How To Make A Quilt Out Of Baby Clothes For Beginners

How to make a keepsake quilt from baby clothes step one.

How to make a quilt out of baby clothes for beginners.

Instead of buying it from the fabric stores you can make quilts out of baby s own clothes. Add interfacing to the back of each square. The first step in making the baby clothes quilt is to find the clothes. Wash dry all of your fabrics before beginning.

Cut your binding fabric into 2 1 4 wide strips that are as long as the fabric is wide 44. Place your quilt top on your backing trying to make sure that the seams that you ironed open are laying open on your backing. Today i m giving y all some tips for cutting up baby clothes to make a quilt. I want to make a quilt that s just for her.

Use your quilter s ruler to pin out or use the chalk pencil to mark out squares on your baby clothes. Quilts made from baby clothes can be categorized into two major types the first ones which are made for babies and the. The new baby will have plenty of her own clothes. Cut a piece of the reverse fabric to match the size of the front panel.

Quilting your baby clothes quilt quilting your blanket. You ll need 3 of these strips if using the same panel i used. Cut squares to size with fabric scissors or use a rotary cutter and self healing mat if you ve got it repeat until you ve cut enough squares. Making a baby clothes quilt is just like making quilts from any other fabric the only difference is the source of the fabric.

Straight grain binding tutorial. This will be part i of a series so please let me know if there s something i leave out you may want to know. Easy baby quilt the sewing room channel easy to follow instructions for making a baby quilt. Find and sort the baby clothes.

Then quilt by either tying or machine quilting method.