Quick stats:
- Total submissions: 56
- Total countries: 10
- Total provinces: 4
- Total states: 20
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A Star Is Born By: Claire Alexander, Oregon, USA Two starters: my pregnant daughter didn’t want to know the baby’s sex till birth, so I made equal parts pink and blue. Second, I had bought Karla Alexander’s Curves for Squares Ruler and had to try it. So I designed this quilt. The name comes from the star blocks and prints as well as the occasion. Quilt size: width: 30" height: 40" |
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Antonia’s Quilt By: Steffi, Germany This quilt is a co-production of my mother and me. We designed it for my niece Antonia nearly four years ago. My mum did the appliquè and I did the piecing and quilting. Pieced by machine, appliquèd and quilted by hand. We used cute novelty 30s fabrics to match her red crib. Quilt size: width: 32" height: 40" |
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Baby Boy Schaffer By: Beth, Michigan, USA A first baby for one of my cousins prompted this quilt. The mama-to-be supplied me with the color theme they’d settled on for the room/bedding, then I dove into my stash like a madwoman. Being unemployed has made me thrifty & adventurous, & I was able to finish this in time for Edison’s arrival. Quilt size: width: 33.5" height: 47" |
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Baby You’re a Star By: Carolyn Braun, New Jersey, USA This quilt was made for a Project Quilting challenge. I made this quilt for either a girl or boy. The background is a fun texty baby newsprint and the stars are made with plaid and argyle fabrics. It is bound with a fun yellow plaid. I echo quilted the stars, adding a lot of texture to the quilt. Quilt size: width: 30" height: 35" |
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Bear Alphabet By: Deb V., New York, USA Cross stitched Bears from Leisure Arts, started when my 22 yo son was a baby. Cross stitch was done, but only quilted last year. I picked the bright colors for boy/girl & tie quilted it. At least it is ready for a grandchild. Quilt size: width: 35.5" height: 38.5" |
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Bear Hugs By: Norma, Ohio, USA This was a test quilt using flannel backed satin. I quilted the satin to a thin piece of muslin and then “tied” or tacked the quilt to a flannel back. I used wool batting for the top and a thin cotton between the front and the backing. I have since made three more for nieces babies. Quilt size: width: 45" height: 52" |
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Bold Dreams By: Cynthia Brunz Designs, Oregon, USA Had some bits of bright fabrics I wanted to use for a fun baby quilt but I didn’t want to cut them up small so I decided to make some big bold blocks using soft curves. The finished quilt is fun and playful. Quilt size: width: 32" height: 38" |
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Carter’s Quilt By: Lynn, Oregon, USA I made this for my Great Grandson. Carter! Quilt size: width: 40" height: 45" |
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Circus time By: Rumi, Bulgaria Once upon a time we were children and circus came in town.We have eaten sugar floss and were happy.That was the idea when I began designing this quilt.I made different blocks I have in my mind remembering circus.Tent, elephants, jugglers, magician, balloons, pinwheels, banners.And the clown! Quilt size: width: 35" height: 51" |
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Come Grow with Me By: kmby0418, Georgia, USA I made this out of left over baby fabrics from other quilts I have made. I machine quilted the bars, tied it with yellow baby yarn and hand quilting around the monkeys. Quilt size: width: 52.5" height: 59.5" |
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Counting Sheep By: Gisele, United Kingdom My 1st quilt made in 2010, a gift for an expectant work colleague, she chose lilac & a very simple design, which was perfect for me to attempt my first quilt. Haven’t looked back since! Quilt size: width: 36" height: 48" |
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Critter Community Baby Quilt By: Persimon Dreams, Wisconsin, USA I’m making this quilt for a baby shower I’m going to next week. I’m *ALMOST* done with it – I just have a few more inches of hand binding left.. I started with fun Critter Community Panels from Suzy Ultman for Robert Kaufmann. I built the colors I used from the critters. She’s having a boy! Quilt size: width: 36" height: 36" |
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First Friends By: Diane U., Ontario, Canada I always like to have baby quilts on hand. This crib quilt will cheer any baby girl’s nursery. Quilt size: width: 36" height: 43" |
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Flower Girl By: Dolores Fegan, Kentucky, USA This is an original design made for my new grandbaby. The background is pieced of yellow scraps. The girl is appliquéd to the quilt. The center of the flower is made of yoyo’s. Athough you can’s see them in this photo, the entire background is quilted with butterflies. Quilt size: width: 72" height: 56" |
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For a boy By: Aliza Prinsloo, South Africa a friend of mine had a little boy last year, and this was my first baby quilt I gifted… Quilt size: width: 45" height: 45" |
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Garden Guys ‘n Gals By: Vickie Clontz, North Carolina, USA Whimsical veggie characters were inspired by my daughter Maxi’s childhood drawings and hand-embroidered by my mom, who made me a cuddly stitchery quilt when I was a youngster! A story lies behind each block…the green pepper carries a medical bag (Dr. Pepper), etc. Featuring fabric by Pat Sloan. Quilt size: width: 43" height: 51" |
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Half Hexie Quilt By: Cathy B, Michigan, USA I bought a half Hexagon plastic template grabbed a charm pack and started cutting and sewing. I was going to make a table runner and ended up with a baby quilt. Love how the template worked. Love how my quilt turned out. Quilt size: width: 36" height: 36" |
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Happy Dance By: Rhoda Forbes, British Columbia, Canada I made this quilt for the Children’s ward of our local hospital. Quilt size: width: 36" height: 36" |
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Hidden cats By: Turid Bakken, Norway I love to make quilts for children. These quilts have a perfect size to quilt on my own sewing machine. This quilt is for cat lovers. Quilt size: width: 25" height: 32" |
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Hungry, Hungry Caterpillar By: Sally Manke, Fiber Artist, Michigan, USA Snugly and warm flannel in bright red and green are the perfect back drop for the Hungry, Hungry Caterpillar block in the center of this tossed 9 patch quilt. It is backed with oh-so-soft green Minky fabric on the back. Meandering quilted in variegated thread. Bound with Minky. Quilt size: width: 51" height: 51" |
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I Spy Boy’s Qulit By: Barbara @ Nähtante Quilts, Germany Actually I made two of these quilts, each with my sons’ names appliquéd onto them. Quilt size: width: 75" height: 50" |
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Josephine’s Animal Friends By: Rebecca Burch, Wisconsin, USA I made this little quilt for a friend’s first baby. The blocks are machine embroidered with animal toys & set together with various red/white prints. I got this pattern from a book by M’Liss Rae Hawley. It’s quilted in an overall stipple. Quilt size: width: 42" height: 58" |
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Jungle Baby By: aggie quilter, Texas, USA This is a jungle theme quilt for my baby nephew Canaan. It was my first large quilt that I made including my first attempt at free motion quilting. Quilt size: width: 60" height: 60" |
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Karly’s Baby Quilt By: Judy Stone, Michigan, USA Karly’s (my great niece) quilt is my variation of Bunny Hill’s “Gingham Cherry”. The animals were needle-turned applique and the initial K was quilted in 4 of the blocks. Phrases like “Mommy loves Karly” and “Karly loves Daddy” were quilted in the inner border. Pieced and quilted on my Bernina. Quilt size: width: 46" height: 46" |
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L is for Lucy By: Nouveau Stitch, Michigan, USA I made this quilt in celebration of the birth of our first grandchild, Lucy. Now that she’s nine months old, she absolutely loves it! Notice the “L”s throughout. Quilt size: width: 58" height: 70" |
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LB’s Quilt By: GeoMama, Alberta, Canada This is a raggy quilt made with Northcott’s Reptile Rumpus Collection of fabric. I made it for my 6 month old son. The pattern is based on the tutorial “Make it: Rag Quilt for Baby” by Jenae at ICanTeachMyChild.com. Quilt size: width: 42" height: 56" |
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Lighthouse By: Trudy, Netherlands I just designed and finished this top this week. I paperpieced the boats and had enough after 4 , haha! So found myself a lighthouse and….tadààh! Quilt size: width: 47" height: 59" |
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Lincoln’s Navy and Orange Puff Quilt By: Jessica Pyykkonen, Missouri, USA I made this quilt for my nephew to match his nursery. It is a puff quilt. I got the PDF Pattern from Honeybear Lane on Etsy. Quilt size: width: 45" height: 55" |
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little flower By: Glenda Penner, British Columbia, Canada My granddaughters first name is shared with a flower, so flowers became the inspiration for the quilt center. Her middle name, a bird, hence the border print. Mitered borders for her carpenter dad, yellow for mommy and green for big brother make this a truly diplomatic baby quilt. A family project. Quilt size: width: 48" height: 48" |
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Look Out the Window By: Kaaren Biggs, Ontario, Canada A pretty blue print with Noah’s Ark designs was the inspiration for this quilt. My sister bought it and gifted it to a new baby whose Mom is a veterinarian! Quilt size: width: 45" height: 60" |
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Love U Too By: craftytammie, Kansas, USA I made this quilt for our son Sawyer using a charm pack of Deb Strain’s Love U. I used fabrics from my husband’s grandmother’s stash for the border and binding. My son is now 2 1/2 and still sleeps with it at night! Quilt size: width: 32" height: 36" |
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Macie’s quilt. By: Julie Feldhaus, South Dakota, USA The pattern is a Willow Bay Design called Pony Tales. The 4 patch blocks are made with Macie’s great grandfathers shirts. It is a memory quilt for her as she never got to meet him. When I saw this quilt on another blog I fell in love with it and knew it would be perfect for Macie. Quilt size: width: 31" height: 40" |
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Maddy’s Quilt By: Mary Lines, Washington, USA I used only scraps from my stash and Bonnie Hunter’s directions from her Quiltville blog to make this quilt for a baby girl. Quilt size: width: 40" height: 40" |
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Modern Paper Pieced Baby Quilt By: grapes and hearts, Germany I finally used my first ever Paper Pieced Blocks in a Baby Quilt for our friends who are expecting their second baby girls soon. Quilt size: width: 20" height: 30" |
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Nautical Baby Quilt By: Debi R., Nevada, USA My high school friends were expecting a grand baby, a boy. The parents requested a nautical-themed quilt. The block is a disappearing nine patch. The quilt was a hit! I hope they get many years of cuddle time with it! Quilt size: width: 36" height: 36" |
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new baby quilt By: barbara woods, Georgia, USA beautiful baby quilt made by me Quilt size: width: 36" height: 40" |
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Oh Baby Baby! By: Susan, California, USA Love the Glorified 9-patch, and it was fun to quilt! Quilt size: width: 41" height: 41" |
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Pastel pinwheels By: Iret, Ontario, Canada Pastel pinwheels and hand quilted hearts , on alternating blocks. I arranged the colors in rows diagonally for a little different look. I think this would be a nice little quilt for a newborn baby girl. Quilt size: width: 42" height: 54" |
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Pauline’s Stars By: Brodeuse Bressane, France In the middle of the stars there are little cross-stitched animals etc. I stitched up when I was pregnant with my son (now 8 years old) and I never used them. Now a friend is pregnant and I incorporated them in the quilt for her daughter Pauline (to be born in the beginning of july). Quilt size: width: 52" height: 52" |
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Ponies By: Judy MacLeod, Ontario, Canada Designed and made for a friend’s infant granddaughter. I’ve cropped the picture to keep the baby’s name private. The baby is in Great Britain, so British Thelwell ponies were perfect for the theme. The colours used for the ponies matches the colouring of Grandma’s horses. Quilt size: width: 42" height: 48" |
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Precious Cargo By: Yvonne Bamlett, Alberta, Canada Scrappy engines, cars, railway tracks, for a 2013 New Years Baby. Ethan’s daddy works for the railroad, so this is a fun way for Ethan to learn about past day trains. Ethan is the precious cargo!! A great nephew for me. Quilt size: width: 45" height: 60" |
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Rainbow zigzag By: AmandaK@whatthebobbin, Texas, USA I made this quilt for a friend who just adopted a baby girl from China. Quilt size: width: 54" height: 58" |
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Rocky Road to Kansas By: For Quilts Sake – Pam Geisel, Ohio, USA I made this quilt for my niece when she was born, using strip pieces from the “Save the Children” fabric line in a Rocky Road to Kansas pattern but eliminating the outside triangles to make an overall circular pattern. Quilt size: width: 35" height: 35" |
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Sani’s Quilt By: Debbie Grasley, Minnesota, USA Made for a dear friend’s daughter’s first little girl. Quilt size: width: 42" height: 42" |
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Snowman By: Lorna, Quebec, Canada This hand embroidered Snowman Quilt, was made, 10 years ago, waiting for my first grandbaby, of which, has yet to make an apperience. I still have my fingers crossed. Quilt size: width: 36" height: 52" |
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Spring Baby By: Lorna McMahon, Ontario, Canada It’s been a long winter. And I wanted to lift my spirits by designing something that would put me in a spring mood. I especially enjoyed hand embroidering the bee’s trail through the appliqued flowers! Quilt size: width: 34" height: 39" |
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Spring spots By: Ritamae’s blog, Missouri, USA I was looking for something spring like and girlie. This is such cute fabric with the little bugs and polka dots. I have some pretty pink and purple paisley flannel for the backing. Hope you like it. :) Quilt size: width: 35" height: 44" |
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Talk to the Animals By: Sally Wright, California, USA For a friend’s daughter Talk to the Animals includes a number of modern fabrics pieced in blocks which contain machine embroidered animal designs antique spencerian handwriting exercises. I didn’t know but the pinks, chartreuses and browns I used exactly matched the planned nursery. Serendipity! Quilt size: width: 35" height: 55" |
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Teddy Bear Days Baby Quilt By: Homesewn by Carolyn, New Hampshire, USA My niece, Wendy Mierop, is the artist of these adorable teddy bears. Wendy does the drawing and I created them with fabric. What fun we had. The quilt block I used is called Wheel of Time from my favorite quilt book, “Around the Block with Judy Hopkins”. Quilt size: width: 42" height: 42" |
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Teddy with butterflies By: Line Sekkingstad, Norway I love to applique, and this little bear and the butterflies were so cute. The rest of the quilt is my own design. Quilt size: width: 27" height: 35" |
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Tic Tac Toe!! By: Lil Miss V, Florida, USA This is the first baby quilt I ever made~ and it was sent to a very dear friend upon the birth of her daughter. :o) Quilt size: width: 40" height: 40" |
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Tiny Tots By: Heather Scott, California, USA When this fabric came out, I loved the retro-ness of it. Since it had large prints (or small panels, depending on how you look at it) I wanted to be able to showcase them. I took a block and started designing the quilt around that. I like the way it turned out! Quilt size: width: 38" height: 43" |
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Tuur in de natuur By: Joma, Belgium Quilt for my great nephew Tuur, design inspired by frank-n-friends a free pattern by Henry Glass, for quilting I used the fabric as guide, the dots, leaves and animals are popping, thanks for looking Quilt size: width: 50" height: 42" |
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Up Up and Away By: Pauline Francis, Michigan, USA The pattern is by Amanda Jean Nyberg and is in her first book ‘Sunday Morning Quilts’. The fabric I used was Lily and Will II by Bunny Hill Designs and Moda Ivory for the background. It has 589 little triangles….This is one of my favorite baby quilts. Quilt size: width: 42" height: 53" |
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Welcome Home By: Kristin S., Minnesota, USA This was my first baby quilt (and the biggest one I’ve made so far.) It’s my own design but obviously modeled after the many cross/plus quilts so popular right now. It was made for my husband’s niece who just had her first baby. The label includes a tiny schoolhouse block-my favorite! Quilt size: width: 45" height: 45" |
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Wisdom and Grace By: Nann Hilyard, Illinois, USA I like using novelty fabrics to make I Spy quilts for babies. This time I tried a Bear Paw variation. The back has Sophie Anne /Wisdom and Grace” in wonky letters. (That’s the meaning of the name.) Quilt size: width: 54" height: 54" |
I have always liked the name Isabella. Such a pretty name.
My favorite name is Rachel. 2nd favorite is Audrey.
Lily-rose
My favorite girl’s name is Elizabeth and boy’s name is Andrew.
My favourite baby name would have to be Robert or Yvonne.
My favorite name for a girl is Elizabeth, and for a boy, Robert.
I love the name Joshua. We are expecting our first grandson this spring, so looking forward to being a grandma.
Debbie
I like the name Natalie!
Favorite girls name – Bella
Favorite boys name – Joshua
Favorite name – what I named my daughter – Tara Danielle
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I like Madeline for a girl , and boys name would be Peter.
Camryn Michelle. If I had another girl that would be her name.
Alissa or Megan or Emma
Katrina
Honeybee is what my Dad nicknamed me. But my favorite was when my Grandmother would call my daughter, Kelly, Sarah Burnhart, after some fictional character. Guess she was quite dramatic!
My favorite is Elizabeth.
My favorite name is Alisha for a girl and Ben for a boy !
Greatings from Germany !
For a girl…. Isabella
For a boy… Jack
Rose.
laura
Lydia
Elizabeth
My favorite are my daughters, Rori, and my sons, Brody & Keaton
My favorites are Sandra and Daniel.
My favorite baby name is Alina.
Girl: Isabella
Boy: Brody
The colors and the animals in First Friends really caught my eye since my soon-to-be granddaughter’s room is decorated with jungle/zoo animals. How lovely!
Michaela and Olivia – really it’s a tie!
Sabrina
I love my children’s names but wish I had heard of Aiden for one of my girls. I love that it is of Celtic origin and means heart of the home.
I know this may sound odd, but I love Josephine Elizabeth. If I would have had a girl all those years ago, that’s what she would have been named. But I was still blessed with two beautiful boys! :)
Depends on the moment. Right now it’s Katelyn.
My favorite for a boy is Jonathan (my lil man!)… and for a girl, Rosalie or Anethia. :o)
I have always loved the name Anna – never had a little girl, though….
I like older names like Sophia or Emma for a girl. Michael or James for a boy.
what beautiful baby quilts..It was a hard choice for me.
If my daughter had a girl (she has 4 boys) it would be Rachel Elizabeth
Loved looking at and dreaming over the baby quilts, they are all so beautiful. I named my daughter Indy, never having been to Indianna, been to a car race, and before the Indianna Jones movies came out, still love, love, love that name for a girl.
My favorite name is Mikala (Mih-Kah-Lah) that is what I would have named my first child if it were a girl, but it wasn’t so his name is Mikko (my husband is Finnish).
Elliot and Lily :) I just love your quilt.
Favorite girls – Amber and Amanda
Favorite boy – Jacob
I love the name Elizabeth.
I love all of the quilts, and I voted for my favorite one.
My favorite baby name is Emily. It’s a very old name, and we gave it to our daughter almost 39 years ago. It’s still my favorite name of all.
Girls name is Belle
Boys name is David
And all the quilts are winners.
Thank you.
My favourite name is Jordan for a boy or a girl.
My great niece is Sophia and I love that name. (I also have a niece with that name). :)
Our granddaughter, born last week, is named Maddison. What’s lovely name for a lovely baby.
A lovely name for a granddaughter is Alexis.
My favourite name would be Sophie
Favorite girl’s name…Chloe Elizabeth (my Grangirlie!!) & favorite boy’s name…..Jonathon (Grangirlie’s Daddy!) :)