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