These 12 Easy baby quilt patterns are the perfect gift for a friend's new baby or the newest member of your family.

If you recall, over the past couple of months I have had several super secret projects I have been working on. One of which, is completed and received {just in time} for someone very special. This project was inspired by a mini-quilt from Purlbee. purlbee The design is courthouse steps....a log cabin variation. I was already familiar with this arrangement.....this one I made several years ago and is in my family room.... But the new quilt was destined for Lora and her new baby. Lora was one of my very first students at Sew To Speak.... We love Lora...seriously....everyone at the shoppe LOVES Lora!!! So Lora expecting her first baby was definitely something to celebrate :) Because they were keeping the gender a mystery until the big day...I knew I had to do something gender neutral. But we all spied on Lora as she selected fabric for her nursery so we knew her colors and even the fabric she was choosing....aren't we sneaky??? I knew yellow had to be a central color and then I simply added several off white fabrics....mainly because I wanted to incorporate this lovely Nani Iro {Colorful Pocho} print. My center rectangle is 1 1/2" X 2 1/2" and the logs {or steps} are 1 1/2 inches wide.... In the Purl mini-quilt, I really loved the very thin strip of dark. I placed these strips randomly in each of my courthouse blocks.... I had to hand quilt this one....Lora knows how much I love hand quilting with perle cotton. And as cheesy as it sounds, when I hand quilt it gives me time to ponder the quilt and the special person that will be receiving this quilt. Almost as if every stitch is laid with love and blessings for the recipient. I used dark grey perle cotton....stitching randomly around the steps on each block.... The quilt was bound with the same sweet red gingham as the center..... And then an embroidered label for the new baby.... End of story??? No! I am pleased to announce that Lora had a beautiful baby boy about one week ago! Congratulations Lora and tons of love to baby Harrison :) Happy Wednesday! mary

All Wrapped Up Quilt Pattern by Stacy Iest Hsu #SIH004 (this is the most recent version of the pattern, updated 9/9/17). Adorable dachshund dog quilt pattern, perfect for the dog lover! Also a good pattern to use your scraps. Finished Quilt Size: 45" x 60" Pattern is new and unused/unopened. All pattern sales are final.

The Maypole design is the fastest baby quilt pattern you can make! It's beginner friendly and made using large strips of fabric.

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In the last year I have been learning about fabric dyeing and recently have been drooling over shibori dyed fabrics. What is shibori? In a nut shell it is a Japanese way of resist dyeing cloth where you fold, stitch, bind, twist and/or compress a fabric to give it a pattern. I have a whole pinterest board filled with fabrics one prettier than the other. We are staying at my MIL's house while waiting to move into our own home, but I couldn't wait any longer to dip my hands in dye, so I got a piece of 4ft long linen out. I had bought it from Fabric-store.com a couple weeks back to use for either a baby wrap, hand towels or pillow cases and had bought it specifically with shibori dyeing on mind. It's a mid weight linen, so I know that compared to dyeing thin silk fabrics the odds are against me, but wanted to give it a go none the less. The pattern that I have most fancied is a hexagonal snowflake pattern. Sekka Shibori. There are examples one more beautiful than the other online and I'll just post a couple images picked from online so you get an idea. To try to make this I figured out how to break the pattern down and fold it by looking at the repeat. I'll try to draw it to illustrate my thought process: When folding you would fold on the red vertical lines first in an accordion fold. To fold the triangles you can do it two ways to get two effects. One is a square or diamond pattern and the other is a hexagon pattern. Usually this method utilizes thin materials like silk, which makes the folding easier to handle and the dye to take more evenly. I am going to use this fabric for either a baby carrier or other utilitarian items, so my material is a mid weight linen. It was easy to crease when I accordion folded it, but time will tell how the dye job comes out. It might be very uneven because of so many layers of fabric. ***Disclaimer before getting to business - I am not an expert or professional at dyeing, this posting is just giving you the steps that I did based on my research and what worked/was available in my circumstances. Prepping the fabric for dyeing. The linen was store bought new, so I decided to wash it hot once with detergent and Blue Dawn soap. It didn't look that much different, so I decided to wash on hot again with just Blue Dawn. Now I could definitely tell a difference, on just how much lint came off and the feel of the fabric. I had to do a second thorough rinse, with stopping in the middle to fluff it with my hands, to get more lint to come off. Then I dried it on low heat setting for a little bit until it was damp dry and ironed on top of that. Since I had planned a wrap, I cut the fabric in half at this point and hemmed the unfinished long edges. Now I had two 4 yd long pieces to play with. As you know linen wrinkles fast, so by the time I was ready to fold it for dyeing, it was pretty wrinkly already. I first tried folding the strip in half and then again in half length wise, but felt that that would give me too large of a pattern so I decided to go the hard way and start folding on one edge for a smaller width. I took the closest thing available, Ikea catalog cover, and folded a template for myself so I'd know how much to fold over. In the below pictures you can see the first line being folder and creased with fingers. The template is peaking out a little at the bottom of the picture. Here's a closeup of my fancy template. After the first fold, I just carefully kept going with the pleats back and forth... Everything accordion folded: After the whole thing was folded, I pressed it on the floor with an iron. From my template, I ripped a triangle that is even on all four sides and used that to start folding my triangles. I tried to iron in between each layer. The stack thickens really quick. Less than half way through I realized this will not stay together as it gets taller, so I decided to tag the corners together with some contrasting thread (easy to pick off later hopefully). I stopped three times to sew, to keep the pile nice and tidy. Whole 4 yards finished folding. Isn't it pretty! When I plopped it on it's side everything lined up beautifully and the stack was very neat looking. This folding process took several hours to do. So I'd recommend doing it without the kids around. It wasn't a perfect job, but I hope the dye will still look decent on it after all the work. Because this is so picture heavy, I am breaking the dye process into another post. The fabric is sitting with dye as I write, and the second half to this tutorial will follow as soon as I am done rinsing it off. :) I am participating in a link party here.

This striking, minimal pattern is perfect the newbie quilter. By using only one quilt block, the half square triangle, and rotating it different directions, a beautiful abstract composition is created. OVERVIEW • Skill Level: Moderate • 100% original pattern • Downloadable PDF • Includes instructions for a Queen/Full – 99 ½” x 106 ½”, Throw – 56 ½” x 63”, Baby – 40” x 44 ½” • A surprisingly fast pattern to sew with bold impact • Multiple color palette options and a blank coloring page included • See more pics of the process on the blog - https://suzyquilts.com/maypole-quilt/ • All SQ patterns assume yardage to be 42″ wide and seam allowances to be a ¼” • WOF = width of fabric FABRIC REQUIREMENTS: QUEEN Color 1 – 3 yd. Color 2 - 2 yd. Color 3 - 2 ½ yd. Color 4 - 1 yd. Color 5 - 2 yd. Binding – ¾ yd. Backing – 9 yd. THROW Color 1 - 1 ¼ yd. Color 2 - 1 yd. Color 3 - 1 yd. Color 4 - ½ yd. Color 5 - ¾ yd. Binding - ½ yd. Backing - 3 ½ yd. BABY Color 1 - 1 yd. Color 2 - ½ yd. Color 3 - ½ yd. Color 4 - ⅜ yd. Color 5 - ½ yd. Binding - ⅓ yd. Backing - 1 ½ yd. MORE PATTERNS LIKE THIS To see more stylized, modern quilt patterns like this visit http://suzyquilts.com/product-category/quilt-patterns/ The Maypole Quilt Pattern is a stunning and dynamic design the hinges on color and fabric choice. Because of it's minimal piecing it sews together very quickly. This pattern is labeled as Moderate for skill level not because it is overly difficult, but simply because of the bias edges. Bias cuts stretch more than fabric cut on grain, so you have to handling these cut pieces with care. If you stretch it too much, the fabric will ripple and distort. One great solution is to use starch on all of your fabric. Read more about ways to use starch and different kinds available. https://suzyquilts.com/starch-quilt-fabric/ COPYRIGHT INFO: Quilt patterns cannot be reproduced and sold. Duplication of any kind is prohibited. Quilts made using Suzy Quilts patterns CAN be sold, however, design credit needs to be given. Only use photos with proper credit. Thanks!

This is Sandra’s Cora Quilt and it is a pattern designed by Fabriculous Quilt Shop. I just love the large Ric Rac in the inner border, that really makes this quilt special. She purchased the pattern from Fabriculous, here is a link to their website. Sandra left the quilting design up to me and at first I thought I would do free hand swirl across it as she said this will be a dragger quilt for her granddaughter. But then changed my mind since the batting is Dream Puff and the backing is Minkie, I really wanted this to be a squishy soft quilt for a toddler to drag around, so more open quilting was the way to go. I decided on a large orange peel design since I had a perfect grid to work with and I also wanted to try more of my new Quilted Pineapple Templates. This time I tried the 10 inch template and I love how it turned out! I stitched in all the ditches and around the Ric Rac and then added a simple X in the outer squares for contrast.

Hello all, I'm Kelly from My Quilt Infatuation, and it's my turn to share a tutorial in the Oh, Sew Baby Series! This quilt is one of my favorite go-to quilts to make when I need a fast and fun bab

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Languages : French & English (2 FILES). This blanket hand made by you is ideal for babies. The pattern is detailed so that everybody can do it whatever your level. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION This is a 8 A4 page pdf file to print and download yourself. You will find : - The explanations on page 1 to 5 and the chart on page 8. It’s knitted from bottom to top and from right to left, in 3 steps: Step 1: Bottom of the blanket, bottom edge and sides Step 2: Middle pattern in stockinette Step 3: Top of the blanket, top edge and sides The methods used: To knit it, the explanations are accessible for all levels: Beginner, Intermediate and expert. So, depending on your level and your desire, you have the choice to knit with: The method of Duplicate Stitch/ embroidering the pattern (special for beginners) The Intarsia method The jacquard method You will find in my tutorial these links to the videos to remind you of these methods. Techniques to know (and explained in the tutorial): Seed stitch Stockinette Stitch NB: This tutorial is reserved for strictly personal and non-commercial use. It is prohibited to copy, distribute or sell any reproduction of this pattern or of the articles made from this tutorial. All models created by Le Pavillon Créatif are registered. FRANCAIS DESCRIPTIF DU PRODUIT C’est un fichier pdf de 8 pages A4 à imprimer et à télécharger vous-même. Vous y trouverez : – Les explications en français de la page 1 à 5 et le motif sur la page 8 Elle se tricote de bas en haut et en aller-retour en 3 étapes : Étape 1 : Le début de la couverture en jersey endroit avec les bordures du bas et les côtés au point de riz, Étape 2 : Le motif en jersey endroit, Étape 3 : Le haut de la couverture en jersey endroit avec les bordures de côtés et la bordure du haut au point de riz. Les méthodes utilisées : Pour la tricoter, les explications sont accessibles pour tous les niveaux : Débutant, Intermédiaire et expert. Ainsi, selon votre niveau et de votre envie, vous avez le choix de tricoter avec : – La méthode de reporter/broder le motif (spécial pour les débutants) – La méthode Intarsia – La méthode du jacquard Vous trouverez dans mon tutoriel ces liens vers les vidéos pour vous rappeler ces méthodes. Les techniques à connaître (et expliquées dans le tutoriel) : – Le point de riz – Le point jersey NB : Ce tutoriel est réservé à un usage strictement personnel et non-commercial. Il est interdit de copier, diffuser ou de vendre quelconque reproduction de ce patron ou des articles réalisés à partir de ce tutoriel. Tous les modèles créés par Le Pavillon Créatif sont déposés.

This is the second half of my Sekka Shibori experiment. The first half, which covers the basics and folding can be read here. This is where we left off: a stack of folded linen. Trying to figure out dyeing was challenging since I could not find a tutorial. In my last post I showed how I figured how to apply the dye to get the pattern you want. Here is that picture again: And based on that, this was what I thought I'd try to attempt. I figured why not toss two colors in there just to see what happens. At the very end, I found this blogpost that was the most helpful on how to tie this beast off. The below image is from there. The post also shows how the old lady is folding the folded up fabric in triangles and a whole bunch of (AH-mazing!) Shibori dyed fabrics and kimonos. Back to boring old TX. After a couple trips to Home Depot, Joanns and HEB (I mean who can remember all the things to buy at once, even if you have a shopping list!), I had all the materials to dye. I chose Dylon's Navy and China blues, because that's what was quickly available to me at the moment. Here is the tub for soda ash soaking and soda ash from the pool department at Home Depot. Here's the rest of my supplies: Salt (which I forgot to use and apparently doesn't really matter in this type of dyeing), glade plastic tubs, gloves, clamp, plastic bag, pieces of wood, paintbrush, plastic table cloth, plastic spoons. First thing I did was get the soda solution ready and soak my fabric stack. The official ratio is 1 cup soda per 1 gal warm water, but I just filled the bottom up several inches and tossed a plastic cup of soda ash in there. Stirred and tossed in fabric. The tip was out a little, but I just turned it over a couple times. While that was soaking I worked on how to clamp the wood down, I bought the smallest piece of wood from the store and cut it into the same size as my template except for two corners. I did this thinking that that way the corners would get more ink since they were less compressed. We'll see if it works. To make sure the wood doesn't warp while sitting in the dye, I covered it with some plastic from a plastic bag like so: Then it was about time to mix the dyes and get my fabric out of the SA and clamp and dye it. I am inserting Dylon directions for tie-dye (bottle method) from their webpage here. I specifically was looking for the info on how much dye to mix with water. 1. Wash Fabric and leave damp 2. Prepare fabric as per instructions for the selected Tie-dye method below 3. Using rubber gloves, dissolve dye in 500ml warm water 4. Put dye solution into squeeze bottle 5. Place tied item into the empty bowl and apply the dye to the selected areas straight from the bottle. 6. Once complete, put the item in a plastic bag, seal it and leave overnight 7. Without untying fabric, rinse in cold water until water runs clear, then untie and wash in warm water. Dry away from direct heat & sunlight 8. Wash separately for first few washes to remove any excess dye Aaand back to TX, Take the fabric out of the bath and clamp it. I didn't wring or dry the stack before dyeing, figuring clamping the stack would squeeze a lot of the water out, which it did. I used a chip brush to paint the dye on, because I thought that would give me the best control on where to apply it. Traditionally they often dip the stack, but I did not feel this was clamped tight enough and sturdy to do that. For the solid side, I held the stack upright and painted the whole thing, adding extra dye to the middle and making sure to paint in all the little creases. I dripped quite a lot, so be careful when you do this. Then I laid it painted side down and did the sides about 2/3 up. Also painting more dye in the middle of that side hoping to bleed more dye in and plump up the marks. Then I rinsed the brush and painted on the China blue in the one corner that was still white. Also trying to sop it on more on the tip of the triangle and trying to keep it from running into the navy. After painting, I put some more on for good measure, and moved it into a plastic bag. As I was getting it in, the clamp came undone and the fabric fell out. Moment on panic! I gathered everything back in as quickly as I could, but it takes forever to unscrew this to clamp it back up again. Oh well. I'm sure it will give it some character. Thank goodness I had those corners tied, so it didn't lose shape. Now the whole thing is sitting in the sun and will have to wait until tomorrow for the reveal. I will update the post when that time comes. *Update The next morning it was time to undo the stitches and unravel the fabric! It's like Christmas! I had a nightmare just before getting up that I opened this and the dye had only colored a yard of the fabric on one side and otherwise my wrap was white. Good thing it wasn't true! So much fun pulling it open. Laying it out to see the pattern. It was pretty much what I expected for my first try. Pretty but not as even and "fat lined" as I had hoped. Some of the lines barely came out, but I like the pattern and color, so will try this again on the other half of the wrap. After this, I rinsed in a plastic tub outside until the water ran clear and then toddies it in a hot wash with extra rinse. I was a little worried because the navy was almost black, but after the hot wash, some more came out and now its just the shade I was hoping for. Here are some action shots after wash, dry and hemming. The linen wraps nicely already. Its super sturdy after getting into place. Never tried a pure linen wrap before of store bought fabric, so was happily surprised. Its not super cushy on the shoulder as of yet. But it was very comfy and airy. Which is perfect for the August TX heat. Once we don't need this as a wrap, it will make for awesome towels, pillows or a blanket. Or maybe I'll sell one and keep the other. Will see when the other is done. :) Here is a closeup of the after wash and lighter colors. The whole wrap again. This was a fun (and back breaking) experiment which I am already building on. I have the next piece of fabric folded and sitting in dye at the moment ready to be washed tomorrow. That will get it's own post when I'm done. It'll be very similar, but I used Osnaburg, the square folding pattern and two shades of green. Notes to self on dyeing, the lines are pretty thin and show areas where I added the extra dye. Next time, fluff the folds a little with dye to get more color in and build the "fat" lines up more gradually.

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I absolutely love swaddling my babies! Swaddling is awesome because not only does it keep your baby snug and warm, but it helps prevent them from waking themselves with their own startle reflex. There are a lot of really cute swaddling blankets out there, but unfortunately many of them are just too tiny to actually be useful. The only brand I’ve bought and actually been able to use were Aden and Anais swaddles, they are truly lovely and very large. Generally I much prefer to make my own, that way i can have complete control over size and fabric choice. It’s easy, cheap, and i think anyone can do it, even with the most basic of sewing skills. I always keep one in my handbag incase i need an emergency breastfeeding cover, or something clean to […]

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