A Gold Star for My Students. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

A Gold Star for My Students

How do you reward students in an online class? I’ve decided on a digital gold star. I wanted to make a special fabric star as my starting point and a friend loaned me a 3D pattern from Fabri Flair. Perfect!

First, fabric selection. I wanted to use my hand-dyed scraps and for each piece to be different. Could I get away with a little yellow-green too?

A Gold Star for My Students. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

I decided on just one yellow-green. I really liked this combination!

A Gold Star for My Students. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

It began to take shape.

A Gold Star for My Students. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

And here’s the finished star. I love it!

A Gold Star for My Students. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

I’ll take a better photograph of it and add it to some sort of digital plaque. I think it will be a fun addition to the class interactions.

What online class you ask? Why THIS one: Double Reverse Appliqué. Check out my teaser video.

Ellen Lindner
P.S. Wondering about the blue tape on my table? It’s leftover from video recording online lessons. It showed me the edge of the video frame.

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