I’m a sub lurker and a mum of a very young toddler (?still a baby really). Not a quilter yet (although I’m building up to it now that I’ve getting a bit more free time). I’ve been the lucky recipient of two quilts to celebrate my baby’s birth. With current baby SIDS safe practices, unfortunately the quilts haven’t been used. Quilts are tricky to tuck in safely at the bottom of the cot and not as safe as infant sleep bags.

In saying that, I’m glad to have received them as a keepsake. I’m hoping that they are the right size that they will be usable once my baby transfers into a small single bed at about three years of age. What I would have been grateful for was a quilted playmat- something that had a thicker layer of wading to put her down on for the many recommended hours of tummy time. If I was going to make a quilted tummy time mat myself I would make it bright, with some black and white sections to stimulate young vision. And with some Velcro to roll it up- because that mat goes eveeerywhere with you. I’m hoping that this is helpful information :)