Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
Today was the day we finished up our quilts. As we put the binding and finishing touches on our sewn on objects, we completed some rad quilts. Along with our now extensive knowledge of Alzheimer’s and quilting, we also watched Still Alice, a movie about early onset Alzheimer’s to educate us on the realities...
Continue readingToday we visited Harmony Village where we gave our quilts. We were able to meet people in different stages of Alzheimer’s. Although we had heard about it all week, it was interesting to see it in person and get the experience. A woman who worked there, Lauren, took us to different rooms each with...
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Today started out with continuing our fidget quilts. We learned how to bind our quilts and how to attach extra items. Ms. Casne’s friend, Delia, arrived early to accompany us on our journey through our projects. Our morning was briefly interrupted by a fire drill, but we quickly regained focus. After...
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The second day of quilting was just as fun as the first. Today we started off with a speaker from the Harmony Village, which is a nursing home for the memory impaired. Lauren the speaker who came talked about the causes and effects of dementia. Before starting her presentation on dementia, she gave us...
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After diving into the rigorous yet intriguing waters of quilting, I can say with confidence that this is going to be one of the best Intensive Learnings. The day began with a lesson in the history of quilts, how it was a pastime for many women of the 19th century (this was obviously quilting...
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