I made over a dozen baby quilts in the last two years and they varied by the parent and the gender of the child. Boys: Neon colored Dinosaur Babies on black, Noah's Ark in light pastels, Glittery Butterflies on bright yellow with lime green, blue and orange Jungle Babies with blue, orange and green, Critter Jamboree with bright red, blue, green and cream, Cow jumped over the Moon on cream, Chocolate and pastel blue, and a Sunstreaked Shadows of green, blue, gold and brick red. Girls: Light pastel with Teddy bears, Hot pink friendship stars surrounded with multicolored pastel dots on white, Citris colored multiprint, Chocolate and pink, White bubbles on brighter pastels, and a Bright Batik.
I agree that "anything goes" seems to be the current trend but at least they still love our quilts!