Easy DIY Baby Quilt

I love when I have the opportunity to make gifts. It hasn’t happened enough in the past seven years (since my first son’s birth, to be exact). 

This incredibly simple baby quilt is one of my go-tos. I made one of these for Henry and loved it. This time, I used a super thick and soft fabric for the back, since the baby will be born at the start of winter. Also, the thickness will make this blanket useful as a cushion for putting the baby on the floor in various rooms of the house. 

Here’s some specific directions about how to do it (and a picture of a quilt with more strips, which I’m realizing–in retrospect–looks better! Oh, well. It’s the thought that counts!)

The trick for fitting this into my already full life was to start working on it far in advance! One day I went to the fabric store. Another day I washed the fabrics. Another day I ironed the fabric. Then I cut the strips. And finally I put everything together.