One of the most interesting exhibits at the recently held "Road to California" Quilt Show was the display of quilts made by children called the "Katrina Story Quilts".  Children thoughout the Katrina diaster area created artwork that was transformed into a series of eight quilts.

Here is some information about the program from Lynn Meadows Discovery Center:  

Katrina Story Quilts was the initial program that invited children to explore and share their ideas and stories about their "new" world. “After Katrina, we felt it was vital to give children an opportunity to “voice” their thoughts and feelings through art as part of the recovery process”, says art teacher, Mary Cordray.

Themes for the quilts are What Katrina Couldn't Take Away, Rebuilding Our Town, Changes in the Neighborhood, Katrina Surprises, and Dreams. Working in small groups with a museum staff member, students created art work for the quilt.

The art work was scanned and printed on fabric by one, dedicated volunteer, Quilter Peggy Guyton from Ocean Springs MS. Peggy also sewed four of the quilts. Quilter Sandy Tully, and quilters from Janet's Quilting Bee, SandStitchers of Biloxi and Ocean Wave Quilters assembled the remaining four quilts. Completed story quilts were initially displayed at each participating school.

Eight quilts were created during the school year by first, second and third graders. See more photos and the quilts in process at the Discovery Center's website

(Photos above taken by Gregory Case of Gregory Case  Photography.  Photo of Children and quilt thanks to the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. )