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making a quilt out of baby clothes. can i just make squares?

I just made a disney princess small quilt using squares of solid and disney princess. sewed the strips together and then made the border and tacked a back to it. I dont know if this is the proper way to do it but was wondering if i could do the same when using square cut outs of my daughters clothing? They also are not all the same size there are about 4 larger ones then the rest can i use this as a center some how? any answers would be appreciated.

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1. Yeah, my gf made one about a year ago like that. Be sure to use batting between the two layers. My gf trimmed up some material to make one big square in the center, and then added material here and there to even it out with other smaller squares. She also knows how to embroider, so, it's kinda a crazy quilt with different stitches to add some color and variety. Have fun!
2. Who tells you HOW TO¡ It is your quilt with your babygirl clothes. I suggest you patch half the littlelest blouses around a half of a big one, or how about the skirt of a lovely dress in the middle. That way you´ll keep the pieces the way they looked. I wish to see it when its done¡
3. My I also suggest that you look into making a rag or raggy quilt out of the clothes...they are easy and quick.
4. Yes, you can. If four are larger than the rest, you can either cut more squares from them or cut larger squares. For example, plan for 10" blocks from these four and 5" blocks from all the other fabrics. When you cut them remember to allow for seam allowance. Quilters generally use 1/4" seams, so cut 10-1/2" and 5-1/2" squares. If fabrics are knits, stabilize them with iron-on ("fusible") interfacing after you cut them out, before you sew them together. This prevents the fabrics from stretching and sagging. Here is one way to do this, but you can rearrange and change to suit your own baby clothes selection and taste: Sew all the 5" squares together in blocks of four, which will be equal in size to the 10" blocks. Let's assume that you end up with a total of 24 blocks, including the 10" squares. Sew them into four strips of six, with these two options: (1) Have one 10" square randomly placed in each strip. Now lay the four strips out on the floor or a table and rearrange them until you find an arrangement you like. This places the large squares randomly thorugh the quilt. (2) Have two 10" squares in the center of strips 2 and 3, no 10" squares in strips 1 and 4. This places all four large squares in the center. Now press all the seam allowances in each strip the same direction, up for strips 1 and 3, down for strips 2 and 4. This will help the seams butt perfectly together. Sew the long strips together. The final quilt will be warmer if you place a layer of batting between the top and quilt back before you tack it together. Then trim all the edges to be even and apply your binding.
5. I have made many quilts from peoples baby clothes. use a quilters ruler with a rotary cutter and cutting mat to cut different size rectangles from the clothes. You can do circles too - just applique your circle onto a bigger rectangle. Cut some into strips to use as a binding. Cut out collars and other details to incorporate into the work. Iron interfacing to the back of every piece. Sew them together. in sections and then sew the sections together until it's the size you want. The rectangles will be all different weights, so go back and topstitch the seams to help them lie flat. Tack them to a backing with batting in between. I like to use baby blankets and sheets for the back. Here are some pictures to inspire you. http://www.kathyannscottage.com/quilt_gallery.htm .