Before the workshop I had volunteers cut out 12 x 12 squares of muslin, and mark 1" margins on each block in disappearing ink.
I also arranged ahead of time for one of our semi-shut-in women (who was an experienced seamstress and quilter) to put the quilt together after the children had made their squares.
In the workshop, the children created a picture expressing an idea from the story (we were doing the prodigal son, so some themes were love, forgiveness, etc.). They used Crayola fabric markers.
After the workshop I had volunteers iron the squares to set the ink per the marker directions. Then I had volunteers cut strips of print fabric to go between the squares. I took the squares and the supplies to the elderly quilter to sew together. When she was finished with the quilt top, I took it back and had volunteers tie it with the batting and backing. I then returned it to my elderly volunteer to sew the binding. It is displayed in our hallway.
The shut-in seamstress was soooooo pleased to be able to help out in this way. She passed away last summer and we displayed this quilt in the church for the memorial service--along with a dozen other quilts she had made for relatives, who had come from all over the country for the service.