The KIDS Report is a biweekly publication produced by K-12 students as a resource to other K-12 students. It is an ongoing, cooperative effort of 15 classrooms from around the world. Teachers assist and provide support; however, students select, evaluate and annotate all resources included in every issue of the KIDS Report.

The KIDS Report is published with a generous grant from John and Tashia Morgridge and with the support of the General Library System of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

This issue of KIDS, dated March 28, 2000, was written and produced by Janet Amann's class at North Woods Elementary School in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

In This Issue

• Southern Quilting
• Beginner's Corner
• A Quilter By Design
• Quilts, Counterpanes, and Throws
• Quilting With Children
• A Quilter's Coloring Book
• America Quilts
• The Quiltmaker's Gift

Southern Quilting http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG97/quilt/opening.html The large quilt picture catches your attention right away on this site. Beneath the quilt is a lot of information about the history of quilts in America. From the Table of Contents you can find information about the history of African American quilts and an interesting part about seven different quilters and the types of quilts they make. The font size is small and the reading level is for upper grade students, but the information about the history and styles of quilting is very informative. Reviewed by Derek

Beginner's Corner http://www.nmia.com/~mgdesign/qor/begin/begin.htm Do you need some tips on getting started with quilting? Have you heard of the word "applique?" Do you know what Prairie Points are? The Beginner's Corner is a site where you can find out quilting terms, tools, ideas, patterns and examples to help explain everything about quilting. The page is easy to navigate. It is part of a useful larger site -- Quilters Online Resource. Reviewed by Derek

A Quilter By Design http://www.his.com/~queenb/ This site was created by a quilter. She shows you many of her quilts in the Gallery and she tells stories about some of the quilts. The quilt pictures load quickly and are very colorful. The author includes original sample patterns that she has for sale, but there are many other free patterns to view and download. There are links to many other quilting sites. Reviewed by David

Quilts, Counterpanes, and Throws http://americanhistory.si.edu/quilts/ If you want to know more about the quilt history, this is the site for you. Many different quilts from the 18th and 19th centuries are shown at this site. These quilts are from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History collection. Information about the different kinds of quilts is provided. The pictures load quickly and if you click on them, you can see a close up. Reviewed by David

Quilting With Children http://thecraftstudio.com/qwc/ This site has a lot of information about quilting for both teachers and students. My favorite part is the Techniques and Resources part. It shows good quilt patterns for children and you can learn how to sew if you don't know how. I also liked this site because it shows many different kinds of quilts that other students my age have made. It was easy to select where to go on this site and I think you will enjoy it. Reviewed by Lisa

A Quilter's Coloring Book http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6982/blocks.html You can make your own paper or computer graphics quilt from this site. The author of the page suggests that you print it out and color in your quilt pattern or download it into a paint program. You can choose from many quilt patterns and see how that pattern looks in three different ways. We found out that this page is fun to experiment with. Reviewed by Lisa

America Quilts http://www.pbs.org/americaquilts/meet/index.html This site lets you see quilt projects made by some American quilters. Click on the small pictures to see a larger version of their quilts. Another interesting part of this site is Quilts in the Classroom. You can look at a quilt made by some students in Madison, Wisconsin. If you think you know a lot about quilts, there is an online quilt quiz. There are also a lot of links from this site. The tips part wasn't real great. Reviewed by Ethan

The Quiltmaker's Gift http://www.quiltmakersgift.com/index.htm The Quiltmaker's Gift is a book written by Jeff Brumbeau. It is the story of a quiltmaker and a king. The illustrations are full of quilt designs and quilt blocks. This site is a very colorful and fun site about the book, the illustrator, and quilting. There are many quilting links listed. Reviewed by Abby

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These Internet resources were evaluated on the basis of Site Selection Guidelines that the students developed. Questions and comments can be sent to the facilitating teacher at North Woods Elementary School, Janet Amann, at jaamann@mail.sdlax.k12.wi.us

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