Kids Quilt Together

Find out how to successfully make a group quilt with children with the help of an experienced teacher. The author helps you from start to finish - this book includes ideas for developing a theme, designing a quilt, kid-friendly sewing instructions, painting techniques, plus forms and fundraising ideas.

Just flipping through this book and looking at the pictures of various quilt projects and kids working on them will inspire you. The information shared in this book will make it easy to get started on your own group quilt projects with the kids!

The author starts out by helping you design a quilt by picking a theme and figuring out some challenging details such as how to incorporate many areas of the curriculum and also how to be able to include the work of all the children. She also gives great advice for setting up a productive sewing area or room.

Of course, basic to quiltmaking there are chapters discussing hand piecing, machine piecing, and appliqueing your quilt tops. Various ways of customizing the quilt is explored with chapters covering using fabric paints, crayons, markers, stencils, photo printing, and machine embroidery.

All the wonderful information shared in this book, along with specific projects make this book a great investment for anyone who works with groups of kids or even adults. Quilts can be used for charity, fundraising, or gift giving; and the process of making the quilt and the finished project will be enjoyed by all.