Quilts For Baby: Complete Instructions For 5 Pr... Today

This was the baseline—simple 4-inch squares of soft flannel. As Sarah stitched the blues and creams together, she thought of her own father’s old shirts she’d snuck into the mix. It was a sturdy, humble quilt meant for the floor, for tummy time, and for the inevitable spills of early infancy.

This was the most whimsical of the five. Using a "fussy cutting" technique from the manual, Sarah framed tiny printed elephants and lions in dark borders to make them pop. It looked like a window into a zoo. She laughed, picturing Leo pointing at the lions and learning his first "Roar." Quilts for Baby: Complete Instructions for 5 Pr...

When Leo was finally placed in her arms, wrapped in the "Welcome Home" patchwork, Sarah didn't see the tiny imperfections or the frayed edges of the old manual. She saw a legacy, five projects deep, ready to keep a new generation warm. This was the baseline—simple 4-inch squares of soft