Ideas for Framing Kids' Art Quilt Squares
Encourage your child's interest in quilting, and art in general, by framing her handmade quilt squares in a variety of fashions. Decide whether you want to use a store-bought frame or make one of your own. Either way will help to build a sense of pride in your child by displaying her artwork in your home.
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Elegant Square Frame
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An elegant way of displaying your child's quilt square is in a square frame. Measure the dimensions of the quilt square. Purchase a frame to match the size. If the quilt square is an odd size, purchase a frame that is two to three inches larger than the quilt square. Cut a mat to fit the frame and extend 1/4 inch over the edges of the quilt square. Paint the frame to match the main color in the quilt square. This will put focus on the quilt square rather than the frame.
Corkboard Tile Frame
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Attach your child's quilt square to the center of an 8- or 12-inch corkboard tile. Pin the quilt square with small headed pushpins. Start 1/4 inch below the top edge of the quilt square. Pin in the center then directly below it on the bottom edge. Smooth the square to remove all wrinkles while pinning. Position the next two pins in the center of the two sides. Continue pinning to the cork working from side-to-side of each previously placed pin, working from top to bottom, then side to side to prevent droopage. Add a sawtooth hanger to the back for easy displaying.
Yardstick Frame
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Make a yardstick frame to display your child's quilt square. Measure the top and side of the square to attain proper measurements. Subtract 1/2 inch from each measurement to allow room for the edges of the quilt square to hide behind the frame. Cut one end of the yardstick at a 45-degree angle. Locate the inside point of the angle. Measure from this point and mark the top frame measurement. Make a 45-degree angle cut at the mark using the mark as the inside corner. The two 45-degree angles will be mirror images of one another. Repeat the process to create the bottom and two sides. Put the pieces together to create the frame. Glue each 45-degree angle with wood glue. Set aside to dry.
Measure the outside dimensions of the yardstick frame. Cut a piece of heavy cardboard to the measurement. Tape the edges of the quilt square to the center of the cardboard with paper tape. Glue the yardstick frame to the cardboard.
Fabric Frame
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To make a fabric frame, measure the top and one side of the quilt square. Subtract 1/2 inch from each measurement for the inside opening. Add four inches to the measurement to create the outside of the frame. For example, the quilt square is 8-by-8-inches. The inside opening is 7 1/2-by-7 1/2-inches with a 12-by-12-inch outside measurement. Cut two squares of cardboard to the outside measurement. On one square, draw the opening in the center of the frame. Cut along all lines. Use white glue and attach scrap fabric to the front of the frame. Seal the fabric with a half and half mixture of white glue and water. Dry completely. Paper tape the edges of the quilt square to the center of the cardboard back. Glue the frame to the back.
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