Hudson at Newcomb, NY
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Two Girl Scout Troops are making prototype quilts. You may want to follow their example or create your quilt with your own ideas.

Example One

This quilt was made using quilt squares obtained from Oriental Trading. The squares were sewn onto reused blue material obtained from the Hudson Valley Materials Exchange. The blue material came from a flag manufacturing company.

You will need several kits to get enough squares to make a 7.5 foot high by 8 foot wide quilt.

REMEMBER WE ARE REQUIRING WASTE REUSE; SO YOUR QUILT MUST CONTAIN SOME REUSED MATERIALS. You may obtain material rescued from the waste stream at the Hudson Valley Materials Exchange.

Example Two

This quilt was made using PhotoFabric from Blumenthal Craft. (We bought ours at A.C. Moore.) The Girl Scouts drew water conservation pictures on paper; they scanned the pictures into the computer; the pictures were printed on to the PhotoFabric with a ink jet printer (follow the directions on the package); and fabric pictures were sewn on to blue fabric that was left over from making American Flags at an embroidery company.

Hints & Tips

Try to be as creative and resourceful as possible. Remember we will be offering up to three awards will be given for excellent quilts in the following categories:

• Best overall quilt
• Best traditional quilt
• Best 3-D quilt (use your imagination)
• Best use of photography
• Best use of children’s water art
• Best use of recycled materials
• Best use of fabric paint
• Best use of non-traditional quilt materials
• Best use of felt
• Best depiction of fish in the Hudson River
• Best depiction of water conservation
• Best depiction of recycling
• Best depiction of materials reuse and waste reduction
• Best depiction of groundwater protection
• Best depiction of an aquifer
• Best depiction of the Hudson River
• Best map of the Hudson River watershed
• Best depiction of Henry Hudson’s boat the Half Moon
• Best depiction of Robert Fulton’s steamboat
• Best depiction of Samuel De Champlain’s boat
• Most colorful quilt
• Best quilt by a group of children 10 or under
• Best quilt by a group of children 12 or under
• Best quilt by a group of children 14 or under
• Best quilt by a group of children 16 or under
• Best quilt by a group of children 18 or under