Need ideas!

Quilters love to quilt... so ...... I would make the new little one its own quilt so Zoe can keep her own. I did this with my grandkids. When our Zac would not part with his old, warn huggable nine patch, I bribed him with a new "wolf" quilt so mommie could put the nine-patch away for him for when he is grown. HTH.... huggs.. Memere Neets

Quiltmaker has a free foundation-pieced duckie pattern:

As for Zoe, she needs a bigger quilt, but the new baby needs a quilt to call her own, too.

In article , Piglet writes

Go to equilter.com and search for "duck". There are some cute ones. I like:

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I also saw a cute baby quilt with ducks a book I have. Hang on whilst I find it ... oh yes. It's adorable! The "Ducklings Quilt" in Katharine Guerrier's "Little Book of Little Quilts". I can't find an online pic of it, I'm afraid, but if you have or know someone who has the book, it's a very a cute quilt with applique ducks and ducklings, in plaids and checks.

That's a toughie. It depends on the family. I like the idea of making a toddler quilt for the older child - often older children feel left out when the new baby arrives and everyone brings gifts for the new one. It's a nice idea to have a new gift just for her when the baby comes, she won't feel so left out. But if she's still very attached to her baby quilt, then obviously it won't work. Also, I always loved wrapping up my new babies in clothes, bedding etc. that had belonged to their older siblings. I liked the feeling of continuity and family that went along with that (not to mention I'm just cheap!). But I know some people who insisted on having everything new for the new arrival. Seems daft to me, but if that's how the parents feel then you may want to go along with it.

Don't forget to send us pics - of the babies and the quilts - when the time comes!

Ok. Here we go. I only have an idea for the last dilemma. Ask the mom how attached the 2 yo is to her quilt. She may not want to hand it down. If she isn't, then she would prolly love a big girl quilt. I have a feeling you'll be making a new baby quilt tho. Most get attached to theirs.

I disagree. New baby deserves her own quilt! She's going to get a lot of hand-me-downs as a #2.

-Charlotte

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Piglet,

Re: a "duckie" quilt, I was just about to throw out this mailing I got from Fons & Porter Love of Quilting magazine that I got a while back and was sitting around on my shelf, unused, for too long. In it there is a pattern for the cutest duck-theme baby quilt. It does have applique ducks, and they do not look to hard and are so cute! The quilt that is made up also has duck-print fabric in the border. I think it was a F&P fabric, but I did not find it on their website. But I'm sure you can find something similar.

Also, I have about a yard of a light blue bubble-print fabric that might look so cute in a rubber ducky type of quilt! If you are interested, I would be willing to send you both the pattern and the fabric (I ordered it online and it was too light for what I wanted, but does look just like bubbly water). Just let me know!

Ann

Claudia's Quilt Shoppe has a quilt called Bird Hinting with block for mama and baby ducks:

so maybe youcould make some duckie blocks :)-- Kathy in CA Quilting Stuff:

Sorry. You aren't allowed to disagree with me, Charlotte. Please refer to the ng FAQs. It's listed right under "send LN finished quilts". Sigh. No one reads the rules anymore!

25 more days, Charlotte!

Isn't that some sort of international law?

This sounds perfect!

Don't know of any, but it must be out there. I love the pattern link Wendy posted.

JMHO, but I think you should give the new baby his/her own quilt. He/she may very well end up using the first one's quilt, too; but second children get lots of hand-me-downs and need certain things to call their very own. :)

DD3s baby quilt has never left her possession and she's almost 24! I have had to repair it a bit, and (fortunately it was tied) replaced the batt at least once. It's a Drunkard's Path that I hand pieced mostly while riding the train from Galway to Dublin and back.

Betty in CT

Five points, Wendy, and a gold star. Laughed out loud. Yes, I'm sure birth is easier without one. Polly

frood wrote > As for Zoe, she needs a bigger quilt, but the new baby needs a quilt to call

Hey Piglet -

For the ducky quilt...as if you don't have enough ideas already...Carol Doak has a really neat Ducky Quilt in her book: Easy Paper-Pieced Baby Quilts. My mom made it for my newest niece and it's adorable!! And if you're into paper piecing it goes together really quickly.

Sue

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