While we are all quarantined at home I have been cleaning out my sewing loft and have found quite a few quilts that just needed binding put on them. So silly that I have let them sit there that long with only needing bindings. This rail fence baby quilt was one of them....and the binding was even on one side! It just needed the other side sewn up. If you need directions on making a rail fence quilt block head HERE. This particular quilt is 2.5" strips by 8.5" and there are 4 strips in ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue: Simple Whole Cloth Baby Quilt Tutorial
For Skirting the Issue this year, I am once again trying to find ways to incorporate my kiddos to help. So, before school got out I cleaned out my sewing room and cut lots of pieces of fabric to 1 1/4 yards to make these whole cloth baby quilts. I also got about 12 pieces of batting and backings ready and prepped so that when I get the "I'm bored" statement...I say "let's go make some baby blankets!" This Whole Simple Whole Cloth Baby Quilt tutorial is one that any beginning sew-er can do and ... View the Post
Simple Triangle Baby Bib Tutorial
Simple Triangle Baby Bib Tutorial One of the fastest and most useful gifts for a baby are these cute triangle baby bibs that you see in the stores for a lot of money! But they don't cost hardly anything to make at home. Just one fat quarter, some batting scraps and some velcro and you have the cutest little drool bibs that will actually get used. We have several other handmade gifts to make and give to baby in our BABY tutorial section but I realized we have never included these bibs that ... View the Post
Simple Baby Quilt Pattern
I love to make baby quilts for new babies, they are my go-to project because they are a quick afternoon sew. We've shown lots of examples of fun baby quilts over the years, but these strip quilts are some of my favorites. They are simple to cut and sew up and then you have a nice gift that will be treasured for years to come. This particular quilt is for a new niece that is to be born in a couple of weeks and since by brother was up here visiting I hurried to finish it up so he could take ... View the Post
How to Make a Gingham Baby Quilt
***By popular demand this quilt has been made into a printable PDF pattern that walks you through how to make this quilt in both the baby sized version shown here and a large queen sized version. You can purchase the PDF pattern HERE for only $3.95.)*** How to make a Gingham Baby Quilt. Sounds simple right? And it is. Crazy simple. However, I have to admit this is one of my very favorite baby quilts of all time. ... View the Post
10 Minute Flannel Blanket Tutorial
Snuggly flannel blankets are some of my favorite things to make. Mostly because they can be washed and used again and again and they just get softer and softer and also because they are a fast, simple project! Today I will show you how to make a baby size blanket that measures 40 inches by 40 inches, but you really can make these in any size you would like! ... View the Post