This next post is about a quilt I made for my classroom, my first year! I had a rectangle for each student in my class - where they placed their handprints. I wrote each student's name under their handprints. In the middle rectangle, I wrote information about the classroom, including the year, my name, the aides' names, etc.
After that, I wanted to try and find a way in which to make something where I could try and add students each year I taught . . . because, if I made a quilt every year, I might end up with 20+ quilts?! So, I decided to make a train! . . . with a car for each student.
The train was getting to be quite long, and there were some discrepancies about fabric being on the wall - so in the end, I decided to find another way in which to remember all of the students I have taught.
After everything, I decided to make a photo album instead. Each student gets a page - with his/her handprint and a couple pictures.
Now, whenever I am feeling down, or if things aren't going as well due to school politics and such - I look at the album to remind myself why I do what I do . . . it's all for the students!