Creating a Baby Quilt

By: Amy SiemsQuilt Project For: Princess T

February 2016

Begin with 1 panel (1 yard) Pre-Printed design for the center piece, one yard boarder Cut in strips 6 inches wide and add one strip to each side of the center piece.Cut 9 pieces of boarder 4-5” wide for the ruffle or purchase 9 yards of ruffle.

• Panel 1 yard (Butterflies)• Boarder 1 yard 5-6”

strips, 2 on the side panels reduce the sewing and pieces

• Ruffle 1 yard, 9 strips cut, ironed in half and sewn to the outside edge. Ruffle facing inside to turn correctly.

Place the ruffle on the inside of the

panel. Sew in place all the way around

the front panel. Pin your corners to

hold in place.Place he back panel

face down on the front panel.

Check and double check your surfaces are correct before you do any pinning or cutting

Top, Ruffle & Back face the insidePlace the batting on top and cut to fit your project

Do not pin until you have the project set in place for sewing.

Cut the batting to fitFlip the whole project over and sew with your lines from your ruffle as your guide.

Keeping 3 layers together while sewing , your pinning is

important, you also want the batting on the bottom.Leave a about an 8” space not sewn to be able to flip the project . Having the correct side out

See how the pin is placed so you can pull them out as you sew. The ball on the end of the pin is facing you.

Take your time to sew 3 layers together. Use a wide Z stitch with many stitches to give it strength. Use good thread!

Leave a 5-8” opening to flip your project when your sewing is completed

Once you have sewn all three layers together, cut the edge all the way around the quilt except the opening. This relieves the pressure on the stitches from the back side and the quilt moves freely.

Keeping your batting in place requires quilting now or tying. I tie the quilts with a yarn that matches the quilt.

Corners should be [pinned down prior to sewing all three layers. One below was still in the way and buckled.

Iron your project along the way, this step is important to get the batting in the right place before tying.

Keep the quilt tight when you tie it

Chose a yarn and a yarn needle.

I keep the quilt on the ironing board to keep it tight while I tie it.

Tie with a design or just every few inches to keep the batting in place

Thread the yarn in your chosen spots and cut, tie them all when you have all of the yarn pieces where you want them. Be sure you have covered the whole quilt

Tie all of the loose ends together in a full knot, be sure to leave enough yarn to tie them.

The size of this quilt is equal to the top of a queen sized bed. Enough to crawl and play, or wrap up.A crib sized quilt is only the center panel. Ruffles are optional. Some people like the silky edge that can be obtained with a bias tape, sold in all fabric stores. Good luck! Enjoy creating quilts!