Handprint Quilts: Creating Children's Keepsakes with Paint and Fabric [Paperback]

Marcia L. Layton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

It's a whole new approach to "hand" quilting for kids! Turn children’s handprints into fabulous flowers, fluttering butterflies, buzzing bees, and dazzling dinosaurs with this easy approach to kid-friendly quilting fun. • More than ten adorable patterns transform little handprints into a multitude of creative creatures

• Simply "stamp" kids’ hands on fabric with fabric paints; then help them embellish with pens, trims, buttons, googly eyes, and more

• Projects are perfect for daycare, church, and scouting groups, or they can easily be made at home

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About the Author

Hometown: Tampa, Florida

Marcia L. Layton has been the assistant director of a preschool for nearly 20 years, planning activities for children ranging from art and music to French. This is her first book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Martingale and Company (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564774589
• ISBN-13: 978-1564774583
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #807,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Handsome Handprints, May 8, 2003

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Lana Blandin (Leavenworth, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handprint Quilts: Creating Children's Keepsakes with Paint and Fabric (Paperback)

I really enjoyed Handprint Quilts by Marcia Layton. Who doesn't need a supply of cute ideas for quick gifts? The book includes projects of all sizes, from quilts to wallhangings and pillows.
The instructions are clear and easy to follow and there is a lot of variety, including projects perfect for all age groups.
Most importantly to me is that the book provides a jumping off point for more quilts. I love books that spark creativity and allow me to adapt and change and create one of a kind projects.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Ideas, March 8, 2007

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cathyr (Aust) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Handprint Quilts: Creating Children's Keepsakes with Paint and Fabric (Paperback)

13 projects. Very simple quilts but lovely ideas - a great starting point for personal gifts and memories of when they were small. Also interesting and different gifts a pre-teen could help with or a teenager could make him/herself.

Layton discusses what to do when you realise you have made a mistake, and how to avoid some of the more obvious ones. I don't like all the quilts she has done - some of the backgrounds and layouts are not my cup-of-tea. However, there is much discussion on how to vary what is there, as well as a "gallery" of wuilts made by her or with her help that show how you can take the ideas presented and display them differently.

I particularly like
- "Happy Hands" - straight out hand prints in primary colours with smiling faces on them. I intend to create this quilt with my two year old niece.
- "Sweet Hearts" - use both hands printed in such a way to create a heart shape. We shall get all the cousins together to make this for Grandma's birthday.
- "Jungle Rumble" and "Circus Fun" - decorate hand prints to create jungle animals such as elephants and lions. I shall be encouraging my 8 year old to hellp make this for a baby cousin.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute ideas!, March 14, 2006

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Jo "missabc" (Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handprint Quilts: Creating Children's Keepsakes with Paint and Fabric (Paperback)

This book has some wonderfully creative ideas. My first grade class put together the handprint sunflower with the help of a good seamstress. The end result was very nice.