The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco

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The Keeping Quiltby Patricia Polacco

• Vocabulary Words

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Border

• Definition
• A part that forms the outside edge of something
• Sentence
• She made a pink border around the quilt.

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Threaded

• Definition
• Passed thread through the eye of a needle.
• Sentence
• She threaded the needle before she began sewing.
  

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Gathering

• Definition
• A coming together of people.
• Sentence
• We were excited to attend the family gathering
  at Christmas.

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Scraps

• Definition
• Leftover bits of cloth.
• Sentence
• We used scraps to make a family quilt.

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Needles

• Definition
• Small, thin tools used for sewing.
• Sentence
• She used a needle and thread to mend her pants.

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Sewn

• Definition
• Fastened with stitches using a needle and
  thread.
• Sentence
• The doll was hand sewn.

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