Question about baby quilts

Any size that you want to make them Michelle

Thats really helpful isnlt it .......LOL

Dee in Oz

Sometimes it is easier to decide what size by thinking about whether to piece the backing or not! I have made baby quilts measuring anywhere in width from 40" up to 60"plus and length according to the design. Store bought baby quilt batting is usually 45"x60" and lap quilt batting is 60"x60"so decide on your design and think about finished size later. I always think that a bigger size is good for the floor during playtime or as a mother/baby lap quilt at story-time

- depends how the parents will want to use it. jennellh

Thanks Jennifer. That helps a lot!

Best regards, Michelle > Sometimes it is easier to decide what size by thinking about whether

Jenn's right. So much depends on how the mama uses the quilt. I begin with something under width of fabric square for newborns. Otherwise, they're really too big to be much use until the little one is a toddler. You can always make a 45 x 60 or so when it's time for use as a SpiderMan cape or tent. Also, Michelle, do make the quilt really, really sturdy. Quilts for newborns must be laundered constantly. Polly

Thanks Polly. Yep, sturdy will definitely be part of the plan! This baby will be the mama's first, so she'll need "everything". I don't know if there are any quilters on her side of the family (my blood relative is her husband). Now, I'm thinking I may need to do two quilts--one for when the baby first arrives, and a larger one for later. What size would you make a quilt for a newborn?

Thanks! Michelle > Jenn's right. So much depends on how the mama uses the quilt. I begin

LOL! Thanks Dee. :-)

Michelle > Any size that you want to make them Michelle

They are a lot of sizes. (I've learned this from the baby quilt phase I've been in for six months!) Two kits I did were 45X45, so that must be a popular size. But one pattern that said "crib quilt" was 45X60. One was 38X58. Have fun! Baby quilts are great. You get to look at lovely colors while working with so much less bulk. I ran out of babies long before I ran out of ideas!

Sherry

Join us, Sherry. (You sound like a person we are looking for.) There's just never ever such a thing as running out of babies. The Salvation Army's domestic violence centers, Project Linus, and Newborns in Need always, always need a baby quilt. You just make them; there's a little one that needs a hug and probably has nothing except a disposable diaper and a paper shirt. We can't cuddle all of the needing babies, but we will hug all that we possibly can. Polly

"Sherry" They are a lot of sizes. (I've learned this from the baby quilt phase I've been in for six months!) Two kits I did were 45X45, so that must be a popular size. But one pattern that said "crib quilt" was 45X60. One was 38X58. Have fun! Baby quilts are great. You get to look at lovely colors while working with so much less bulk. I ran out of babies long before I ran out of ideas!

Michelle

I agree. Mine have been 45" x 60" also. The back doesn't have to be pieced, no fabric wasted, proportions are right, not too big so it won't take too long to make. All positives.

Steven Alaska

You know Polly, I have thought about that. There is a Salvation Army in OKC, and an organization called "Infants in Crisis" that I think is what I'm looking for. I need to call and ask. There's a homeless shelter much closer to my town too; and a battered women's haven. Surely there would be a need there, too. I have a few finished with no home and a couple of tops done. I sold a couple others. I learned from that experience that you can never recoup the expense, the time, and the love that goes in those baby quilts with money. So I'd about rather just gift the quilt and get the "feelgood" that goes with it.

Sherry

Okay here is a sensible answer. I have made 4 this year

1) - Stella-Yellow brick Rd crib size 36 x 48 I think 2)- Ella- 44 x 48 3) -Judd 1- 36 x 48 I copied Nanns christmes Ribbons idea 4)- Judd 2 - 48 x 48 because 1 colour ran in Judd 1

Dee in Oz

I've made baby quilts of lots of different sizes from 36" square on up, and including rectangular shapes, too. Go with what works for you!

Thanks Steven! 45 X 60 sounds like a practical size (except for when the baby is brand new perhaps), and so much easier to work with.

Best regards, Michelle > Michelle

Thanks Dee! This gives me something to go by. :-) Although I did enjoy your first response. :-)

Michelle > Okay here is a sensible answer.

It's great to hear what size has worked well for the moms. Thanks, Roberta!

Michelle > Anything up to lap size. Lots of my baby quilt recipients have told me

I like a square quilt for a baby. I tend to do it about 39" square, as that means no seams in the backing. Pat in VA/USA

Good thinking on the size relative to no seams in the backing. :-) Thanks for the tip!

Michelle > I like a square quilt for a baby. I tend to do it about 39" square, as that