Recently Released or Revised Publications
-Seeing i-2-i: Adventures in Diversity and Cultural Awareness Participant Manual
-Seeing i-2-i: Adventures in Diversity and Cultural Awareness Leader's Guide
-Quilt Quest Project Block 3 Fantastic Fabrics
-Preparing Cut Flowers for County Fairs and the Nebraska State Fair
Feature Publications
The existing Shopping Style was enhanced through a three year revision. Because teens are active consusmers, they need guidance on how to make purchasing choices. Youth will learn what looks best on them and the best ways to build a versatile wardrobe while staying within their budget. In addition, youth will be able to identify their clothing needs. Finally, youth will learn to "put it all together" and to present themselves with confidence. As you can see, there's a lot to learn, so get ready to go Shopping in Style!
Major Revision Spring 2013!
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Participant Manual
Seeing i2i: Adventures in Diversity and Cultural Awareness is a new 4-H curriculum intended to help youth gain ‘global competence’ and ‘cultural competence’ skills needed in today’s increasingly interconnected world and culturally diverse communities. The curriculum is designed for youth ages 11-14, but can be adapted for younger and older age groups. It can be adapted for use in 4-H clubs, camps, classrooms, afterschool programs, and other youth settings.
New August 2012!
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Leader's Guide
The Leader’s Guide contains all the information needed to conduct the activities in the Seeing i2i: Adventures in Diversity and Cultural Awareness curriculum, including activity descriptions, school standards, instructions, and other instructor resources.
New August 2012!
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Perfect Paper Piecing
Perfect Paper Piecing includes ideas and designs for paper piecing using original, multiple small paper piecing patterns. Designs can be dropped into anything from a placement to a full sized quilt using all kinds of sizes and shapes.
New November 2012!
$7.95
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Amazing Applique
Amazing Applique includes several projects, each using a different format for applique, plus a variety of shapes to applique. This cd includes ways to go about creating original applique designs with just a little artistic ability.
New November 2012!
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Beginning Basics is a collection of questions and answers. The questions and answers cover Fabrics and Patterns, Cutting Out a Quilt, Troubleshooting Your Sewing Machine, and Ready to Sew. For example, "Which should I choose first, my fabric or my pattern?", "What's a pillow form?", and "How do I hand baste?".
New August 2012!
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Fantastic Fabrics
Fantastic Fabrics will help 4-H'ers learn more details about fabrics and how to combine them into beautiful quilted items. Included is a section on various kinds of prints, as well as, information and patterns for a variety of ways fabrics are sold, such as jelly rolls, fat quarters, panels, and more.
New August 2012!
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What's New?
4-H Piloting Opportunities
We are pleased to announce that we are now ready to pilot four new curricula. If you are interested in being one of the first to try our new Nebraska-developed curricula and would like to have input into the final product, please be sure to volunteer to pilot one of the following curricula. And, be sure to specify if it will be piloting at a club, camp, school, or after school. We are limiting the pilots to approximately one of each. All we ask is that you and your youth participants complete the evaluations—which, of course, is why we are doing the pilot.
If you are interested in piloting any of the following curricula, please contact
Patricia J. Fairchild, Ed.D.
Nebraska 4-H Curriculum Design and
Youth Entrepreneur Specialist
See Nebraska 4-H Curriculum Homepage.
http://4h.unl.edu/web/4hcurriculum
114 Agricultural Hall
PO Box 830700
Lincoln, NE 68583-0700
(402)472-4067
FAX: (402)472-9024
Grow A Beautiful Space: Landscape Professionals & Design Principles (NEW)
High School Age: 9th Grade or 14 years old.
Includes 1) Participant Manual, 2) Participant Sketchbook, and 3) Leader’s Guide
Youth will discover the different qualities of plant materials and landscape structures and materials and how they can be used most effectively in the landscape.
Grow A Beautiful Space: Plants & Materials (NEW)
High School Age: 9th Grade or 14 years old.
Includes 1) Participant Manual, 2) Participant Sketchbook, and 3) Leader’s Guide
Youth will be able to identify the different types of plants used in landscapes and their specific landscape roles and applications. Considerations include environmental, visual characteristics, aesthetics, functional, structure and materials, amenities and estimates.
S.T.E.M. Clothing 1: FUNdamentals (NEW)
Targeted Audience: Beginning Sewers
Includes 1) Participant Manual
Youth will learn how Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math are required to create clothing and other textile products. Youth will understand foundation techniques for engineering garments with woven fabrics using straight and curved seams.
S.T.E.M. Clothing 2: Simply Sewing (NEW)
Targeted Audience: Intermediate Sewers
Includes 1) Participant Manual
Youth will build on the skills they learned in S.T.E.M. Clothing 1: FUNdamentals and develop more advanced sewing skills to take their projects to the next level! Youth will understand mid-level techniques for engineering garments with both knit and woven fabrics including body shaping methods such as darts, pleats,. and gathers and garment components such as sleeves and collars.