My grandchildren are a main source of inspiration for me. The other day, my grandson said, “Gramma, I love everything you make for me.”
He had me at “Gramma”!
So, of course I was inspired to make him something.
I decided to make his pillowcases for May, based on a conversation I overhead him having with his uncle. It was an exciting discussion between two Star Wars fans.
My son has been a Star Wars fan since he was a toddler himself…wearing Star Wars Underoos. When I first started quilting, I made my son a Darth Vadar quilt. He has it displayed in his home office.
Another celebration day in my classroom was Star Wars Day, May 4th.
MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU!
I would wear my black Darth Vadar cape, and use a lightsabor for a pointer and talking stick. The kids loved to explain the process they used in solving a math problem, because they got to use the lightsabor.
I also had a t-shirt that read: Metaphors Be With You. I would wear this for teaching writing.
Here are the pillowcases I made for my youngest grandson and my granddaughter:
This is for my grandson’s little pillow.
This is his standard sized pillowcase.
This is my granddaughter’s standard sized pillowcase.
Naturally, all this talk and memories that come with Star Wars will have to be documented in my fabric quilt journal for this week. I thread sketched and painted Yoda. I will finish it later this week.
It has been a fun afternoon, just thinking of all these Star War moments!
I hope you all have enjoyed your afternoon.
You are such a good grandma! What a great way to teach math…I am sure your students will always remember you!
Thanks 😊.
Wow! A pillowcase every month! Good thing you have retired!
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I love the “May the fourth be with you” idea! You are so fun!!!
I love corny jokes and sayings, and this May the 4th made me chuckle.
LOL! Those sayings are so creative. I bet your class was a fun place to learn. 😊
I found the Metaphor shirt at a teacher conference and the other saying came from a special holiday calendar I used.
Awesome! 😊
I’ve also made pillowcases for my grandsons, they really enjoyed them.
They are so easy to make and it brings such joy. A friend of mine was the one who told me about these burrito pillowcases.
Awwww – I see those grandkids just have your heart wrapped around their fingers 🙂
😍Yep!