The Steps Of Making A Baby Quilt

One should lay out the patches and make certain they are pleased with the design and then join them and form the patchwork. At this point the piercing can begin. For hand piercing the patches must have their right sides joined and then pinned. First of all each corner must be pinned. A small whipstitch then joins each patch. As one continues pins should be removed.

Be sure to keep your quilt top's theme in mind. We all know and love the traditional beauty of the double wedding ring quilt. While the quilt top is beautiful with its color variety, the quilt back is just as pretty with its simple stitching that follows the design on the top.

Place a five sided center piece close to, but off center of your muslin square. Make sure none of the sides line up parallel to your muslin square's sides. You want this a bit funky. Make sure this is right side up (as in the right side of the fabric.

Dragons, dinosaurs, tigers are the favourite animals for boys. Boys do like these animal-prints on their walls and their bed sheets. Nursery bedding usually has all these varieties that you can ask for. In case you do not want to know your baby's gender beforehand and you want to go in for a surprise you can always keep yourself to neutral colors yellow and green are gender-neutral and would look good in any kind of nursery.

Quilt Blanket When choosing colors and themes for a baby quilt the sky is the limit. You can go with bold exciting colors, cartoon characters, or you could even call and talk to the parents and find out what color they are planning for the nursery to match your quilt to the theme of the room.

The type of fabric in your baby quilt top will also determine the type of quilting design you should choose. Large or busy prints require a simpler design quilt top. On the solid colors or tone-on-tones, a decorative featured wreath or floral motif is perfect to show off that baby quilt.

Have you ever needed to throw together a quick quilt? Many quilting pros laugh at the notion, but sometimes we need a quick gift to give and want to make it personal. Lap quilts and baby quilts are very easy to create on an embroidery machine.

First decide on the finished foundation (muslin) size for each block and cut the muslin one half inch larger than the desired finished block size. This allows for any puckering or tight tension variations that could draw up the size. You can always cut the finished piece down to the proper size later. Also remember that the finished block size in this case is the unfinished block size for your quilt. You will have to have a seam allowance to sew your blocks together into a quilt. A half inch should provide this necessary allowance.