I need a simple quilt pattern for a teacher gift.?

Question

Kindergarten children will be tracing their hands as part of the pattern.We would also like to have a class picture transfered on to one of the squares and put into the middle.Adults will be sewing,but we want to keep it as simple as possible.

Answer 1

You could do as simple as squares, of course, but below is a directory of free quilt patterns. What you are looking for is something with a large space in the center for the hand prints, and some decorative stuff in between to set them off and give them a coherent theme. Try to get a colorful print that the kids can use their brightest colore for hand prints and have it coordinate. Also below is a site which shows a lot of samples of fabrics, so you can get some ideas.

Answer 2

Depending on how many handprint blocks you'll have, I'd suggest alternating handprint squares with a simple pieced block. You could use a Snowball block for the handprint squares - it's just a plain square with triangles sewn in each corner, making the center look slightly rounded. A good alternate block is the Shoofly. It's basically a nine patch with half square triangles in the corners. If you make the Snowball triangles the same size as the Shoofly corner triangles, it lines up nicely.

I worked up a basic quilt on my quilting software. I made it with 16 handprint blocks, an 8" x 10" printed photo (landscape), and 16 alternate blocks. The handprint and alternate blocks are 6" finished. I put a border around the photo in the center to make it fit properly - 1" left and right, and 2" top and bottom. I added a couple of borders around the outside - a 1" and a 4". This produces a finished quilt that is 46" square. If you need more squares, you can add another row top and bottom, or all the way around, as necessary. Don't add on just one side, though - it will look lopsided.

To get an idea of what it would look like, draw it out first on graph paper. Each square should be 2". Draw a center rectangle that is 10" wide and 8" tall. Draw a border around it that is 2" wide at the top and bottom, and 1" wide on the left and right sides. Now draw 6" square blocks all the way around. Draw another round of 6" blocks. You should have a total of 32 blocks - 6 across and 6 down, with the rectangle in the center. Now draw a 1" border around the outside, then a 4" border around that. Draw in the blocks (see the links below so you know what they look like). Be sure to alternate Snowball and Shoofly blocks. Use colored pencils or markers to color in the blocks - leave the center of the Snowballs white (this is for the handprints) and color the corners. For the shoofly blocks, color the very center square and the triangles that touch the center square. Leave the outside triangles and the four squares white. Color the borders.

There is a super simple way to do the half square triangles for the Shoofly blocks. There are several brands of papers that you stack on your fabrics and sew through. After sewing all of the solid lines, you cut on the solid lines and rip the papers off. Presto! Perfect half square triangles. Check out Thangles and Quiltime Triangle Papers. Buy in the size of your FINISHED square (2" in this case) or, if you have very inexperienced sewers, buy the next size up. After sewing and cutting apart, press them open and then trim them to the right size, squaring them up as you go.

This is a very easy block, especially if you use the papers to make your triangles. For the Snowball blocks, it's easier for many to sew the triangles on the corners by using squares and then trimming the excess fabric. Draw diagonal lines on the fabric to guide your sewing.

By the way - make sure you use the right product for tracing the hands. If you are not going to embroider over them, you need to use a permanent, fabric safe, non-bleeding, washable pen. Also, you can buy pretreated sheets (check out Jo-Ann Fabrics for several kinds) that are made to go through your inkjet printer. Do NOT use an iron on transfer - this will fade fairly quickly. Read the directions and make sure it suits your needs before you buy.

Answer 3

My first quilt was a rag quilt. It's real easy. You quilt each square and then attach the all. The hardest thing is lining up the squares uniformly.

Answer 4

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