There are so many things that you can do with this patchwork idea and for a small investment you can create a wonderful children’s room that is full of bright colors and shapes. Try making a length of patchwork fabric large enough for pocket curtains or café curtains and back your curtains with muslin.  Or you can make muslin curtains and place patches on them. I love coloring books because the pictures in them often make great patterns for animals and children. You can cut these patterns out of your gingham fabric and you can fuse onto a quilt or curtains. Make a small throw pillow for a rocking chair. Be careful not to put the pillow in a child’s crib when they are sleeping as the child could suffocate.

Here’s another idea. Buy a pattern for a stuffed dog, cat or teddy bear and make a piece of patchwork material large enough to cut out the pieces for the stuffed animal. Be sure to find a pattern that does not have many pieces. The simpler stuffed animals look better in patchwork because the patchwork material is so busy.

Make patchwork blocks and stack them in a corner of the room. Older children love to play with them and they add color and dimension to a room. I hope you have as much fun with this idea as I have had. The possibilities are endless!