Baby Quilts
 

My next project is to make several baby quilts, some of these will be flannel because winter is coming on and 2 or 3 will be cotton prints and solids all the way for next summer. Have already started on the first flannel one. It is a jungle flannel with lions, tigers, monkey and elephants and mottled beige, 6 1/2 inch squares. Will be 5 rows. 1st row will be jungle, mottled beige, jungle, mottled beige and jungle, then reversing the next row and etc.
I also have some prints of cats and dogs that are fat quarters and solids(regular material), so have cut them 5 1/2 inches squares, so have left overs which will then turn into 2 1/2 inches to make 4 squares. Then scraps from these will become a string baby quilt. I am not a person that wastes material so what is left that can not be sewn is thrown away. I like the idea of baby quilts because they will be easy to make. One quilt I might sew blocks or applique a theme.
Years ago I made a 9- 2 1/2 inch square patch block for my then future granddaughter. Since I didn't know if it was a boy or girl made the blocks pink, blue and white flannel. The quilt was wider and longer than necessary. Didn't realize how much flannel shrinks so after it was washed it was 2 1/2 inches smaller. So that taught me a lesson. Always wash flannel before cutting it. Still laughing to this very day.
Sandy$

Baby Quilts
 

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My next project is to make several baby quilts, some of these will be
flannel because winter is coming on and 2 or 3 will be cotton prints and
solids all the way for next summer. Have already started on the first
flannel one. It is a jungle flannel with lions, tigers, monkey and
elephants and mottled beige, 6 1/2 inch squares. Will be 5 rows. 1st row
will be jungle, mottled beige, jungle, mottled beige and jungle, then
reversing the next row and etc.
I also have some prints of cats and dogs that are fat quarters and
solids(regular material), so have cut them 5 1/2 inches squares, so have
left overs which will then turn into 2 1/2 inches to make 4 squares. Then
scraps from these will become a string baby quilt. I am not a person that
wastes material so what is left that can not be sewn is thrown away. I like
the idea of baby quilts because they will be easy to make. One quilt I
might sew blocks or applique a theme.
Years ago I made a 9- 2 1/2 inch square patch block for my then future
granddaughter. Since I didn't know if it was a boy or girl made the blocks
pink, blue and white flannel. The quilt was wider and longer than
necessary. Didn't realize how much flannel shrinks so after it was washed it
was 2 1/2 inches smaller. So that taught me a lesson. Always wash flannel
before cutting it. Still laughing to this very day.
Sandy$

Good luck with all the baby quilts! Are these for family, friends, or
charity? Or "just because!" I'm working on Halloween shirts for a party,
and then I will be making blankets for a friends three G
Grandchildren, oldest is 8 yrs. I have some of the waffle weave material
for this. The scraps will be serged together in blocks of teal & white for
an extra blanket. It will be fun!
Barbara in FL



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Baby Quilts
 

Hello Bobbie Sews More or Barbara,
I am making 5 quilts, two are flannel and three are scrappy made from fat quarters of cats, dogs and monsters, but will have flannel backing. These are for charity. I am always making bigger quilts so thought it time to make some smaller ones. It has been fun doing these so should be finished sometime next week because I did not buy enough backing. Gave up my car year ago(biggest mistake I ever made) so have to take the bus. Just now got my list together of what is still needed since I decided to use flannel for all the backings. Just why can't that fabric store be down at the corner instead of 2 miles away? Laughing here.
Sandy$

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Hello Bobbie Sews More or Barbara,
I am making 5 quilts, two are flannel and three are scrappy made from
fat quarters of cats, dogs and monsters, but will have flannel backing.
These are for charity. I am always making bigger quilts so thought it time
to make some smaller ones. It has been fun doing these so should be finished
sometime next week because I did not buy enough backing. Gave up my car
year ago(biggest mistake I ever made) so have to take the bus. Just now got
my list together of what is still needed since I decided to use flannel for
all the backings. Just why can't that fabric store be down at the corner
instead of 2 miles away? Laughing here.
Sandy$

Hope it won't take long to get everything together for your quilts. Sure
is nice of you to do all this for charity. My charity sewing is flannel
blankets for infants and toddlers, and also some for the dogs & cats at the
shelter close by. We get some pretty cold mornings here in central Florida!
But right now we are 65/85 degrees. : )
Barbara in FL waiting for tswloh to have their flannel sale


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Hope it won't take long to get everything together for your quilts. Sure
is nice of you to do all this for charity. My charity sewing is flannel
blankets for infants and toddlers, and also some for the dogs & cats at the
shelter close by. We get some pretty cold mornings here in central Florida!
But right now we are 65/85 degrees. : )
Barbara in FL waiting for tswloh to have their flannel sale

Sorry, that should have been tswlth




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