Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
I think the clash here is between the sophistication of the floral border and the baby-ness of the appliques. If it were me, I'd get rid of the applique blocks and replace them with squares of the floral, and then border with the green... Then the baby would have a little blankie that would grow into childhood with her.
That's it! I loved the print, but didn't quite like it with the rest of the quilt but didn't know why. It's appliques. I'd think I'd really like it without the appliques.