Patrick Lose - Special Delivery Quilts #2 with Patrick Lose: 10 Cuddly Quilts for Baby

Text and project illustrations copyright 2011 by Patrick Lose

Photography and how-to illustrations copyright 2011 by C&T Publishing, Inc.

Publisher: Amy Marson

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Editor: Cynthia Bix

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Cover Designer: Kristy Zacharias

Book Designer: Kristen Yenche

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Production Editors: Julia Cianci and S. Michele Fry

Illustrators: Patrick Lose, Georgie Gerl, Teresa Stroin, and Zinnia Heinzmann

Photography by Christina Carty-Francis and Diane Pedersen of C&T Publishing, Inc., unless otherwise noted

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Lose, Patrick.

Special delivery quilts #2 with Patrick Lose : 10 cuddly quilts for baby / Patrick Lose.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-60705-260-9 (soft cover)

1. Quilting--Patterns. 2. Crib quilts. I. Title. II. Title: Special delivery quilts number 2.

TT835.L67 2011

746.46041--dc22

2011005876

Printed in China

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Id like to thank the following friends who shared their wonderful talents, knowledge, and inspiration in helping me to create the quilts in this book:

I cant think of a faster way to shift a quilter into high gear than to announce a baby on the way. If you feel the same, then heres a whole collection of cute and cuddly projects to keep you busy until the arrival of the little bundle of joy in your life.

In 2000, I put together my first book of baby quilts for C&T Publishing, Special Delivery Quilts. I still come across quilts from that book hanging as samples in quilt shops, and quilters are always telling me about their personal favorites that theyve made from the book for the babies in their own families or circles of friends. Jessica Jones, who brought her quilting talents to the quilts in this book, told me that shes quilted so many of the cover quilt from the original book for her customers that shes lost count! It always makes me happy to hear how much you enjoy and make use of my designs.

I had another great time designing the projects for this sequel and even more fun creating the finished pieces during get-togethers with my quilting friends. I hope you like Special Delivery Quilts #2 too, and that this becomes the book you turn to each time you get word that a stork is on its way with a special delivery.

As tempting as it may be to jump right into your project, read the instructions thoroughly before you begin working.

All pieces for the projects in this book are sewn using a -wide seam allowance and are stitched with the fabrics placed right sides together. Projects are appliqud using a fusible method (), and the raw edges are finished with a machine satin stitch, zigzag stitch, or blanket stitch.

Make sure you have all the necessary tools on hand before you start cutting and stitching up a storm. Its easy to let your excitement for the project get the best of you, but then youll be off to the quilt shop to buy more fabric or to hunt for a seam ripper. Following is a list of helpful tools that will make your piecing easier.

Rotary cutter and cutting mat

Transparent acrylic gridded ruler

Sewing machine in good working order capable of doing a narrow zigzag or satin stitch

Paper scissors

Fabric scissors

Sewing machine needles, size 90/14 universal or topstitch. Titanium needles are great but not necessary.

Various threads for appliqu and quilting

Iron and ironing board

Darning foot or stippling foot for free-motion quilting

Safety pins

Fusible web (Lite Steam-A-Seam 2)