help.. baby quilt

Hmm, How about the sailboat block? (See it along with other traditional blocks at

It uses half square triangles (I LOVE HST's, and you can find tons of instructions for making them on the web - or use my absolute favorite HST method - THANGLES)

Here is an example of a quilt using the sailboat block

For the one I made, I didn't have a pattern. I made 12 inch blocks. I used a white print as the background, and blue 1930's reproduction fabrics for the boats. I sashed in-between each block and row, and bordered and backed with one of the prints.

Books abound, and one of my favorites is the 2nd in the "P.S. I Love You" series. You might get some ideas by browsing for pictures

Cheryl, we've been getting some Project Linus quilts finished with rick rack like you did yours - I really like them! I love the way you've used the colors in your 'strippy' quilt.

It's not mine... lots of people use it....

here is the text:

It's Your Quilt by Nancy Riddell

It's OK if you sit on your quilt. It's OK if your bottle gets spilt. If you swallow some air and you burp, don't despair; It's OK if you spit on your quilt.

There are scraps old and new on your quilt. Put together for you on your quilt. If your gums feel numb 'Cause your teeth haven't come, It's OK if you chew on your quilt.

We expect you to lie on your quilt. If you hurt, you may cry on your quilt. On a cold rainy night, Don't you fret; you're all right. You'll be snug, warm and dry on your quilt.

Kate in MI

Not an announcement from me I hope ROFLMAO

Should we expect one from you sometime soon? Should I look for more baby fabrics?

That is beautiful, I love the way you have put that together.

Jacquel>I don't have a specific pattern but if you have a lot of

Thanks Liz.

I've just finished two. The one that went together fastest was nine

12-inch pinwheels in medium and light values of each color group that I had stash for. Warm Wishes took longer, but was lovely, if I do say so myself!

Martha

:0)) Cheryl , I had to read two times .. but now i think I have understood!!! LOL!!!

Cats wrote:

Ciao and meow to you too, tia. I saw your album, and I like all those quilts.. and I find those babies so sweet.. expecially that with the yellow hat .. isn't it?

thank, many thanks to you and to everybody..!!! soon i'll tell you what I decided!!! isn't patchwork formidable?

mieowww =^..^= ciao nico

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Sandyy!!! you're right, simple blocks, and simple subject, for baby.. I said before that patch is formidable, and now I add: for babies, patchwork is perfect!! All works I see here are so beautiful!! :0)) ciao nico

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Wow!! I have read all your advice. And i saw all your photos.. I find so sweet and beautiful all of those works.. and in some case I think I'm not able to do some of them.. but. anyway.. I decided this: simple blocks.. for example a 4 patch, or 9 patch, or square in a square (something like economy patch pattern) or rail fence... Maybe, here and there, I'd like to put a plain block with a teddy bear in appliqu=E8..

But.. i don't like hand appliqu=E8.. so I think to use fusible paper... but I don't know if it works well for baby quilt.. I mean.. a baby quilt will be washed often, isnt' it? maybe the appliqu=E8 after so many washes goes away?? It's better to use hand appliqu=E8? thanks again...=20 i'll do photo, promised!! hugs nico

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Nico,

I think if you use fusible for a baby quilt, you need to secure the edges= =2E

You could use satin stitch - if you tie of the ends, I can't see that=20 wearing out any time soon.

You could also be a little cheeky: find a fabric with teddy bears in the =

right size and isolated (the background shows between them), then makes=20 your "plain" blocks from this fabric. You can cut them just right then - =

don't worry about fabric grain, just be a little careful.

Hanne in London

pomodoro wrote:

In my quilts folder I have my recent b q that I'm thrilled with and I didn't think it was too hard. The flowers are fusibles with zig zag edges. Musicmaker