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An article sent to Judy Kronmeyer from Mrs. Nancy Reeves of the Dwyer school:
Dwyer Fourth Graders Show the Contents of Their Traveling Quilt Trunk Project
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Taken from a letter sent to Judy Kronmeyer from Diane Dellureficio of the Millington School:
Dear Ms. Kronmeyer,
I am the school librarian at Millington School in Morris Co. We currently have been blessed with your wonderful quilt trunk and I couldn't wait to tell you how VERY excited and pleased all the children are. The Quiltmaker's Gift has long been one of our favorite stories and we are overwhelmed by the quilt that matches the story. I have it on display over an A-frame board and the children are enthralled by the elements of the story within it. One of the children shared that she would "love to sleep under the quilt" and we all agreed. Your wonderful project has lead to many discussions about blankies and grandmothers and beloved objects. We now appreciate all the sewing that goes into the formation of a quilt. It was a gentle and cozy entrance into the new year.
I have tried to phone Dorothy Gruber who is the creator of the Quiltmaker's quilt without success. Perhaps the phone number on the identification tag is incorrect? I would love to personally thank her for making the story "come alive" for us. What a wonderful learning experience your project has given us. I dropped all the lessons I had planned and "seized the teachable moment" for the quilt trunk. Thank you so very very much!!!!! We are hoping to reserve the trunk again next year!
With sincere appreciation,
Diane Dellureficio and the students of Millington School (grades 2-5)
Taken from a letter sent to Merry May from Mary Byatt of the Birches Elementary School:
Hello,
My name is Mary Byatt and my school had the pleasure of utilizing the Quilt Trunk for the past 2 weeks. The story blocks were awesome and provided a sound connection between the quilts and US history. The children were amazed at the artistic beauty and designs of the quilts.They enjoyed the literature selections and the manipulatives. We had a "Quilt Day" in the fifth grade social studies classes the last day we had the trunk - there were different stations set up around the room.
These included a magnetic quilt design area, a story corner, a sewing station (the children are making a "Reach for the Stars" quilt), a drawing and vocabulary station, and a felt block station. Our guidance counselor did a special lesson in one of the special education classes, teaching the children how to embroider their name on fabric. Our librarian read "The Keeping Quilt" to all five fifth grade classes. Our art teacher plans to sew a quilt with the students in the spring. The trunk ignited a lot of interest and excitement! We thank you and your group for creating such an inspirational teaching tool!We noticed that some of the books in the trunk had blank name plates in the front. We were wondering if we could make a donation for the purchase of a book (perhaps, Shota and the Star Quilt, Eight Hands Round-A Patchwork Alphabet, or Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt) in the name of Birches Elementary School. If this is acceptable, please let me know who we should make the check out to and where I should send it.
Again, thank you for sharing your passion of quilting with our students and teachers!
Sincerely,
Mary Byatt