More than a dozen quilters will display their quilts inspired by the book, The Book of Lost Names, by Kristin Harmel, at the Bowman Regional Public Library.
Close-up detail view of one of the quilts exhibited at the Library.
First, each quilter read the book. They met at the library to discuss the book in November. Then they used creativity and their imaginations to create their own unique quilts based on their interpretation of the novel.
The quilts will hang until the middle of April 2022.
The idea for this exhibition was presented to the library by Margie Hande. Margie approached the library after seeing an exhibit based on the book at a quilt show in Oregon. She thought it would be a fun idea to try here knowing the depth of talent found in quilters in our region.
The quilters are from Rhame, Bowman, Amidon, Belfield, and Dickinson.
Quilts on display at the Library.
The quilts will hang in the Bowman Regional Public Library until April 14th. Visit the library at any time during library hours to view the quilts. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, February 16th at 2 PM at the Library.
You will need a pencil or marker, yarn, wax paper, liquid glue, a fork and bowl, and scissors. Glitter is optional. This is a slightly messy project.
Take your wax paper and spread it out on a flat surface. Use the marker or pencil to draw heart outlines. These outlines will be your guide for the yarn heart, so make them big enough that you can arrange your yarn inside.
Next, you will pour liquid glue into the bowl and add pieces of yarn. If you want to trim some of the yarn pieces smaller first, you may do that. Use the fork to mix them up so they get evenly coated in glue. Then you will squeeze out any excess glue and arrange them inside your heart outlines on the wax paper. If you would like to sprinkle some glitter on, this would be the time to do it. Then let the hearts dry overnight. Once they have dried, take some yarn or string and cut it to size to hang your work!
The Week 4 Challenge is “You are stuck on Mars and need to build a spaceship to get home.”
Post your pictures either by sharing them below in the comments, via your own social media page with the hashtag #brpllegochallenge, or simply e-mail it to us at bowlib@ndsupernet.com! Happy Building!
If you are in need of a container to make a Valentine’s Box, stop by the red cart and grab what you need! We have boxes, coffee tubs, ice cream buckets, and various other containers that would make the perfect Valentine’s Box.
The Week 3 Challenge is to create the newest machine. What does it do?!
Post your pictures either by sharing them below in the comments, via your own social media page with the hashtag #brpllegochallenge, or simply e-mail it to us at bowlib@ndsupernet.com! Happy Building!
The Week 2 Challenge is to build something with the same number of Lego bricks as your age!
Post your pictures either by sharing them below in the comments, via your own social media page with the hashtag #brpllegochallenge, or simply e-mail it to us at bowlib@ndsupernet.com! Happy Building!
We have received a grant allowing us to give away Lego Kits at the library! We thought this would be a great opportunity to spark creativity and fun by introducing an at-home Lego Challenge.
Once you register, you will pick up a Lego Kit from the library either by stopping in or requesting curbside. The kit is yours to keep. Every Monday we will post a new challenge here on the blog and at the front desk of the library. (You may work at your own pace, and can use other Legos too!)
It is up to you to build your interpretation of each weekly challenge prompt. Share your creations by adding your picture to the comments on our Weekly Lego Challenge blog posts, on your social media page with hashtag #brpllegochallenge, or email your pictures to bowlib@ndsupernet.com.
We have a limited quantity so registration is required to receive the Lego Kit. Each kit contains roughly 160 assorted pieces and a base plate in a tub.
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The first challenge prompt is to build your name or initials with your legos!
Here are the instructions for our January Adult Take-n-Make Craft for anyone who wants to follow along with their own supplies!
Supplies: (41) 13-inch pieces of yarn, 1 toilet paper tube, (14) 13-inch white cotton cords (or any color you want the beard to be), (1) 19-inch white cotton cord (same color as beard), tape, a 2-inch metal ring, a wooden nose bead (we used 20mm wooden craft half-balls, but a regular wood bead can work too), hot glue, scissors, a ruler
Instructions:
First, you will need to cut (41) 13-inch pieces of yarn. The easiest way to do this is to measure one piece with your ruler and then after you cut it, use it as a guide for the rest. Just line it up and cut. Then will cut (14) 13-inch cotton cords, and one 19 inch cotton cord. Set all the cotton cords aside. Right now we will be working only with the yarn. Once you have those you will begin to make the gnome’s hat. take your toilet paper tube and cut a piece off the end, roughly 1.5-2 inches thick. Then put a layer of tape around it so that it doesn’t break.
You will be putting the yarn onto the tube with a lark’s head knot. To do that, set the tube on its side. Fold one of the pieces of yarn in half, then hold it under the tube. One side will have the loop and the other will have the two ends. Bring the loop up above the tube and feed the ends through. Pull tight, and squish them together as you go. Repeat this for 40 pieces of yarn. Refer to the pictures.
You will take the tails of yarn and gather them up, holding them straight. Take your last piece of yarn and tie them off, creating the hat. You may tie this piece of yarn around a few times then knot and cut excess ends. Then cut the ends off the gathered yarn, creating the pom-pom. You may have to do some trim work to make them even.
Next, you will lark’s head knot the 14 cotton cords onto the metal ring. (You will fold each cord in half, pull the looped end up through the ring, bring the ends of the cord through the loop and pull tight. Repeat for all 14 cords.) This will be the gnome’s beard. After you have all 14 cords on the ring, be sure to spend a moment tightening the knots and pushing them down so the top ¼ of the ring is left bare. I added a dab of hot glue to either side to prevent the cords from creeping up the ring. Take your 19-inch cord and lark’s head knot it at the very top of your gnome. I also hot glued this knot so it was stable.
Now we need to add the hat to the gnome! To do this, you are going to tape your two ends of the top lark’s head knotted (19-inch cord) together with scotch tape (to use as a needle). You will very gently push the ends up through the hat so they come out the top of the head. Pull them through gently, hanging on to the tied part of the pom-pom so it stays secure. Then shift the hat down so it is on top of the metal ring. Be sure you pull that long cord all the way through so your hat is snug against the ring.
It will seem like the ring is too big for your hat. That is okay, just gently crease the edges of the toilet paper tube so it flattens, and hot glue it to the ring. You may have to squeeze the hat shut with your fingers for a few seconds to let the glue dry. Glue your wood bead against the knots on the lower center of the ring. This is the nose. Then just tie that top cord above the hat into a knot so you can hang it. Lastly, trim the beard however you would like. Your gnome is complete!
White paper, crayons of any color you wish plus a black crayon. Or, you can use oil pastels and black tempera paint.
Instructions:
Color a rainbow of heavy dark colors on your page. You want to try to not have any white showing. Then, you will go over it all with black crayon. You really want to cover it well if using black crayon. If using tempera paint, do a thin even coat and let dry before moving on.
