A baby quilt as the mother wants regarding colors, the first quilt is for the mother to look at anyway. I then make play quilts as the child gets older. I buy panels of the book or tv character or animals and make fun play quilts. I always use a panel for the toddlers/preschool age and make it so it's taller then the child and wide so the child can wrap up in it. My grands got play quilts quiet often from me, being a fast panel quilt I don't mind the quilts being given away when their interest changed. Now that they are older they each have a bed size quilt and still get throw size if they ask for one.