How big do you make your baby quilts?
#22
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It depends. I just made some at 38x38 and they were nice size. Generally I try to keep the width less than the width of the bolt so I don't have to piece the backing fabric. Yours is cute and I agree - the proportions seem off. I'd make it a bit wider.
#23
I am working on two baby quilts for some ladies who are having boys this summer. I was wondering what size do you all usually make your baby quilts? I was reading in one of my quilt books 23"x46" but now I am thinking that might just be the size of the crib mattress. Ill have to go back and read it again. It doesnt look the right size to me. I just finished my quilt top but I think I am going to need to add some more blocks *sigh*
this is a pic of it before I sewed it together
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this is a pic of it before I sewed it together
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#24
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Crib size batts are usually 45 X 50 inches. I make mine about 40 X 55 or so to take advantage of the batts and to be large enough for long time use. I may occasionally make a square quilt but usually don't like that shape much.
#26
It is not safe to use a blanket, quilt or any sort of thing like this in a crib. The baby could suffocate. This happened to a friend's daughter when she was 10 months old while taking a nap. Tragic. I've made baby quilts and they are most often used on the floor to lay the baby on for play. My daughter used the ones I made her children later to set a boundary for where they could sit when they watched TV when they were older. You don't want it to be so big it is hard to manage for a toddler/pre-schooler yet so small that it can't be purposefully used over time.
#28
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I tend to make them about 45x45 since dr.s advise that we don't use blankets on baby, in the crib, til I think a yr. by then the 45x45 size gives em good coverage and can be used on the floor, over a car seat and to wrap em up even when they are under a yr. I've made em smaller for moms who need one in a bassinet while they are at grandma's or in the pack n play at the sitters. unless you are using a pattern I think size can vary with no problems! I like the fabrics you chose.
#29
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I buy the WN crib size quilt batt and make mine as close to the size of the batt as possible. Then I don't have much batting waste. I think the size of the crib quilt batt is 45 x 60. I use yardage material for the backing and it usually comes in 41 - 44 inch wide so again not much waste.
#30
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I agree that there is no right size. However, I do think that 23" is a little too small. I try to make sure that mine end up at least 40" x 40" . Some of them actually end up being square. I don't think the baby cares much one way of the other.
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