What a lovely place. It was a pleasure to work with everyone, from Niamh the teacher to the children to Caroline and Maureen. Without all the help it would not have happened, the more people you have helping on these short projects the better the learning and the outcomes. To get 25 children sewing is a feat in itself. Imagine they all need their needles threaded at the same time!! I can hardly see the needle these days never mind the eye!
Here are some shot from the final day. Now I have the Piece at home to put a border and a backing with some tabs on it to hang it in the hall, hopefully in time for assembly on Friday or before Easter anyway. The bags are hanging in the entrance into the school and the hallway to the classroom. Also in the shots below are some excerpts from the childrens diaries from the project. Fantastic!
I came along to see what you had on your blog Mairead and found the notes written by the children on your last day at Ferns really interesting. It would have been nice to be able to pass a comment on the individual pictures. It’s always interesting to work with children, they have such big minds don’t they? Take care