I was just wondering when you make baby quilts how big do you usually make them? I recently purchased this Schnibbles pattern it's called State Fair and the finish quilt would be 31" x 31" just wondering if that would be big enough? Sorry I'm new to quilting and am not sure of proper quilt sizes yet. Thanks Cindy

it'll be fine for a newborn but sure won't be able to use it very long, I try to go for at least 45"-50" square

I make mine the width of the backing fabric, around 42-45". There is no right or wrong, I just want mine to be used longer. If I were doing this pattern, I would add to it.

I also have this pattern its called Crazy Eights Bit N Pieces finished it's 38"x 45". If i were to make a quilt bigger how would I go about doing that? Just make extra blocks and add them. Sorry if these are dumb questions.

Seems kind of small to me, but I like mine to be used longer then as an infant :wink:

Can you add another border ?

I have that pattern too. I do think that it would be fine, but if you want to make it a little larger, I believe you could just add maybe 4 quilters eighths and cut as you do the rest of them and then you would have extra blocks to add to the width or the length. Haven't really checked the pattern out yet, but I believe it would work. Since this quilt doesn't already have one, nother option is to add a 4 inch border all around. That is always an easy way to make a quilt a little larger.

on the first one i would add a row of blocks on one side and the top or bottom. this way the dimentions will remain simmilar and the size will just be increased. if you get what I am saying. I don't like to make baby quilts that are smaller than 40" because who wants to have a blanket that they can't keep using. My kids have crib sets that they crib blanket was just too small to keep in the bed as they grew. it wouldn't keep them covered at all. All this talk of babies makes me wish that my bro and sil would hurry up and get busy getting threw school and getting a place of their own so that they could have kids. I told my sil that I was going to make the babies bedding set when she had her kids. Especially the quilt she can pick the fabric or colors and help me pick out the pattern for it. (I want to make something that she will like and use.)

I've made the Bits N Pieces quilt before but smaller for my dog http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-61674-1.htm
But I have 3 cousins who are going to have babies and I would like to try and make quilts for themas gifts and like you all have said I would like them to have the quilts for a bit longer then just infancy.

I make my baby quilts at least 45 X 60 so they can be used longer.

I saw this pattern at my lqs the other day and had it in my hand but put it back. It's called remember whoooo loves you. Do you think this would be too difficult for a beginner to do? It has two different sized patterns in it one is 38"x 50" and the other is 40" x 52"

All the above are great advice. It is up to you to decide if you want to and how large you want it .

I just finished some UFO blocks that came out to approximately that measurement and it is WAY too small IMO. Now to find matching fabric to extend the borders......

I really like the first pattern but it's awfully small. You could do it as a wall hanging for the babies room but I'd extend the length of the strips of border and perhaps make the inner border a little wider. Or, add another row each way of the blocks then keep the borders the same width or do a combination of all three. It would be much better if it was at least 40x48 or so.

I usually try to make my baby quilts at least 48" square. I feel like they might get used a little longer if they are this size.

I'd add another border to it myself.

I think I would add a border so the little person could use it longer.

I've made the crazy eights pattern. I use it as a small lap quilt. Kids are funny because they seem to like the smaller quilts better. My grandson is 3 and he has a really small "pirate quilt" that he has to have when he's sick. He takes it on car trips, too. He has another one with sock monkies on it that he takes to nursery school. His mom bought him a bigger quilt for his bedspread. He prefers his smaller quilts that granny made. Have fun, the kids will love your quilts.

When I make my baby quilts I usually make them about 45-52 inches square. That way the quilt will last and be used for at least 10 years. It really depends on what size you want to make.

I make mine at least 40+ square. want it large enought to cover baby and parent. Some times Mom's use my blankets when they are breast feeding in public! Also want it large enough for toddler to drag around when older.

I like mine to be about 40 x 50. That way I can use 2 yards of fabric for the back with no piecing. It also makes it big enough they can use it for a long time. It is also big enough for what my grandmother called "car quilts". She kept them in the car for us to cover with.