Patchwork Collage – arranging wrapping paper shapes

Title – Pakistani Handicrafts Unit – Patchwork Collage
By – Rukhe Neelofer Zaidi
Primary Subject – Art
Secondary Subjects – Social Studies
Grade Level – 2-4

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The Handicrafts of Pakistan Unit

Introduction Activity 1 – Jewelry Making Activity 2 – Metal Craft Activity 3 – Clay Seals Activity 4 – Patchwork Collage (below)

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Activity 4: Patchwork

Medium:

Collage

Cross Curricular Link:

Social Studies

Time:

60 to 80 minutes

Resources:

• Colored chart paper, 1/4 for each student
• Glue
• Rolls or sheets of printed wrapping paper or colorful old magazine pages
• Scissors
• Scales (ruler)
• Reference pictures of Sindhi Rilhis and Western patchwork (Google Image Searches: “Sindi Ralhi patchwork” “Rilli patchwork” and “Ralli Quilt”)

 Learning outcomes:

To enable students to:
• Know the traditional craft of Sindhi Rilhi
• Make a patchwork design

Vocabulary:

• Rilhi
• patchwork
• quilt
• tradition

Preparation:

• Cut 2-inch wide strips of different wrapping paper/magazine pages for patchwork

Methodology:

• Tell the students that they will be making a patchwork design.
• Show them pictures of Sindhi Rilhi and Western patchwork to appreciate the difference in design.
• Tell them that they will make the patchwork by pasting printed paper, as it will be difficult for them to stitch printed cloth.
• Distribute resources (2-inch wide strips of different wrapping paper/magazine pages) to each group and ask them to draw a border (approximately a half-inch) on their colored chart papers.
• Ask students to cut different shapes (squares, triangles and rectangles).
• Students may exchange the wrapping paper strips with each other.
• Tell students to arrange and paste these shapes on their colored chart paper to make a patchwork design.

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