The Quilt of Belonging is Canada's largest ever textile art project, the fruit of the labors of hundreds of volunteers from across the country who donated their talents to create patches representing every nation of the world. The finished quilt is an awesome spectacle to behold. It all began when Esther Bryan, a visual artist and proud Canadian, read that there was at least one person in Canada from every other country in the world. To celebrate this remarkable diversity, she dreamed of making a massive quilt with hundreds of blocks, each one designed to symbolize one country and made by a person originally from that place. The Quilt of Belonging is a unique and highly visual introduction for young readers to this intriguing project. Author Janice Weaver highlights dozens of stunning individual blocks, and tells the fascinating stories of the groups they represent. Each spread showcases blocks with startlingly beautiful and varied craftwork. Some are embroidered, some knitted; others are embellished with beads, butterfly wings, porcupine quills, and myriad other materials. The Quilt of Belonging places the quilt within its larger cultural context for kids, and even gives them instructions for making their own quilt of belonging with their families, friends, school group or team.