Thread: What color quilt should I make for a new baby?

I would definitely do primary colors, but if you are looking for contrast go with black and white. I just finished one out of pinwheels and started another with the little twister. Must be something in the water. Lol

Originally Posted by Sweeterthanwine

I'm making one right now and it has all kinds of colors - blue, green, red, yellow, pink, purple, and I even threw in some flowers and polka dots. Mother doesn't want anything that looks too babyish. I'm doing a rendition of the dot to dot pattern and I hope it turns out okay - if not - then I will have a lap size quilt for someone.

Pictures please!!!

I think the primary colors would be great

Originally Posted by burchquilts

I just found out today that my doctor (who I like very, very much) is expecting her 1st baby in August (maybe it'll come on my b/d!!!). She doesn't know the sex & doesn't want to know. That doesn't help me! I think I'll make her a Yellow Brick Road or a Turning 20 baby quilt. But what color or "style" should I go with? Any fabric lines you could suggest? Or should I go with a red & white? Primary colors? Oy! Wonder if the sonogram tech would tell me what the baby's sex is... LOL! Any help would be much-o appreciated!

Primary colors are always a safe choice---------I'd suggest staying away from babyish prints----------kid will be up and running before long and no longer a baby.

I can say with my three kids, they have always liked the brighter quilts.

I'm reading this thread with great interest... not because I'm going to be making any baby quilts in the near future, but because one of our fabric sales reps is forever telling me to go look at Pottery Barn Kids to get ideas. I just checked their website again, and I'm seeing a whole lot of pastels among their offerings, plus some browns, reds, and navy. But nothing jumps out at me as being "really bright".

I think as long as you don't go all blue or all pink, you'll be fine!

How nice of you to want to make her a quilt. If you don't want to ask the Dr., then I would try to get some information from someone in the office, such as nurse/receptionist as to color ideas. Some people are very fussy about colors.