I made my grandchildren quilts long before I ever considered myself a quilter. They were simple flannel squares sewed together, sandwiched together with puffy batting, and topstitched on the sewing machine. Oldest DGS is almost 24 and he still has all the blankets I made him. They are a little love worn, but it shows how much they have been loved. My DGKs tell me they have EVERY blanket I have ever made them. The early ones I put satin binding on them, which babies love to touch and pet. I replaced a couple satin bindings over the years, but seeing those very crude imitations of a quilt that I made make my heart just burst with love knowing how much they were appreciated. In other words, they need not be fancy, children love the simpler stuff. And I did not use the best of supplies, but they held up through countless washings.