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So if you don't already know, I was born way way back when we learned to read with the Dick Jane and Sally readers. They were very simple, almost too simple but at the time, that is what there was. There were no pre-school and even limited kindergarten. There were no pre-requisites for a child like knowing how to count, how to write your name, or even knowing your address. Those were taught to you by your kindergarten teacher. There was no Sesame Street, no Barney. There was Romper Room, Mr. Moon and Captain Kangaroo. But those shows didn't teach much academic skills, they were mostly for entertainment.We learned to read by the memorizing method. The phonic method did not come into the system until years later. Now I guess a 5 year old must know their name, address, how to count to 20, and the alphabet before they can enter kindergarten. So when I was in kindergarten and my sister Jeanne was in 1st grade, she brought home her flash cards everyday and taught me to read. So I knew how to read before 1st grade. So back then, that was an accomplishment because they didn't even begin to teach reading until you entered the 1st grade. You only knew how to read your name. Kindergarten was mostly for play and getting use to other kids and school.
Several years ago, my eldest daughter Kirsten, gave me a slew of fat quarters. A fat quarter is a piece of fabric measuring 18" X 22". They are mainly used for quilting but come in handy for other types of sewing projects. All of the fat quarters she gave me were all coordinating Dick Jane ans Sally prints. I didn't know what to do with them for many years until this week. So I cut them into 6" x 7" pieces and ended up with 160 squares, I sandwiched white flannel with a red cotton backing to make a rag quilt. There's enough left over to make a pillowcase or pillow sham. I'm going to turn around and give her the quilt for her birthday on May 12th. I know she will love this even though she didn't use this method to learn to read herself. So now I have X'ed all the squares and am now assemblying them together in a pattern. When it's done it will measure 54"X 90" before it's washed. Then when all the seams are sewed, they all need to be clipped 1/4" apart. which will cause fraying and fluffing when washed then dried.
Here's pictures of different angles.
