Kayaker26

I live in Miami and just had my first grand daughter....Make it either way we use quilts here like everywhere else...Sometimes on the floor sometimes on the baby. The parents will use whatever they get and the baby will love it!

Sandygirl

Double gauze is a new trend too.
sandy

AZ Jane

Your quilt may not be used as intended. It may be kept as a keepsake because of who made it. Make it exactly as you would any other quilt, the best you can!

Carol W

Thank you!!! 😀

blueheavenfla

Don't forget to put a label on it...perhaps in place of one of the blocks so it can't accidentally come off. Later (much later) baby will want to know who made it and when and where you live.

suern3

Carol, I like to use flannel backing on my quilts, baby or bigger. If I don't use flannel, I use Minky. And batting, too. You have the right idea, even for South Miami, in my opinion.

carolynjo

But our houses are air-conditioned and I don't think a baby quilt would be too hot in that case.

Jingle

Quilting without batting is not all that easy. I would use a thin batting - like warm & natural or warm and white.

Carol W

Thank you for so many great suggestions!!!

klswift

i go 2 ways with baby quilts. If it is a 'special' quilt, I will often use a very high loft batting to make it very squishy. If I think it will be used as an 'everyday' quilt, especially in a warmer area of country, I use a flannel backing or use a flannel for batting sandwiched with cotton top and back. This is easy to launder, easy to stash in a bag and easy to fit into car seats and strollers. For these heavily used, often laundered and usually chewed on quilts, I also tend to self bind or use a wider binding than normal so that they don't get pulled (chewed) loose.