sval

Does anyone have a pattern for a child's quilt with the name on it? Preferably machine embroidered name. But applique letters would be ok too. I was hoping for the letters to be 5"? And then surround the letters with blocks.
I'm not so good with designing things, but can follow a pattern with great success. Or just instructions. I hate to buy all the fabric and just go at it not knowing if it will work out right.

Thanks in advance.

SVAL

sewbizgirl

I'm planning to do the same thing... I was just going to look for fonts online and print them to use as a template. I think you can search Google for "applique letters" and find some that are free.

Gannyrosie

I've never purchased a pattern with letters. If I see a pattern I like, I just make a few adjustments to it, and put squares where I want the lettering to be. I also either go online , or I use Microsoft Office to make my own templet's. It's very easy. One day when my printer was out of ink. I just put a sheet of paper on screen and traced. Didn't have to waste ink, Google girls/boy/baby quilt and look how and where they put the names.

maminstl

I am just finishing a quilt like this. I found some font letters on the web - closer to 4 inches I think. I machine appliqued those on to a square, then made a square in square block with different colors, then lined them up, sewed them together and created a band going through the middle of the quilt. In this case, did it for the back. It looks really nice - will post a photo when I'm back home.

Stashelf

I sometimes applique the child's name on the border, or if I make a quilt with some embroidered blocks I put the name as the center block.

QuiltingByFiona

If I want to add a name, I make a quilt, then embroider the name onto the quilt. I just put the name wherever it would most suit the quilt. The other thing I do is follow a pattern and either add a border, or make the border larger so the same can be added to the border.

Here is a pattern I have used before and embroidered messages of different sizes on the different size blocks...
Leesa Chandler Southern Jewels

http://www.patchworkangel.com.au/osc...oducts_id=1521

ManiacQuilter2

I bought some block letters when the local grocery store was closing and everything was half off. You could get the same things I am sure at Walmart. There was an episode of F&P that had one of their guest use lettering on a quilt.

grammysharon

I have just used word software, pick out a nice fat font and print them on paper the size I want, trace on fusible, rough cut and then iron on the back of fabric. Next I applique them with a machine blanket stitch!

GagaSmith

Here is an example of a simple child's quilt with an embroidered name on it. You could enlarge the letters as much as you want. I made this quilt but don't have an embroidery machine so I appliqued larger letters where she has appliqued hers. You could use any pattern you want and just add a strip for the name like was done here.

http://www.favequilts.com/Quilts-For...ley-Baby-Quilt

Wow I Like That

This is the back of a baby quilt I made not that long ago. I cut the letters with my Go cutter and used a blanket stitch. But you can cut out any font and make the same.