The Tales of the Baby Quilts

Every quilt tells a story and baby and children quilts have the most memorable tales to share. Creating baby quilts can be likened to a child at play. They are a joy to behold, so busy with activity and bursting with energy; they fill you with limitless warmth and love. And just like children, a baby quilt is a one-of-a-kind work of art, created out of love. As the handmade baby quilt is being designed and created, the quilter takes the time to think about each piece of fabric that will be going into this new creation, and most importantly how each piece will relate a story of the child it will belong to. Right down to the last stitch, it is with the child in mind that this new family heirloom comes to life. 

What generates a child's story for a handmade quilt? Creating a baby quilt is a step-by-step process – one patch, one appliqué, one stitch at a time; and just like a little child it grows and evolves over time. What makes each story unique is the pieces of fabric that are chosen to become part of that quilt. Instead of words, this story is to be told with fabric, with texture, with design, and with color. With each passing memory the child's quilt grows. That gentle blue flannel baby's blanket is transformed into the hat on a clown that triggers back memories of a toy once cherished by the child who spent hours upon hours hugging and playing with it on the nursery floor. The blue plaid from the toddler's PJs becomes the gingham dress on a little girl, and this reminds the parents of all those times their little girl just loved to watch the Wizard of Oz, year after year with eyes glued on the screen. The denim becomes the pockets of the cowboy, who helped the little boy overcome shyness and gain confidence just like his television hero.  Or how about the little doggie applique?  For most it is just a cute puppy but for your family it has a name; it is actually Scottie, who remains to be your child’s most faithful friend?

And each night when the parents peek into the child’s room just to watch him sleeping peacefully, with arms wrapped tightly around the story of his younger days, and dreaming of the days to come – that is when this baby quilt has found a home. It carved a place of its own in the hearts and minds of parents and kids and created a link that will never be broken.

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