Baby memory quilts from clothes

Have you ever thought about making a memory quilt from your child's baby clothes? We'll show how we stopped putting it off and got our memory quilts made!

I was asked to make this Quilt below. I was thrilled with how it turned out. I will say tho...working with jersey is hard. I cut out the back of the clothes and put pellon on the back with the raw edges turned under. The jersey still stretched. It was maddening. Another issue I had was I like things organized and neat. I put this quilt together several times (not sewn but different formats on the floor). They all seemed so messy to me. Finally I just went to work. I felt that it would come…

Once a little one has outgrown old clothes, turn them into something new by making them into a quilt. Ashley shares a fun idea on how to turn outgrown baby onesies into a baby quilt. This same idea can also be used to make a baby memory quilt. The most important part of creating a baby memory quilt using old onesies is preparing the clothing. Ashley first shows what kinds of clothing are best for this technique and ones that don’t work as well, which including clothes that have large…

It’s always difficult to know what to do with precious baby clothes once your baby becomes a full-blown kid. While most of them can be donated or passed on to other families, sometimes there are a few that are just too special. These are the baby clothes that instantly conjure up a sharp memory, a smell, […]

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Create a One-Of-A-Kind Quilt to Treasure for Generations! Baby clothes hold so many precious memories. Capture them in a quilt made from outgrown clothing. Parents and grandparents will love having a memory quilt made from baby clothes, as will the kids as they grow older. When designing a quilt made from baby clothes consider three …

Adorable, but maybe impractical. A friend came to visit today. Dina brought 2 quilts that she wanted to show me. I couldn't wait and...

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I’m guessing you’ve done what I did. As your children got older, you gave away many of their baby clothes — but you kept the ones that meant the most to you. The ones that spark special memories of...