Creating a Family Heirloom

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A Crazy Quilting Block Tutorial

Baby Birth Announcement 

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Step by step instructions 

and materials

This 40 page pdf instruction book will take you step by step in great detail, through the process of making the 12" x 12" wall hanging celebrating the baby's birth. 

Each step is covered thoroughly with photos: 

• Piecing the block, adding the silk photo and text.
• Embroidering and embellishing.
• Backing and binding.
• Adding your message and the hanging corners on the back of the block. 

The 40 pages of instructions will arrive by e-mail as a "pdf" file. 

The pages are full size 8 1/2" x 11" pages in full colour, and the file can be printed from your computer if you wish.

The fabric and embellishing package will arrive by mail .  It will include:

• Fancy fabric and a piece of muslin to make your block;

• A coordinating selection of lace, trim, sequins, beads, and charms;
• Silk print of your baby and a silk print of the baby's birth details: name, date, weight, height;
• A square of batting cut to size;
• A piece of coordinating satin or moire for backing and binding the finished block.

There will be a choice of colour selections listed on Etsy, such as pink/soft green; blue/cream; lilac/pink. 

Following are a few pages taken from the Tutorial PDF

  

Thanks for reading all this!  It was a big undertaking and took a few months to complete.  Here's the link to Etsy.