Nicoles Quilt

In fabric extension, I worked on a quilt of my horse 'Faith'. I started off slow and not really knowing what to do next. In the last few weeks I really worked hard. First I got a blown up picture of Faith and traced pattern pieces onto tracing paper and then onto visor fix, which is a special paper that glues to the fabric. The fabric got cut out and then put together on the background I had chosen. I then had to choose a back pattern and put padding in between them to make it thick and cushiony. Next was the sewing machine! We got black fur for the mane which really made the horse come to life. After sewing everything together Mrs Dainty bound it which means she sewed the border on. After the holidays I got so exited coming back to school because I knew I would see my quilt. I loved it so much!
I am really proud of my quilt and so is my family. Now Faith will be with us forever. By Nicole

Megans Quilt

Megan is part of an extension group working with fabric in the material technology classroom. She has begun making a quilt with a beautiful Maori design. Megan is weaving the green material behind the main design. There is still a lot to do to her quilt as she had not begun sewing yet but is preparing the design and material until she is completely happy. Megan is already planning her next quilt design and knows it will have more blue fabric. The materials teacher has given Megan a lot of great advice and guidance so far in this process and we are all looking forward to the finished quilt.

Fieldays - Your thoughts

After Fieldays a group of students got together and decided to interview one person from each of the 5 focus groups (technology, dairy farming, milking, livestock, and Horticulture). Here is the interview with a person from the Technology group. They asked general questions to do with Fieldays, what we like about studying farming and how do we find working in groups.