| There's something special about the time | | | | Modern moms design their baby's nursery |
| and love that goes into sewing a baby | | | | down to the tiniest decorative detail. |
| quilt. Vintage quilts and the stories | | | | Chances are that she has all the |
| around them are heirloom treasures | | | | matching pieces to her everyday bedding |
| passed down through generations for | | | | collection and the introduction of a |
| years. Quilts for babies are not only | | | | different fabric print might throw the |
| excellent conversation pieces; they just | | | | decorative balance of baby's carefully |
| can be beat for comfort. However, that | | | | planned room. For this reason, it might |
| doesn't mean that it should take a long | | | | be nice to present a quilt in a |
| time to make one. | | | | Christmas theme that she could use to |
| It's possible that you can have a four | | | | decorate the baby's bed for the |
| patch Christmas quilt ready to take to | | | | holidays. |
| the shower in less than a day! You might | | | | Take note of the colors that your friend |
| think that a plain patchwork quilt would | | | | has used in the baby's room for clues on |
| not be showy enough to stand out on the | | | | which fabrics to use in your Christmas |
| gift table, but you would be so wrong! | | | | theme baby quilt. If she has decorated |
| Handmade presents are always | | | | her baby girl's nursery in pink, don't |
| appreciated, especially if the gift is | | | | worry that pink is not a color |
| something as useful as a quilt. No | | | | traditionally associated with Christmas. |
| pattern is necessary other than a simple | | | | There will be pink prints as well as |
| cardboard square and securing the layers | | | | any other color fabric with holiday |
| by tying them with colored yarn or | | | | designs on it for you to use. If her |
| ribbon rather than traditional quilting | | | | main color of choice is baby boy blue, |
| is a quick and easy way to get the quilt | | | | pick some fabrics with a midnight blue |
| done really fast! Save the tiny | | | | background and a gorgeous silver |
| quilting stitches for the heirloom | | | | metallic print for some of your quilt |
| quilt. I recommend that you keep hand | | | | blocks. Don't worry that your Christmas |
| tied four patch quilts on hand for that | | | | baby quilt won't be an exact fit with |
| last minute baby gift. | | | | the baby's color scheme, so long as you |
| I'm so happy to report that quilting is | | | | stay in the same family, you should be |
| not just for grandmothers any more. | | | | alright. |
| Modern women are learning the art and | | | | As a finishing touch, you can embroider |
| there are beginner quilt patterns that | | | | baby's birth information on one of the |
| even the most unskilled seamstress can | | | | quilt squares if baby has been born. If |
| use to create an inexpensive baby shower | | | | baby has not arrived just yet, you can |
| gift. You might ask "Why make a | | | | stitch your own name, the date that the |
| Christmas quilt for baby? Why not make | | | | quilt was completed or a short, |
| a quilt that could be used every day of | | | | meaningful inscription. You can be sure |
| the year and not just during the | | | | that every Christmas baby's special |
| holidays?" My answer would be that the | | | | quilt will be displayed in a place of |
| gift of a quilt is always appropriate, | | | | honor and that you will be remembered |
| but it's likely that a special occasion | | | | fondly. |
| quilt would be even more appreciated. | | | | |