ScubaK

Ladies,
I just found out that a co-worker of mine and his wife are expecting their first child.
I don't have kids but would love to use this as an excuse to make some cool, useable things for baby and mom and dad!
I will make a quilt but what other things do new parents to be need for a baby?
Please help with any suggestions.
I can Machine Embroider as well and am looking at cute baby designs...
Onesies, what are these, where do I get em and how many...
Bibs...how many?
Burp cloths...do they really use these?
Any help would be appreciatted? Bottles? Gift Cards? Help!!!!
Thanks,
Kirsten
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MelissaK

Bibs work well when they start to eat. Burp Cloths are necessary! I go through at least 2 or 3 a day! Onesies are t shirt type things with snaps around the diaper area so it won't fall off or anything. They are great. You can get these anywhere (Wal-mart, Target). They sell them in a package, usually like 4 or 5 for $10. Honestly, a gift card is the best because they can go get whatever they need that they didn't get off their registry. I love homemade gifts the best! Hope I helped!

Quilt4u

Changing pad is a must. Along with a Dipper/all perpuse bag. So when they go out with the little one.

ScubaK

Thanks for all the help.
I think I have a few months to get some things together.
Kirsten

Joan

Babies live in sleepers for the first six months of their little lives. They are always appreciated. Don't get anything too small, I wouldn't get anything smaller than 6 months.(the onesies are nice but if you live in a really warm climate otherwise they need something more)

Sometimes, I buy an outfit that is 18-24 months in size because by then it seems like all the shower gifts are too small! Moms always seem to appreciate that.....

A quilt made by you is the nicest gift possible! You are so sweet to spend the time making one, it will be most appreciated and loved. :lol:

KrazyQuilter

Get some Sleep Sacks. They are great because they are safer than putting a blanket in the crib. You could get solid color ones and embroider cute things on them.

https://www.halosleep.com/products/detail/20/100_cotton_sleepsack%E2%84%A2_wearable_blanket/15/100_cotton_sleepsack%E2%84%A2_wearable_blanket_-_prints_solids/]https://www.halosleep.com/products/d...prints_solids/[/url]

shellyp

Since your a sewer, you could just make stuff instead of buy. The pattern companies have baby accessory patterns.

justquiltin'

Honestly, I HATED burp cloths... They were WAY TOO SMALL. Then, a friend received some at a shower... One of the craftier ladies in her group had taken pre-fold diapers (Target, Wal-Mart, Babies R Us all sell them) and embroidered cute little baby designs on them. They were big enough, and super-absorbent (wonderful for those babies with a 3-cloth-a-day habit!)
Bibs are great, and Hobby Lobby sells some that can be machine embroidered.
Onesies are a staple of every baby wardrobe! Like someone else said, all stores that carry baby things carry them, and they're fairly inexpensive. Embroidered, they are a wonderful gift.
(I also do a fair amount of machine embroidery, and I love it!)

sewaholic

I bought a heap of hand towels that I found were a bit narrower then normal and embroidered on one end for burp cloths

bearisgray

the suggestion to buy a few bigger items in larger sizes - especially things like the onesies and sleepers is an excellent idea. The babies usually grow SO FAST!

Also, last time I looked, the onesies came in short sleeves and long sleeves.
But it's been a while since I've looked.

For a baby shower gift, I would usually get a small laundry basket, some Dreft, some disposable diapers and wipes - and then depending on how much more money I wanted to spend, some more diapers in a larger size, and baby clothes hangers. Then I put the stuff in a large trash bag and tied it with pretty ribbons.

Usually didn't get much in the line of "oh, how cute" comments at the shower, but I did get comments later from the Mom on how useful this was