Baby Quilt Size
12-19-2015, 07:35 PM
#13
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My quilt ministry makes baby quilts for babies in the special care unit at the hospital......we decided on 40"x 40" as we didn't have to piece the backing and it was easier to put 4 tops on a longarm for one of our members to quilt.
12-19-2015, 07:46 PM
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I've done 36 x 45 usually. then I made youth bed sizes. which is the crib mattress in a small bed. about 40 x 60.
hope all this confusion has helped you some. When my son was a baby and fell asleep in the carseat, the QUILT I covered him with was 15 x 20, so go figure!!! good luck and show us what you do.
hope all this confusion has helped you some. When my son was a baby and fell asleep in the carseat, the QUILT I covered him with was 15 x 20, so go figure!!! good luck and show us what you do.
12-19-2015, 08:24 PM
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42 if possible by 50 or larger.
I like to make lap sized ones so babies can use it as a floor quilt, then a toddler blanket and later as a lap quilt.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/17803361001592651/
I like to make lap sized ones so babies can use it as a floor quilt, then a toddler blanket and later as a lap quilt.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/17803361001592651/
Last edited by Annaquilts; 12-19-2015 at 08:41 PM.
12-21-2015, 04:59 AM
#16
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I like to make my baby quilts a little larger and call them "play" quilts (which I hope encourages them to "use" the quilt). I want the parents to have a little room to sit on part of the quilt to play with the child as he/she grows and for the child to have room for toys to play on the quilt. I prefer not to have to piece the back so if I want it wider, I just add border(s). I think about parent and toddler (as child grows) sitting under the quilt as the parent reads to the child too. I guess what I'm saying, like others have said, is make what pleases you size wise.
12-28-2015, 03:42 PM
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12-29-2015, 05:42 AM
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As we all know babies grow so fast and by the time they receive the quilt, they have only a short time to use it so I make my baby quilts at least 50 x 60 or larger. This way they might be able to use it for a couple of years or even go onto their toddler bed. Most of my quilts seem to become 60 x 70 by the time I add a border or two though.
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