Creative Quilting with Kids [Paperback]

Maggie Ball (Author), Mark Frey (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2001

In this book parents, teachers, and group leaders will find more than 40 fun, easy, and exciting projects to keep children happy and busy. This how-to book is geared toward teaching the quilters of tomorrow with projects suitable for all age groups and skill levels.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Teachers and parents looking for ways to introduce children to the delights of quilting will find this book a veritable treasure trove of practical information and inspiration. More than 800 students in the Seattle area have completed 50 group and individual quilting projects under Ball's tutelage. Each of the 40 projects is graded for difficulty and includes information on appropriate age levels, the number of instruction sessions needed to complete the project, and instructions and color photos of students and their finished artwork. Some of the activities involve painting and printing on fabric, as well as fusible appliqu one "Fish Prints" project uses either fresh or rubber fish, imprinted on a background fabric and embellished to create a marine scene. A solid addition to public and school libraries.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 141 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873492315
• ISBN-13: 978-0873492317
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maggie Ball - Quilter, Teacher and Author - www.dragonflyquilts.com
Maggie began quilting in 1986 and enjoys creating her own designs from elements of traditional patterns. Her award-winning quilts have been exhibited nationally and overseas. Teaching quilting is a natural extension of her passion and she finds it rewarding. Her teaching experience is extensive in the USA, and beyond to the UK and Mongolia, as well as quilting with over 800 children in local schools. She offers a variety of lectures and workshops for quilt guilds, conventions, retreats and stores.
As a volunteer in Mongolia in 2004, Maggie taught quilting to low-income and unemployed women. In 2006 she helped organize the First International Quilt Show there in collaboration with quilters from the UK and Japan. Her association with Mongolian quilters continues and she successfully headed a capital campaign raising $80,000 to purchase a permanent facility for the Mongolian Quilting Center in Ulaanbaatar, where she visited and taught in 2009.
Maggie is the author of four books published by Krause Publications. Creative Quilting with Kids and Patchwork and Quilting with Kids aim to encourage adults to pass on the quilting tradition to the next generation. Traditional Quilts with a Twist contains new patterns derived from the traditional Bear's Paw, Trip Around the World, and Ohio Star. Her most recent book, Bargello Quilts with a Twist, features quilts made from her original, easy to construct, 16-piece Bargello block.