Hmmm....tried some Steam a Seam 2 and I don't know if the package I picked up at Goodwill was too old, or what, but I couldn't get the paper to peel...
Folks could go along with you to the fabric store to pick out quilt fabric , if they want one. Or these days they can even look online. Thanksgiving...
I see absolutely nothing wrong with white binding - though I don't recall that I've ever used it. But, you are going to be washing a baby quilt more...
Don't think I haven't considered it! We'll see what the reading is on my energy meter, and if sufficiently high, I'll swing in, meet some of y'all in...
I'm at a place in my life where I have time to pursue new hobbies, and I have always admired people who create beautiful quilts. So I decided to become one of them (eventually, that is). I have a grown son. I live with a rescued Cocker Spaniel and a long haired cat who is the boss of us all.