Making A Quilt Out Of Baby Clothes

I picked a twin size for mine because aubrey didn t have a larger sized quilt and i had a lot of clothes to choose from.

Making a quilt out of baby clothes.

Wow you really explained that in detail i feel less stressed about making my baby girls quilt now. I want to make a quilt that s just for her. Decide how large of a baby clothes quilt you would like. For example cut nine 4 inch squares from the baby clothes to make one 12 inch square.

Find and sort the baby clothes. The cost of the quilt covers all materials and labor other than your clothes. Lay the baby clothes out in front of you. Cut patches and strips from the baby clothes and assemble them into the quilting squares.

Check out this quilt size guide to get you started. Making a quilt out of something as precious as these pieces of clothing scared me a little bit. Start with clean items. Planning your baby clothes quilt.

A second way to make a quilt from baby clothes is to cut squares from the articles of clothing and sew them together. Smaller quilts are faster but a twin size will grow with them. I let these onesies stare up at me from their blue shopping bag as i would stare back i took these months to plan and think through how i would attack this quilt. I made a goal in the wintertime to make a quilt for our family that we could use for picnics and other outings something that i would feel fine about throwing on the ground and getting dirty so throughout the winter i collected clothes that my youngest had grown out of or that had gotten a little worn out or stained.

The first step in making the baby clothes quilt is to find the clothes. Baby clothes quilter s ruler or a cardboard square cut to the size you d like you can literally make this out of an old cereal box fusible interfacing baby clothes are often made with stretchy or delicate material and interfacing can help strengthen it to be more hard wearing and easier to work with. Besides the baby clothes you can use bibs caps socks halloween costumes blankets linens special curtains and nursery items. I had clothes i ended up not using.

It can be as small or large as you would like. Simply give us your washed baby clothes and we design a custom quilt piece by piece out of your clothes attach a backing using machine quilting and bind it with a coordinating fabric. This process is similar to making a tee shirt quilt. Focus on special sections from each piece of clothing.

The new baby will have plenty of her own clothes. Okay a lot a bit. Embroidered patches cute necklines printed messages and more are perfect for showcasing. How to make a keepsake quilt from baby clothes step one.

It s in pdf format. I had many more than i needed so i went through the box with a very critical eye. 36 x 36 quilt will. Cut the patches and strips so that when assembled they make a 12 inch square.

I am saving my favorite outfits for a baby clothes quilt have you.