I use all those soft books a lot for baby gifts. I just make the pages into smaller squares and single or double border them, (depending on what looks best) and then put a coordinating boarder around everything. I have a Brother embroidery machine so I embroider a little message with the baby's name and birthday on the "dedication" page. I do know how to hand quilt and I love the look, but with the volume I need complete, just don't have time. I use a pretty decorative machine stitch to quilt it. It goes fast and it looks great

Thanks so much for bringing up this topic. When Walmart in our area was getting rid of their fabric dept., I bought several book panels thinking I would use them for Christmas gifts. One of the babies is my grand nephew(he's 5mo.); will probably get tons of toys from other relatives so I think a story quilt will be a perfect for gift. Chris

I have a soft book panel of The Story of Creation. I now know what I'm going to do with it :D Thanks for the inspiration

I never thought of this, very cute and a good idea.

Awesome quilt!

I have a few in the works. One that just needs a binding is The Night Before Christmas, and I have a sock monkey soft book that I've been planning on making into a toddler bed quilt when we move our daughter to the big girl bed.

I'm making one for my great grandsons (2 1/2 and 5 months) -will post a picture when I get it done. I needed one more block so I used some christmas fabric from a dress I made their mother (my granddaughter) 20 years ago.

Mine is the Night Before Christmas

What a great idea! Thanks for sharing the soft book quilts.

:thumbup:

Is a soft book an actual book made of fabric or is it fabric with pages printed on it. what a wonderful idea, want to make one like " yesterday," can't wait to go shopping if a book do you fine them in the book department or the baby department?

It is a panel of fabric that you can make a book out of,

cute idea

This is how I have done them and was very pleased with the results.

I made a quilt from a book panel. It was fun figuring out how to make it work, I cut all the blocks out and framed them.
Its called, "Meet the Moonbeamers"

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...45965719FHAaAr

What a wonderful idea!!! I am going to look for some of these panels and make some quilt from them.

I've made several quilts from children's soft book panels. Here are photos of two on which I did attic windows.

thanks for the post.. I have a soft book in my sewing room that I was looking at yesterday and wondering.. humm.. wonder how I should do this..... Now I know!!

Cute quilts everyone..

Great idea and great looking quilts! Thanks for sharing.

i love the idea with the attic windows treatment ! great idea.
a member of our Q4K group takes the book pages or even large print sections of animals and does a crazy log cabin around them. so you can do different sizes. they are great !

Here's one more for you

I like it. Gave me a idea for my grandaughter.

I used this pattern for my granddaughter's nursery. Just love the quilt!

I am going to use one for the back of a baby quilt I am making. Just couldn't resist.

I made one for my grandson that will be a year old next month.

So colorful and very nice!

Here's one I made a while ago.

Tank you so much.

I like your random colors in the 9-patch squares...