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quilting

kcave21kcave21 member
in June 2015 Moms
I have been searching for someone in my area to do this quilt for me but I just cannot fathom spending $500  on a quilt but wanted to know if anyone in here has some great advice for making a quilt like this. 

TIA
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Re: quilting

  • laurendutchlaurendutch member
    I quilt. But I have never done one of these keepsake quilts.

    I don't sell my quilts bc if I did I would have to charge $500 plus to actually make money. The material, and time that goes into a quilt is consuming. For instance this is a quilt that I am working on right now...for the material I probably spent $120. Just for one block (I'll need 12) I spent an hour and a half on cutting and sewing. If I want to get it professionally quilted it will be another $100.

    Even though you are providing the material, it will take a lot of time to cut and place it to make it look cohesive

    Craftsy is a great place to learn how to sew/quilt
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  • laurendutchlaurendutch member
    Sorry I realized that I didn't really answer your question. Once I have a moment...I'll come back and give you more help if you want to do it yourself
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  • kcave21kcave21 member
    thanks for the insight, I have sewn before but nothing to the quilt extreme lol I have been watching videos on Youtube.com lol to try and teach myself how to properly do it but have not come across this type yet. What material do you suggest on attaching the clothes to? @laurendutch
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  • kcave21kcave21 member
    edited March 2015
    https://www.pinterest.com/pin/179721841356270982/

    for some reason it wont post the picture
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  • laurendutchlaurendutch member
    I would attach it to plain white cotton. I like Kona brand, you can find it at JoAnns or Hobby Lobby.

    You can also do 6 in blocks and do a patchwork like quilt. Then just add a few outfits whole.
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  • kcave21kcave21 member
    laurendutch said:

    I would attach it to plain white cotton. I like Kona brand, you can find it at JoAnns or Hobby Lobby.

    You can also do 6 in blocks and do a patchwork like quilt. Then just add a few outfits whole.

    GREAT!!! thank you--quilting newbie I am a little nervous but will have to do some practice runs before I start
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  • laurendutchlaurendutch member
    Something like this would be easy for a beginner...the only trouble that you may experience is sewing with knits (what a lot of baby clothes material).


    or something like this looks like yours with whole outfits/bibs

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  • kcave21kcave21 member
    THANK YOUUUU @laurendutch
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  • laurendutchlaurendutch member
    If you want it exactly like the picture you like, I would suggest cutting the clothing in half (front/back). You can buy basting spray at a craft store and spray it onto the cotton (white or pink). Then you would just sew around the edges. To make it a little more manageable I would do it in blocks like 20 by 20. It will be a little easier to visualize. And then add those blocks together.
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  • Frogger5Frogger5 member
    Maybe you could go to a quilt shop near you and see if you could hire someone to help you. Say you met with someone once a week for an hour or two, and they told you what to do and then you went home and did it. That might be a reasonable way to get a good quality outcome without having to spend as much as hiring someone to do it all for you.
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