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The Little Box of Baby Quilts

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I may be biased, as I am the author's sister-in-law, but these quilts are darling! I've never seen baby quilts that make such wonderful use of color and texture. If you're looking for unique designs that will catch baby's eye, this is the box of designs you want.

My favorite design for its use of rich color contrast is "Sad Days, Hippie Days" which combines a tie-dyed background fabric with blocks of happy and sad smiley faces. A close runner-up for me is "Elementary!" which features green, yellow, and red striped blocks on a deep violet background.

If you're looking for a textured quilt, take a look at "Inch by Inch", a pattern that turns fuzzy fabric into cheery caterpillars with bright, smiley faces. And, I think most of us love the "I Love Mama" pattern, with the big fluffy heart right in the middle.

Any pattern you choose from this 20-pattern collection is bound to be baby's favorite blanky.

Jenny Wilding Cardon's The Little Box of Baby Quilts is a set of project cards that can be used to produce inspirational and quick designs for boys and girls. These are portable cards in a box, each holding step-by-step directions, a color photo and templates, and even an introduction to basic techniques for beginners. The quilts use a blend of quick piecing and easy applique techniques. While not appropriate for library lending, they are perfect for the quilter who wants a quick, take-along inspirational project card.

What comes in a self-contained box, is plasticized and has 22 wonderful ideas? THE LITTLE BOX OF BABY QUILTS is what!

This wonderful little box has a detailed card for each of the 22 quilts created by Ms. Cardon. There is also a card that is the Table of Contents and one that gives basic instructions such as embroidery stitches, how to make a quilt sandwich and quilting and binding basics in case you need a refresher on any of these points.

There are some very useful and unique quilts in this box. How about a quilt that has pockets? This could be a wall hanging and used to keep powder, cream or Q-tips handy. As the baby gets older and uses the quilt as a blanket, it can be a place to keep a car or a doll close when falling asleep.

Then there are the "3-D" quilts. These have dimension to them such as two types of fabric - cotton and fuzzy fabric. How about a blanket with a dual purpose - keeping warm and playing a game? There are two of these - one is called Training Wheels (it has a "race track" around the edge and the other is a checkerboard, complete with playing pieces. And we can't forget the special wall hanging that is a measuring stick. Every child needs one of these and its measuring device is the stem of a flower. Too cute!

These cards will lay flat so you won't have a problem keeping your place, they have plenty of graphics and a color photo of the completed quilt. The card also tells you the finished size of the quilt and the blocks.

This is a wonderful gift to give to your favorite quilter or just to add to your own library of favorite quilt books.

These quilts are truly different. They are colorful and almost each of them employs a different technique. I keep going back to the little box looking through all the quilts and have already purchased the fabric for the first one. Unlike in other books I like about half of them enough to plan on making them.

I love the format of this. Each quilt is shown on one or two plastic cards, which you can leave out while you work on the quilt. The quilts are quite charming and I just finished making two of them. I found the directions easy to follow.

Instead of a hard cover book, this is a wonderful group of baby quilt pattern booklets in a decorative and very sturdy little box that end-closes with a magnet. I love it!

There are 20 patterns for quilts that are not only appropriate for babies, but also for older children. There is a Checkerboard Game Quilt that is suggested as a gift for an older child expecting a new brother or sister. There are both pieced and appliquéd quilts patterns, and all appear to be easy to advanced-beginner skill levels. There is a truck pattern that is completely pieced, an appliquéd piggie pattern, and an easy log cabin. There is a Baby Essentials Pocket Quilt that would be a nice wall quilt that has pockets to hold all those baby items that need to be at reach.

There is a folder for basic quilt instructions that explains the running stitch, satin stitch appliqué stitch and the whipstitch. It also explains and diagrams thread basting and pin basting. Also included are hand and machine quilt basics and, of course, binding the quilt.

I always like something a little different so I really enjoy these patterns in the box. This is part of a series of "Little Box" titles. This Martingale Publishing series includes: Crocheted Bags, Crocheted Hats and Scarves, Crocheted Ponchos and Wraps, Knitted Throws, Quilter's Desserts, Scarves, Scarves II, and Sweaters, and, of course, The Little Box of Baby Quilts.