Easy Quilt Patterns by Mary Hickey for babies

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Easy Quilt Patterns Book "Sweet and Simple Baby Quilts" by Mary Hickey - $24.95

There are 16 patterns in this baby quilt patterns book.

Here are pictures of the designs. Some of them may look complicated, but all of the quilt patterns in the book are easy to make. Just click on the links to see a larger picture and some information about each pattern.

Cobblestones 30 1/2" x 35"	Pink Lemonade 39 1/2" x 39 1/2"	Wonder Baby 36" x 36"
Baby Buckaroos 38" x 38"	Baby Bow Ties 28" x 32"	Bright Garden 36" x 36"
Petite Bouquet 46 1/2" x 46 1/2"	Little Buddy 29 1/4" x 29 1/4"	Playmates 30 3/4" x 30 3/4"
Family Hearts 41" x 41"	Wiggle Flowers 32 1/2" x 41"	Sunny Sailors 49 1/2" x 49 1/2"
Baby Baskets 34 1/2" x 34 1/2"	Pipsqueak Picnic 36" x 36"	Evening Stars 38" x 38"
Topsy Turvy Hearts 33 1/2" x 33 1/2"

Sweet, Simple Quilts
Cobblestones
Pink Lemonaide
Wonder Baby
Baby Buckaroos
Baby Bow Ties
Bright Garden
Petite Bouquet
Little Buddy
Playmates
Family Hearts
Wiggly Flowers
Sunny Sailors
Baby Baskets
Pipsqueak Picnic
Evening Stars
Topsy Turvy Hearts

The patterns were designed to be straightforward and uncomplicated. If you are making your first quilt or if you are an experienced quilt maker who needs to whip up a quick project, then one of the quilts in the first part of the book would be a good choice: "Cobblestones," "Pink Lemonade," "Wonder Baby," "Baby Bow Ties," "Bright Garden," "Petite Bouquets," and "Little Buddy" are exceptionally quick and easy patterns.

Family Hearts" and "Wiggle Flowers" are both easy quilt patterns featuring applique and good choices if you like applique or are not that comfortable with machine piecing. Both lend themselves to all types of applique --- hand, machine, or fusible.

"Sunny Sailors," :Baby Baskets," "Pipsqueak Picnic," "Evening Stars," and "Topsy Turvy Hearts" look complex but are actually easy and include remarkably clever construction methods. For example, "Pipsqueak Picnic" may have many pieces and lots of triangles, but all the patches start out as simple squares and rectangles; you never have to cut or hold a triangle to make the quilt. If you look at "Topsy Turvy Hearts" you'll see stars peeking out among the hearts, but you never have to piece a star block. All the quilts provide an opportunity to play with color, light, pattern, and rhythm, and to send a message of loving welcome to a new baby.

Theme or Conversation Prints are just that --- printed fabrics based on a theme or consisting of small images. Choose one fun fabric that you really want to work with. Then look at the colors in that fabric and pick a few of those for the rest of the quilt. Or, choose one color in the print and use several shades of that color. For example, in "Playmates" there is a little girl in a pink dress on one fabric. Mary used that same pink plus a darker one and a lighter one. That created a lovely frame around the children and made a traditional-style quilt.

Mary says that making quilts for her first grandchild, Audrey, has given her a wealth of inspiration for blocks, settings and colors for the easy quilt patterns in her book. But more than that, it has given her a chance to channel the energy from the huge flood of love she feels for Audrey into these quilt patterns. Mary thinks of a baby quilt as a wrapping of love that conveys a message of tenderness and devotion. Stitching a quilt for a baby is an opportunity to create something of lasting beauty which can carry our message of love and warmth into the future as the child grows. Mary Hickey is happy to share these easy quilt patterns with you in her book "Sweet and Simple Baby Quilts."

Easy Quilt Patterns Book "Sweet and Simple Baby Quilts" by Mary Hickey - $24.95