yep, Chelcie is actually sewing! Chelcie has just completed quite an Early American Literature project. She had to learn about an Early American author...she picked Mark Twain. She had to read a book written by 1930....she picked "The Prince and The Pauper". She had to write a paper on the author and then another paper on the book. Then comes the ridiculous part....can you tell Mom was less than excited about this! Chelcie had to come up with a "Pioneer" craft depicting something about the book she read. Oh, she could make a quilt square with a scene from the book (NOT), she could make stained glass with a scene or design from the book (NOT), she could make a wood carving (NOT)...I am still unsure how ANY of this "busy work" ties in to a Language Arts class! In the end, Doug had the great idea of making a cloak: purple on one side representing the royalty of the one boy in the book and then a tattered burlap type of fabric on the back side representing the poor, pauper boy in the story. This all had to be done by hand...no sewing machine. We were quite impressed with what Chelcie came up with as she cut out the design and sewed it together. Next week she does an oral presentation in her class on her whole project....we are hoping her teacher has her wear the cloak! Chelcie says she'll die if she has to wear it....we will see!
