Sometimes it is hard to come up with great gifts for babies. They don't really play much, and when they do, they always go for your cell phone or remote control rather than their toys. This is something babies can enjoy even at only a few months old and can use as a wall hanging for several years to come. Hopefully they will cherish it enough to save it for their children!
Pick your child's favorite book. Or pick YOUR favorite kid's book, if your child hasn't shown a preference yet. Scan 8 or 9 of the pictures and save them to your computer. If the book is older, you may have to "clean" up the pictures a bit. If you want the quilt a little more personalized, make the 9th scan a picture of your baby. Cut 9 squares from linen or any white fabric that can be used with iron-on transfers (pssst...mine were from an old sheet!). I used 12"x12" squares, but you can use smaller or larger ones.
Then you'll have to splurge and buy the printable iron-on transfer sheets from the craft store. Or if you have a mother who owns *everything*, just go to her house and "borrow" some. Once you are sure the pictures are just perfect (and flipped, if there are words that need to be read left to right AND the image is sized so it will fit on your squares), print them out onto the transfers. Let them dry, then apply them to the fabric squares according to the directions on the package.
Sew all the pieces together making a 3x3 quilt. You can choose to dress it up or not. I sewed ribbon over each seam, but it is fine left alone too. Then pick a fabric for the back, cut it to size, and stitch it all together. You could add a couple of loops at the top so it can hang as well. Or heck, loops on each side so you can attach toys with linky-doos for playtime on the floor.
Then watch your family members drool over it when it is presented to your little one! They'll think it was professionally made!
Pick your child's favorite book. Or pick YOUR favorite kid's book, if your child hasn't shown a preference yet. Scan 8 or 9 of the pictures and save them to your computer. If the book is older, you may have to "clean" up the pictures a bit. If you want the quilt a little more personalized, make the 9th scan a picture of your baby. Cut 9 squares from linen or any white fabric that can be used with iron-on transfers (pssst...mine were from an old sheet!). I used 12"x12" squares, but you can use smaller or larger ones.
Then you'll have to splurge and buy the printable iron-on transfer sheets from the craft store. Or if you have a mother who owns *everything*, just go to her house and "borrow" some. Once you are sure the pictures are just perfect (and flipped, if there are words that need to be read left to right AND the image is sized so it will fit on your squares), print them out onto the transfers. Let them dry, then apply them to the fabric squares according to the directions on the package.
Sew all the pieces together making a 3x3 quilt. You can choose to dress it up or not. I sewed ribbon over each seam, but it is fine left alone too. Then pick a fabric for the back, cut it to size, and stitch it all together. You could add a couple of loops at the top so it can hang as well. Or heck, loops on each side so you can attach toys with linky-doos for playtime on the floor.
Then watch your family members drool over it when it is presented to your little one! They'll think it was professionally made!
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