If you haven't been here before, I'm Michelle and my project for the last three or four years has been making baby quilts for local pregnancy centers. After making twenty quilts for my own family of six in one year, I had to do something different! Twenty quilts we can use, but multiply that by years and years...
I love making baby quilts. They're instant gratification. They're great for using up scraps and playing with new blocks or color schemes or quilting techniques. This year, I decided that it would me more fun if I had other quilters to make the baby quilts with, so I started Let's Make Baby Quilts. Every Friday I host a linky party to share our progress and finishes. I also share tutorials for easy baby quilts. You can find a list of those over in the sidebar.
I'm giving away a copy of Quilt It with Love: The Project Linus Story: 20+ Quilt Patterns & Stories to Warm Your Heart
. To enter, just leave a comment below letting me know who you make baby quilts for. I'd love it if you followed my blog or liked the new Let's Make Baby Quilts page on Facebook.On November 27, I'll use the random number generator to choose a winner. (And yes, I will ship internationally.)
109 comments:
I along with my sisters and nieces have made baby quilts for a couple of local hospitals. Its a great way to try new blocks and build confidence in new quilters.
I've made very few baby quilts for friends grandchildren. I'd like to be counted in for this one.
I would like to make some baby quilts for our local hospital. Thanks for the giveaway. I am a follower of your blog.
I'm a follower who likes to make baby quilts for family, Proect Linus, and anywhere else I find a need. I'm going to check out your link to "Let's make some baby quilts!"
I have followed your blog for a long time. :) Always checking back in to see what you are up to. I love that you share your baby quilt patterns with us, and how quick they are to make. As you said, instant gratification. :)
I have been making baby quilts for all the new babies that have been joining our extended family. Two more due in the spring.
I am blog follower via Bloglovin. I always make a baby quilt for any and everyone I know that has a baby. lol..that and baby wash cloths and baby bibs in 2 sizes and burp cloths too..
I have been making baby quilts for family and my quilting guild. I make them for St.L. Children's Hospital, Crisis Nursery and one of our shelters for abused women and their children, a safe house. This year I've donated about 10 and our guild has delivered over 300 total.
I follow you on email and love your easy tutorials. Thanks for all you do.
Mostly I make them for my own kids--as babies. I'm looking forward to making them for my extended family as they start having babies.
Lately, there have been a lot of babies amongst my friends and family. This would be very helpful. Thanks!
Lots of babies being born amongst friends and some dear colleagues will be grandfathers too!
Esther
esthersipatchandquilt@yahoo.com
ipatchandquilt.wordpress.com
Ahhhh babies...thanks for the giveaway!
i've made baby quilts for friends as a gift!
I make baby quilts for grandchildren, friend's children and grandchildren and premature infants in the neo-natal care center (those quilts are quite small!) I'm a follower too!
I have enjoyed seeing the sweet baby quilts you have made this year . I have made quite a few for friends and family over the years and enjoy that size quilt . Thanks for the chance . I am a follower
I am currently working on a baby quilt for a new granddaughter but love the idea of making some for charity. I am moving as soon as my house sells so will have to find a donation place wherever I end up!
Hi Michelle. I love making baby quilts and I have donated a lot of them to a local group in my county that sews for children. I also make them for my family. Thank you for a great giveaway. I am a follower, too.
I just love making quilts so make them for anyone!
I've followed your blog for quite a while now, and I love seeing all the baby quilts you make :) I made a baby quilt for my nephew this year and I also try to make a blanket--either quilted or crocheted for new moms that I know.
Depends on who I hear needs a quilt. I took a bunch to the hospital, some to our local Care N Share and to local schools. They like the twin size best. I prefer making quilts for charity. Lately, I've been making more quilts with someone in mind and I kinda worry whether they will like the color, pattern and quilting choices. With charity quilts I can do anything I feel like and it is so freeing. Thanks.
It's my first time sewing and would love to learn quilting and will definitely make one for my children and for my nieces.
thirtythree80@gmail.com
Right now I have 2 co-workers and a boss who are expecting and need baby quilts. After that, I also have a new granddaughter due in April!
So far, I have only made quilts for family. When they get tired of me, then I'll branch out. Thanks so much for sharing
I am making some baby quilts for my great grandchildren right now.
I'm about to make my first baby quilt for a niece's new baby. I'm going to check your patterns.
oh friend - like you, I had made too many quilts for anyone to sleep under, and then I found Project Linus... I made over 400 for them! Now I make quilts for Wrap-A Smile... like you, I find that those little quilts are just fabulous!Would love to win this giveaway - thanks!
I make baby quilts for my church girlfriends :)
I have only been sewing quilts for about a year and have made only 1 baby quilt. I hope to make more. I enjoy reading your blog everyday and seeing the quilts you make. I also enjoy your book reviews. Thank you for all you do.
I make quilts with the kindergartener's at our childrens' school for moms in crisis pregnancies. Love your blog, and thanks for the great giveaway opportunity!
I've cut out kits for Project Linus quilts, and am in the middle of two gingham baby quilts for a friend's two new grandchildren.
mutoporter@gmail.com
I make quilts for Margaret's Hope Chest. They distribute quilts to children who have a parent in prison. There is a beautiful story behind this group. Check it out at
http://margaretshopechest.blogspot.com/
I'm always whipping up a new baby quilt to have on hand for those in need. I don't give to any one particular charity. Seems by the time I get one done I hear of someone local that needs it.
I've just made a baby quilt for my niece's baby daughter - I also make quilts for project linus!
I work in a school so I am always making Babis quilts for a co worker
I follow with bloglovin
I agree that baby quilts are great for trying out design ideas or playing with color combos. I have enjoyed your "Let's Make Baby Quilts" on Fridays, and would love to win this book.
I finished my last baby quilt last night for a co worker who is due in Dec! I make them for lots of people! thank yoU!
That looks like a great book, I support the Linus chapter in our area.
I have to make a baby quilt for my grand daughter. Thank you for this gorgeous giveaway.
mystica123athotmaildotcom
Right now I make them for family and friends. Thanks for the giveaway.
family & friends:)
I mostly make baby quilts for family members. But my quilting group is looking for a project to make child/baby quilts next year. We're just finishing up making quilts for the meals-on-wheels participants. Thanks for the chance to win.
my 24 grands and hopefully g-grands
HI, HOW NEAT!
THANKS FOR YOUR BLOG+THIS GIVEAWAY!
msstitcher1948@yahoo.com
I've only made two baby quilts. That's bad considering I have six grandkids.
I make baby quilts for our church quilt ministry and they go to the local pregnancy help center and to foreign orphanages. Thanks for the giveaway!
I make baby quilts for all my friends - lots of them are finally having babies!! I'm already a follower!
You are one of my favorite bloggers! I love your tutes and how easy you make them. I have only fiished one quilt so far, and it was a baby quilt for my granddaughter. I have 3 WIP at the moment for other family members.
Thanks for the give-away!
craftyccain@gmail.com
I love making baby quilts for gifts but I have thought about project linus....I may have to make that a new years resolution....
My son has been warmly welcome into the home of his friend while he is searching for an apartment. This friend and his wife are expecting their first child soon so I will be making a baby quilt soon!
Baby quilts are my favorite thing to make. For several years I have made a quilt for each new born in our congregation as well as in our extended family.
I have made 4 baby quilts this year for coworkers that had babies and one that just has 2 dogs. Our guild makes them for the hospital and Ronald McDonald house.
I have been making baby quilts for my friend's new grand babies. I also make a few for a local quild's charity, quilts for kids.
I made a baby quilt for my choir director. I made receiving blankets for a couple in my church with a preemie baby as they couldn't use regular baby blankets.
I have 5 grand daughters! Liked your FB page as well :)
Until very recently, I had no reason to make baby quilts. However, I found out a few weeks ago that one niece and a nephew are both going to be having babies. So, I now have a good reason to make a couple. I'd love to win the Quilt It with Love book! Thanks for the chance to win!
I am following your Let's Make Baby Quilts on facebook!
I'm making quilts for my little girls :) Thanks so much for this great giveaway!
I am a new quilter, and making a quilt to donate is definately my new projects. Thanks for the chance to win
At the moment I+m making quilts for my friends baby :)
mmyheartishere@gmail.com
I just signed up to follow you via email and the FB page! I am excited about following you. I make baby quilts for my great grand kids and other family little ones. I have never made a charity one, but hope too some day.
I've never made a baby quilt. I may have to start soon though. My little sister is pregnant, and my daughter just recently got married.
Thanks for the chance to win the book.
I make them for anyone I know who's having a baby, thanks.
I haven't made a baby quilt yet, still fairly new to quilting. thanks
I've haven't made a baby quilt yet. I have counted cross stitched 5 synthetic wool one though. Thank you for the chance to win the book.
Actually stitching the binding on a baby quilt tonight! It's for a friend's new baby girl. I am at the age when babies seem to be constantly arriving among my friends.
A small group of ladies in my town make quilts for the local nursing station to give to new babies. There were only three babies born this year so they have a little bit of a stash built up. I make quilts for new babies in my family and circle of friends as well as co-workers too.
I've been working on a baby quilt for my neighbour's eldest daughter who is having her first child. it was lots of fun, though I only had the top ready for the baby shower.
I just started making baby quilts for friends. Thanks for the chance to win.
What a generous give away Michelle... I make baby quilts for my family and quilt quilts for Project Linus at my LQS. Such fun work!
I make baby quilts for friends.
Dana.Cargill@gmail.com
I make baby quilts for family/relatives.
Thanks for the chance!
I make baby quilts for my family. In the future I hope to have the time to create quilts for the hospital that my children were born in. They gave my baby a quilt when he was born early and it is a cherished item. I want to repay the generosity in the future.
I make babyquilts for my grandchildren. Thanks for the chance! Follow you on FB:-)
I TRY to make baby quilts for anyone I know who is having a baby. Right now that is my friend, my cousin, and 98 ladies at church. Not including the one who just had her baby and I have her quilt I still need to finish.
seems my nieces have been in the baby business these last two years and many baby quilts went there... I also make baby quilts for my charity group WOCS/'
members cross stitch squares and send to me to make quilts.. sent 5 off yesterday, one went to a 3 year old going through chemo hers was ballerina themed.. I have also sent quilts to our local hospital as many of the new moms are military wives and many their husbands are overseas.. plus the nurses asked me to make really tiny quilts for the little angels that miscarry or are born to soon and can not stay. I also make tiny hats so when their moms see them or hold them for the last time, they are dressed just like the other babies.
I love to make baby quilts, too. They are so quick and rewarding. And always well received!
I also love to make baby quilts. I have made LOTS of them! Family, friends, and charity!
I have made quilts for the Ft. Drum baby bundle program, and my own two children.
Baby quilts are the perfect size to try a new pattern or idea. We are making some for our show in the spring. They will have a silent auction and the proceeds will go My Sister's House, a shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic abuse. Thank you for participating in the blog hop.
I make baby quilts for our local NICU and for Project Linus. I have become a new follower and am interested in your tutorials for simple baby quilts. Thanks or the giveaway.
Don't have my own babies to make quilts for but Im working on making a few to sell.
I have made many baby quilts over the years given to babies born in our local county. I am following you on bloglovin'.
msrogotzke@gmail dot com
My nieces are having babies, so need to make more baby quilts. Did make some for nurse friends babies. Thanks. New quilter from Oklahoma, USA. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
I haven't been making quilts too long, so right now they're for potential future babies, but I would love to get involved in something to support preemies.
I like to make baby quilts because they are instant gratification. Right now I need to start on one for my grandson who is due in about 4 weeks! But I am looking forward to making some charity baby quilts in the new year.
--C.B.
I just made two sweet little quilts for a set of twins for a friend that just had a boy and girl twin. So cute!
I've made baby quilts for my nephew and some of my friends. ll_gee at hotmail dot com
I make baby quilts for everyone I know having a baby. I also make them for a local charity that gives quilts to kids who are taken from their parents. Thanks for hosting! pbstrand@msn.com
I make a baby wrap that I started making in 1982- I have made at least 100 of them - They are shaped like a clover leaf and are perfect for a car seat. The baby is laid in the middle and you wrap them up like a little burrito.
Thanks for the chance to win a lovely book.
Regards from Alberta,
Anna
quiltmom1@shaw.ca
It seems all my oldest daughter's friends are having babies so I make them for her friends!
I'd make a baby quilt for my very good friend who has a beautiful baby girl. What a great book!
tgallop@mts.net
www.willcookforshoes.ca
I have made baby quilts for my grandchildren and families in our church that have new little ones.
I have made baby quilts for my great grandchildren.
i love making baby quilts for anyone i know that's pregnant. thanks for the chance to win
Project Linus is my favorite charity and I make them for family members too of course! Thanks for your giveaway.
I mostly quilt for friends and family, but I volunteer as a Nursery Nanny, rocking sick babies, at the Children's of Alabama, so you know where my baby quilts would end up!
I am on to great nieces... I have three little ones - different families - and would love to be able to keep up with the burgeoning family... Latest is only 1 and she does not have a quilt yet....!
Barbmo
I'm 34 so lots of friends are still having babies and just when I think they're done then along comes another. Thanks!
Love to make quilts for Project Linus. Thanks for the inspiration.
I've made one baby quilt in my life (for my grandson who's now 5). I'm hoping to make many more baby quilts...if these other 3 adult children ever get married! LOL!
I make a baby quilt for the local quilt guild when it's my birthday month, a child size quilt for Christmas and a bed size quilt when we have a sew-in.
I have a baby quilt design that I'm working on with a Sunbonnet Sue theme. I think baby quilts are just the thing for showers and such. I like to make them crib size so they get at least a year or two of use.
I've never made a baby quilt before. My mother-in-law makes a few dozen of them each year and donates them, so even when our daughter was born, she just picked a couple of special ones from her "stash" ... I didn't have to make one.
Our Quilt Guild does numerous charity quilts per year, baby to adult. One year a quilt member`s son stationed in Edmonton Alberta Canada was going to war. She noticed all the pregnant mothers being left behind. We made 30 Maple Leaf Baby quilts. OtherThank you for a chance to win. HAPPY QUILTING:) quilt guilds took up thee cause.
I have not made a baby quilt, I am thinking about making one for my granddaughter, thanks.
smjohns63 at yahoo dot com
I've made many baby quilts for my children and now my grand kids!
I've never made a baby quilt before. In fact I'm very new to quilting and the only actual quilting I've done is to some mug rugs. But I think I'd love making a sweet baby quilt or two or three, four ... Yes, it sounds like a wonderful idea. Thank you.
Rae (nrhaller@aol.com)
I've only made a baby quilt for my best friends baby, who is now 4!!! I'm getting ready to make one for my sister in law who is due in March and that same best friend who is die with her 2nd in April!!! mrscwatson81@hotmail.com
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