The Bottom Line
This is a great book to have when you need to make a baby gift! Quilts, bibs, special blankies, wall hangings and more are offered in this book to cover a vast number of baby needs and gift ideas.
Pros
- LOTS of applique designs included!
- Fantastic color examples.
- Something for every taste.
- Boys, girls and undefined are all included in this book.
Cons
- You must know basic quilting. Not all processes are described.
Description
- My favorite is the sheep done in black and white with just a touch of other colors added.
- Whimsical sayings are through out the book adding perfect humor.
- Cars,buses,trucks and trains crib quilt offers a variety of ways to decorate a whimsical gift even for an adult.
- The "starfish and friends" quilt would make a great gift for an Aquarius or Pisces friend... baby or adult.
- The "starfish and friends" quilt might also be a great gift for someone having a house warming of a beach home.
- All kinds of animals and critters are included making almost any thing you can imagine possible.
- All of the quilts are very eye catching but many of the included projects are not quilted.
Guide Review - quilts, bibs, blankies...oh my! -- Book Review
I've reached an age where the "kids" that grew up with our kids are having babies. Even if we aren't close to those "kids" now, I would love to give them something special when the baby is born. This book offers me all kinds of options. Time is usually my worst enemy at achieving homemade gifts. Bibs and pillows using the MANY applique options offered in the book make it possible to make a creative homemade gift on a limited time-budget... and use up scraps for a limited monetary budget.
It does not go into full detail on things like adding the border to a quilt so you need to know the basics or have an information source such as quilting.about.com handy to follow all of the directions.
It does not go into full detail on things like adding the border to a quilt so you need to know the basics or have an information source such as quilting.about.com handy to follow all of the directions.
