This is the inspiration piece for this project. When my oldest was 4, he made this in summer camp. So cute right? He has had this hanging up at work ever since. I asked him to bring it home so I could take a picture of it for you. I love it!! For little kids getting your hands in paint is fun (for most of them anyway). They also get to practice fine motor skills by stringing beads on a wire. Obviously, younger kids won't be able to do the writing but that is ok. They still had a "hand" in making something for their Dad. Let them wrap it up in paper that they have sponge painted or hand painted and tie it up with a ribbon. My boys love giving gifts and can hardly wait to give a gift once it is ready.
Katrina
P.S. I am in love with what Anjeanette came up with too. It is over the top awesome. It is the extra touches she puts into her projects that give it the Wow factor for me. Yet they seem so effortless when you watch her do them. She inspires me to think in fabric more. Seriously, how many people come up with a sewing project to give as a gift for a man and pull it off? I may have to file this away and use it in the future. My dad will never know it wasn't my idea.;)
Anjeanette here
I am so excited about this. I LOVE IT!!!
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We were sitting around talking about upcoming projects. Katrina told us about the above project that her son made. I thought it was the cutest saying that I KNEW I had to make something using it. Well it came from Katrina's memory since my Brother has the original hanging in his office at work. And I had to change the saying a little to be for both my boys. I adore making things for my husband for anything. He is an amazing Dad. He loves his kids both so much. I swear, a parent's love could move mountains.
I tend to *think* in fabric. I right away thought about a frame with hands reaching up towards the top...their Dad. I am trying my hardest to get my boys to enjoy shopping for fabric;) They usually get to pick a fat quarter out when we go and then I will make whatever they want out of it. They each got to pick their own fat quarter out and I also picked up an off white one too.
You could totally do this with just scrapbook paper or whatever medium you choose. It translates easily to just about anything. Because it is me we are talking about, I picked fabric;)
Gather your supplies. You will need:
-backing fabric, and a different fabric for each child/hand.
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-paint
-children. The number doesn't really matter, but it may be nice to do all your children if you have many. (That is me trying late at night to be funny...is it working?)
Let's make the frame first.
-I printed the saying on regular paper in a cute font.
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-paint in your letters. I wanted this to have a handmade look to it. I wasn't worried with perfect painting. I like to put my printed paper close to where I am painting so I can use it as a reference. Sometimes the transfer isn't the best and this helps a lot. Once you have painted the whole saying onto your frame, spray it with a good coat of sealant.
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-cut out the arms and hands
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-Following the directions on your adhesive, iron it onto your fabric for each arm/hand.
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-carefully cut out each fabric covered arm/hand.
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-using the frame as a guide, figure out your layout. I wanted a little space at the top to sew a little sun that the boys arms are supposed to be *reaching* for. I made a light erasable mark showing the frame opening.
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-iron down your hands.
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-this was probably the most fun part for me. Of course if you are making this with just paper, you could skip this. I backed my fabric with some very thin batting. I wanted a little pouf to accentuate the stitching. I zig-zagged around one hand and used a different decorative stitch to sew around the other one. I sewed a sun at the top left. Then I echoed the arms and pretty much just filled in the space as best I could. I like a little bit of a free-form to things. I sewed past the markings for the frame placement just a bit to make sure it was completely covered in stitching.
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I hope you like this and are inspired to make something yourself!! Katrina, thanks so much for the inspiration for this. I am so in love!!
Anjeanette
16 comments:
This might be my favorites Father's Day gift yet! LOVE IT! I'll be linking.
Very cool! i linked to this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com
Holy cow! I love your blog! Thanks for visiting mine and leaving a sweet comment! I'll be back to do some past post reading! Love your ideas! And I became a follower. :)
This is so very awesome - and your instructions are so detailed and clear. Now just to find a few moments! I think I even have that same swirly green FQ!!! Great minds think alike, they say!
That is adorable...and sooooo sweet. love your blog here! cherry
I love this blog! You guys have such fun ideas! :)
This is a great gift for daddy - thanks for sharing the how-to. I linked to your tutorial from my blog.
http://quilting.craftgossip.com/tutorial-fathers-day-mini-quilt/2009/06/18/
Scarlett Burroughs
Quilting Editor, Craft Gossip
http://quilting.craftgossip.com/
Thank you so much for posting this! We made an adapted version for my dh. He loved it!
I made up two of these! One for my husband, and one for my dad. I embroidered the lettering right into the piece, it turned out super cute. I have pictures of it on my Flickr account:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8577522@N03/
Thanks so much for the great idea and the clear instructions!
Thanks for the idea! My husband loved it.....
Check out my version at my blog :)
Great idea! I think I'll be making this, this year!
Ok, so I could go crazy with variations of this craft. Feet, silhouettes, surnames, initials. You've gone and done it! aDORable
Thank you so much for the tutorial its gonna be great gift. Anyway,will certainly visit your site more often now.
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I love it, perfect present to a loving father, it touch my heart. Thanks for the tutorials and the inspiration.
Cindy@ silk wedding bouquets
I really love the framed hands image, and the message genuinely touches my heart. This a great gift idea for Father's day. Michael@collage frame
This is what my 5 week old 22 month old and 5 year old are all doing.. as soon as we can get daddy out of the house... CANT WAIT :) Love love love it!
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