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Old 12-26-2015, 02:05 PM
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Default Need all quilters help on this one... handprints

I got all the individual familes hand prints at Christmas, I want to make them a wallhanging with them, does anyone here, have a pattern or nice saying to go with the hand prints or any pictures I could see..
I want to make each family one..
I knew if anyone could help me it would be the Quilting Board...Thanks ...
And Happy New Year...
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Old 12-26-2015, 02:48 PM
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Ambitious, thoughtful project. Good luck with it but I'm zero help with the details.
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Old 12-26-2015, 03:02 PM
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You might try Pinterest. It seems you can find ideas for anything on there. You do have a great idea.
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Old 12-26-2015, 03:06 PM
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You might want to label each print with whose and when it was made - - - -
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Old 12-26-2015, 03:09 PM
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Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life. (Albert Einstein)
Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold. (Andre Maurois)
I sustain myself with the love of family. (Maya Angelou)
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Old 12-26-2015, 03:35 PM
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Not sure what you have in mind. Is this to be one quilt or several? How many hand prints do you have to work with? If its just one quilt perhaps a family tree in the center and use the hand print blocks for borders?
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There are all sorts of cute ideas using handprints on pintrest. Most have to deal with children's handprints in preschools but most are simple and could be easily translated into fabric. The one I first thought of was the one where the hands are cut out and placed downward to resemble a tree. It could be your family tree. Don't forget to add a few nuts.
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what a wonderful thing to do. A beautiful keepsake.
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I remember a friend whose grown daughter asked for a quilt full of her mother's handprints. She said she wanted to wrap herself in her mother's arms, even when she was far away. Her mother outlined her hand and made blocks, where her hand was the center of each and filled up most of the block. She did each handprint in different fabric, I think. It was a bed sized quilt. Not sure if any of this info can help, but I know her mother really loved making the quilt and felt so loved that it had been requested. Her daughter also loved it.

It is just a beautiful idea.

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this is what i did with my MN DGKs http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t123410.html
i have 4 more DGKs now and need to collect 2 more handprints
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