| Attention beginning and advanced quilters. Have you | | | | most of us have with our personal computers. |
| considered designing and making a family story book | | | | It is also instructed by experienced users that it is |
| for your children or grandchildren? Every child learns | | | | best to copy your photo on regular paper before |
| about their families through mom and dad or granny | | | | using your transfer paper. Always read the |
| and grandpa as to their family members. Create quilt | | | | manufacturers instructions to avoid errors and |
| magic for children with their family history through | | | | problems. |
| the art of mini-quilting. | | | | This technology will allow you to print onto quilting |
| Children learn very quickly and easily as to whom | | | | fabric and start you on an exciting journey making |
| their brothers and sisters are because of the long | | | | memory quilts with family photos. |
| introduction of talking about baby. They hear very | | | | Stop the presses! |
| often of "this is going to be your baby brother or | | | | Something different is to be created for your family. |
| baby sister." | | | | Make a t-shirt story book of your family photos |
| But teaching them about uncles, aunts, cousins, great | | | | printed on t-shirts. Unlock the hidden secrets of each |
| grandma and great granddad becomes a bit more | | | | family member by gathering their t-shirts. Cut out the |
| involved. Make story telling easier with a mini-quilt | | | | designs and place that design next to the respective |
| family history book. | | | | relative. |
| Have you lost photos of relatives and had to ask | | | | For example, if granddad has a history of riding in |
| other family members if they had a picture of | | | | rodeos, he surely has a t-shirt design which indicates |
| whomever you lost? Family traditions weigh heavily | | | | that interest. Grandma baked goodies and won blue |
| because of children. Every child is curious and wants | | | | ribbons at the state fair. Does she have a t-shirt |
| to know about their family. It will be more difficult to | | | | reflecting her baking interests and awards? |
| loose photos after they have been printed onto | | | | As you turn the pages of the quilted story book, not |
| fabric. | | | | only will your words tell a story, but those t-shirt |
| The technology of today allows us to make digital | | | | designs will add visual and long-term memories for |
| photo copies of whatever photo we want and print | | | | your children. Your story telling will use as many |
| it on fabric with our personal computers. We just | | | | pages as it takes to finish each tale. |
| need to install appropriate software into the | | | | The greatest advantage of making a mini-quilt is the |
| computer. | | | | fact that you are making one block at a time. One |
| I have both read and heard that copy stores are not | | | | block can tell a story. As the family grows you will |
| allowing printing on transfers because they tend to | | | | discover you have created a family heirloom which |
| jam their copy machines. Therefore, | | | | will last for many, many years to come. This is quilt |
| recommendations are being made to use ink jet | | | | magic for children told through mini-quilt blocks by |
| transfer paper and ink jet printers. I have not read or | | | | your talented hands and story telling imagination. |
| heard of any jamming with the ink jet variety which | | | | |