color choices for a baby quilt for a boy...
04-16-2011, 08:26 AM
#51
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Originally Posted by Afton
Hi y'all! I need some imput on color choices for a baby boys quilt, I'm thinking greens and browns or primary colors like red and blue, but my sister, the godmother is thinking baby blues, teals and light greens.
I want this quilt to be useful and attractive for longer than the 1st year of life, do you think that the baby blues and greens are masculine enough to last?
I want this quilt to be useful and attractive for longer than the 1st year of life, do you think that the baby blues and greens are masculine enough to last?
I've make up my mind she's turn a girl into a tomboy, so I'm not worrying about the sex.
04-16-2011, 08:31 AM
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I received a thing in the mail just the other day but have already passed it on to dd about what a baby sees and what we see - they can only focus about 6 inches in front of them so that is why the b/w and primary quilts are so nice - they offer the most contrast allowing babies to focus easier - I love the brights myself - you may want to consider making the blanket to fit a toddler bed - my dd received so many blankets from well meaning friends but they are unusable until the baby gets older but by that time many will be outgrown - anything I'm making now is for his "big boy" bed which will carry him through for several years
04-16-2011, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by klgreene
I like the brighter colors. They can be any bright color, but primary colors would last longer, show less dirt and he might be more likely to carry it around with him longer. Just my opinion.
04-16-2011, 10:09 AM
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i'm partial to the teals, but my son started with b&w then bw and red, then bright colors finally pastels at about 1 year. he really loved the patterns of the b& w and red. he's 21 now so i get to do anything i want for him
04-16-2011, 10:18 AM
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I make baby quilts to be used on the floor, hung on the wall, made into tents, drug everywhere, anything but used for infants under two years to sleep under. What guidelines? Its common sense, put those babies into sleepers when its cold. You don't want quilts or other covers to be bunched up in their bed.
04-16-2011, 11:07 AM
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I love brights for babies and toddlers. All my grandkids and daughter got brights. The most subdued I ever made was Browns--peaches in a Trip Around the World because the oldest had decorated the nursery that way (it is my least favorite). basically-there is no wrong way to go with baby quilts...that's why I still make them even though there are no more grandkids for a while.]
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