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Quilting is a skill that a son usually learns from his father. Nowadays, fewer boys are interested in learning the skill.

Not many people request the tents sewn by hand these days. Most of the tents you see now - for weddings and funerals, birthday parties and Ramadan feasts- are made of material with designs printed by machine.  

Learn more about Math and Quilts!

Quilt Block Patterns

examples of various block designs on grids - useful for coloring patterns onto graph paper

Space and Shape in Geometry: Quilts

learn about different types of symmetry used in block quilt designs and practice building your own

Geometry Quilt

examples of quilt designs by students

Polygon Playground

create designs by dragging colorful shapes to different spots on the page

Mathematics Principles in Amish Quilts

click on the above topic to see examples of the geometry concepts in quilts

Quilted Math

basic information about quilts in America and geometry in quilting, as well as some interesting links to other useful resources

Arabic Audio Recordings

learn how to pronounce these Egyptian words

Qasaba

Sha-reh il Khy-ya-mayya

Flickr.com: View a photo of an Egyptian quilter and his work. Browse this user’s photos for more images of the beautiful quilts!

Street Signs in Qasaba

Quilter

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