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A couple of years ago I stumbled across this awesome book at my local public library. It was filled with simple fun baby gift ideas. Today I couldn't tell you the title of that book. I did end up purchasing a copy during a library sale fundraiser but haven't a clue where that book is now. Hopefully I will now be able to find the book!! I'm also certain it is storage with the rest of my crafting books. But that's off topic. Every time someone I know is pregnant or has a baby, I make the same baby quilt. The one I found in that book. It is super simple to make, uses limited fabrics and comes together quickly. Wanna know how to make this wonderfully easy gift? You're in luck! One of my co-workers down the hall just had a little boy with his wife and I just haven't had time to make their gift until now! You only need three fabrics to make this little quilt. It is a great early tummy time quilt. You'll need the following cuts of three fabrics for the quilt top: Fabric #1 and #2: 1/3 to 1/2 yard (depending on direction of print) Fabric #3: 2/3 to 3/4 yard The final front will look like this diagram: You will also need an additional 1 1/2 yards of one of the fabrics for backing. To create this quit top: Cut 14 5.5" by 5.5" squares from both Fabric #1 and Fabric #2 Cut 8 10.5" by 10.5" squares from Fabric #3. Pair up Fabric #1 and #2 and sew together with a 1/4" seam to create 14 total rectangles. Be sure to press each to the same fabric on all. To pair them up, I just sit each stack of blocks next to my machine and stitch away. I also do not snip the threads between each rectangle until I sew all 14 rectangles. Chain sewing like this creates a steady flow and also speeds things up. Take your 14 rectangles and match them up as show in the above diagram. Your seams should be pressed opposite of each other and butt up precisely. Sew these all together using chain sewing using 1/4" seam. You will end up with a total of 7 blocks. You will now take the Fabric #3 and match it up with the created blocks of Fabric #1 and #2. I generally pin a pairing of five to chain stitch these. Finally I add in my third block to each row to do a final round of chain stitching to finish the rows. After all of the rows are sewn, sew each row together. Do pay attention to the direction of your print and placement. You should end up with this: (Ignore the other quilt! I was too lazy to take it down before I took this picture!) For this quilt since the fabrics are so busy and I enjoyed the straight stitching so much with the last one, I did it again using my secret weapon: painter's tape! (Thank goodness for the Dollar Tree and $1 tape!) I have still binding to add but that's a post for another day! How's your sewing going? Love, Ashley

These 12 Easy baby quilt patterns are the perfect gift for a friend's new baby or the newest member of your family.

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Backyard Friends quilt pattern includes full size patterns, placement sheets, and instructions to make this 38" x 46" wall hanging quilt.  The technique is fusible applique. Optional download Backyard Friends SVG files are available if you would like to use an electronic cutting machine.  To request, email us at [email protected] with your order number please. A download version of this pattern is available in our Download Patterns section.

Baby Four Patch quilt pattern Great opportunity to use a novelty print for baby, what will you choose? When printing - Select "flip on the short side" for two sided printing. This easy pattern features a crib size baby quilt. Choose two or three prints to make this baby quilt. Yardages are separated to make it easy for you to decide layout of prints. Pattern shows easy fabric requirements, cutting and sewing instructions. We have made this quilt time and again in many variations for new baby. You can easily finish this in a weekend. Quilt finishes 39" x 47" and a crib mattress is 28" x 53". Goes from infant to toddler just perfectly. Purposely fits a crib size batting and a 1 1/2 yard fabric for the back. Time to use those adorable baby or toddler prints for this sweet quilt. Download this pattern and print off your own copy.

These 12 Easy baby quilt patterns are the perfect gift for a friend's new baby or the newest member of your family.

**Make a Perfect Gift for a Newborn Baby Sweet Dreams Baby Bear Quilt Pattern** An easy to make crib size quilt for baby featuring bears and bright c...

Safari Slumbers | A baby quilt, play mat or cot quilt with enough safari animals and color to delight any little boy or girl. With a rainbow of zoo animals, fun bubbles, and a colorful pieced border it’s no wonder this is one of our best selling quilt patterns. With a cute design featuring a nice fat elephant, a long legged giraffe, and the most adorable zebra and lion, bird and monkey – this quilt is sure to become a treasured companion for any little boy or girl lucky enough to receive it. With our digital .pdf printable patterns there is no waiting around at the mailbox. Create a cot or crib quilt, a lap quilt, or a kid's floor mat with this fun appliquè quilt design by Sue Duffy. What we love about it: This is a great design for babies & boys and girls – lots of colourful fun, and who doesn’t love Safari zoo animals? What you need to know: PDF: With our printable patterns it’s simple, just download, print and create. Skill level: Easy (although appliquè experience is helpful) Technique: quarter inch sewing, rotary cutting, and appliquè Size: 38.5" x 55.5" (98 x 141cm) Fabric requirements: Great stash buster Instructions: Easy to follow Instructions and clear diagrams and photos. This pattern has imperial measurements only. Gift ideas: Bring the magic of safari home to someone you love and they will treasure it for years to come All about the designer:  Sue Duffy is the mastermind behind many an award-winning quilts. She is an accredited teacher, master quilter, patch worker, and designer. This is a fabulous and well loved pattern that you won’t regret buying.  Don’t miss out - Add to cart now. What are you waiting for? Get started now, this a great one to have ready because there’s always an occasion that deserves the perfect handmade gift.                                                                             Why not? Do you want another option?   look for our pre-printed applique panel.. just cut and sew.

Two simple baby quilt ideas: Economy blocks using Dorothy's Journey - Wizard of Oz fabric fussy cuts and a simple denim and blues patchwork squares quilt.

Baby blankets are a time-honored tradition when it comes to giving expecting parents a personalized baby gift, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait for someone to make you one. After all, you know what’s best for your baby (and your nursery’s color scheme). Find something you love from the bloggers we love among these 16 Perfect Little Baby Quilt Patterns and get quilting! There’s something for every kind of nursery and every kind of baby here. Whether you want to use fun motifs like animals or balloons or you would prefer a more soft and subdued pattern, these quilts are just what you’ve been looking for. These DIY baby quilts are soft, adorable, and perfectly sized for your little baby. What more could you ask for? Below, you'll find the most stunning free baby quilt patterns featuring animals, geometric patterns, pictures, and more! PS: This article is part of our National Sewing Month Celebration! Check it out here + enter to win our 5 free giveaways worth more than $1,000! Want more sewing inspiration? Sign up for our free newsletter!

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Here's a baby I spy quilt I made for my stepdaughter's first child. I made this I spy baby quilt for my step daughter's first child, a baby boy named Jack. I…

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Yesterday I started on a baby quilt for some friends from high school who are expecting their first grandchild. Don't quote me on this, but I think the baby is due in May. They requested the colors yellow and green and a duck theme. I got on the internet and found a few quilts that might work. It was sheer luck that this particular pattern was done in yellows and greens, and this is the pattern they chose, called "Turn Around Baby" from Queen Bee Quilt Designs. It also has applique templates for bunnies and flowers. That was all fine and dandy, but try to find some duck fabric in green and yellow. Go ahead...I dare you. When I couldn't find anything online, I messaged my friend with some images to see if she liked any I'd selected. She decided to go shopping where she lives in Southern California and see if she could find something locally. She wasn't able to find anything in green either, but she selected the fabric on the bottom of the stack in the image below. She also found a stripe (4th one up from the bottom) that would work well for the binding. I built my fabrics around the colors in the binding fabric to come up with these. We'll get those greens and yellows in if it kills us. Yesterday I got it all cut out and sewed the strip sets and four patches together to the point where I was ready to do the applique. You can see the binding fabric off on the right in the image below. About that time my drug-sniffing cat showed up. Sure enough, Mom. This here's catnip. Let me help you dispose of that safely and propurrly. So what's doing here? Are you trying to stay organized? Let a cat help out. About that time, I accidentally bumped the doors behind me, leading him to speculate what might be making that noise. After all, this is his favorite room to lose track of live mice he brings into the house. Uh-Oh. I think you have bats in your belfry I should purrobably investigate, don't you think? This gave me an easy way to solve my problem of too much help. I opened the doors and let him have at it. That kept him occupied for a good long time. Sadly for him, no mice found. I have one duck applique made. There are 12 of these. When you arrange the sashings, this is how a single block looks. I started studying the pattern and realized this was quite a little puzzle to put together setting wise. Since I'm doing applique (and you wouldn't have to), I needed to cut my background blocks 1/2-inch larger to give room for a little bit of shrinkage. I'll trim them to size before sewing them together. That just means I can't really sew anything together until all of the applique is done. Nevertheless, I decided to lay things out so that I can stay on track when I do start sewing everything together. That's where I'll pick up this afternoon when I'm ready to sew. Today I'm either walking or swimming. Still arguing with myself over which one. Right now, walking is winning because it is beautiful outside. Then I need to go to the grocery store. The first Tuesday of the month is always senior discount day, and I grab up all the senior benefits I can get, let me tell you. There's gotta be some benefit to getting older, right? They say youth is wasted on the young, but the young don't get senior discounts, so how good can it be? Seriously. Been there. Done that. Aside from my senior discount, I have a coupon to get triple bonus points on my rewards card today. Holy sh*t. Can a day get any better than that? My mom is really old. She gets excited about the dumbest things. Before I go, I wanted to share these stain removal cheat sheets with you. You can thank Jill at Create, Craft, Love for these. Scroll down and click on the image to see them. There are nine in all. So off I go. It's a bonus points kind of day. Not a minute to waste.

Here are a bunch of pictures of most of the baby quilts I have made. In the beginning I didn't take pictures of some of them (what was I thinking?) --so here are the ones I took pictures of. I have been keeping a webshots album with my quilt pictures, but since I started this blog I have quit updating it--so I figured I would try to get pictures of all my quilts in one place--here are the baby quilts. Wedding quilts, and other random quilts to follow in a future post. The Cowboy Quilt I made this quilt for Stacy--a lady I used to clean for. She was having her 3rd baby and told me that she had wanted her mom to make a baby quilt but her mom said no. So I volunteered to make her one. The theme for her nursery was cowboy...so this is what I came up with. I made up the pattern for the border, and used the cutest little scrapbook picture from My Minds Eye that I enlarged for the center. I learned a lot of things about making up my own patterns, and I became a big fan of applique! I found the fringe at Joann's and all the outlining and details are done with a super tight zig-zag. (The rope took forever!) A lady at my work did most of the quilting (it was my first time using a long arm machine and I was a little scared of it--I thought I was really going to mess it up--so she did most of it for me). The Giraffe Quilt This quilt actually started out as "the bug quilt". I found these 3 cute little bug pictures that I wanted to put on a quilt, but they were kinda small, and I couldn't figure out how to make them look cute as appliques - so I used fabric paint and painted them on white fabric and made this quilt up around them...but I didn't love it. So I threw it in the closet and let it sit for a while. Then one day I decided that a giraffe would be the perfect thing to put in the middle of this quilt! So I yanked out the bugs and replaced them with a giraffe. I still have this quilt, since I made it for no one in particular. Below is a girly version of it that I helped one of my friends make. Butterfly Flower Quilt This is my first commissioned quilt ;) I made it for my grandma who wanted it as a Christmas present for my little brother and his wife who were having a little girl. (I think my cute grandma just wanted an excuse to give me money--I would have done it for free!) It is very similar to this quilt I made for my daughter, I just used bolder colors and added butterflies to the border. The Clock Quilt This is an Amy Bradley design. I made this for my daughter. I had WAY too much fun quilting this one. For the border squares, I printed numbers out in Word, cut them out, taped them to the fabric and used a ruler to go around them. Fun, fun! Baby Alien Quilt This is another Amy Bradley design...sort of...the original pattern makes a twin sized quilt (I have the twin sized top finished...waiting to be quilted...) but I decided to make it into a baby quilt...so I reduced the aliens on the copy machine, changed the layout, added the checkered border, and the rocket ship. It was for my nephew, Jason. The Sheep Quilt This is another quilt I made for my first baby...the pattern is Slide show by Atkinson designs. I wish you could see the sheep better...they are quilted into the big squares.

Learn how to make a baby quilt with easy patchwork squares. You can use this quilt pattern to make a quilt of any size. Easy sewing project for beginners.

I got a wonderful note and photos from Linda Erickson showing me more of her heart quilts. These baby quilts are as pretty as can be. She used the AccuQuilt GO! applique hearts and beautiful clear …

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Here are 30 free baby quilt patterns to sew for bouncing baby boys and precious little girls, perfect for beginners and seasoned stitchers alike. Keep Reading.

Finished this I Spy quilt last night. I just did a simple stitch in the ditch with a fun squiggle down the sashing. I have 2 bolts of this yummy dark chocolate minky... ...and since it is for a little boy, I cut a piece for the backing. I explored my thread colors and finally came up with this So Fine thread called "Sagebrush"t hat really blended with all the colors. I used it top and back, because it never shows your color on minky anyway.

I'm feeling the pressure, I can do this, I can make this happen. I may have a to take a sick day....but we'll see. Shower date is Mar 4, I have two more Saturday's to get this baby quilted. I want to learn to do ribbon candy. My plan to master ribbon candy will be print out about a 50 diamonds and doodling any time I can. Mtgs at work, when they get a little boring and slow (they're talkers at the office....) I'll just pull out a diamond or two, give it a go. I'll print some out that I like already done as well, try tracing them, try getting a little muscle memory going. I can do this, I just know it. If I can't get this down by Saturday or don't feel brave enough to try on the baby's first quilt, I'll substitute a different fill. But it's gonna happen this year, this is the year I learn to do ribbon candy! So sweet little Emma's top is on the frame and started. I can't wait to meet her. Baby Jedi, Hobbs 80/20 batting Glide thread on top Tops done, now to get her quilted And in case anything happens at all, I've got a back up quilt. This is a proper finish, binding and all!! This one has Hobbs Wool batting (I had a scrap big enough for a baby quilt, that's the good thing about getting the king size rolls), HabandDash Glide 60wt thread on top and in bobbin. One color thread, white, and it looks great, really blends in well everywhere. Bundle of Love Panel - Northcott fabrics I just heard my Old Friends was accepted in the MQX New England show, kinda exciting, but this means I ****REALLY**** need to get the binding on. Binding and label by March 15 so I can ship by March 20. I can do it. Not sure how, but I'm certain it will come to me. Hoping the force will stay with me even after Emma's quilt it done. Hope every has a great week! Check out the linky parties in the side bar, so many wonderful creations out there.

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A chart with the most common baby quilt size. Plus, how to choose what size your quilt should be based on the use. Included are other common quilt sizes!

As someone who loves making quilts with pre-cuts, (jelly rolls, charm & mini charm packs, layer cakes & jolly bars), I've been designing patterns for new / beginner quilters using pre-cut fabrics. My patterns usually only require 1-2 types of pre-cuts, making it easier to select fabrics. This pattern includes: • Detailed instructions for making the ‘LONGNOR STREET’ lap quilt, using Jelly Roll strips & Mini Charm Pack squares, including lots of colour diagrams, taking you through the process of completing the quilt, step by step. Lots of hints & tips along the way! • Ideas for completing the quilt using different types of pre-cuts. A quick & easy pattern for a beginner to complete. Finished size is 46.5” x 46.5” Fabric Requirements: • 192 print Mini Charm Pack Squares, (each square should measure at least 2.5" x 2.5") • 22 solid Jelly Roll strips, (each strip should measure at least 2.5" x 40") • 6 jelly roll strips, (each measuring 2.5” x at least 40”), for binding … in your choice of print or background fabric or combination! … or 1/2 yard of fabric. • 3 1/8 yards fabric for backing with 1 horizontal seam. Backing dimensions 54.5” x 54.5” This is a digital pattern – after purchasing you will receive a link to download the PDF file. You will also be sent an email, (to the email address you have registered with Etsy), with the link for download shortly after payment has been received. The PDF file link can also be found in the purchases section on Etsy. I hope you enjoy making this fun & easy quilt! Please do not copy or reproduce this pattern without permission. Eleri To see other quilt patterns I have available using Jelly Rolls, please click this link: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/easyquiltingpatterns?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=21789235 To see other quilt patterns I have available using Mini Charm Pack squares, please click this link: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/easyquiltingpatterns?ref=l2-shopheader-name§ion_id=21818417 Pattern copyright 2019 by easyquiltingpatterns. All rights reserved. No part of this pattern may be copied or reproduced in any form without written consent from Eleri Taylor.

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I’ve made several checkerboard baby quilts in the past and have so many people ask me for patterns, that I finally made another quilt and spent some time making up a pattern. In the past, I …

Create a One-Of-A-Kind Quilt to Treasure for Generations! Baby clothes hold so many precious memories. Capture them in a quilt made from outgrown clothing. Parents and grandparents will love having a memory quilt made from baby clothes, as will the kids as they grow older. When designing a quilt made from baby clothes consider three …

I have received many requests for a pattern for this quilt. You can make this quilt by using this patchwork quilt pattern found here. Between Amy Sinbaldi and Alisse Courter, I was in some kind of…

It’s Cute in any Color Combination! A sweet baby elephant trailing his Mom is so charming in this baby quilt. Fun balloons and rickrack add to the quilt’s charm. Simple piecing makes this a quick project. Create the cute elephants with fusible applique. Any color theme is wonderful in this quilt, whether bold and colorful …