-free Celtic Table Runner with Nancy Chong
Too Easy Stained Glass with Daphne Greig
Triple Treat Tulips with Susan Brittingham

Foundation Piecing
Elegant Angel with Lily Kerns
Pineapples Plus with Jane Hall
Ripless Paper Piecing with Daphne Greig

Quilting, Surface Embellishment
Hand Quilting with Nancy Chong
Machine Embellished Surfaces with Susan Brittingham
More Machine Quilting with Carol Miller – includes wholecloth design

Pictorial Quilts
Elements in Fabric with Linda Schmidt – experimental supplies
Miniature Landscapes with Susan Brittingham – foundation for pictorial quilts
** Realistic Fabric Portraits with Marilyn Belford

Dyeing and Painting
Freeform Screen Printing with Lyric Kinard
** Gutta Resist on Silk with Marjie McWilliams
Quilters Palette with Marjie McWilliams

Design & Color
15 Lines and a Squiggle with Lily Kerns
Creative Color with Lily Kerns
Darned Quilts with Dena Crain
** Exploring Log Cabin with Carol Miller – piecing
Goodbye to the Grid with Dena Crain
** Reflections with Dena Crain

Computer-Aided Quilt Design
** Designing Quilts with CorelDraw with Lily Kerns
EQ6 Advanced Layouts with Fran Gonzalez
** EQ6 Building Blocks with Fran Gonzalez – level 2

Embroidery Module
Digitized Quilting with Joanne Winn

Other
Fingers of Fire Tree Skirt with Nyla Morrison – makes 2!
Math for Quilters with Dena Crain
Photographing Your Quilts with Janice Baehr
Victorian Box with Barbara Dieges

** Classes marked with a double asterisk start this weekend. Registration remains open until Sunday evening.

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Lots of Americans seem to think that May 5 is Mexican Independence Day, but that holiday actually falls on Sept. 16.

May 5 is the celebration of the Battle of Puebla, in which the Mexicans defeated the French in 1862. Independence Day marks the beginning of their fight for independence from Spain in 1810. That was the day of what’s known as El Grito de Dolores, or the cry of Dolores, for when the Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the church bells at his church in Dolores and declared that Mexico should be free from Spanish rule.

They would fight for their freedom until 1821 when they finally gained independence.

Fabulous Classroom has a little of the history and ideas for celebrating the holiday for all age groups. There’s also a link to a good video in that post about the real story of Mexican Independence Day.

Twinkl also has a good tops about the history and different activities, discussion ideas, crafts and foods that can be incorporated into lessons at school or used at home.

I also found a few pins that no longer link to a website but include good information on Mexican Independence Day, including some questions for students to answer based on the reading. You can find more printables and questions for kids from TX Homeschool Mama on Etsy (also available in Spanish).

You can find a lot more paid resources about Mexican Independence Day at Teachers Pay Teachers.

Mexican flag crafts are a fun option for celebrating Mexican Independence Day (though the current iteration of their flag has only been in use since 1968). Kids Activities Blog has a free Mexican flag printable and a few different ideas for decorating it including dot markers and torn tissue paper.

You can also find some great Mexican crafts at Red Ted Art. The post includes all sorts of Mexican inspired projects including Day of the Dead crafts, Frida Kahlo pinatas and upcycled musical instruments. I love the giant paper flowers they shared from Honestly WTF.

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