| Making a handmade quilt for a new mom is a gift that | | | | the same type of squares or you can have a mix and |
| will be treasured and loved for generations. There are | | | | match baby quilt with a variety of square patterns. |
| many people who choose to keep handmade quilts as | | | | Both are lovely. |
| family heirlooms, and you may find your quilt baby | | | | You can also get ahold of the grandparents to be and |
| blanket turns into something that is passed down from | | | | see if they have any clothes or blankets saved from |
| generation to generation. | | | | the parents' childhood. If they do you could include |
| It is pretty to learn to sew quilt squares, you can do it | | | | these fabrics in the quilt for their child making it a |
| by hand or with a machine. You can find an entire kit | | | | multi-generational quilt, which will no doubt be a family |
| at the craft store that will provide you with the | | | | heirloom. |
| instructions, and all the material you need to make a | | | | When choosing colors and themes for a baby quilt the |
| square. Most of these kits you buy one square at a | | | | sky is the limit. You can go with bold exciting colors, |
| time, then put them all together. This makes quilting a | | | | cartoon characters, or you could even call and talk to |
| little less overwhelming, since you only have to focus | | | | the parents and find out what color they are planning |
| on getting one square at a time done. When it comes | | | | for the nursery to match your quilt to the theme of the |
| to the actual quilting of the blanket you can do it | | | | room. |
| yourself or you can also pay someone else to do it for | | | | Making a quilt takes some time and effort. You may |
| you. There are machines that make quilting very easy, | | | | want to get started as soon as you find out your |
| but unless you are going to do a lot of quilting it might | | | | loved one is having a baby. This will leave you plenty |
| be more economical to have someone else do the | | | | of time to get the quilt done, and contact other family |
| quilting or do it by hand. | | | | members who want to be involved in the project. |
| A great way to make a memorable quilt baby blanket | | | | I know the quilt baby blanket gift we received holds a |
| gift is to get the whole family in on it. Each family | | | | very dear spot in our hearts. It is a family treasure, and |
| member can make a square or two. You can use | | | | although we use it now, I may be tempted to put it |
| cloth markers to inscribe special messages from each | | | | away and save it for when my daughter has a baby. |
| member. You can choose to have everyone work on | | | | |