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Baby quilt-honest opinions please

Jennifer Franks

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

Hi! I am a beginner quilter. I like to make baby quilts for friends and family. I laid out this quilt and really like it till my husband came in and said it looked like an Easter egg. This is for a baby boy that lives in Hawaii so I was keeping to bright colors. Lol yes I know he probably won't need a quilt in Hawaii but it makes a nice floor mat or changing pad. Please give me your honest opinions! Thank You!

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glassquilt

7 years ago

And what's wrong with Easter eggs? They are cheerful, happy and bright.

It will make a wonderful tummy quilt.

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polardream
7 years ago
I personally like it! Bright and cheery - and it does get cool in Hawaii sometimes! They should love it.

Sue
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fran1523
7 years ago
What do men know anyway? I love it.
geezerfolks_SharonG_FL
7 years ago
Go with your gut feeling but I don't see anything wrong with it......baby will like the bright colors and will learn green, yellow and blue before learning the other colors. :-)
loisflan
7 years ago
Jennifer, I don't think it looks at all like an Easter egg. It's a great child's quilt. You did a fine job pulling the colors out of the background print for the stripes and setting triangles. I only value my husband's opinion when he agrees with me. Otherwise, he's just wrong. Haha.
littlehelen_gw
7 years ago
Babies like bright colors, they don't care how they are arranged!

Lois: I'm with you on that husband thing ;-)
colleenoz
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
I'm in the "So what if it looks like an Easter egg?" camp :-) Baby will love it.

About the only change I'd suggest is swapping the two end rows. I think the dark end might look better with the darker blue stripe, and the lighter end will go better with the lighter green stripe. I could be totally wrong, but it would be interesting to see if it makes a difference.

I guess if you were really bothered by your husband's comment, you could rearrange your squares into pinwheels :-)
grammyp
7 years ago
I think it is beautiful and agree babies love bright colors.
bev2009
7 years ago
I find not everyone is going to love the same quilt. I made a very scrappy quilt and showed it to a group of people and I could tell some did not like it at all. But if you go to an art gallery, do you love every painting there? I don't. It is a beautiful quilt that I'm sure the mom will love and appreciate. I agree with Sharon, go with your gut and what you like.
jlt37869
7 years ago
It doesn't read as Easter to me with those colors. Maybe set it aside for a bit and then see how you feel when you come back to it.
beth7happy
7 years ago
Very cool!! and I'll bet that the mommy will love the contemporary 'chevron' pattern, too!!
Karen S. (7b, NYC)
7 years ago
I agree, if Easter Eggs hadn't been mentioned, I don't think I would have thought of that.

Rather I'd think & enjoy boldly graphic, happy & upbeat. Nicely done.

Sorry, your DH is wayyyyyy outvoted.
quiltnhen
7 years ago
I think it's bright and cheery and will make the whole family happy. Is there something negative about easter eggs;-)
Beverly Hills
7 years ago
What do men know? I never ask him about a new hairdo or anything creative.

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