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    Old 12-30-2010, 04:52 AM
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    I made several. One to coordinate with the baby's room, one gender specific (waited til the baby was born to start that one), and a few just because I liked them and the color combinations. Baby quilts can be used on the floor, in the car... just about anywhere. I have found that mother's are so pleased to get a hand made baby quilt that they really don't care what the colors are. My all time favorite was a log cabin, predominately white with pastels. They are now all put away for my great grandchildren's use in about 20 years...lol!
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    Old 12-30-2010, 09:07 AM
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    Originally Posted by debbie1983
    Whatis hankie pankie? I haven't heard of that one.
    they may be referring to this one - i have it but have not made it yet -

    http://www.crazy4quilts-shop.com/ind...oducts_id=1636
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    Old 12-30-2010, 01:03 PM
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    Originally Posted by Fancy Nancy
    Originally Posted by debbie1983
    Whatis hankie pankie? I haven't heard of that one.
    they may be referring to this one - i have it but have not made it yet -

    http://www.crazy4quilts-shop.com/ind...oducts_id=1636
    I'm so glad I refrained from answering the question. Until I read this post, I was thinking about another definition for "hanky-panky." I suppose I'm dating myself.

    :oops:
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    Old 12-30-2010, 01:16 PM
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    Originally Posted by GailG
    Originally Posted by Fancy Nancy
    Originally Posted by debbie1983
    Whatis hankie pankie? I haven't heard of that one.
    they may be referring to this one - i have it but have not made it yet -

    http://www.crazy4quilts-shop.com/ind...oducts_id=1636
    I'm so glad I refrained from answering the question. Until I read this post, I was thinking about another definition for "hanky-panky." I suppose I'm dating myself.

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    LOL - that same thing went through my mind, too.
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    Old 12-30-2010, 02:04 PM
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    Originally Posted by Fancy Nancy
    Originally Posted by debbie1983
    Whatis hankie pankie? I haven't heard of that one.
    they may be referring to this one - i have it but have not made it yet -

    http://www.crazy4quilts-shop.com/ind...oducts_id=1636
    Yes, that is the quilt that I meant.... It is so cute made up in bright colors and themed fabric. Have a ball with it.
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    Old 12-30-2010, 02:04 PM
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    Congratulations!!!
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    Old 12-30-2010, 06:09 PM
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    I know this has been suggested before, but I would do a disappearing 9 patch. I just made one for a baby girl and I'll be danged if I can find the pictures! It was made with 4" strips. I made one for each of my kids last Christmas with 6 1/2" strips. Honestly, they look awful. I used a pink, pale green, and a gold. It's so pretty. I think the size of the strips look perfect for a baby quilt. And it's a super easy pattern to do, which just makes things better. If I can find the picture, I'll post it.

    Another suggestion, and I've taken my own advice....when I was looking for not complicated baby quilt patterns, I used the search button at the top of the page and searched "easy baby quilt". Came up with a whole ton of stuff that had me researching forever. I even made a few after I bookmarked the threads.
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    Old 12-31-2010, 06:07 AM
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    A flannel quilt in the disappearing nine patch is great have made
    three baby quilts, I also didn't make it too babyish, so it can grow
    with them. But one thing I did was stripes and plaids and pok-a-dots and then quilted in with pearl thread about a 1/2" from
    the seam, and made it a large running stitch, it really turned out
    cute, I did one in brown,green,blue, cream. The other was left over
    from the first but put in more red and blue. Now this third one
    I couldn't find pink that I liked, so I bought a package of receiving
    blankets, in pink cut them into my 5" squares and made the disappearing nine patch with them. I then cut the left overs in half
    and put strips at the top and bottom to make it more rectangle,
    and finished it with a pink check. I still have to quilt that one. My
    grand daughter will be born around Jan 17th. I hope I can get mine done in time. Just need to get it sandwich together and get
    pink pearl cotton. Congratulations! This is a wonderful time.
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    simple squares in bright colors. find a fabulous--to you or your daughter--fabric and pull in another four or five or six coordinating pieces, cut 4-1/2" squares and placing the colors randomly but the focus alternating, simply sew together. That was the first baby quilt I made for my best friend the day after she told me she was preggers... her daughter still loves it 16 years later
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