What Size Is A Baby Crib Quilt

Nix gets me wanting to make a cute brand new quilt than someone announcing that they're having a babe! – Seriously, I'grand a sucker for those cute, little, cute, helpless wonders!

Condign a mom is what actually got me into quilting in the first identify. I wanted to create something that both made me experience artistic AND was useful in our every twenty-four hour period lives.

For us, two kids are enough… so my love of making babe quilts lives on through friends and family having more babies!

I've fabricated so many infant quilts, I've lost count past now… in all different sizes and shapes.

A chart with the most common baby quilt size. Plus, how to choose what size your quilt should be based on the use. Included are other common quilt sizes!

What is the near useful baby quilt size?

First of all, there is no incorrect respond here… but if y'all're just hither for some standard guidelines, I created this nautical chart for you.

…Wait, there is no incorrect answer?

What? Simply because a crib quilt is ordinarily 36″ x 52″ does not hateful that you lot have to make all of your babe quilts those exact measurements!

I've created square baby quilts, hexagon-shaped quilts and even an adventurous circular i on occasion.

The baby quilt size is best left to your interpretation… using your ain judgment and approximations.

A quilt can vary 4″ – 8″ depending on the pattern yous choose.

If you are using a blueprint for your babe quilt, follow those instructions.

If you lot are just winging it and planning the quilt as you become – My personal choice plain every bit that is how nigh of my quilts plough out…

Take a minute to really figure out how your baby quilt is going to be best used…

Exercise you want it to be a beautiful crib quilt? (*note that it is not recommended to have anything within a baby's crib but the mattress while he/she is sleeping)
Do you want it to exist a fun playmat for the baby to lay and play on daily?
Or maybe your quilt volition exist a big snuggle quilt for babe and momma during those late-night feedings?

This volition assistance you determine the full general size that yous should work towards for your quilt top!

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Hither is another handy chart to go on for even more common quilt sizes.

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What size should the batting and quilt backing be?

If yous programme to quilt your baby quilt yourself:

When you baste your babe quilt and do the quilting yourself, programme on making the batting and backing of your quilt a few actress inches larger all the way around for overhang and wiggle room.

If you plan on sending your quilt to a long-armer:

A long-armer has slightly dissimilar specifications for your quilt. If you lot would like a long arm quilter to do the quilting for you, nigh require an overhang of 4″ (or more than) of both the batting and the backing fabric. If you oasis't worked with the long-armer before, double-check with them to brand sure you tin can see their requirements.

What is your favorite baby quilt size to make?

I tend to create more playmat quilts for babies than the other sizes… what do you gravitate towards? Do you lot accept a favorite? Tell me downwards below in the comments.