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Baby quilts
For centuries, loved ones have welcomed and cradled new babies in baby quilts. These soft blankets have many purposes – they keep babies warm and comfortable, they serve as babyhood mementoes and as loving gifts for the infant recipients. Handmade baby quilts are a significant deal of work for the quilter and truly a gift of love.
There are a few main types of baby quilts. These include:
• Tied quilts – the stitches in these type of quilts are created by using thread or yard to “tie” or stitch a knot or v-shaped stitch called a “crow’s foot” approximately every four inches. This holds the batting in place and the quilt together.
• Hand-pieced quilts are made by sewing small pieces of fabric into a pattern to make blocks and then sewing blocks together. These may be quilted along the outer edges of shapes and in intricate patterns, or they may be hand-tied.
• Machine quilted baby quilts can be either a solid quilt top or a pieced top and then quilted on a large wooden frame with a machine quilter.Baby quilts make excellent gifts. These gifts often become cherished security blankets or treasured heirlooms. Baby quilts are an excellent way to express joy and love at the arrival of a new baby.
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