Handmade Baby Quilts

Baby Quilts And Soft Minky Fabric

My baby quilts are soft, cuddly, and can be a wonderful touch and feel blanket, as well.

What gives the quilts that added special touch? The fabric is called minky, which is luxurious and silky soft. This fabric, which is perfect for baby quilts, resembles the real mink in touch and has a soft short pile that is as soft as cashmere.

Now if you are a quilter and are interested in using minky or minx as it is sometimes referred to, here are some of my tips from using the material in my baby quilts that may come in handy.
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The Secret to Half- Square Triangles for Your Next Quilt

A quilt based on the square and rectangles is the easiest to make but when you start to divide the square and rectangles there are endless possibilities.
There have been many unique and creative ways to sew these triangles for your quilt, but the half-square triangle method I have listed below is not only fast and easy, but also accurate. This method is based on creating strips of fabric, sewing them into a unit, cutting segments from the unit, and finally cutting the segments into squares. Your quilt will have squares that are not distorted because the pressing is done prior to cutting the squares.
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Learning To Quilt – Thanks to Grandma

A wide-eyed 8 year-old stands by the quilt frame watching her Grandma and friends ply the needle over the quilt blocks. How I remember just waiting for the opportunity to try a few stitches. The joy of threading needles for Grandma as she chatted and sewed with her friends was the beginning of a history of learning the love my art of quilting……

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5 Steps for Successful Quilt Binding

SEW Complicated – The Challenges in Making a Baby Quilt Binding
As a quilter there are many challenges you face when designing, sewing and ultimately quilting your finished baby quilt. Here are the 5 most important steps that you need to complete before the baby quilt can be proudly given as a gift or used to snuggle around your little one. But it the baby quilt binding, that most quilters struggle with. Here are a few tips that might help:
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Quilt Binding – SEW Difficult?

Many people who see my baby quilts, especially those who sew, ask me the about making my quilt bindings.

Since my entire baby quilts are made with 100 percent baby flannel, which gives them the cuddly soft touch. With proper machine wash and dry, the baby quilt will only become softer with time. The binding needs to hold up overtime with the baby’s love and in the wash.
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Baby Quilts – Not For Cuddles

Did you ever see a baby start to learn to try to roll over? Of course this proud Grandmother watched her new grandson perform this feat for the first time, yesterday, over the Internet using the Skype. How magnificent to have the technologies to be able to capture those first moments that would otherwise have gone unseen due to the miles that come between grandmother and grandson. Yet today, this proud grandmother is not only able to witness the first but be able to record this significant event to be enjoyed over again, over and over.

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