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Baby Quilt Names

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Sharon Camp

Choosing a name for your quilt is SEW important.
Love and care goes into each quilt. Each stitch, each piece of carefully chosen fabric takes time to lovingly create a baby quilt. Why not take time to name your quilt? To keep a quilt part your family, an heirloom, the name becomes important. Quilts stand the test of time, and so it will continue to bring warmth for years to come. The name for the quilt should be given great consideration.
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Baby Quilts – Saluting all Veterans

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Sharon Camp

Thank you to all those servicemen and women, veterans or active today and their families, for your dedication and service to our country. Read this blog, about one of your own young men and his family…

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Choosing a Quilt Binding

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Sharon Camp

Choosing a quilt binding for your baby quilt should be done once the quilt is assembled. It is difficult to make a decision on what type of fabric should be used for the binding and how it will look on the quilt.
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Quilt Binding is SEW important.

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Sharon Camp

There are numerous factors to consider when you are choosing the method of finishing the baby quilt. Consider your time constraints, your skill level in sewing and quilting, and your preference in either handquilting or machine quilting of your binding. Continue reading →

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Baby Quilt Safety – Buttons and Bows

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Sharon Camp

Little girls and their baby quilts just go hand in hand with buttons and bows – right? Think again.
Those pink and lacy decorations create a baby quilt with the little girl or princess touch. A bow here or a few small buttons there are lovely adornments. How could these few, simple additions, which dress up the baby quilt, become such a hazard to a baby or a young child?
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A Baby Quilt for the Nursery

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Sharon Camp

A baby quilt makes the room complete. Since a baby spend more than half of their little life sleeping, cuddling in a warm, snuggly handmade baby quilt will be just perfect. Continue reading →

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“Itching to Be Stitching.”

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Sharon Camp

Are you “Itching to be stitching?” Remember that someday there will be a day when the kids are grown, the dishes are always clean, and you are sitting sewing and wishing you had those busy days back.
Enjoy each day. There will be plenty of time to be stitching – tomorrow.
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“She Who Dies With the Most Fabric… Wins!”

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Sharon Camp

“She who dies with the most fabric… wins!” This should have been my husband saying this quote, but was too busy putting together yet another large cabinet for my fabric this weekend.  I had fabric overflowing the bins in my … Continue reading →

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Tips for Appliquéing Baby Quilts

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Sharon Camp

Wonderful! You have the fabric and patterns laid out for various baby quilts that you could make but the one that sticks out and you really would like to tackle is appliqué. Whether you have quilted before or not, the project of an appliqué quilt can be a challenge. Here are successful techniques that will help you feel comfortable and not feel frustrated to the point that you are ready to give up on your first try. Continue reading →

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A Baby Quilt – Gotta Love Those Monkeys

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Sharon Camp

Monkey fabric was my choice for my lastest baby quilt. As I sat and finished the binding, I thought of those monkeys.
Quilters often spend their time in solitude. I mean that they sew and quilt in their own homes or in their sewing rooms, when they are by themselves or alone. This gives the quilter, plenty of time to contemplate or think about quilting. I am sure this has happened more than once to many of you. You pick up that fabric and start to daydream about …
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