Nancy Marie

I want to make a crib quilt for a grand daughter due to arrive Jan 1. I
> found a photo of an Amish quilt; 41 x 57, 6 squares, all squares framed
> in pink, that piece framed in another color.
>
> Does anyone have a pattern similar to this? I am not sure of
> sizes/widths on anything.
>
> Also, I want to put buttlerflies, dragon flies, and lady bugs in the
> squares. Does anyone know where I can get patterns for these bugs? I
> see quilts in Babies R Us but cannot find patterns.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.

justwannaquilt

are you wanting to do the bugs with applique or embroidery or how are you wanting to get the bigs in the blocks? In MOST cases you can find either a clip art or a printable coloring book page online and use it as a pattern.

Prism99

From the photo you can figure out approximately how big the squares need to be. Graph paper can be helpful for this; make each square equal to 1 inch. Once you have the square size figured out, add 1/2-inch to each width and length dimension for seams. Most quilters use 1/4-inch seams when piecing blocks. Similarly, you can work out the size of the border strips; again, add 1/2-inch to allow for seams.