I tried to send this before, but my computer sputtered and it just went into cyberspace! I am making a baby quilt right now -- and I am a rank amateur. What I'm doing is a white on white, appliqueing bright-colored lettering for ABCD (in three sizes, two series of letters are just at random) Then, I added pink butterflies, blue butterflies, yellow butterflies, red butterflies, ladybugs (larger, medium and tiny) some puppies and kittens (all purchased appliques -- iron-on -- which I don't really like that well, but I don't have an embroidery machine nor the time to do it by hand), then I'm quilting (by hand) in the outline of Sunbonnet Sue and Overall Bill so it would work for either a boy or a girl. If I had more time, knew the sex of the infant, etc. and if the baby were a family member, I would probably go to more trouble, but that's not the case. I'm a little anxious, but I'm stitching (zig-zag stitch) the appliques down because one could come off and the baby might choke on it if it tried to swallow the appliques. And, of course, everything a baby gets its hands on goes to the mouth!
You have gotten a lot of suggestions, which are all better than my idea. But, I'm learning. I'm just still a rank amateur, but I love it!
Jeanette Frantz