Fabric for baby

[aggiequilter]

I want to make a quilt for my nephew that is 4 months old. What fabric do you recommend for babies? Alot say 100% cotton, but they are so rough. I was going to do flannel until I saw the price and found out how much I needed. Any fabric lines or places I need to look. I wanted to order some online, but needed to know types to look for.

[rebeccas-sewing]

check Joann Fabrics. They have good sales and usually lots of flannel.

[Jean Sewing Machine]

I think the Moda fabric line is especially soft, but not cheap. The jelly rolls I've bought from MSQC have been soft enough for baby, with some nice flannel for backing. We have Hancock Fabrics near me, and they have some nice flannels that are inexpensive and pretty.

[aggiequilter]

Thanks! I have a Hancock store about an hour from here and JoAnn's 2 hours...I'll try those out! Thanks!

[Sandy Navas]

Just remember that many of the cottons you may see will have some type of sizing in them. After you've finished sewing the quilt and throwing it in the wash it will soften up and be oh, so very cuddly against a baby's skin.

[JimsQueenie]

I agree with Sandy, washing the fabric whether before or after the quilt is made helps the softness. I just bought a charm pack, which I have at home and got on discount at M*QC. I also, today, ordered the jelly roll that coordinates fabrics with the charm pack. I only need one of each to do the pattern I want. It is on youtube.com by M*QC and somebody on here called it a bento box. You just wrap the charm with a string of the jelly roll. One and one. You will have leftovers from the jelly roll which is used in the border. The name of the product I bought is by Riley Blake Designs and is called scoot. If you want to look at all the fabrics in the charm or jelly roll pack you just log on to the site thru M*QC (they have a drop down menu) and scroll under the picture and it shows you all the fabrics. You just click onto it to see it bigger. The total I paid for the charm and the jelly roll was just under $30 and you don't have a lot of waste, which is important to us quilters. What you do have left, goes where? The stash!! Of course!! All you would have to do is buy the backing and you can watch the sales as you put this together. There are other fabrics, my Moda, for example--"Ooh la la" in blues or pinks. This quilt makes a twin bed size and that will last your nephew a long time. He could use it in the crib to start with. Good idea? Hope this works for you. Piece and blessings, Vicki
P.S. I did not review this so if you have questions you can reach me at "JimsQueenie" (a nickname from my dh)