Sophie and Sadie are looking at a story quilt that is a bit like Faith Ringgold’s story quilt (and book) called Tar Beach. Faith Ringgold is an artist who paints pictures onto the fabric – and sometimes she also writes the story on the quilt to make sure everyone understands what she wants to say! What do you think this quilt is trying to say?
Quilts have a long history of telling stories. Sometimes the story is in the pattern that the fabric makes when it is all sewn together – the design can mean friendship or wedding rings or log cabins. Sometimes the materials that are used to make the quilt tell a story – using favorite t-shirts, ties, even jewelry or toys! Sometimes instead of a design, the quilt looks like a picture – sometimes it really is a picture printed on the fabric, sometimes it’s painted on, and sometimes the fabric is cut into pieces that make a picture. And sometimes it’s a little bit of a lot of things!
Click on the image below, or click here, to open the coloring page, then download, print, and start coloring!
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