Need ideas for 1st big girl bed
#22
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Location: Missouri
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"SAND CASTLES" by Rebecca Johnson at www.patternsonly.com. It can be made for a Princess or a Knight. Making it for my GD's first big girl bed. I am using "Basically Patrick" by Patrick Lose for my fabric. I am in love with this pattern! So much fun for a little one!
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#24
Such an individual choice really. When I made a quilt for our DGD, I wanted to make something that would grow with her, so chose not to do a themed print. They painted her room a bright banana yellow and that was my only clue. So far it has served her well. Here is another simple one to pick from that would look good in any color combination or all scraps.
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#26
The watercolor quilt that quiltnan showed is what I'm working on. I got pastel rainbow fabric with a small white leaf in it. Pink, peach, pale yellow, green, baby blue, lavender. The rainbow will explode from the center. Here's the cool part: from a lady on etsy, I got 4" blocks with alphabet block shapes embroidered on plain white cotton. Those will go around the top edge of the bed, then the rainbow will continue down the sides a bit. My gd is only 5 months old, so I probably won't finish for a while....
#28
Here are a couple I was considering for my daughter. We're making a mermaid quilt for her bed now.
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254006684995/
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254006450462/
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254006631948/
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254006600855/
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254006590288/
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254007196741/
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254005036947/
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254006684995/
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254006450462/
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254006631948/
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254006600855/
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254006590288/
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254007196741/
http://pinterest.com/pin/177892254005036947/
#29
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Location: Lowell, MA
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Warm Wishes is an easy quilt to make, but if they don't want a themed quilt, I would suggest picking out pastels and bright pastels, cut into 6" squares and arranged at random or diagonal rows, even a Trip Around the World would look good in pastels. Last year I made a "big girl" quilt for our DGD, but I made lots of appliques, hearts, butterflies, dragonflies, etc.. I finished the top just before having a torn rotator cuff repaired, so I was out of commission for a bit. Fortunately, and I do say fortunately, I made an oversized quilt, more full size than twin and then they told me they needed it to fit a full size bed. Pick an easy pattern, get lots of pastels, and make it large enough for a full size bed, so if they choose a twin, it can hang over the sides like a bedspread, that would work. I would consider making a KISS quilt - keep it simple sister.
#30
It's so ironic..I have a thousand quilts I want to make on my bucket list, but I can't decide what I should make for my 1st GD's big girl bed! Her parents haven't decided yet if they are buying a full or a twin. They like pastels and bright pastels and no themes/characters (ie disney, frozen Ect). I'd like it to be special (of course lol) but not overly difficult and definitly durable. I have a thousand ideas, but nothing that seems to be IT. I would love any ideas! Im overwhelmed and I think I may be trying to hard. Thank you for any suggestions or pictures!
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