Size of Quilt
 

I hope someone can help me. What size is a cot quilt and a bassinette quilt please. I was once told by someone that a cot is 90cm by 110cm is that correct.



Idle Di

I am un-familliar with those sizes. I think I would google it and see what comes up.

I keep this chart on my QB blog so I always know where it is: http://www.quiltingboard.com/blogs/b...rt-b12736.html

Thank you ever so much I appreciate it

idle Di

I think there may be some confusion because the word cot means different things in different countries. In the US we usually think of a folding bed that an adult can sleep on. In some other countries a cot is a bed for a baby.

Dunster is correct about the various meanings of the word "cot." When I make baby quilts, I think in terms of the size of the baby mattress, and I subtract 6"-8" from the length. That said, the more powerful determinant of the finished quilt size has to do with the pattern I'm making.

There's a nice discussion of baby quilt sizes here: https://www.quiltinaday.com/communit...=2&topic=22202

Thank you, gee lots of people make them different sizes, I think I will go by what my panel says. Sorry I live in Australia, and we call them bassinettes, cots and single beds, double beds, and of course Queen size beds. I keep forgetting that other countries call them different names. I am sorry

Idle Di

keep in mind that babies should not have any blanket in their bed a floor quilt or play mat is best for tummy time!

http://sids.org/what-is-sidssuid/reduce-the-risk/

Goodness things have changed since I was a young mum, I had sheets, and a blanket on my little ones, and gee they are still thriving.

Di

Guess my daughters are lucky to be alive too, not to mention all their cousins. But there must be a good reason.

It only take that one child to die, I worked in a prevention program and did have one baby that dies due to suffocation from the beautiful quit he slept with, It was very sad, I had been able to warn the grandma ahead of time but they must not have listened to the warning. we certainly do not want it to be a baby we can save.

That should be correct. For those of us non-metric, it converts to approximately 36 x 44, which is usually either a baby or crib (bassinette/cot) size.

Isn't there something about not using baby quilts but more like a wrap for the baby? I know I made a baby quilt and it was going to be a play blanket where the baby could lay on the floor? I don't know...thought there was some kind of safety issue?

https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Educatio...-Centers/cribs

According to google, the NZ standard cot size for mattresses is 69x130 cm and a large cot is 77x133 cm. In inches that would be around 27x51 or 30x52. Of course with overhang, you could make the quilt wider.

Yes I had heard of that, but I believe that most new parents, have them for show. I am happy if they put their little one on it for play time.

Idle Di

I just wanted to say Welcome to the board Di. You know everytime I hear of some new danger to babies I wonder how we and our children survived? I know that something bad has happened and that this is why they are bringing up whatever but it still makes me wonder how everyone survived!!

I make crib quilts at 30" x 30" as my compromise to those who say no quilts. Big enough to hold body heat in, but not big enough to get tangled in.

Yep so true, I think back to when my kids were born, gee I must have been a bad mum, I had cot bumpers, sleeping bags with sleeves in them, quilts, blankets, and sheets. My daughter when she had her children I had to cut off anything with sleeves in them that I had made for bed time, no sheets, blankets or quilts. they went to bed with nothing except a sleeping bag without sleeves. No zips, nothing. gee I must have been bad, but my children have survived.


Idle Di