What Did You Do?

... With your babies clothes after he/she grew out of them? I want to make something special without totally ruining them...

I boxed up my sons for the next boy I have. If I dont have a boy I will give them to someone who has a boy.. some of the clothes my son has never worn.

You could always keep them for your next child or keep a couple or more just to give your son when he has his own (kinda special in a way). Also, you could give them to a family member or donate them to charity.

My mother took some clothes from each year until we were 5 and made a quilt for each of us out of them. I still have the quilt, I think it's on my bed right now actually. Just an idea that they can use later too.

most of her 'everyday' 'clothes went to the charity shop but things like her bridesmaids dress, coming home outfit and other special or cute ones i saved and made into a patchwork quilt

im making a quilt for her to take to college.... or maybe i will keep it when she goes...  

also, I am keeping his major event outfits such as christmas, valentines etc.. all the holidays for his baby book.

i want to make a quilt without totally mutilating the clothes... any good websites for instructions?

all you gotta do it cut along the seems, if there's a few everyday clothes that you don't really care use those parts to fill in the outside edges to make it even and squared off since we all know that clothes aren't perfect lil squares.

I separated them into strictly girls, or unisex and packed them up for the next baby. I did take one of her newborn nightgowns and made a patch pillow for her (along with some fabric from wal-mart).

I just go to my local used baby store and "recycle" his old clothes...Well all my kids' old clothes. I keep the special ones but every day clothes I trade in for store credit.