Quilted Father's Day Frame

Create the following unique frame with your kids for Father’s day. This unique frame uses old ties or tie like material quilted together to produce a wonderful frame for Dad’s desk or bureau. When you’re done, simply place in a family picture. This craft is fairly simple to make for older children.

What You’ll Need for Your Quilted Father’s Day Frame:
Old Ties or Tie Like Material
Sewing Machine (optional)
Needle and Thread
Plain, Wooden Frame (or a hard fake-wood cardboard type frame) - One or Two Inches Thick on All Sides
Glue for Wood and Fabric
Tacks
Thin Foam or Cotton Balls
Black Poster Board or Felt

To Create Your Quilted Father’s Day Frame:

Get the Black Poster Board or Felt Ready:
Trace inner and outer edges of the frame with white chalk on the black poster board or felt. Cut this piece out and put to the side for later.

Cut the Fabric Into Triangles for Your Father’s Day Frame:
Take the old ties or tie like material and cut them into triangles about an inch wide. Make sure the fabric is thin or later the glass may not fit back into your frame. You can check this out by taking out the backing and glass of the frame and wrapping some tie material around the frame. Try to place the glass back in.

Sew the Triangles for Your Father’s Day Frame:
Start by sewing two triangles of separate colors into squares. When you have enough squares to cover your frame, sew the squares together in a rectangular outline of the frame. The squares, once sewn together, will look like a frame themselves. Make sure the quilted piece is bigger then your frame. You want the squares to overlap the frame so that the material will reach part way onto the back of the frame. Iron the fabric flat.

For a Soft, Puffy Quilted Look:
If using a thin piece of foam, trace the shape of the frame onto the foam and cut it out. Paste the foam to the front of the frame. Don’t worry. This will be covered up by the quilted material. If using cotton balls, spread paste on the front of the frame. Then pull apart the cotton balls and spread a thing layer along the front of the frame.