Name of Panel" Reaching for the Stars"

Dream Theme: Science

Did you enjoy this project? "We all enjoyed this project. We had Dan Oates, coordinator of SCIVIS (Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students) to speak to the group.

What could the next IFC project be? "How about a "garden" theme where everyone would send in fabric/fiber representations of plants - they could be arranged in a 'botanical fiber garden'! You could assign each participant a plant to represent - each plant could have a little tag telling about it and giving it's name."

Techniques & Materials Used: Machine Applique and Machine Quilting

Whats the story behind your panel? "When we were thinking about participating in the Dream Rocket project, one of our members told us that the students from the School for the Blind in Rommey, WV (a town in our reagon) had been participating in SCIVIS (Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students) for the twenty years it's been in existance. SCIVIS began when a blind adult was turned away from Space Camp in Huntsville because of her blindness. Now for one week each year, Space Camp is transformed into a place where blind and visually impaired kids can come together and participate in a mock space mission. They come from all over the world and all over the US. They form life long friendships as they interact toward the common goal of the mission with other children who have similiar challenges in their lives. Our panel celebrates SCIVIS and it's positive effect on blind and visually impaired students."