How To Make A Quilt Out Of Baby Clothes For Beginners

Cut a piece of the reverse fabric to match the size of the front panel.

How to make a quilt out of baby clothes for beginners.

Use your quilter s ruler to pin out or use the chalk pencil to mark out squares on your baby clothes. Today i m giving y all some tips for cutting up baby clothes to make a quilt. Making a baby clothes quilt is just like making quilts from any other fabric the only difference is the source of the fabric. Then quilt by either tying or machine quilting method.

Place your quilt top on your backing trying to make sure that the seams that you ironed open are laying open on your backing. Cut your binding fabric into 2 1 4 wide strips that are as long as the fabric is wide 44. Instead of buying it from the fabric stores you can make quilts out of baby s own clothes. Place safety pins about 4 6 apart all over the quilt making sure you have pinned through the backing.

Easy baby quilt the sewing room channel easy to follow instructions for making a baby quilt. I want to make a quilt that s just for her. Quilts made from baby clothes can be categorized into two major types the first ones which are made for babies and the. Cut squares to size with fabric scissors or use a rotary cutter and self healing mat if you ve got it repeat until you ve cut enough squares.

Add interfacing to the back of each square. The new baby will have plenty of her own clothes. Straight grain binding tutorial. I had many more than i needed so i went through the box with a very critical eye.

Great project for beginners. The first step in making the baby clothes quilt is to find the clothes. Wash dry all of your fabrics before beginning. This will be part i of a series so please let me know if there s something i leave out you may want to know.

You ll need 3 of these strips if using the same panel i used.