[quote=Lisanne]Abby informed me that my quilt could be thanked for my restful night. The bold blue and yellow rosettes pieced together with muslin, now aged to a pale ivory, were really hex signs. The rosette was the sign for good luck ... blue the color of protection, and yellow the color of health."quote]
This is going to depend on what you believe. Although I was raised Roman Catholic, I have a very unique belief system that involves a mixture of several different religions and faiths.
Some people believe that colors have meanings and depending on which colors you focus on in your quilt, that could be the result of the effect from using that quilt.
Prayer is a very powerful thing. I have been told that if you have a special intention while making a quilt - perhaps to keep the future owner safe or to provide good health - if you focus on it strongly though all stages of development that the quilt could have "magical" powers.
I forget where but I read once that when making a sampler for someone there were certain blocks you did not want to include because of the association of bad vibes.
Here is a website that helps explain colors a little better.
http://www.globalpsychics.com/empowe...c/colors.shtml
Here is a website I found on folk lore and quilt history.
http://ugrrquilt.hartcottagequilts.com/rr4.htm
Hope these helped in your search :-)