Making A Quilt Out Of Baby 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.

Making a quilt out of baby clothes.

I am saving my favorite outfits for a baby clothes quilt have you. Lay the baby clothes out in front of you. For example cut nine 4 inch squares from the baby clothes to make one 12 inch square. Embroidered patches cute necklines printed messages and more are perfect for showcasing.

Making a quilt out of something as precious as these pieces of clothing scared me a little bit. 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. This process is similar to making a tee shirt quilt. 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.

Cut the patches and strips so that when assembled they make a 12 inch square. Cut patches and strips from the baby clothes and assemble them into the quilting squares. Decide how large of a baby clothes quilt you would like. 36 x 36 quilt will.

Determine what size quilt you are going to make. The cost of the quilt covers all materials and labor other than your clothes. Smaller quilts are faster but a twin size will grow with them. How to make a keepsake quilt from baby clothes step one.

Focus on special sections from each piece of clothing. Find and sort the baby clothes. What kinds of baby clothes can be used. The first step in making the baby clothes quilt is to find the clothes.

I want to make a quilt that s just for her. Planning your baby clothes quilt. Wow you really explained that in detail i feel less stressed about making my baby girls quilt now. Start with clean items.

Besides the baby clothes you can use bibs caps socks halloween costumes blankets linens special curtains and nursery items. Okay a lot a bit. I had clothes i ended up not using. A second way to make a quilt from baby clothes is to cut squares from the articles of clothing and sew them together.

I had many more than i needed so i went through the box with a very critical eye. It s in pdf format. The new baby will have plenty of her own clothes. It can be as small or large as you would like.

You never really want to throw away your first borns clothes and if they pile up then what to do with them and my mother inlaw gave me the idea but i was clue less but thank you huni you did an amazing job looks absolutely beautiful.