Math by the Month features collections of short activities that focus on a monthly theme and aim for an inquiry or problem-solving orientation that includes at least four activities each for grade bands K–2, 3–4, and 5–6. In this issue, we look at quilting in America, which is as old as America herself. The popularity of quilts has continued, and many Americans still quilt today. Some people consider it an art form.
Terri L. kurz, terri.kurz@asu.edu, teaches mathematics and math methodology at Arizona State University, Polytechnic in Mesa. She learned to quilt from her grandmother, who thinks she quilts “without doing the math.”