Tag Archives: crib quilts

“Once Upon A Time…”

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Sharon Camp

“Once Upon A Time…” I have told those tales and read those wonderful and colorful stories, as a Mom, to my own children hundreds of times when they were youngsters. Today, I finished a handmade quilt by the same name. I captured those special memories of reading to my children, in years past, in this special handmade quilt I called, “Once Upon A Time…”
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Baby Quilt Design Puzzles

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Sharon Camp

Baby Quilt Design Puzzles

When designing a new baby quilt, there is material all over my sewing room. Once I settle on my pattern, then I can put away a few of the piles and choose the right fabric. But first I must contend with the blues to my right, greens to the left, and the soft baby pinks that are within reach straight ahead.
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From My Hands — To Your Heart

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Sharon Camp

“From my hands — to your heart!”

How perfect when designing quilts for babies. When I found this quote, I thought of all the little ones that would snuggle in my handmade quilts on those cold winter nights or could play on the homemade quilt instead of the bare floor.

I set to work making each of my baby
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Grandma’s Handmade Quilts Have Love in Every Stitch.

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Sharon Camp

Grandma’s handmade quilts have love in every stitch. Those days with Grandma are long gone but not her love, her patience, and her commitment to hard work. Those parts of my Grandmother will be with me each day in her quilts.

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Got Scraps?- Make a Handmade Quilt

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Sharon Camp

“When life throws you scraps, make a quilt.” Well my stash is full of scraps. I have spent the better part of yesterday trying to clean up the not one drawers, but the many locations where those scraps are kept. I tell myself to keep them you might just need that piece for something. Drawers and boxes later, those lonely lavenders, bored blues, and sulking silvers and shades of every other hue imaginable are waiting their turn to be a patch in one of my handmade baby quilts. Continue reading →

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“Bear”y Good Friend Needs a Name

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Sharon Camp

My poor bear… He or she has been working so hard and appearing in many of my baby crib quilt photos, yet he does NOT have a name.

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The Ultimate Baby Crib Quilt-A-Thon

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Sharon Camp

Since I am not fond of driving, and my friend is not a willing and comfortable passenger, she did all the driving. This was the perfect arrangement for me. Prior to the vacation trip, I took time to sew 7 handmade baby quilt tops for Unique Baby Quilt Boutique and pinned each so that I would be ready for what I jokingly called my “Ultimate Quilt-A-Thon.” Continue reading →

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Baby Crib Quilt Tale via Iraq

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Sharon Camp

A new baby on the way, an anxious mother is in labor; the nervous father sits and waits for news on his long-awaited child. This is a familiar tale told each day in hundreds of hospitals around the world by millions of families and their respective doctors.
Quilts tell also many stories. Only this one will tell a different tale. This story has a new baby on the way and a mother giving birth, though there is no father with her by her side. Continue reading →

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One Stitch at a Time – Handmade Baby Quilts

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Sharon Camp

“Friendships are sewn… one stitch at a time…”

Quilting may not be one of those “team activities” where you have dozens of ladies sit around all the time and join you in your sewing room. Now don’t get me wrong, you will always plenty of friends to keep you company while making that baby crib quilt. Surround yourself with some of my favorite quilting friends. Let me introduce you to some of them. Continue reading →

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The Baby Shower Gift Dilemma – Create a Handmade Quilt

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Sharon Camp

Have you been searching for just the right baby shower gift for your best friend, your sister, or maybe even a colleague from the office? No matter where you have looked, the idea of finding another outfit that the new baby will outgrow in weeks, or another pile of odds-and –ends from diapers to rattles is just not what you had in mind for a useful and meaningful baby shower gift, then this article is for you. Continue reading →

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