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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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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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“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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Precious, Soft, Baby Quilts are SEW Irresistible

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Sharon Camp

You take a quick trip to that favorite fabric store, pushing the shopping cart up and down the crowded aisles, and trying to choose just the right coordinating fabrics for your next quilt. The question in your mind right now or the problem you have to solve is how to choose the fabrics and what kind of quilt do you really want to make? Continue reading →

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Starting a New Year of School

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Sharon Camp

The start of a new school year is like the beginning steps to the designing of any of my baby quilts.
Today began my 39th year as an elementary classroom teacher. It was wonderful to watch the excitement of those young ladies and gentleman as they nervously entered my classroom this morning, and anxiously awaited what the school day bring and how the new school year would unfold.
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A Baby Shower’s Special Gift

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Sharon Camp

Think of your own small child and remember those good times and what they kept snuggled close by with them at night, dragged around daily until it was so thread bare you were afraid to wash it for fear their precious treasure may just not hold together. Yes, it was their favorite baby quilt or blanket.
A baby shower gift of a handmade baby quilt will be the solution to that baby shower dilemma.
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