baby clothes quilt
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A friend of mine made one a few years ago, she made it look like clothes hanging on a clothes line, some ( askew) like being wind blown. I think there were 4 ( lines) of clothes. After I quilted it for her she added those little wood clothes pins you can buy at hobby stores. A very heavy quilt, but very cute. She did not stabilize the knits and it was quite a challenge to quilt. She left the clothes mostly intact but did cut away backs that would not be seen anyway. She left collars, neck trims, sleeves whole. When she cut away the backs she left enough side seams/ edges to turn under and not be noticeable that any was cut away. She also made two pillows to go with it with two ( favorite) clothing items ( one a pair of overalls and shirt, the other a favorite t shirt- so the mom had ( huggable) pieces. We also printed a picture of of the child on fabric and added birth/ death dates and a sweet excerp from a favorite book. Wish I had pictures. It did take me hours and hours to quilt- it was a pain! But she was happy with it.
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Location: NE California - no where near the Bay Area!
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Painful time for both of you! If there was a way that you could "postpone" the actual cutting of the fabric....I know she is hurting...but grief takes time...in 6 months...her views are likely to be totally different. I am so sorry for her loss, and so grateful that you are willing to try to make a quilt that she can "hold"
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