Warren Central's United Hearts club is making a “Culture Quilt” this year, and they need the help of their fellow Warriors to make it happen.
United Hearts is a group that promotes inclusiveness and takes action on local, national and international issues. The main focus of United Hearts is to make all their members leaders who use their resources, like the media, to help make a change in the community. Now, United Hearts has come up with this idea to make a quilt out of fabric from more than 30 different cultures and countries. The advisors of the club, English teachers Susan Kalberer and Maria Elena Pereira, thought that it would be a great idea to have the quilt symbolise the different ethnicities represented at Warren Central.
“I think the quilt is a way for the students in the school to learn about different cultures that are within the school, and also represent their own,” junior Rasheeda Moudi said. “They can learn about many people's differences from all around the world, as well as embrace their own.”
The quilt is in its early stages, and the club members are learning how to sew and embroider basic designs so they can be ready once they officially decide what they want the quilt to look like. The club has a plan to have a finished quilt displayed at Fiesta, their dance party on May 1, 2026.
“Club members have suggested embroidering or illustrating images representing their culture's foods, flowers, music, famous quotes and their homeland's natural scenery,” Pereira said.
The United Hearts club has been searching for a large quantity of fabric that can be cut to create the large quilt squares. They said that flat, thin fabrics such as T-shirts, bed sheets, and pillowcases will work best. Thick, plush or textured fabric will not work as well.
Pereira and Kalberer suggested that if students and staff have any old shirts to donate to stores like Goodwill, they can give them to United Hearts instead. Donations of extra sewing needles, thread, yarn, embroidery hoops or any other items that can support this project can also be dropped off at either H105 or H121.
“We are so thankful for the donations of fabric made by faculty and staff,” Pereira said. “Their generosity has made it so students will not need to purchase any materials on their own. This is a year-long project.”
Additionally, anyone can participate in creating a culture square. They do not need to commit to being a member of the club. Students interested should reach out to Pereira or Kalberer. They